The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-21
.GlRLOLOGY' in
TWO COUNTRIES
A Great Deal Of Racial and Anthr0-
biological Science Depends Upon
the Study of This Subject.
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of the two great repuoiicS OF I is''t1e -,
America are very mtietl discusaeu. 49,. ~,
+b;s question. and 1 feel bound to say thie
s.u- writer's have approached the SUBJECT
win minds properly prepared to receive
correct Impressions Not belonging eiehel
to France or to the United states, gu,
being an atlmirer of both, ana haHitiS h-,u
rare opportunities OF stuaSlls tns So,
iect of airlology in the two countries men
| t;oned INV observations may not be whoi-
Iy valueless.
A Great deal of racial and antaropoio-
gical science depends upon the successful
] study of what l hive called slriososs.
! That independence which IS stroiiS
| characteristic of the American girl Will no
| ,]o,Ibt show itself in the men of the future
[ upon whom the destinies of the oli1eo
| States will depend ,eo.
| When T visited the United States IN 1875
| I found myself in most compete acso.u
with the American girls, rnreicuiar.s
| upon this point of Independence 1t mas
I! enormous advantages, and. II propsiE
| understood. implies no harm. When
! speak OF Independence L exclude every
| thing wrong, and I do not include anythins
! terribly unconventional Tradition anu
| national customs have Ind much TO 90
/! with the position of girls.
| For instance. in the South OF spilh'
| where Ara5 customs still obtain, women
l
| unfaverab!e comment. 1t is merely the
! difference between Eastern and Nestrn
! Civilizations Wherever Oriental caVilzst-
/ ton is most felt in Europe, there women
| have least liberty.
! DIFFERENCE OF CUSTOMS.
| In the French Republic restrictions upon
| women are growing gradually less but
| there. is no country IN the world where the
/ Young woman has attained such a helsht
| of admirable independence as she mas III
J the United States. | am not speaking
! of q wider sphere for women Inc sphere
I of woman is wide enough in the United
! States. Nature has untitled her for some
! pursuits, just as it has not adapted man
! for all walks of life Women always lose
| a ce-tnin amount of respect when they
| trv to do things witch the popular judS-
| ment has decided as belonging to the
! sphere of men
| The difference between American and
/ French girls arises from many causes.
| have already minated that the influence
| of the Orient still affects France some
! what.
1t should also be noted that the Unit
| States has not been shackled by mos
! grown traditions. In the American Re
| plIG!ic it is not always dtnned into ones
ears that this. that and the other thing.
! quite harmless in themselves, are not en-
regle.
The girls of both countries are brought
! up differently In the United States there
] is co-educatiop, of the sexes. The youth
| of both sexes grow up together and learn
to respect each other. In France young
! girls rarely leave their mothers apron
strings and seldom say word in the
drawing-room. Latteriy, however, moth
ers IRE improving in this respect
If I were asked to name the chief charm
OF the American girl, 1 should certainly
put her exquisite independence in the first
! place. It is as free as the blzzards OF the
great prairies and as pure as the SHOWS
upon the heights OF the Rockies. It saves
her from being helplessly dependent upon
man. it teaches her to take care of ter
self, it givs her a force in life which she
could not otherwise obtain
STEYES OF BEAUTY.
I am somewhat ioath to compare the
relative beauty of the daughters Of both
republics The standards of beauty are
different in different countries. Besides. OBJ
! servers differ q great deal upon this point.
Mark Twain holds that the handsomest
women he ever saw in GRANGE We're born
and brought up in the United States.
Margaret Fuller declared that when she
visited Paris, the most beautiful women
at the gorgeous receptions of the Palace
of the TuiIeries were Americans.
On the other hand, Paul Bourget would
not admit the foregoing statement, and
Mink O.Rell looks upon the young women
of France as perambulating pictures.
The high esteem in which the American
girl is held by her own people is beneficial
to fler and to civilization generally. One
can always Judge of the civilization of the
country by the position of its women.
/ The apotheosis OF the American girl
is one of the most characteristic features
OF American society. There is no country
in the world where girls are made so much
of as in the United States
;S ,riTf raI bI-f ia ff,at in,
Paris gentlemen keep their hats longer
in their hands when talking to ladies.
In the United States young woYfeu have
! everybody at their feet. Society seems
| to be organized for their special benefit
| Friends, parents, brothers. uncles, auntS-
all seem 10 vie with each other IN securing
| the comfort and convenience OF the Ameri-
| can girl. The French girl is not quite
so petted.
| Notwithstanding that the Third Re
public is now nearly thirty years old, the
| French girl likes to marry a title. SO
does the American girl. And must say
! frankly that do not d:sapproTe Of these
marriages OF American girls with titled
| Europeans. Not as many of their mar
rtases are as unhappy as Is generally be-
| l,eved. Whenever a marriage of this kaid
III may call it an International marriage
does not turn out well. its failure IS ner-
1 aided all over the world
On the other hand. the many insisting
! marriages between people less socially con-
! spcuous attract little or no attention.
The union of ancient families from the
Old World with r5eh ones from the New
should make a good social and domestic
d, combinations Americans are rich. and II
| they wish to spend some money IN sus-s
tc,ning rrst ancient sreeraor OF tfaose
European houses into which their daugh-
tiers marry. "a country 50 conspicuous for
its freedom as Is the United States
Should not object to the young wonlen's
choice Of husbands
FRENCH CRUISERS SAILED.