Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-26
LETTER FROM LONDON.
uNP0PuLARIrY OF AMERICAN
TOURISTS ABROAD.
Their Impeiiteness and Rudeuess
60 sersants-sunicie.s Causes for
m Humor nj the Table.

1t may be q revelation to Americans at
home-I know ii was q revelation to me
to learn that "a countrymen and
eountrywomsn are not popular abroad;
that they are not, except in rare aud
isolated cases. either liked or respected.
This Is the opposite OF what most Amer
lean tourists will tell Us. but after care
fal observation and study Of causes, /
am convinced that we are not the adj
miration and the envy OF the European
world. Those who return from Europe
with unelipped vanity to dilaie upon the
esteem in which Americans are held on
the continent. have. 1t may be said. al.
ways got their opinions from hotel
keepers, shop keepers and guides; and
they have paid dearly. you may be sure.
for the sweet delusion. Americans have
q reputation for astuteness. Yankee has
become
SYNONYM yoR suREwDSEss
The world over. but the ease with which
the modern American tourist Is flattered
-,-.u., -. r.. r. ,o,.,.,. him
s"'' "
only for his shopping and purchasing
capacity. gives color to the opinion that
the more sensible Americans are staying
at home. The cause Of the unpopularity
o. tne ua " ~. 80 = ,nds
awkward. obtrusive; doing those things
that good taste would have him avoid,
and omitnns a ,nousahu anu ou,
r,,ls r;nions as we'll as
OF The great gudceons OF the
cosmo-social machine. The American
abroad Is distinguished above nearly all
other peoples for mdauatss homie, for u
want Of urbanity. 1t would be tedious
to tell all his social sins OF omission and
commission-how he otiends good taste
In the house, Mt the table, on the street,
In the cars, with his eyes, and nose, n
mouth. and arms, and legs. II would
seem avery trivial catalogue to our peo-
pie. who pique themselves on sterling
rather than shining virtues; but among
the superficial peoples Of the old world.
who, like all peoples, judge first from
superficial appearance. and maybe have
neither time. inclination. nor capacity
to see deeper. it is sufficient to confirm
the impression which our geographical
position suggests to them-that VT are
r-xcr,r,v,rrn ynosrtyn,urS.
-. Il. ,,;.. 4,
-.,,, T.. uo,. .,,.s.hla N tall n aa,ter.
J.. a.. :, ~. .s,.sm 4, which opr
,orr,,vn.n ar. hsld abroad on account,
=, ,h.ir ,ap,ls manner and superior
h,a.d;n,. I'M, ,hat vopld not be tho
80 20 al ,ho ,ru,b or IN ,,eef,ct reform
Thin The na,,y Tb.r. Ia already am
go. 81 ,,sscis li,sra,urs from cushing
,@or,;s,s aud from ths re,ulation female
.or,.snondsnts M WASHINGTON. who
49, Observation-Disclosures. ~ beauty' form
mi f.sbion Of Inc bomely.
nIa.. Tb,, vs,v estimate 10 be sur-)
w,xas AMI dan,h,s Of Presidents and
e.h;na, ministers One of the f~ayorits
x.v. Of Amerieaps abroad for manifest.
| In, I'M h,es5ing /. In rudeness 10 sery.
NJ. ,hey SELDOM sn.ak Kindly 10 this
-, - ;hsnl ,hsm for any ser,;ee. lint
Iii .ox ..TaLs ,ha, disS away" or
"U.va Won nothiny better than this"
with yoies and manner ,hs, have never
Ian smoothsd by attrition with the
noli,a world II /. too true that Amer.
CAUSE ron DISGUST AND uL'uuNoh
AT the table on the continent. The
deceiiful measre-shams that are placed
before him for a dinner are 50 unlike
the eIhuberence he Is accustomed to at
home, that his s.omaeh ieeis delrauaeu
ra..an w hs sbouii snrl his inJignn.
ton Al servants. who are not accouuta-
BILE for the table, who are much superior
10 the same class in America, and who
are accustomed to c~onsiderate politeness
from all save American tourists. There
is something wanting in the early train
ing OF Americans who SO abroad which
luhkcs tucui appvaE hps ouAy "a oH
social relations. bat in every situation
where bearing. manners, and address
tell. will not say inferior to all other
peoples. but certainly inferior to the
French. Italians, spaniards and
Belsians In the same sphere oil lie. 1
have thought that this defect oil our
c~ountrymen might in part be accounted
for 10y the absence OF military trimming.
which, directly. or indirectly, through
its influence and spirit. no doubt has an
effect upon the life and manner OF
- ~ rrpopr
lmpai"ns s'a'e'aI '"'As', '"S'
disnihed bearing. dsierentiai address,
and through the incubation Of habits OF
oosdience, order and precision disun-
gushing them rom the iooss' swasser-
ing gueIiliAs OF tue western world.
.anas, - S;saayan,ass abroad ,hav
must be compared with n travelling class
socially. financially and Internationally
sups.,y waA, ..,..v.nan, ,.a.s,a.s