New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Holm BULL.

80, ~ the book is generous and many OF us eriu-
n;s,os might reasonably be those OF an EngnSiha,
NJ cosmopolitan tastes and experiences ana rauo
tendencies; and one withal who owns quioA S0n'e
=, human The satire is keen but NOT
;n.ratnred. Here and there appears a DIT
- the old-fashioned French criticism OF
English ways-a criticism SO VeneIao'e
and backneyed that it evokes from the reader
nleased so So old friendl" English selhshness'
- bvnocrisv. are the faults which chiefly dis
tnrb this writer who is not indsposed, De IL sau W
give admiration where IT is deserved.
Tho Englisbman of Monsieur Max OReil is "
large landowner with muscular arms, long, broad
fat and heavy feet, and an iron jaw that ho'uS
fast whatever il seizes upon" His earthly posses
sIons are large "'but what shall 1t proht man ~
he gain the whole world ana lose HIS own soui'
saws Scripture" =, -. IL On in
the other world he has knocked down TO hlmse t
fbe X in pdom of Heaven-in his eyes as lnconte5sV
ably British possession as India or AuStIaIL;n Ia
The French fght for glory; the Germans Tor nv nv
ING: the Russians TO divert the attention OF Ino
1eonIe from home affairs: but John Bull is reason
able moral and rejecting character: ne hsn AZ
promote trade TO maintain peace anu oLGe d y; U en
face of the earth, and the good OF manElnu III e ~
aroi IL he con0uers a nation, it is TO improve us
condition in this world and secure It's welfare ~ ine
next-a highly moral aim as you PercettSS e PibIeS
me your territory and will glye you the bioie'
Exchange no robbery
The British spirit of every man for hlmseH inc
antbor mildly satirizes. GO you remark to an
FneHsRman" he says-and it is an ancient oDserVa-
tion-''If you remark to an Englishman In snoK-
inc Commandment that he has dropped some cigar
ash on his trousers, he will probably answer tor
the past ten minutes have seen box OF matches
<on fire in your back coat pocket puU ulu Ho' INV
fere with YOU for that. }"
In English life this critic holds there is no intima
CIV. no openness of heart; stiffness and reserve;
affection but little love. This will hardly be con-
coded TO him by Englishmen, but they have not
so much cause to protest on this ground as ocotch
men. Those who have never been Ill Scolianu' no
declares cannot form notion of what 1t Is 10 De Sc
rious. ,.
A vonnp Scotch friend of mine of high literary
renufation generally spends, once year ioH ~;
Nth his family on the outskirts of Edinburgh HIS
father is Presbyterian mlnlstery occupy lIs NolS
enviable pos ton On the Gay o. mi fable by
tbe side of his plate little paper caTeluI{
II is detailed account of the meals ne mas t I1u
during his visit TO his fathers mouse; IN " lei
r,nris ms hill Rut the son is as sound CaiedOn-
ian as papa and does not part with his coin before
he has ascertained that all the items are accurate
anu "W VIM father see YOU have marked bacon and
eggs for my yesterdays breakfast; l assure you
u SY HUS We're wrong not to do SO then my boy;
they were on the table why didn't you help your
know another interesting Scotch papa who pre-;
SCENTS his children, they come OF age, whthe w
of all that he has spent upon thg @ and nn e
fees of nurse and doctor. Inc chlluien Sisn "H" ~
dertake to repay the outlay. ,,
Max O'Rels opinion of EnglishWomeh Is Hahhiy
EXPRESSED He thinks that when they are pretty
they have no equals upon earth They are angels OF
beauty but too oftenP he adds, " their faces
have no expression their eyes lack lustre ana pl-
onancv their teeth are long and prOtruding andwhen
they laugh, they sbowtheir gums like rhlnoceroS'
They have only the beauty of youth. An English
ham after thirty lle low
erclass women of London are thinfaced or blOated-
looking. They are horribly pale; there is no color
TO be seen except on the tips of their noses Their
sculptural lines generally straight ones are sug-
gestive, pronounced, exaggerated, or suppressed
according to the fashion of the day" In these
calm statements the author has certainly taken
a step beyond poor Hawthorne. 10 DC
called fat and red-faced is surely not so
had as to be compared to rhinoceros
It is the health. the dignity, the hunger, and es-
pecially the self-reliance of Englishwomen that
chiefly strike this critic. with u.s." he saws, "a
too strict watch over our children and the fear of
giving them too much liberty, engender a love OF
the secret and mysterious Everything in an Eng
lish education tends to make young people set-rei-
ant No mother or governess would think OF open
ing letter addressed to her daughter pupil the
girl has her private correspondence sacred as tat
of her elders. No letters received on the sly no
letters written TO young bWetlUchtS dt
The absence of suspicion destroys the charm OF
mystery 1t is the BarthOlOs that make the Rosnes;
and alas the Rosines that become Countess Alma
yivas. Virtue springs, blooms and ripens beneath
the generous rays of liberty and confidence"
The land Of the British tradesma1 is not in Max
O'RePs opinion a land of honesty England, he
asserts. is the home of shOddy.
The houses are built with half baked bricks with
out single stone. These houses are onlylntended TO
oft w Jah "a
come by right, the property OF the treeh0lder III
is like placing money in the sinking fund nsxty
wears time half London will be rebuilt. say
london because in the provinces the ground gener-
ally belongs to the of the house, who there
fore employs better material .
Windows and doors close badly. III Is VAIN JlaU
YOU make a fire ard sit i'll front OF It; your PACK
freezes have heard serious Englishmen declare
that houses would be unhealthy without these
dranghfs After all this is very possibly true; for
the bricks of which they are built must contain toul
gases, which can thus partly escape through inc
There are few houses which do not show signs of
damp inside. " 1t rains indoor, here" sand one
day to my landlord" Well, umbrellas are cheap
enough" he replied.
bought a pair of patent leather boots. for, | am
bound to admit. the modest sum OF eleven and SIX
pence / was going to a ball in the evening.
After dancing for about an hour, felt the sole OF
my foot getting delightfully."- cool; Gliding carefully
left the drawing go and seek out the cause
of this unexpected treat. / soon discovered that
while the upper Part of my boot faithfully stuck to
its position the fewer part, sole and heel had be"
come Transformed into a sandal.
Indignant, ! went next day to the shOPkeeper, and
produced the offending boot. At first he appeared
quite astonished. go
What can you have been doing with these
boots ~ he asked me. ~,
Why. dancing in them, of course, replied.
ooh well" cried he, that's Whec it is"
Moral Pay thirty shillrngs pair for your boots;
they will be cheap at that price.
About the British worship of success of money
the author has much to say. 1.-The aristocrat and
the rich man. Such are the Englishman's two
idols" Become a rich man in England and
you will have acquired every good quality nay
every talent-and he tells anecdote which reads