The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-10-18

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uHuush patriotism The most Indifferent
American via become proud 8u3 fond 81
Oils aHnty ln i1nigu aua Even in
small msfter- of living. put draWs hourly
comparisons nHmtouab,e 90 England.
Ihe sr4-au lor pls,gn aud bnesWheat
cake. meets no equivalent here, The
Ngsuu gsls iae caidest, st4iosl dEcst
bread &c breakfast ur .upte or e Tie
much Yauuied muf.H SIRE plaee1 Du the
lasIr. gitGc will he inaF W. nNp iau nm4ly
ol eight, tsth gai ia No; and ma oHr is
expected lo take Wple saa bali "a Uie-
o. }oa caii 0u hosHi,Ha'c iEru1s Wh1 iH-
sIsl ua Your taking glass Ui u.uo- taeY
wi offer tau " biscuits. tlaul @acatr.)
whit. Nobody Or. eahg, aHj TT 20 Is
ever offered for Ten, it j, tine r4.J taste
less. baber, cake, bUr AWe 1H eaBn-
t.s tca, of bot bH >eUIs, gslu i1mc-Mflc
cake ar various kiHas. &c. ara G.rEiy
us5 u8NH. The ,ua.IE .E. eW ua iuH8.r-
class Z involves ae >i.lE tst economy
You mav be invited % q large evening
uafars f8e Inevitable 't biscuits" NHa ral-
.ce rad ten. aHf served iu be rpoep m
room before y0u ascend 10 ihe drawing
roum lJ meet yHur ultur a'HbTs; O sd for
iate supper BseInlN sti uut, You viii
have lhib -a1dwieuc. tne slEe uf a silver
dollar hit Of ruid hl.ted chicken, OF
cold um or tongue, "A small allowance
LOT lHt. #gd possibly lnb,tge-slIaa. 80
ops's IS. $40 lee cctu, charlotte ru-#e, or
chin.gu salad Wines, however. m toeJ-
able abundance. Dc a-kcd TO a " heavy
tta''-you Will have cold .iruin of bee.
OF uo'd roast nation, with Stale bread aHd
b.seu.isi if YOU loke e light tea, supper
follows invariably at len, OF The cold loHt
of roast meat left from dinner, ham, and
perhaps a tart Afterwards. Beer accom-
panic, this meal II would be odd m
New York 20 treat bali dozen friend.
invited TO spend the evening, TO }ue cold
roast or boiied meats on wu.chiHc family
had diuedl Bulor J. ueyc, put Oh the
supper OF dinner table, and never used
with cold meat
The upper gentry, or wealthy landed
prop .c,ors, live IN ne lNmiousIy. They
always dine late, and rarely have suppers.
Al lunch y0u have the cold meats aud
- swceis' of the dinner OF the day before,
with the addition Of hot chop, chicken
or some nice propagation Of meat At
breakfast You have the meats OF the pre-
yious dinner on The sideboard, with sew
eral delicate preparations, suchas chicken
heart shredded with cream sauce, mluccd
veal. puachcd cggs on toast Ne, on the
liable. Beet,leak and potatoes would be
thought horribly vulgar; aud hot cakes
are unknown. Dry toast, and The stale
loaf, from which a Slice is cut when need
ed, is an. The luxury OF ice is not in
dulged IN abroad, aud is very expensive.
In that, and IN soft water, in oysters, and
buckwheat cakes or corn bread, America
certainly bears away the palm. However,
the frank and genial hospitality OF the
English covers all defects in the cheer.
We have been fortunate in friends who
give us welcome heartfelt and unquestion-
aale. just now is the dun season in
London; but many who pass through
town for day, call with expressions of
Kind good will, and bespeak visits on
their return. A charming letter from the
lovely authoress, Mary Hewitt, announc-
es the fact that she aud William Hewitt
are in Switzerland. They expect soon to
cross the Alps by the Spahegan Pass, and
to settle down for few weeks in Bella
gle, on the Lake of Como. BY the middle
of December they viii be in Rome, toI
spend the holidays and perhaps the win
ter. :" Meet us, with your friends in that
wonderful old city of the world" he
writes and we hope to do so. When the
present delicious, golden, sunny, Indian
summer weather is over, and the thick,
dark, moist Dogs impede respiration
about the first of November--it will be-
pleasant to take flight from this isle of
mists, and visit the German cities and
beautiful Italy. This cruel war will COM
pei us TO take a route east Of the ordinary
one, but that is open and quiet; and
travellers are now passing regularly toI
and fro. Some friends from Scotland
called Yesterday; and visit to that land
of story and song is in prospect; but I'M
the autumn the weather Is SO tempcstu-
Gus
q" il does not always rain, sometimes it snows,'
that a summer month is preferable
Mrs. NJ and two Of the children 20 to the
Isle of Wight on Monday. The places Of
resort there are thronged with visitors,
for the sea- bathing is still IN in vigorous
practice. The delightful weather we are
having prccudes the necessity Of fires as
yet. London is full of refugees, and the
popular sympathy is with France IN this
hour Of it, calamity, Notwithstanding the
abuse Of the tuculcnt Times. T..