THE AMERICAN GIRL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 62, 6 December 1907, Page 3

THE AMERICAN GIRL.

It must he a long time since so many uncomplimentary remarks were made about the American girl as she is hearing just now. First, it was said that Uncle Sam's daughters wore gradually approximating m feature to the Sioux and Iroquois belles "Josephine dog-soldier," "Alora'-walks-as-sho-jumps," and other beauties with strange names. Then : the secret was lot out of the bag (says the ''Evening Standard") that Uhicagoan ladies are proverbial 'for their big foot. Perhaps this is another sign of in approximation to tho Indian. The abovementioned Alora must have had capacious feet. Now to-day conies the accusation that tho American girl is "loud-spoken, at dinner and everywhere else." This, at any rate, cannot be an Indian trait, for if the above-mentioned Josephine was loudspoken over her humble meal she would assuredly get a painful reminder from tier lord and master. But the accusation, such as it is, has been borne out unfortunately by one of the lights of American sociology, a lady, of course; who has not hesitated tc stigmatise the youthful of her own sex is "magnified unmannerly hoys." After all this criticism, which in some measuro is clue to tho outspoken comments of the "Buckeye daisies," the American girl, s if she is humble, will become perfect. She might •perhaps, he, a .'ittJe mora Juunlila..