The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-13

N-AlS AA-A-Ou people, cAIeOE OF EnSi-Sl L.
stincts, who are trained from youth TO be-
heve that nothing is impossible, don't
sink through the centuries Ike Russian
pleasantly. They are bound 10 leave their
mark somewhere. and don't you forget 1t. -
But Mr.. Kiplng is sad at the renem-
orance that with all eternity behind and
before MIN no man, even though he would
pay for IL with sorrow, can fiIch from The
immensities 100 poor years OF life. wherein
to watch the two great experiments.
"A hundred years hence India and Amer
lea VIII be worth observing At present
the one is burned out and the other Is
only just stocking up"
II In rs general prophesy as 70 what The
future contained for the American people
| MI hipling was more than sangulne. mona
than willing 10 concede what they believe.
that they viii be first or not al all. his
trloute to the American girl is sincerely
good Mr. Kipling's women OF his ro-
mances are not women-that IS. they NAV
have existed Somewhere, but the geo.
graphical location Of that Somewhere is
! lmposs-ole-but his American Girl IS the
American Girl, and if you doubt, study this
extract from his book:
Sweet and comely," he cries. are the
! maidens OF Devonshire; delicate and Of
! gracious seeming those who live in the
pleasant places Of London; fascinating for
| all their occurrences the dauseIs Of
France, cInging closely TO their mothers
and with large eyes wondering at the
wicked world; excellent in her own place
and TO those who understand her Is the
Anglo-Indian spin IN her second season.
but the girls of America are above and he
yond them ALL
They are clever; they can talk. Yea II
is said that they can think Certainly
they have an appearance Of so doing.
They are original, and look ' 5u between
the brows with unabashad ey,s, 5 a So
ter might look at her brother They are
instructed in the folly and vanity of the
male mind, for they have associated w4lh
the boys from babyhood and can dis
cerningly minister TO both vices or pleas
antly snub the possessor. They possess,
moreover, a life among themselves, nde-
pendent Of masculine associations. They
have societies and clubs and unlimited tea
fights where all the guests are girls. They
are self-possessed, without parting with
any tenderness that is their sex right;
they understand, they can take care Of
themselves; they are superbiy indeDen1-
ent.
when you ask them what makes them
so. charming, they say, 1t is because we
are better educated than your g5ris-and
we are more sensible In regard 10 men.
We have good times all round, but we are
not taught to regard every man as a pos
sible husband. Nor is he expected 20 mar
~ the first girl he calls on regularly
yes, they have good times; their free.
dom is large, and they do not abuse It.
They can go driving with young men and
receive visits from young men to an ex-
tent that would make an English mother
wink with horror; and neither driver or
drivee has a thought beyond the enjoy
mont OF a good time.
AS certain also Of their own poets have
sad:
Man is fire and woman is tow.
And the Dev1 he comes and begins to
blow.
In America the tow is soaked in a solu- |
ton that makes It freproof N absolute |
liberty and large knowledge; consequently |
accidents do not exceed the regular per- |
centage arranged by the devil for each |
c,ass and climate under the skies. But |
the freedom of the young girl has it's |
drawbacks. She isl say il with all re-
Lctance-irr'Eerent, from her so bonnet |
% the buckles in her SIS shoes. She taiks
hppsn tly TO her parents and men old /
enough TO be her grandfather She mas q
right 70 me society Of the
Nan who Arrives. The plrcE.s Unit Il.
This is sometimes embarrassing, espe-
ciaIy when you call on a man and his
wife for the sake of Information, the one
being a merchant Of varied knowledge, the
other a woman Of the world. In five min
utes your host has vanished. In another
five his wife has followed hiB'i and you
are left with a very charming maiden
doubtless, but certainly not the person you
came to see. She chatters and you grin,
but you leave with the very strong i'm
preston of a wasted morning This has
been my experience once or twice.
y have even said as pointedly as 7 dared
% a man, Il came TO see you. You'd better
see me in my Office, then The house be-
ongs 20 my women folk-to nay daughter,
that Is 70 say He spoke with truth The
American of wealth Is owned by his fam
ly. They exploit him for bullion. and
sometimes il seems TO me that his lot is 81
onely one. The women ger the ha'pence;
he kicks are all his own Nothing IS 700
good for an Americans daughter q speak
lere OF the moneyed classes.
''The girls take every gift as matter Of
curse. Yet they develop greatly when z
arrives and the man Of E-aay
Millions goes up or goes down, and ais
daughters take 70 stenography o. type
writing have heard many tales o. hero
sn from the lips Of girls who counted the
Principals among their friends. The crash
anne: Mamie and Hattie and Sadie gave
- their maid. their carriage and candy,
nd with a No. > Remington and stout
.eart set about earning Their daily bread
" And DID drop her from The list Of nly
rends? No, sir. said a scarlst-lip2ed
Lsion IN white lace. That might happen
o me any day.
To get al the United States Mr.. Kipl.ng
Tere5 a vacation by his Indian paper, de-
.det tzat re could no- dlr.aE that period
taste rs time upon regeaerau-g society
which be had fTst seriously considered
oi-.l. and that a globe --5tte-'s expert
nee was what he needed lie did rot ad-
lire globe tro,ters-tasrs was TOO much
n7w-aiI about thsm-bat s,il The teEnpta-
n u JON the class was great and Re So
Im5ed- he writes:
4 thought os INDIA. uaIEne5 ard s-le--
ld-a. gwen u2 70 the Ll-colsize-ed vaa-
ersnzs o. !s1lh az he-of the Ind TEgse
cope are too 51ey 20 reply 10 the Hoes
pom their life and manners = VAS nv
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