Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-24
EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Banbury Abroad.
We find the following rich pickinss In Mr..
BAiley's last letter from Eaglsnd

We find the following ricn picktnss In Mr.
BAiley's last letter from Englsnd
Row TIE BRIToN SAYS sRAcE.
There il an accompsn meat % each m cal
which strikes stranger most fercibly 1t is
their way OF saying grace. They are TIE sud
denest people in this respect tia; ever saw,
which is most startling. The text Is something
Ike this: "for What we are about 60 receive
rake Us truly thankful" and this, by some
families, IL slid in most unexpectscly and Il hSs
come 20 rapidly and 80 abruptly that have Oc-
cas,onsily missed IL entirely, hearing only the
soid about preceded and followed by sub
dued whistling. There being no abatement In
tie WORK OF the table ~ the time tended 70 make
the impression the less distinct. The giving OF
thanks, where IL Is the custom. at tie end OF the
meal, has frequently cut OF mouthtul Of food,
- swift and uROstentatious has been its coming,
and the conversation and happy lAnght Ter
flowed along with scarcely break in is cur
rent, and those who were 90 flush did 50. aud
every body felt contented and looked edited.
This Is quite in contrast to our New England
fashion OF doing grace. L have sat under
grace which fToLe the gravy, irretrieEably dam
aged the mutton, snd imbued the greater part
of the guests with the gloOmiest fOrebodings; IN
winch the African and the South Sea Islander
we're looked after and secured beyond harm;
snH al political cabAls were taken under the
NTH rib, completely cumbfOuCded, aud their
evIi mGcblEadsns scattered 10 the four winds OF
beaver IL was @ tue perform ncs Gnd a good
This tor humanity at large, bat IL made the
ulTIer lOOk sick.
not osrESrArIous.
Tie English are as uno-tvnts tiOus in IA rtr
names - in other things. John l. the common
male and Jane the popular finale cOguom.n.
1 begin 10 think that ne .rly all the female ser
wants are called Jane" 1 am not sure there
Il lot an act If Parliament Ca hat effect. The
term servant is used IN broader sense here
than IN oar country. The employees OF a COM
pAny Pre- called servants" whether they are
az the head or foot OF the list. Imagine an
American railway ticket-selieT called = servant
But II is too dreadful 10 think OF, and, fortu-
nhtely, no one would dare DO it.
THE HINGLIsH HI-GLAss.
We exceed the English in building cars, but
they completely distance US in wearing an eve
glass. IL Is not double glass, understand, but
single disc with q silver or gold rim, and
secured by cord about the neck, from which
II bangles when not In use. It Is worn only By
the English exquisite, and he generally dOns Il
as he asks question, or on entering a room
where there is anybody 20 see him. Sometimes
II IL suddenly put up without any apparent
proVocstion. imagine that II il worms. The
weaTer has baggy costume, parts his hair IN
the middle, and has in his face an expression OF
glass.
He wears it in the depression Just between
the bridge OF the nose and the brow of the eve
lie places Il there without any effort, and holds
it by slight depression of the brow. He could
carry II more easily under his arm, bat be pre-
fers wearing Il rs describe; where il rides as
calmly and peacefully as a babe on its mothers
breast, or wet dog on clean oil cloth. ImIsa-
tive Americans vainly strive to capture the
fashion. There Wss one young man from
marlborough, Massachusetts,, stopping in Lon
mouths, but IN vain, 90 make al eye-glass stay
IN his eye. could always tell VII en- ne failed,
by hearing him howl anr swear aud KICK the
furniture. AT the end of the three months he
went home, as both his time and money were
exhausted. when his room was cleaned two
full quarts Of damaged eye glasses were gather
cd up.
GREAT BRITAINOUs HABITS.
Although the English chew bat little tobacco,
they consume great Quantities Of the weed in
smoking ana snufnng. L have seen a numoer
OF young people addicted 10 the latter habit 1
don't care who snuffs if he will only keep away
from my yictusls. In many of the old-fAsh-
toned English inns, snutf-b0Nes or snuff horns
are TO be found in the smOking-rOOm, from
which the guest helps himself without charge.
The same inns keep stock OF lOng-stemn5d
clay pipes on hand tor the use of patrons. Clay
pipes are in such favor here that some Of them
are dignifed with an amber mouth piece.
IL ls marvellous the amount OF soda water
which II consumed here. But il il nearly ali
bottled. have seen less than a half dozen soda
water fountains in the past summer. 1 don't
suppose they can AFFORD the ice to run them.
The soda water comes in bottles a. we have IL,
but 1t is plain soda, as devoid Of fsvoring As a
billiard bail is devoid or whiskers. IL is used
largely with spirits, and As a hesd-easer In the
morning after seeing a few friends; but Is not
popular as a beverage by itself. Ii makes a
nice companion tor brandy, hut alone It's so
ciety is hardly worth looking after.
You see 10 cakes Office on the sidewalk here,
and can readily imagine that an American
city street in the morning must ill an English
man with surprise. An American misses the
kI6El FdEiCNH OI vegetables, meats anu breads
served up At his home hotel, and the equal va
Tie ty OF mixed drinks dealt out at his home bar
butt think he misses ice more than all these.
feel safe in asserting that seven-eghths OF the
osr-roOms, and full that proportion OF the ho-
tets, are not regularly supplied with Ice; and /
/ have yet 10 zee the restaurant with 4 single
/ pitcher OF ice-wateT. And of the two countries
| England stands more in need OF ice thsn we DO,
as its drinking water is generally interior
How THE GOTHAM POLICE FoRcE INDULGE
1 IN LITTLE JoKKs.-A young police officer
named Charles q. Sheehy was tried to-day in
the court OF oyer and terminer, upon a charge
Of highway robbery. A poor German rag
picker testified, through the Interpreter, th At
on the I'D OF May, at about five O'Clock in the
evening, two police officers in uniform, the
prisoner and another named Reilly, spoke to
him at All avenue and SD street, and asked
whether he had any money. He said he had
none, when Reilly seized his hands and Sheehy
took his wallet out OF his trousers pocket, looked
through IL and handed IL back. Officer Reilly
then sDstched il and looked through it, aud
when he threw it back s. bill was missing. On
biz demanding the money Reilly threatened TO
take him to the station house and lock him IN
for ten or fifteen days. He said he would 20 20
the station house, and REILLY pushed him away
| telling him 20 90 home. Some minutes after
| the prisoner stopped him and asked whether he
| had got his money back. He said he had not,
and the prisoner dubbed him and drove him
| away. The complainant was cross-eXamined