The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-11-03

perism and compulsory education, but does not
in the least care what particular ornament was
discovered on the vases last dug up at Pompeii.
Why should he pretend to do so Hecan easily
get introductions to native reformers, who will
show him how the poor are housed ard take hin
to as many schools and prisons as he likes to in
spect Another may care more for beetle or a
butterfly than for the most hardened criminal or
the most illitente peasant; but be, too, by the
operation Of the same law. will probably confne
his attention to early Italian rellefs and Etruscau
inscriptions. OF all the
sENsELEss AND PROVOKING PEOPLE,
Who travel. middle class Epgshwomen of a GER
tain age are perhaps the chief. One always feels
ashamed OF them out Of their own country They
can be readily recognized abroad by their dress.
It is either dopdy, ouire or the ugliest develop
ment possible to imagine of the reigning fashion.
They seem to think anything good enough in
which to travel, yet they have twice as much lug
gage as the Freuchwoman, who always looks so
neat. They drive their husbands or fathers crazy
with the number OF their boxes, yet never seem
able to extract from their depths anything in
which they are fit to be seen. They travel in a
of color. 1t is trimmed with quantities of thick
heavy braid, which is always getting torn, and
hanging off in unt;dy loops. They wear brown
hats, with feathers that have long ceased TO show
the slightest inclination to curl. They buy hide
Gus boots with elastic sides, which are so uncom.
Portable that they are obliged to take them of in
the railway carriage, and cannot get them on
ngain when they arrive at their destination. They
will not provide themselves with a couple of white
dressing gowns. which are easily washed. and de-
ightful to put on when they arrive hot and tired.
They appear on Sundays aud at the table d'k0te
in an old crushed black silk. aud, perhaps that
horror of horrors, white Garibaldi. They have
their reward in feeling undenably respectable.
They are proudly conscious that they look like
nothing but Engshwomen, and with this con.
seriousness they are more than satisfied. They
are most careful TO whom they speak. and think
everything TO which they are unpccustomed. ex.
traordinary and contemplate. They lade out
Ruskin diluted in tepid water, and read Mrs. ia.
mison at great length before pictures ct which
they have no time to look. They will not kneel
down in Roman Catholic Church, though they
have gone to hear Mass, nor will they bow pc.
litely to the benighted foreigner who is SO foolish
as to take of his hat when he passes them on the
staircase. They return to their native country as
narrow, as ignorant, and as prejudiced as when
they left 1t, but more unbearabIe, for they have
added the conceit of travel to their other dsa.
greeabe qualities They complain of discomforts
which they might easily have avoided by little
forethought and common seuse; they grumble at
mistakes which only occurred because they were
unpardonaby ignorant Of even that small guam.
tity of French which will carry one anywhere on
the Continent
When large party intend to travel together it
will
SAVE MUCH TROUBLE AND FATIGUE
If couple of the most capable are told of one
to see after the engaging of rooms, the other to
order the food required. When country party
arrive late at hotel. cold and tired. or hot and
tired as the case may be- it is distressing to see
how long they often take to make up their minds
what they will have foF supper. The weakest and
most starving have 10 wait for the rest. But see
pair of Frenchmen 10 similar case. They or
der Professionally at once the inevitable omeIette
A .tric dndeau cold from the table dhots helps
them on. Cheese, salad, fruit and some biscuits
finish very sufficient repast. before their Eng
sh felIow-travelers have spelled out half the Carte
We may wonder how foreigners can be content
to live under sucha Government" but they may
well wonder how we can continue to exist with
out finding out how to feed ourselves.