The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
Teaching Little Americans
To Forget Their Country
It is TASK on Which MiIIionaires Spend For-
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framed nurse departs, and the under
nurse German or Swi-s. is now in
charge OF the nursery and reiens
lhereln until little Mss Millions ar
riNes az the mature age Of ;. when she
olFloes her reign with a kindereart-
her. preferably a German. Now the
cHilQ can TAX German quite fuently
ana the kindergarten knows not only
rFoeoel and his methods, but the
French language as il is spoken in
Pans, where little Miss Millions. as a
good American. is bound 10 60 some
DAY The duties of the nurse be-
come more mental, ana the kinderEart-
ner becomes the guardian of the
child daily walk or drive. combining
nature studies with lectures on deport-
ment IN public places
Al or s years. enter the governess.
Who is either German or French. ac-
cordlng as the parents measure the
value Of mind and manners At IA
Miss Millions is given a maid. and
the nurse is retired. The maid at
tends 10 her toilette and accompanies
her 10 the dancing parties, to which
she Is now PERM tied TO 20. while the
governess attends her on walks.
drives. trips TO art galleries and to
lectures.
The STAFF Of instructors gradually in
rcreases. A French dancing master
teaches her 10 be graceful, an Italian
cuInNates her voice and a German
teaches her instrumental music. She
speaks French. German. Italjan-and
when she gets a chance with some
Of her young friends, she speaks plain
United States-thst is. provided, Of
course. that her governess is not an
English woman VINO cultiva1es in her
young charge the purest Of accents
imported straight from King Ed
wards realm. which accomplishment
viii greatly enhance the governess'
value in the eyes Of Miss Millions
mother.
Thanks 20 this foreign tutela.ee. Miss
Millions takes her first trip abroad
with the utmost GOODNESS She would
know the Row and Pail Mall without
the aid Of a street sign or a bobby
In Paris she could find her way alone
to the Tuilleries gardens or Rue de
FOpera- But if some one were 10 tell
her that bears rsvaged the streets Of
Minneapolis she would not say the
speaker nay.
If il happens to be Master Millions.
instead of Miss. the early training is
much the same, only tutors are substi-
tuted for governesses
The first tutor arrives on the scene
on Master Millions eighth birthday.
As rule he IS a young Englishman or
HELL ldLnSQ LOT Inc WCTk. be
prepares the boy for college, OF. at least
for the preparatory school which pre-
cedes college. and accompanies him
everywhere, winter and summer. even
sharing his athletic sports. At the col
lege gates they part, and the tutors
place is taken by a valet, usually a
servant who has been long with the
family in the capacity Of under butler
These statements regarding the
.sv-sv It h, IL a
can be verified at the agencies which
supply nurses, governesses and tutors
TO American millionaires. The supply
is not equal TO the demand. American
girls who have stTiven 10 secure posi-
tionS as governesses or companions
VIII hardly believe this last statement.
but the wealthy American does not
want a young woman Of his own ma
tionality to superintend the raising Of
his children.
He wants his daughters 10 speak
French and German like natives. not
like American boarding school chits.
He wants them to acquire a certain
polish IN their daily lives. which the
independent, rapidly educated Ameri-
can governess cannot give.
To be more explicit, young women in
France, in England, in Germany and
in Switzerland are trained to become
governesses and their brothers are
trained to become tutors. They come
to America TO practice their vocation.
because American millionaires Will pay
them higher prices than will their own
well-to-do countrymen-
There was a time when the Ameri-
can governess was in demand. but she
was measured and found wanting Now
she secures the position only on
exceptional and recognized merit, or
through social acquaintance and
pull" When the American girl trains
herself for the position Of governess
she can have il, but not until then.
The attendance upon little Miss