The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-06

them hs b AotfAmiliaf. bat neithseis 10 arrogant
o. unreasonable. The prescription Of thou.
sand years hes decided that they move on dif.
fsrsnt though parallel lines: they do not ap-
preach. but neither do they collide" Later on
In the same essay ws ore TOLD that the advan-
tass Of the isudal tradition. which survives In
England. IL that. domestic service being held In
no dishonor. and implying no loss Of SELF
respect. IL has grown Into . science 70 b por-
fectly acquired By patience and study alone.
The exclusiveness and fastidiousnsss Of Gull
tivatsd and wealthy class have produced In
England the perfection Of domestic service
performed with the least possible friction
By persons ~ accomplished In their mental.
but still honorable. duties - the masters
In their several occupations. In America there
II nothing OF this. and tho absence Of quiet and
respectful service 10 TO IN EnglishmAn an ever
recurring source Of annoyance" In connsc.
tion with this topic. Sir Lepsl Grimm makes
some sensible comments on the relatively
narrow scale Of household expenditure adopt
ed BY persons Of large fortune In the Northern
States. 80 difflcult. and. indeed. impossible.
10 Il 70 procure good servants that the whole
style Of living has been Affected BY 1t. Tho
houses are strangely small. and In city 40
wealthy 10 New York therc are very fow which
In London would b considered Of tho hrst
rank. The spacious family mansions which In
London are 70 b counted by Thousands In
the western quarters hardly exist In
New York. Fifth avenue. which, with few
oflshoots. forms the fashionable quarter. con-
tains but few houses above the average Of
those In London square. Country houses. In
the English sense OF the word. with great o.
tnblishments OF servants Of every grade arc
unknown. The New York millionaire. whose
wealth makos 90 imposing show In London
or Paris. lives at home In what We should con-
slider . very modest fashion. He inhAbits .
house OF . dozen rooms. and 10 served BY four
or Ave servants. His house II small because
no cannot procure good ssrvanA; or his SCR
wants are few because his house 10 not large
enough for great establishment"
We shall take leave OF the author with one
moro extract from the chapter In which our
household economy 10 sorutinizsd: The
American town house. which 10 too small to CO.
commodate an establishment Of servants. 10
obviously too email for q govsrness. 20 the
daughters OF the family deprived Of that caro-
full homo training which IL held 70 bs essential
In England. are exposed to the roughness and
the independence Of . day school, Tho
effect Of this 10 not attractive. though II Amer-
can parents approve tho system. with its free
dom aud development Of Individuality. no one
else has any right to complain. But believe
that It 10 only approved because. under exist
ing conditions. It 10 impossible to adopt any
other: and the independence OF their children.
which to outsiders seems to SAVIOR OF disrespect.
10 unnoticed BY Americans. who have grown 30
accustomed to It that It has ceased to wound.
American children arc wonderfully bright and
clever. but their good manners are too often
conspicuous By their absence"