Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18

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..., BRussH1s, August 8, 1879.
MY DEAR G.:-I have some khotos
graphs of England which think may
interest you. ! have been pretty we'll
over it-north, east, west. aud partially
through the south. The whole coun.
try is thickly covered with, fine woods
and dotted with superb trees; the
hedge'rows, green and dourishing,
covered with Wild roses the grain
fields, absolutely covered with the
small scarlet poppy, give landscape ef-l
fects equally novel and changing. I
can conceive no more delightful scene
than drive along IN English road;
level smooth and soft, 20 az not to be
muddy, nor yet hurt your horses feet;
hedge-rows on each side, large elms or
beeches shading it mile after mile, the
hedge itself redolent with the bloom of
the eglantine and the Wild rose. while
the turf is thickly dotted with srarlet
poppies. On, one si9eof the oaltiag.
way is another road for ho1se6aok-
travellers, say ten feet wide; onthe
other foot.path-all as neat and clean
as . drive in the Capitol Square. -. -
The law of the road in England dit:
fers from the >Virginian. Riding or
driving you turn to the left; walking
you go to the right. With M, you
know; We universally take the right. ! :
THE PEOPLE.
I do not see in the towns any marked
difference between the people. The
crowd In. London or, Richmond would
hardly show any noticeable difference
except an occasional uniform or livery
in the former, and the English crowd
is more polite and quiet. The ooach-
man is the only typical Englishman I
have seen. Large head, big jaws,
square face. eyes inclined to pop: he
10 as much like his copgenor-tho.bail
dog-as an animalin red-collared and:
cuffed coat and Kerseymere tights and:
top-boots can be like. one id his natural
attire. The English coachman (gentle-
mans coaohman) never speaks. He
sits imperturbably on hiS box, his
shoulders square, his left hand holding
the reins, the right rein between his
two middle fingers his whip in his
right, at an angle Of about fifty de.
grees, two fingers of it resting lightly
On. his rein; face clean and shavef.
he takes mo notice of things above or
below. Orders are oommunicateds 10
him through Jemes, Whossits by him,
aud who opens the carriage door, and
hops up and down when bid. But the;
coachman never moves. As he passes
his brother dignity on another box, he
salutes with his whip, never moving an
eye or q muscle. The salute is q gentle
lowering Of the end of the whip. When
he has discharged his duty, he drives
to the coach house, hands the reins to
his minion-the helper-dismounts,
and re>ires, while his horses are wash
ed soraped, and rubbed. A mighty
msp is he. I have seen no finer sight in
England than Hyde Park on . bright
afternoon, with thousand carriages
in double rows, moving at . walk, two
up Rosten Bow and two down-every
color and variety Of livery and car.
risge. Here comes brilliant yellow
oeach with heavy springs; the coach
man in powdered Wig, in solitary state,
With two footmen standing behind
white coats, crimson collars, cuffs,
waistooats, and knee-breeches; hair
powdered, and wigs with four little
rows of curls around the head curled
as tight as your little finger. After
awhile gay four-in. hand moves along,
the gentleman driving, and q young
lady by his side. Behind on q perch
are his two footmon, clad in green, with
white shoulder-knots, heavy white
bEaids ACROSS their breasts, yellow
breaches, and white stockings. In the
carriage . lotsof middle-aged women,
badly dressed women. He may be the
Earl Of Montresor, who has just come
into one hundred thousand pounds,
about three hundred thousand dollars
in greenbacks, year. Following this
is . simple phae*on, dark maroon
pricked with rcd, 1iveries in blue and
yellow shoulder. knots, and top-boots !;
and in the carriage, with an exquisite
parasol wsrding of the August sun,
in perfectly gloved little hand, sits
by herself young lady, probably
twenty-five. The face is charming, her
figure perfect, her dress exquisite in
subdued and quiet taste, and the whole
air Of the lady-her dress, her turnout,
her liveries and horses-is 30 quiet, 50
perfectly elegant, that you may ask
your friend, "Who is that; this is the
best dressed and most refined looking
woman see in the row3"
"Ah," :" says he, with laugh, THAT
Anonyma, otherwise called Fiji" Sc
it is. No lady in ENGLAND appears ir
public by herseH. She must take 8
friend, = duenna, or child in her car
riage il she wishes to. drive in Hyde
Park. She may shop or she may Isi
solsss, but may not drive. Her equip
age is perfect, her iveries are elegant
her tournure SURPRISING, her toilet
charming, but she is Anonyma-no
to bo named-an institution as vel