, 1874-05-31

Quol. Inat aerial dantlnesa OF charm, OF the
French and American women which is az elusive
to the eearcher after the secret ia the mystery
Of life tn the p;lyaiologiAt?
Ono Of the first things All American in Lon
dun has to do IL to srm himself or herself with
huge tomahaTk OF fact, aud to deal general
havoo among certain OF his or har proconceiyod
i;l.aa. And. III the first place, smashed into
everlasting ruin goes the QUO with which we all
come ab1oad-the Que that tie expense Of 1y-
ing is
LESS 1S ENGLAND THAN IN AMERICA
Less! o 20 Acsts of yictimized school,
ma'ams who have como to Europe on the scantv
savings for years, de1uded By the thought that
penury At home is afiluence abroad, and who are
wandering yet in tho drearicat and cheapest by
ways OF Europe, unable to pay your passage
home to America, why do you not unite IN onevo-
c1ferous howl Of warning to your sisters OVER
tile sea-
Dye impoverished widows who havo gathered
your mites together, and hayo tol1ed over that
lonely lamleta OF in lonelior lodging
houses. all oycr Europe" because one
can livo elegantly at SO little OF
psnso In Europe. you know,"-w don't
you utter united vail TINS shall echo from
Boston to San Francisco, and warn your sister
widows not to chase tho ignis-fatuus Of cheap
living scross the Atlantic?
Board in i London establishment Is
HIGHER IN PRICE AND POORER IN QUALITY
than is the rule in New York Boston, or Chicago.
.Ac LIlAk 11af Q otGl2 AAs Q
paid 500 week for accommodations less sats-
factory than those left in Boston at $12. In
our cities. = stipulated sum week pays for
board with furnace-heat and gas. In London,
in addition to the $40 per week,
pay Is cents a box, Or 30 cents
day, for Goals, and go an7iously cropping my
way to bed every night by the flicker OF
q solitary candle. II any OF my lady-roaders will
try To dress for the opera, or for Madame Dela-
~ At Hprra ~ ~ fhN vTgnfnnr ut n
die. she will know what 1 have suffered a Il
winter. in adherence to my original dstermtn-
alton not to invest money in d lamp that would
suf1ocato me with evil fumes OF kerosene.
Houses in London being built more substantial
II than with Us, are not torn to. pieces for iln-
provements every few years. Consequently,
buildings erected before gas YVES ganerallJ in use
in dwellings, are still without that luxury, ex-
50 till Lord Macaulsy's New zealander shall ait
upon the fragments of London Bridge aud
soliloquize over the ruins Of forgotten city.
In addition to the ordinary expenses Ct bsd
and board in London must be recloned large
tribute paid to the iniquitous European system
Of
It ia strange enough to an American, wonted
to thu lavish lioorality Of our theatrical man.
ayers, to be obliged to pay for the programme
he uBos ut theatre or opera. And also SO s:rangs
that probably he will not at first comprehend
it is the daughter Of fthe-horse-leech look which
the usher who shows him his seat at the opera
or theatre gives him il he does not voluntarily
slip si1pence into said ushcr's palm. You can
not inquire your way in tue street, that, IN AZ
probability, the interro9ated will not roply, II
can't describe the way. but I'm just going thero
and will show yon.' That moans d shilling
80 cents in American currency, although only
q in American coin. 1on see one
quire the way. The winter who brings me
single cup Of chocolate in oake-shop hangs
about my presence as il responsible for the ono
spoon with which I Sip the beverage, till I be-
think myself that am in the Land OF Leechea,
and give him his expected "tip." II CROSS the
street, a filthy wretch darts before me with
stump Of broom, and stirring up al the dirt
possible in 30 short Z time, to mako uay passage
) triumphnl march Of drtiness, and my rai,nent
like unto the rniment Of tho Confederate army
cali = cab that another loafer does not dart for
ward to open the door for me, and stand with =
mouthful OF curses ready It I fail to render him
tribute Of penny or two. One cannot go INTO
1uany Of the city-churches on weekdays, that
some ore, veTger OF peW-opeuer, does not force
compsnionship upon you, to the tune OF si1-
pence-
field, few days ago, seeking the spot that
might drop fgurativs tear where the nine
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the-breast vere mar
shaled at the funeral pyre Of John Rogers. 7
n1s directed to find it in front Of the old
which was advised at the came time, to ex-
anime il possible, ss it is OF the finest apeci-
mems OF early Norman architecture in London,
and datcs-its original portion-fron the reign
OF Henry L. IN 1lo2 Amer te shsaa'ng my ngn. n
tears or ten for that ambiguously- -enurn-
.T,tsd tsy tuFnea boean.s up 81 tD srsnt
from Henry 1. to the priests OF St. Rartho1ome"
to hold yearly fairs for the sa4e of cloth), into
narrow, dingy passage. I found that WAS at
the 1ery th1 1esho1d Of tho rear entrance Of the
majestic old church. Neither verSer nor pew
opener was in sight; 80, exulting that I had
eomehov evaded the she-Cerberus who generally
les in wait ut church-entrances began to ex-
amine ut mY leisure the tombB and monuments,
tina massive columns, and the graceful nrches OF
the choir I confess that felt like truant
scholar; for the conviction WAS strone within
the church, I should not be left to my
own sweet will in deliberate surveys. And
I uas right; for ! had made Just half
The circuit Of the church, when q bcldame,
toothlees and wrinkled as one Of the witches 81 :;
who brevs hell-broth in the play OF Macbeth"
came rushing down the entrance-steps and
around tho church after me, half-dressed, ss II
hurried from her toilet. jinglinE her KEYS, as II
BOUNDING an alarum to the world for my impu-
dence. what do you want p she asked pant
inelv, although my attitude and position put my
intention begond hypothesis. ITO see the
church" answered, with intense disgust that
must Sea the remainder OF 1t to the double.
onick OF her DESIRE not tho tardy movement OF
1nira. nine So she galloped me through with such
Tapidity Of step and mumbling incoherence OF
ftatement that could neither read inscriptions
for myself or gather information from
her; and then she turned up her t1me-
tho fou1pence which g.vo her for her n5 four
minutes anbie, that, in very cowardico, asked
her to get me change for a sovereign, that
might reduce the altitude Of that 1sery feature
deed made the house Of tho Lord the don OF
thief"
RIitjshar land he Is among the very dregs OF
civilized humanity is not ashamed Of ths ever
LASTING lying in wait for tips, like NANCY cur
suoakinE after every wayfarer to snap mp what
ever may fall from hs store t is depressing to
to ones faith that all char
nctar is the evolution Of Divine ideh. to live
weeks in this mighty Babylon, and to be b!ed At
every pore as ouly the base-born Brlton knows
hon to bleed one. = !
THE cAB-sYB fEM OF LONDON
i. ouoted abroad as the very climax and acme Of
nublio vehicular perfection. But ono doesn't
It. hat