, 1873-10-19
THE "H0TEL AMERICAN" IN EUROPE.
His Habits, Eanunta, Itccreati0ns, and
Affccts:tfolass xla S0cM from L. Esri&.sil
SfuuGDD{nt.

His Habits, E1nunta, Isccreations. and
Affccts:tiolas, aa sech from IL rsrisasia
Standpoint.
From Tsray Letter to the London Nccs,
1'hero IL cortAn olnss Of cillzans OF tho Uni
ted States who have boon good enough 10 ta!io
up thsir permanent Residence III tlu i,otols OF
Europe. barbarian who has atloptod civilized
ways notoriollsy osos tho virtues of savage lifo,
without acquiring those Of civilization. So it ii
with tleBe Americans. AL that il bad iu Eu-
ropo they lavo grated upon nll that is bad in
America. They lave acquired tho fuies, tho
vanlies, and tho silly concotH OF tbs two conti-
nents. They seem to have a natural avorsiun to
privacy, aud 1.-Two year after yenr in hotels, Ero-
gariousy: No ono has more sincere adnlira-
ton for tue storling qualities Of the true Au.or-
lean than have, but tho ~ Hotel American lis,
aasurcdly, ono OF The most offensive products ot
modern civilization. In hiH manuers theta ia q
sort Of exaggerated, stiltod ciyillty. From al
ways wanting to do exactly tho right tlng aud
not exactly knowing wi,at tho right thing is, ha
y awkward. His French III bad but tho sllrag Of
hiH shoulders il p,,roly parsian. Ills uonyersa-
tlon il . sad and dreary attempt to initiate that
nil adnirari style whcl, il supposed III novels to
naale cunso he is slow and solemn in lis aetolH.
II one Speaks to linn OF Any eminent HAL Of ha
own country. ho snilcs auporciliously, aud says
TINT he ls III quite auotlor sot. Dseluse lla re-
sldes in Earope ho is under thu impression that
10 ID mixing III European society. But society
dues not ca1e for him, n,I he therefore mixca
with othera OF llis Kind. Vavay l,aY become of
late yoars a groat resort Of our transatlantic
Americana" Each hotel has its gang. tbs Ia
dieh OF tho gang got up ate ail.l do not mako
thor appearance uutil di'nor-tima. They como
to tho table dhoto gorgsoNsiy, If not tas,efulIy,
DRESSED. Tic gcntleilon PISS tho dry III play
Ing ut billiards aud smoking. 1hoy neither
read, nor walk. nor talk. ilayo watched thom
stting together, aud tAoy ssem never to ret be-
Or some other person il going. After dinner,
ladcs aud gentoinon, tim latter scrupuol.sly mr.
rayod In oyening tlrcss, with beautiful flowers
Oh each side Of their coats, danco until lata
up aud down tho passaSss- -sorion,, stupid, and
nrochet-'iko number q pupils WHO aro orll-
tiyatlng doportnsont u,ldor The eyo Of tho tlau-
cing- muster. The ladies' appear 10 DO greatly su-
ponor to tilo mon, american women haYe q
l!ntuial prqtt!sposition to enjoy themselves, and
they pro not Inclined to aaorifico ther nature on
tho ALTAR Of duportmant. but eyon t!loir love Of
fnn mud ti'r:ing Is damFod by the, drcary but
casionally picks np a.l adopts ono Of ti.oso
third-rato Counts or DArons, Nllo arc plentiful
abroad, but rs d rulo. il keeps to itHslt exoopt
whom 1t visita tho Gang uf a,,othor hotei. lIow
'atonce even tor mouths, il IL mt easy 10 con-
oelvo' Dno would suppose that they would long,
after y short apprenticeship, TO gut Hotllowhoro
beyond waitera, gus. and bali.le, But llloy 1.-Two
on ths ~ s1na 1o hurry IND oontonteI for
putt crevo, III Enylish hoavy tllagoon, a,.l au
American bar-lnald. voyay il fayorltu sum.
NOR quarters Of tho hoto! Americans. N,ceip in
5esloa with thopl in winter, In tho lattor pIaoo
tI!py 4ave literally driven away other national-
itioH, ena THO nuisance aoea not abato hero
they will l,ayo tlls pauo all to tl,omBolyos, for
tlloY are simply unbearablq. They uls,st DO
aware that, IN tloir own country where oyory
wonld not be tolomtod. It IL somewhat hard,
therefore. tlat they should hayo ta;au posses-
sion Of two OF tho must exquisite spots in llu-