New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-14


seen 10 be seeing. the
American woman Is as an
oasis in the desert. She also wants to be seen but
she expresses that desire naively. and often 50
bewitchinglv, that 1t Is satisfaction to everyone
grant her request She also would see-and her ewes
bright and rowing and restless that Mother
Britannia pertorce IS compelled 70 smile indulgently
and 20 open all her social picture books for the pleasure
of the spolt child of eternal Maytowcr pedigree 1t
has TO be SAID and frankly admitted too that much OF
the popularity attending American girl when she
first comes over 10 London for q season IS due TO an
idea which the stohd Butisher gets into his head,
namely that She has. she must have money The
American girl AMI money are twins according TO the
stohd Brtshers belief. And when the stohd Brit
lshcr fixes somc- hing anything-nto the passively
resisting matter composing his brain, 1t would take
Leylathan WITH not one but several hooks unX IT,.
And thus it often happens that the sight of charm
inqlv dressed graceful generally smart American
girl attracts the stold Brtisher in The first place
because he saws to himself Money" He knows ali
the incomes OF all the best families IN his country
and none of them Is hig enough go suit him. But
the American girl less of financial
mystery She may have thousands she may have
mions-he never can be quite And he does
all he TO ingratiate himself with her. and give
her a good time on spec to begin with, while he
makes cautious and diplomatic inquiries. II his
hope rests firm basis his attentions redoubled;
IT, on the contrary they built shifting sand he
gradually diminishes his ardor, and ike willing
flower" fades and "hzzles' away
am here reminded of a certain earl. renowned in
the political and social world who when "A young man
went over on a visit 10 America and there fell, or
feigned fall, deeply in love with sweet, beautiful
gentle and lovable American girl. In a brief while
he became engaged TO her The engagement was
made public the wedding day fixed, almost
The girls father extremely wealthy. and she
his only child and sole heress. But unfortunate
faure-a gigantic collapse IN the money market
made havoc of the fathers fortunes. and
his rum was declared beyond a doubt the noble earl
ithout much hesitation ado broke of his engage
ment and rapidly decamped from the States back 10
his country, where, all the world knows, he did
we'll for himself
Strange to say, however the girl whom he had thus
brutaly forsaken for fault of her own had loved
him with all the romantic and trusting tenderness OF
first love and the heartless blow inflicted upon her by
his noble and honorable lordshp one from which
she never recovered The noble and honorable RI has
repe1t done well for himself though 1t IS rumored
that he sleeps badly, and that occasionally he has
been heard muttering after the fashion OF Hamlet
Prince Of Denmark Oh, God | could be bounded IN
d nutshell and count myself king OF infinite space
were II not that | have bad dreamsl
Marriage however, IS by no means the only, or even
the chief resource life of the American woman She
evidently looks with certain favor the holy estate
of matrlmony and is willing to become an excellent
wife and mother if the lines of her destiny run that
way but if they should branch IN another direction
she time in useless pinng She IS too vital
too capable, intelligent and energetic altogether
to play the role of interesting martyr to male
neglect She viii teach, she vii lecture she VIII
cb will act she Will take degrees I