New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
r.INr,s ENGLISH NOTEs.

7, This volume, NJ Tame applies the came power
~ acute ANALYSIS and brilliant generalization 70 'o
Judgment of English society which he na0
.,oTcised in his criticisms OF Enghsh h''i's'
rT,s characteristic methods are strictly aonei'N
tho congestion of the work. Regarding eN"y
nhenouenon as the product Of long ram %
Influences he endeavors 90 trace the -
10 90 the English 10 their origin IN tno niS.oiS
.rd circumstances Of the nation ms rein' S 49,
- crosn of peroeption,--he takes note Oh inc
yoost fri vial appearances that eau 'lilo" ne"' 0
orast,on in bandand seeks to estabilsh MS priCipl0
r. ,rfoldinc the significance OF socl&l tIal's "h40n
,,,ort M suggestions to the hasty ana superhclai
,lsorvor. Few details Of common life escape MS
80 scent for facts His microscopic vision detects
,ho secrets of English housekeeping and shopkeep-
ing he dwells upon figures and financial calculations
yith fhe patience Of bank president, ne sees
thronch the glamour Of the ballroom and tesuVe
assembly. descants with equal eloquence on inc
dress and the diet Of the people and describes te
Yontne Of business and industry the resources OF
the couptry with as much zest as If he were intent
ON commercial and speculative conquests' diS nian
Ter is eminently free and couoQuaL lhere Is noV !"
rorticle of starch or a thread OF buckram III lis
composition At times, his minnie records haNeeNen
a, OR offiyolity but you viii always find an earnest
,oeaine in his gayes moods In acutenoss OF observe
zion and saqacity Of comment he rivals the English
oits1 Of Mr. Emerson, while in freshness of feeling
end warm human sympathies, he suTpasses that
remarkable volume Without ever losing sight Oh
hsmain purpose-the illustration Of social principles
he takes YOU into the midst of English life, reveal
ing Individual pecuhaTites with so much dlstinct-
ness that his descriptions impress you 90 actual por
traitures Here is one Of bis natural pictures OF u
family interior; -..,,
rivlet its wide grcen-sward its sheep us sha' -
rooilbling pleasure PARK suddenly W ~.
4r,ifo
tucyi Underground; there arc ton tunes more gen
f. re POS de Boulogne on its most freQuented days;
girls and boys Of eight ride on ponies by tle se OI
t0ti1e along This is one of their uxuries Add to 1t
int II having servants For instance family OF tnIee
horses. The mother and daughter ealop IN the PARK
daily; they often pay visits on norsSDaoA .ey oye.
they 60 seldom to the heator ana when they DO II
sISescrci5e appears indispensable for heah young
grls and ladies come here even when It rams 10 LSep
% he same c5pcuson as after seeing the houses
Snd tho STAFF of servants. The wealthy class Is much
moro numerous in England than ia France. Anoiner
Index is the outlay linen, clothes, gloves ana dresses
always new. me climate dirties everything RAPIDLY
lhey must be coz tnueliy ren9ystei ~ the Sose
Ind bay eighty s0lcd cothes the OBJ SallGh OF ggE-
coat when Shabby is handed over 10 of the lower
class, ends in rags The back OF besar ana nus
she disparity OF conditions SO clearly written IN the e1
,sres OF men Imagine the evening dress OF man OF
sfio1 or Tie rose.c6orod bonnet OF a lady; you win
nod tie former again on miserable wretch squottiug
flly7ol Oh the head Of an Old woman cropping amidst
I-b5.sh.
His structures on the dress and personal appear
nnce of the English women remind one OF the frank
ness Of Hawthorne on the subject and the faint
trace of cynicsm in the descriptions of both writer's
only highten their effect without impaiTiDg Their
veraciiy.
From Eve 10 seven O'Clock il the review OF ladies'
dresses Beauty ana onamcntation abound, eHt taste
The forms ungraceful; cunOllnes too distended and
badly distended, in geometrical cones or punched
green hounces, embToderles, lowered dresses, guam
hes OF hS2ns sdq1s' RSoy Tr eboered ana
imDereeptlble bonnets The bonnets are too much
adorned hair too shiny, closely on the tenn
iower part OF the back, the pettcoat expands pro
d'eOusy, and all the scafioldng badly joined, badly
arranged, variegated, AID laDoIed cIes ana PROCESS
with all its gaudy aud overlone c0lGrs In the sunshne
among the shopkeepers wives the absurdity was at aus
hight; there many violet dresses, one being OF
which would have made painter cry out. said 70 a
lady, "Ihe toilette is more snowy among yon than IN
2Tcsptnc ony inc highest class they apparel them
selves as fa1eV dictates one imagines healthy bodies
wen built, beautiful at times; but they must be
Imagined The physiOgnomy is often pure but also often
sheepish Many are simple babies, new waxen dolls,
with glass eyes, which appear entirely empty ofideas
81 ak. There fund of folly or Of brutality In this
inert feshoo white, OF too red some are ugy OF gro
tsque the extreme; with herOns feet sOrAs nCcks,
always having large front of white teeth, the project
S iT S1 Se extreme as fReg haTo angelic
their eyes, OF pale pewinkle, are softly deep their
complexion IS that of flower, or an inaut Their smile
IS divine. one OF these days about ten o'clock
IN the morning, near HIDE PARK Corner, L was
rooted 10 the spot mouoness win adInratiOn az tle
sight Of two young ladies' the one was sixteen inc
eighteen years old They were In rustng dresses
OF white tulle amid cloud of muslin; tai, slender,
agile their shape perfect as their face, OF ncOmla-
bic freshness resembling those marvellous flowers seen
On select exhibitions the whteness or the lily OF orchis
dance OF unaOyed sap and nfantine expression, Of
laughter and the men of birds the earth did not sup
port them Many OF tho hOrseWOmen are charming, so
slmple, and serious without trace Of cOQuetry
they here not 20 be seen but 10 take the air their
manner Ia frank without pTctensiOn their shake or
tie hand quite i-yal, almost masculine; no fEppery
in their attire, tie small black vest frightened
AT tie waist, mOds fine shape and healthy
form my mind the first duty Of young lady is to be
good health They manage their horses with complete
atoms and talks business politics with friends the
and thus habituate themselves TO serious
tocs These fathers and brothers. too, are pleasant
sshf expressive and resOue faces which bear have
borne the burden Of life; less exhausted than among us,
less ready TO smile and to execute the trks OF pone
ness calmer and said and who often excite In
the OnlOOker vague impression OF respect OF esteem at
least and often OF trust. Perhaps tins Is because am
mistake dicult whether MOBILES, members OF PaTlla
ent landed prOpretOrs, their manners ana their phSs
oguOnies are those OF men aCcublOeu W @uIHOAg anu
Who have welded IT,
In the opinion of NJ Tame, the essential thing in
every country is man. His visit to England derived
It's principal interest from the collection of human
types with which it furnished him. His plan of OBJ
seryation was that of artists and naturaliss remark
ing each face or salient expression with its peculiar
shades, debasements, and combinations, verifying
it's repetition in several individuals and thus
pairing interpreting, and classifying their charac-
teIistic traits. We give below striking instance Of
this scientific generalization:
seated on bench IN public walk stationed In the
tho outlet from a railway station, French