The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11
ANGLOMAEIA.
some Advice TO l,sAmericsn Victims.

Ah american WHO wishes 10 pass Tor an
fngIiShman, before other people than his own conn
trymeu must carefully observe the following rules:
lie must call his father the guy nor;'' he should
never lie SICK, but "il;' he should cali coal
'iaeketi'' pantaloons, trousers, - (never pants;)
avesta 'waistcoai, pronounced wesCut under
shiIt - Jersey susrenders, - braces 80 and all
shoes boots. lie mnst speak of an expert driver
az good whip, ~ aud good rider as good
seat - lie must never fail TO make the dsiinc-
ton between riding and driving, and remember that
no one in England ever rides except horseback.
To therefore speak OF riding is quite sudcient;
"du on horseback Is superiiuuUs TO au English
man. He must never by any possible chance forget
to call Thames Tens, - Derby DARBY, - BerEe-
ley ''Barkey, BERTHE " Bartie, - walt "vaise, -
Holburn g Hohurn, Mary-le-b " hIarrabun, ~
Pail Mall PEN Nell, - Hartford ''Harford, - st.
Leger " Sauger. - st. John when used as a per-
sons nameD ''SiDlen - and WoOlwich WoOliCl. ~
lie must not put stress the ches in Manchester
or Winchester; he must know all tile grades of
Dility, IRON duke down to baron, and never
mil tne eRieglous error oi calling oaronet or a
knight either a nobleman lord. When he takes
bath lie must have g tub; ~ he must Keep the
left when he drives even though he iuiriuges the
law OF the road in his country rise in his
stirrups wheu in riding he trots tie familiar
WIN all the ttehnlcaitesahd proCien In the lingo of
hunting shooting rowing cricket, aud avn tennis
as 1t is done in England If thing Is amusing or
provocative Of mirth, he must say IL IL rather fun
and II he finds man agreeable his limit Of praise
must never exceed 90 decent sort of chap or not
half bad fellow He must call a pound 'quid,' -
ana shilling :" bob But he cannot he too eau
tious rs to slang, aud should be it is not cad
dish before he uses It, Tie sayings of all OF Sulli
N,
are many which come out in questionable comic
songs at the secoud-rate theatres and music nails
that no gentleman is ever heard to make use of.
'Fetching - il a word that should never be given
utterance TO Ia the hearing of ladies'. A railroad
should always he a hallway In England, aud the
Ang!omaniaC must not omit to cali 1t so. lie must
also speak OF the cars as The 80 train baggage car
as a luggage van, freight train as a goods
train, - ani mast never allude to station AS a depo
He must call the track the - line and the rails the
metals - aud speak Of switching as shunting
OF switch tender as pOintsmau, the conductor
as tue guard, The ticket Office the hooking
ONCE, and oil norse-caT asa tram lie must never
get mad, but always angry, 80 nor should he forget
Cooper that Aiagialane College, oxford. is
called - NIawdiin, - Caius College Cambridge
Keys aud that the proper pronunciation OF Gl!-
When he goes to the opera theatre the orchestra
seats must be designated as the stalls, tue dress
''plt = For - guess he must use '.fancy :, and
- imagine - aud studlousy shrink from such ex-
presTions as quite while, - real nice - - side
whiskers - j. thar sO:'' and why, certainly. -
He must he sure to leave out wine when he speaks
port or sherry and should he wish for ice cream he
"Enocted up II person has good taste, and is
"el-Dfed or thing Is done in accordance with the
IueSot good breeding OF good taste, both are " good
form II the reverse, ''bad form Should he find
himself in difficulty he must be 'up tree, - and
everything Troublesome and disagreeable is "hard
lines. 80 lie must call lunch luncheon, - and the
patior The drawing roOm, - and must drop 4
except when it comes after no. such words as
which, ~ when - 90 where, - what, -
whether, ~ white, and whisky" lie should
also carefully aToid sounding his finar's should he
come TO England, he must keep away from the neigh
boihOod OF the American Exchange when in London,
and never be seen east OF Regent street. lie must
/ never, by any possible chance when speaking, sound
as III a. as he VIII at once Ge put down a we'll
dressed c1bnan, counter Jumper, bus conductor
OF the truest cVckney strain. His drink must he
brandy and soda, which lie must call " Is. and :, -
and his tobacco, "Cayendisl - or 'bird' s.eye
whisky lie must call 'spirlts - and should he in
dIlge In 1t, he must never fail 10 flu his tumbler
I
AS forhs dress, well, an English taiIor-and there
are loads oil them IN America-will help him out Of
that diculty. II lie gets his clothes made by Pool
as hear may young Americans do he will have no
lro"Cie that is, II Pool really makes them which is
moi always the case with his foreign customers have
been tod, one or TWO things, however, he should
crystalline IN his brain; never to other than
hlgh silk hat With frock coat, low hat
WIN jacket lsacFJ TO reverse this rule viii ruin
MIN at once, Let him not imagine that the posses
sion OF 'crutoh stick win aid him In his endeay-
Ors TO e1patTiate himself. The article In question
was all the rage IN london some ago bnt II has
long gone ont Of fashi0n-s0 long, In fact that the
carrying OF one by London swell would he almost
equivalent To appearing ia reg top trousers aud turn
over shirt-colaf Lastly, lie must wear either
square toed boots or u loL-chain In short l,t him
mole Tile dress OF the English gentlemen who visit
America every year anu pay ho heed 10 the gigantic
stripes and mammoth checks displayed by wandering
actors and commercial travellers. One always will be
In simple good taste the other vulgar aud loud. one
WIN represent 81. James street and Pail Mail: the
other, Cheapside and the strand
Just "a word as to his servants liyeTes. IL VIII be
necessary to bear ia mind that men-s servants in an
thgllsh honse are either twhat Is eTmedJ In Iy-
cry " or out OF livery. OF Indoor servants tie
butler Is out OF llyeIy thar "a 10 say, he always
dresses In plain clothes aud Is never seen In dress
coat TN dinner time, Bat fOomeu must wear livery
VI ont-Oi-hooT servants, only coachmen gToOins
are Ia livery gardeners never. IA for the liyeTles
themselves II Is tlCklish matter 10 deal with Ina
republic, shOuld fancy They are 10 best bur 4
badge OF sergtude. aud any attompt at them l con
slider quite beneath he true dignity Of an American
citizen sun, II tho Angomauiac must have them,
aud Is unfortunate Ia the non possession OF family
arms 10 guide HIN as to cOOTs, should saw let him
make them as simple as possible, the more dark blue
ana the less SKY Zine, scarlet, yellow green he has
about them the better. Let hun be mser with the
bright buttons, aud pat no bands around the hats
not even silver tyelEet Is simply eaecrable, and,
unless a crest, nothing should on the buttons A
monogram on servants livery buttons or on The car
riage panels, when combined with the velvet hat
band, especially stamps q man directly. Bat few
people In England have the right 10 pat cock AIDE on
their servants hats. Army officers, present aud
retired, deputy leUtenants ~ counties, high sLeriHs
aud Omcals OF that sort are entitled 10 sport them
but nobody else. The royal family have roCkade Of
thelr own, which Is round leather Tu5ette without
any fan az the top, Ike tho ordinary CorEade There
fore, whatever american wishes 10 be thought Eng
lsh must nave no cOckade on his servants nat
for no Englshman who knows anything, aud whose
example Is worth following, would have one unless he
was entitled 10 lt,-l4CAI4gur tH IFgUUItl.