The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10

EngiaRd Engiishmcn See Hcr-The Queen
and Her Tomb-Why Her Majesty is Un-
xapular-Prince and Princess of Wales
tsrunibiings of the People-Spread of Repub-
Iican Ideas.
LONDON, July Is, 1869.
Have sou, or have any OF your readers, seen
new kind Of veil for ladies that has been introduced
In France and mas found its way this country and
no doubt is well known by this time at New York and
In Washington allude 10 a small white, nearly
white net which the face, and slightly but
artfuy tlnged with some Kind OF tint by which the
wearer Is made to look beautiful as TO her COM
plexion and sparkling as to her eyes. The first OF
these wells which 1t was ever my fortune to
see was worn by a lady whom met a railway
carriage. Being naturally Of conversational turn,
began talking this lady, who through her veil GER
tainly looked what racing men would call young
twenty -nvei Presently we arrived at station Swim
don, on the Great western) where it seems
to be rule that whether hungry or not the
traveller is bound 10 partake OF refreshments The
lady with whom had been travelling followed this
rue-if rule &c be-and commenced to prepare for
luncheon. To 10 do this she was obliged to remove
her VEIL AMI as she did so all preensons to youth,
or even to middle age, vanished. She was old-not
day under fifty, aud 'old at that'-wrnkled, nag.
gard looking, ana with very bad complexion.
which was very badly painted. Need say that all
sympathy with my fellow traveller vanished and that
for the rest Of my journey was too deeply I'm.
mersed In the Times to engage in any conversation
with herr Not that dislike middle aged or even
old ladies as a rule but hate shams, and this per.
son was sham whose deceit had been discovered.
Now my parable means this. The lady was Eng.
land as It now is. The veil was the covering or ma.
tionality which all we Englishmen look through
at our peculiar institutions, and I represented the
mass or the British nation. We are and yet we are
not practical people. We never admit that we
can be In the wrong We don't think 1t possible
that England can In any real matter Of
interest 90 the bad. We either will not,
or cannot, see things are as they really
are. We believe that our coasts are impregnaole.
We think or make believe TO think, that the people
OF the country are contented, and That there Is no
fire burning underneath, which viii, which must,
some day burst forth like volcano. we patcn ana
mend and cobbe where complete and entire renova-
tons are wanted what Is Is rignt' Is practically
the motto we have always our tongues and yet we
have but 10 open our eyes and we should see tnat
things are quiet IN England It IS but the calm that
precedes the storm, and that when the storm does
burst 1t Will be all the more terrible because 1t has
been 30 long delayed Let US begin at the top OF the
tree
Thsre was time, not very many years ago, when
her Majesty Queen Victoria was the most popular
sovereiRn In Europe She Is now as unpopular and
rs much dlsked as any crowned head IN the world.
And. remember, do not speak Of the working or
even OF the lower middle classes. Her unpopularity
has not got far down a. that, although II very
soon will. But among the nobility Of England
you never hear q good word spoken OF her
Majesty, but very i muc nr sne Soa, r The
nobility by her long continued mourning and her
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seemingly will end only with
asstnnot 70 take any part In tue oourtD duties OF