The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27

English Paper Writes of
American Girls.
WHO MARRY ROYAL ONES
Not a Part of the Country in
Amy WaW

London, Sept. 2s.-vanity Fair this
week makes the Roxburshe-Goelet en-
gagement the text of a disquisition on
American wives which has some points
that are not worn quite threadbare.
1T has often been remarked" says
this society weekly. that although in
almost every other instance the Ameri
can woman assimilates perfectly with the
nation 10 which she may belong by
marriage. in spite or because of her kin
ship with US, il she marries an English
man she remains an American TO the
backbone. She may become the mother
OF the most English sons and daughters.
take her place as a social leader. occupy
herself with politics and philanthrophy-
in fact, identify herself absolutely with
English life and ways-but her national
ity is always with her. In France she
is a Frenchwoman. In Italy an Italian,
but in England she remains an Ameri-
can.
1T does not, however follow that the
Angio-American wife is not appreciated
in the country OF their adoption. Her
frank independence, her quaint sayings
are all pleasing to our eyes. We are
willing to acknowledge her power of
amusing her extraordinary quickness of
repartee. her incontestable supremacy in
the matter OF dress.
"She is not AS general rule. an out
door woman. Her graces are essentially
those OF the drawing room. She is rarely.
if ever, sportswoman. She plays all
card games well. being especially adept
at poker and bridge. He dancing Is In
comparable. Her tiny feet. always ex-
quisitely shod, the at once the envy and
despair of her English sisters
Vanity Fair. however. thinks 1t is in
Paris that the American woman atains
her apotheosis. The astounding case with
which she transforms herself, not only
into a Frenchwoman, but into a French
grande dame. is says. is thing which
one can only acknowledge without at
tempting to understand.
In conclusion Vanity Fair pays a tri-
butte to the good results Of the American
invasion of London. There is no doubt. "
il says that within the last 20 years
we have become slightly Americanized.
Our cousins have taught us. IL not how TO
few years ago there was not a decent
restaurant where we could take lady
to dine within the centre of London. Now
we have more than dozen that will
stand comparison even with the Partisan
haunts of Luculus. Then take the CO.
tillion. Think of II as ii used to be In the
old days when the few hostesses that
ventured on cotillion never dreamed of
providing more than couple dozen Of
small punches of half faded flowers and
homemade ribbon bows. Then realize
the vision of beauty which the cotiDion is
now.
lone question that has never been salts
factoriIy answered is why so many Amer
lean women, the very flower. as regards
beauty and wealth of Uncle Sans daugn-
tiers, prefer TO marry outside their own
country. English and certainly French
and Italian husbands fall FAR short OF
the amazing standard of perfection TO
which American husbands have apparent
ly attained
Having TO her hand this extraordinar-
ily unselfish individual, the American
man the readiness of the American wo-
man to exchange him for a more exact
ing partner remains 10 Vanity Fair
mystery which has not yet been solved.