“On the other hand, there is the German girl. People are apt to decry
them by comparing the country girl of Germany with the city girl of
other countries. I am sure that you, an American, will admit that
you were most impressed with the musical voices of the women, their
long silky hair and fine complexions. In those respects she cannot be
compared with the women of any other country. The women as a rule are
modest, orderly and home-loving. What she knows, she knows thoroughly,
and she will not argue with you on a subject she does not understand.
In some countries it is just the contrary. If she has the money and
feels like dressing, she does not overdress. But as a rule the average
German girl is not well dressed. That is where the American girl has
the great advantage.
“The Spanish and Russian women have their own points of attraction.
It has been said that the women of Spain have the loveliest arms and
shoulders. I agree to that. It is also true of the refined Russian
woman. The average American girl has slim arms, fashioned much after
those of her Anglo-Saxon sisters. Her shoulders, however, are more
apt to be round and fleshy, whereas those of the Spanish and Russian
women are flat. The Russian women, too, have the faculty of mastering
languages, something that cannot be said of the average Anglo-Saxon.
“The Italian girl blooms and fades early. When in full bloom she is
lovely, but the beauty seldom lasts.
“But to get back to your American girl. Regardless of what might be
said to the contrary she is superior to all in many ways. She is well
dressed, though at times underdressed. Either way, though, she spends a
great deal of time and money on clothes.
“She paints, as you say, like an artist and as in no other place on the
globe. Her coiffure is always neat and in fine trim. She is free to
talk on things that interest her and in that respect cannot be compared
with her hypocritical Anglo-Saxon sister. She is independent and knows
how to help herself out of difficulties. She is a great charmer of men,
but, as your divorce records show, she does not seem to know how to
hold their affections.
“Of course, one cannot expect all the good qualities in one set of
women. As a rule, however, the American woman is superior to many.
“Take the American stage, for instance. No other country has so many
beautiful girls on the stage. Of course, it is true that they are
selected from all over the country and are of different nationalities,
but they are essentially American.
“All in all, the American woman is to be admired. Her style, grace and
freedom of movement cannot be found elsewhere. There is no doubt but
what most of her good examples are to be found in New York. The most
attractive ones seem to concentrate in New York.
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