The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-08
al,IlE AMERICAN GIRL,

England and young girl in Amer
lea The former is afraid of her
self, afraid of her men, and of life.
she turns to the past for guidance
while watching the future with timid
hope, her mind being gentle unless
her conservatism is attacked. She
ds at once more practical, within the
marrow limits in which she lives, and
more affectionate. She is not at a
idealistic but she is extremely SEN
tirnental, 1t is curious mixture,
for with an her submissiveness and
sentimentality she is harder than the
American girl. The latter is afraid
neither of herself, Of the men, nor Of
life: and In conversation, if you talk
In good faith, you will find that she
is not afraid of her subject. She is
apt for every kind Of idealism. and
is not at all sentimental. She is
not as affectionate as an English girl,
but she is much quicker to admire
and appreciate. The English girl is
little prone to discomfort. Indeed,
1t may be said that in her life she
goes from discomfort to discomfort,
while preserving an affectionate at
tachment for her home and relations.
The American girl is song-bird that
Will not be Gagged. She keeps her
destiny in her own hands, and goes
from victory to victory, or, at least,
from contest to contest; and, be 1t
noted, never along the path Of self
Indulgence. She has Spartan mind,
soldiers mind, and will consent to
nothing that is not uplifting. She is
the finer type; the other is the more
lovable. An American girl is brought
up by her chool-mistress; the Eng
fish girl has never left her mothers
side, and she has the softnesses, the
foolish fondness. and illusions OF
marrow life, life secluded from ev-
srything that might imperil her pur-
ity or her happiness. In the TWEEN
fieth century she occupies an oasis
of seductive ignorance. In friendship
one makes rapid way with the Amer
lean girl, for she is quick to admire,
feeling by its nature soon kindled,
and because Of her courage she is not
critical, giving her confidence at
once. With the English girl friend
ship is matter of time. She does
mot admire, no one In her circles ever
admires; such thing would have
for her q flavor of improperly: the
poor sin has only her affection to
olger, and that BY its nature grows
SLOWLY. Marriages In America are,
IKE their friendships, built on admir-
ationz an unstable and shifting foun-
dation. The English girl takes you
for her sweetheart or her husband
because she is fond of you-just that
and nothing more; her firm yet i'm
maure mind. instinctively inclined to
disarprove. never takes upon itself to
admire Such q course is too ven
tmreso1ne. Outside certain settled
relations the English girl is shy and
distant, and q little icy. The Amer
lean girl is full of warm goodness
that quickly melts and overaows.--
J. b. Yeats, in Harper's Weekly.
THINGS ONE CAN'T AFFORD.
The woman who has only limit
ed sum to spend on her clothes may
think that visiting shops to look at
lovely things she must not even think
OF buying Is foolish waste of time,
but it can really be made an exceed
/. ingly profitable occupation. Good
taste in dress can be developed in
3 the same way as correct Judgment in
other matters of art-namely, by
studying the best models. If the i'm
pecunious one will make up her mind
to use the creations Of those who
hold the first place I'm the dress,
making world as means of educa-
fion, and to relinquish as far as they
are concerned all thought of posses
sion, they will become a source of
endless pleasure to her. When, in
the course of morning walk. some
catches her eye she can revel in its
beauty undeterred by any considera-
ton Of dollars and cents and with
: q arm faith that her eye is being
trained to select from the multitu-
dinouB garments that are manufac-
tured to suit purses of the dimen-
sions Of her own the few that by
some happy chance are possessed of
certain degree Of distinction.
The study Of costly modes is per-
haps more useful to the average
woman this season than ever before,
for many of their most lovely effects
can be reproduced in inexpensive ma
terIals. There are mercerized lawns,
for instance, with printed borders,
that repeat almost exactly the color
ings Of the chiffons used for some
OF the most elaborate toilets. and
many models can be found, like the
one in the illustration. that can be
made to serve for almost any mate
rial from a simple Bingham to the
most exquisite laces and embroid-
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