New-York tribune., 1873-08-01

share. The current British opinion oi @ sht almost DO
summed up In the words OF the skipper weges and
yestSste The social economy OF certain eno@t
sen home as the result his voyage, the bref
"No manners, customs Deasuy' .,u IfI
This is society's opinion of us in nutsheu.
have been told once that / did not speak nhe au
American have been told so fifty tunes my IaSs
c,;tic asked me why / did MT talk American. What
shall dofp asked, "Why, say LOOK here'
stranger, and speak through your nose" FOR down.
right, unconscious impudence the britisher mas noV
hs ooua ON the face of the globe The nasal twangi
not an American idiosyncracy. Many Londonersh have
II while it prevails to an alarming extent in certain
counties Like verbal so-called Americanisms,"
the nasal twang is a remnant of Ola England. The
Pilgrim Fathers transported not only themselves but
the eantinC tone prevalent in CromwelPs days. Now
il is declared to be of American origin, as though
the climate induced rascalty. Do the Indiaps
whinef For my part Pve always owed the Pilgrim
Fathers grudge for not having left their noses be-
hind them. Yet, strange as it may appear, the best
English in the world is spoken by cultivated Bos-
tOnians When The Saturday Reriep visits "beastly"
America, learned deductions may be drawn from
this phenomenon.
am gong through the Glorious Fourth quite
comfortably. This attack of the American Eagle on
the British Lion has consoed me for the absence of
gunpowder, and here come those who chat about
the Shah. He still furnishes food for conversation
Since his arrival the weather has had furlOugh.
Nobody has been so lost to all of Shah as to
discuss it, therefore / Shah MT. "Well, my dear,
what do you think they reportp says one viyacious
woman. They do declare that the three
Shahesses sent home from Berlin were not
Persian at all, but European-one German, one
Russian and one English, and that they were so
jealous as to become unmanageable. What do you
~ -. l.. kl.aA nnfin n
looking man than Nasser-ed-Dn never was plastered
with diamonds, and European woman who con-
sents to become an inmate of his harem must be low
indeed. "How lucky for the Queen they didn't
come!n continued my Court Circular. But fancy
what O brute the Shah isl DO you krtw
that he never carries a poclet-handkerchieff
He uses his gloves; think of that!
Is it not dreadful and worse yet. He-he-he does
not recall the odors of Araby the Blest! His people
are perfectly delighted with our female garments
and have bought lot of dresses to carry home.
Fancy how those Persian women will put them on,
and what frights they III make of themselvesW Pm
willing I'm sick of Persia, and it is but fair that
Persia should be sick of us. Persian carpets appear
in shop windows. The Shah's photograph Obtrudes
its hideous self in all directions. Calling on
friend the other day was introduced to a Persian
cat. 1t was white, had very long hair and
very bushy tail, which, in my disgust at the Shah,
trod upon. At another friends my eyes fell upon
Persian china, and was asked to admire hideous
blue plate, dated 500 B. c. Bands perform Persian
marches that are never played in Persia and every
BODY eats fruit voraciously, because the "King of
Kings" and his suite devour seyenty-fve pounds
daily. A pretty little bill Solomon will present to
the Government. Solomon is the great fruiterer,
who has supplied the Shah with fruit in all the
European capitals. BY his fruits shall we know him.
"Such a starer as the Shah is, my dear" pursues
the Court Circular AT the Prince Of Waess Car
den Party, to which everybody was invited, he
glared at Adelina Patti to such an extent that she
wanted to know what he was looking at" Fine
manners for the King of Kings I've no doubt but
La PATHS dark hair and eyes reminded him OF the
Pride of the Harem, and he would have bought
her on the spot if the old English GUS
tom of selling wives had been revived for
his benefit. 1 wonder it was not. There
arc many vacancies in the harem now,
open to competition, and The Saturday ReieW satir-
caly AYERS that as DR.. Primrose represented the
qulntessence of mOnogamy. so the Shah represents
the polygamic element, and suggests the one con-
ceivable method of providing for our surplus fe-
male population" Mothers of large and increasing
families find their symbol in the Shah, and SO the
story goes that he has met ancient dowager in
order to discuss the question in all its bearings,
and concession has been granted, which,
though upsetting to some extent the present
relations between the sexes, will remove all
the difficulties against which society has now to
contend. What blessing is the Shah There are
100000 surplus women in Great Britain. Persia is
twice the size of France, yet its population does not
exceed that of London. Behold an opening 1t is
true that within three years 100000 of natives have
died of famine and plague, but if this Christian
country can rid itself of an elephant what does it
matter
Later in the day Pve celebrated the day. I've
been to the Embassy, shaken hands with Gen.
Schenck the Misses Schenck, Mr.. Moran, Col. Chees
borough, Gen. Badeau, several hundred Americans
and, being still alive, feel as though l had swal-
lowed the Bird Of Freedom. could meet all the
crowned heads of Europe, and give them piece
of the Birds mind. But have ! not been talked
to by q live President, and is not one
live President worth a dozen dead-and-alive
kings and queensi Yes, President Roberts Of Libe-
ria is here His arrival has not been recorded, be-
cause nobodys arrival in London is recorded unless
he be King, or King of Kings Nevertheless, PTesi-
dent Roberts bears up against oblivion and speaks
most cheerfully of the colony over which he has
been Chief Magistrate. Ont of q population of
100000 1900 are negroes from tho United
States, who have emigTated since 1871. Presl-
dent Roberts says that the American negroes
exercise salutary influence over the natives
that the problem of the black race can only be
solved in Africa, and that colonization is the
ultimate destiny of negroes born in this republic
He believes in great future for Africa ages hence
and in Liberia the entering wedge of civiliza.
ton, it being already the most cultivated colony OF
that continent President Roberts referred TO MI.
Greeleys death with genuine regret, and said that
the negro had lost a devoted friend.
Questioning the kindly President about that tribe
of Africans which Ill feature is as regular the
Greek he stated that this tribe is far civilized
than the others, but that all-Dahomey excepted
are more humane than travellers report African
explorers are tolerable Munchausens / fancy,
and prove the truth of the African