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

cracy. On my arrival at Liverpool 1
was conveyed to the Northwestern
Station Hotel. In the hall stood a
dignified looking party, with blue coat,
large buttons, red brooches, and white
stockings, OF course I took him for
the Earl of Liverpool, and I walked up
to him mode Viryiaiensis, and took off
my hat, and asked him could stay in
his house for q while, and get some
thing to eat. He told me he was the
hall porter.
In Hyde Park I was constantly sim
ilarly mistaken, to the great horror of
my glo-American comrade. A grand
looking coach came along-a gentle
man driving, with white coat, red
shoulder knots, red breeches, and tall
hat, With three gold cords around the
body of the hat, and then two cords
from the sides Just above his ears, over
the brim, up over the crown. He had
lovely white wig, with rows of little
curls all around his head, and behind
him in the carriage were his family.
Straight and stiff, standing on the foot
board behind, were two other gentle
men similarly attired. Says I, ".Look,
here comes the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and his family" "Whete 2"
says my English friend. "There's the
Archbishop driving, the Archbishopess
in the coach, and the young Arch
bishops riding behind. It's beautiful,
such family party" Pshaw," said
he, 'that's the goodman and footman. "
So I shut up. Pretty soon came along
very grand. looking copcern-four
man driving, in dark green and gold,
the carriage crowded with young
women, and he had on white breeches
and top boots.s Says I, mi. Glad
stone is more robust man than took
him to be. But he's very handsome
for all his hard work in the House of
Nights "Why, said he, chow do
you know hint" II should know him
anywhere" says /, "from the dignity
which becomes the Prime Minister. -"
"Where is he's" says he. "There,"
says I, pointing with my umbrella
(Which is q mortal sin, and not to be
forgiven by an orthodox Englishman).
" By George" says he, eff you don't
stop your absurd American mistakes I
shan't stand it, "Not American, my
friend" I said, II am a simple Vir-
gilman. We are satisfied with being
that. We do not aspire to be Ameri-
cans; but either dress your gentlemen
less like servants or your servants less
like dukes before you find fault with
us for making Mistakes
The way these people act sometimes
is absurd. went to Covent Garden
Theatre to benefit of Adelina Patti g
Countess de Caux), and had but a
poor time. The room was red, ill
lighted, close and stuffy. However,
the music was fine. After it was all
over we went into the vestibule to wait
for Our carriages. Everybody congre-
gates there, and treads on everybody's
clothes and toes, and it is quite fine.
You have fat duchess, who looks re.
markably like washerwoman in good
health and large practice, punching
you on one side, and another plethoric
peeress of ,he realm on the other.
was talking to q woman, by far the
prettiest in the house, an American by
by birth, too, and was quite as non
committal-looking as insignificant as a
man could we'll be. I had on q swa].
low-tailed coat, light overcoat, laven-
der kids, and an opera hat mashed
under my arm. There were three
doors, and as q carriage arrived at one
q chap would bawl out, "The Mar
chioness of Powhatan's carriage stops
the way !"
1t another minute it would move to
tho next door with the same shout, and
so on. So they kept on, and I was
talking peaceably and inoffensively to
my charming friend, who was enough
more distingsse looking than any one OF
them, when the lackey at the first door
shouts out, "Mr. Wilson, of the Lang
ham Hotels carriage stops the way"
No response. In another minute sec.
ond door calls, "Mr. Wilson, of the
Langham's Hotel carriage stops the
way" No answer. In another mo-
ment::a third wretch moved, and So.
duced by the instigation of the fathe,
of carpet.baggers, split his throat te
the same tune, and then PUSHES up tc
me: "Mr. Wilson, of the Lacghanl,
your carriage, sir" I put on that Sc
we're and dignified air which Virgin.
gentleman always assumes in rebukinf
impertinence, and said solemnly, my
man, do look as If I was Mr.. Wilson
of the Langham2" "Beg pardon, m,
lord" said the creature as he fell on hi
face and performed the kootoo in thu
most approved Japanese fashion.
So it is that one must sometime
support the dignity Of the old Com
monwealth.
Probably the most noticeable featur
of London under gas are the gin shop
spirit stores they call them. The
are gay. gaudy, and Respondent wit
plate-glass, gilt, and gas. Their privat
bars and public bars, all open int
} the streets, and it is as common to sc
women drinking as then. The othe
speciality ls as marked and melanchol,
Twilight lasts here at this season unit
after nine at Edinburgh it was hard]
dark at ten. But after dark-after til
? gas is bright-Oxfords street, the Strant
4 and Plccadilly, all the great thorougi
e fares, are crowded with women. The
3 walk by themselves or in twos. The
} rarely accost u person without sou
supposed encouragement. Late .
night I see them standing by then
: selves III doorways, by little hooks
! the streets, looking wan and wistful
at every man who casts an eye on ther
7 IT'S the saddest sight I've seen. To
{ Hood was great philosopher IS We
as a poet, for conc more unfortunate
2 conveys to the London dweller gre
: moral lesson.
0 The Argyle House is the great cent
{ of fashionable life of the tlenai-'n0'.d
g The admission is two shillings, al
}. YOU have fine orchestra and goo
{. dancing hall, and all the handsome
i and most Aourishing women of Lo
d don of their class. Their mark is u
- mistakable. If could circulate hi
d a dozen portraits among our girls,
n women Isaw at the Argyle rooms und
! the cut-glass chandelier and brillia
e gas-ight. would effect more positi
Ia reformation in the matter Of dress OF
/. personal adjournment than two doz
!. sermons or half hundred moral le