New-York tribune., 1880-02-15
ENGLISH MIANERS AND AMERIC4N HOS
PITfLTTY
From Mrs. Hoope's yora Under The T-icolor"

From Mrs Hoopcl's Norci Under The Tricolor"
"By the wav heard of such a charming reproof
administered by II Swedish gentleman 10 two Eng
hsh lords the other day. He had invited them to
dine with him. and they came III frock-c"a -,
checked trowScrs and without gloves. SlniinEiy
surveying their costumes he remarked; On, see
YOU have quite mistaken the style OF my dihcT; II
Is not a simple family affair at all, hut formal en-
tertainment. so | shall give orders to my cook TO
put it OF for half an hour so as f. give you gentle
men time to 20 home aud dress."
They would hardly have Received even so deli
cate a reproof rs that ~ America, remarked. " III
our soc;efy-ucople have one weakness arOyc an
other. n is for titled Englshmen. The rudeness
they Will Iaeekly endure 1t their hands is souring
beyond belief. Do not remember now. III Quaker
opolis Nj Edgars. Of The Daily ThaHd0cr. was lu-
y1tcd to a superb dinucr-party gotten mp expressly
in his honor and at which he appeared III = siep-
herds plaid walklBg-suIi, when every other man
present was pune illIOuSly arayed IN Tie orthodox
dress-suit and white nccktic9 And Is IL not on
record how Lady spark eDy, at y dlhncI-pArtN
which given to her BY the vic Oi oheOl our
leading ciuz n, exclaimed. on having plate of
tcTapin placed before her: On, take the nasty
stuff away cannot endufe the sight OF lt' Aud
did not SIR pigglcsby Dlggcs attend sundry grand
municipalities at Newport III Dlack NciNct uluIu-
ing-eOat Yet who ever heard al 4 ucr-boTn Amer
lean citizen rcscnting of these small but sign IL
cant tokens of contempt =
ing waxiug warm III her indIgnauuu. " DO not
remember how one Of our great western million
aires took certain noble lord to hls home and en-
tcrtalued him royalty, gong 80 lar as 10 charter
special train to take hIm 10 some point OF interest
that he wished 10 visit His lordshlp was cnthusi-
asiic in his expressions Of friendship toward MS
kind host. Now. II You ever come TO LONDON. be
sure that yOu Jet me know at once was s parting
Injunction. Well. one day our Western Gentleman
concluded thai he would 20 10 Europe Arrived IN
London, he sent his card requested 10 MS noble
friend. A few days later the EuC!ishman left his
card in return. with two tickets for a review thai
was to take place the next day. and polite note
requesting the American 10 cali at hls lordsups
house ut a certain time to 20 with him: Owing to a
baIkv cal,-horse the guest I've minutes latc at
the place of rendezvous. His lOrdship was gone
leaving 10 word OF message. And from that day 10
this our oycr-hOs pitablc c0untryD has never seen
him or heard from him. But even that Was not
quite 80 bad as the remark made by Lord Harry
Lakeland respecting Mr., MacGIIlcuddy, when lac
was m America That lady pcited HIM and ieicd
him 10 perfectly absurd extent, bat al all events
he accepted all her entertainments ana a'ten 1ns
for a whole Winter. Ia thc spring MIS-. MacGlll-
cuddy went to EuOpe. / ana 80 giad, Tcinaf hcd
Lord Harry 10 the hearing Of one OF N.Y. friends,
that she did nos ask for letter Of ihtroduC-
tinn 10 my mother before she left, Tor, OF course.
should have had 90 refuse II!