THE AMERICAN WOMAN.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9314, 15 January 1896, Page 5

THE AMERICAN WOMAN.

The American woman (says a writer in 'be Realm) must .uroly be the vainest "feature that stmts about on this earth. Compared to her, Yum-Yum, in "The Mikado," admiring herself in her mirror, Wd congratulating herself on being the •aoit beautiful woman in all the world, is snodest. She at least utters her conviction •JJ'F to herself; whereas the lady from Chicago, 111., or Cicoroville, Me., goes up *>a the housetop, and publishes hers abroad *° »U who care to listen. Nay ; she screams ■° loud that we are compelled to listen whether we will or no. But having given «tt to her appreciation of her own charms, *• go away and think over what we have Mtrd. Then, after due consideration, we 8« forth in spirit, and, finding an imaginary American woman of the sort Which writes to the newspapers, we take her gently by the unsubstantial hand of hor, aud address her — Politely we hope, but, above all, firmly, Dearest madam," we say, "yon are not a bad-looking woman, and it must be confessed that you have gone to one of the best taodiste* in Paris for your clothes. But yon J"- 1 not a lady—the word is out of fashion ; wit the thing never is—and it is to be "wed that nothing could make you one. *ou are absolutely self satisfied, and you •how it every minute of your life, or, as you Would say, -all the time.' You are quite Without charm of manner; yet you think that all men worship you. Your education has been of the sort that our Board schools Rive ©nr coachmen's ohildren at our expense, ■tour own comfort is the one thing you think of—and here is a piece of comfort for you. go long as you cover yourself with diamonds in the morning ; so long as your voice can be heard from one end of tbe Bue .«• la Paix to tho other; so long as your one •epic cf conversation is your frock and what you gave for it; so long as you sit about in the public rooms of an hotel in a gown in whioh you might go to Court; so long as Jon are not afraid to state en plein table d-hote that the room was that stuffy and the woman smelt that strong you thought fou'd have been sick right there; so long

as you do all or any of these things, believe mc you need have no fear of being taken for the only kind of Englishwoman worth considering."