The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-14


A nuRber OF esasons are assigned for
pronouncing tho vanity Of Frenohmen pos
tive mania. that absolutely blinds them to
patent facts which Il u OF Vital moment Tor
them to recognize For example. the Esgltsh
language 10 not studied In France on the alb
surd assumption that the Frsnoh vesnacuiar
is destined to become the universai tongue.
This. too. in spite OF recently published figures
proving that tho number OF Participating
people 10 declining. and that French 10 not
now spoken b. moro than 50.000000 whereas
English u rapidly spreading and 10 already
known to upward OF 10000. 900. Another
effect OF this incorrisibie vanity 10 the ssem-
ingly sincere conviction expressed in John
Bull and his Island that everything good
and endurAble In England is due to Fronch
origin. Tho reverse Of courHe. 10 tho fact. IS
the author Of John Bulls Neighbor" nnds 1t
easy to demonstrate. For example French
gentlemen have long Hhjured their own tailors
and gone to England or English cutters for
their clothes. At a meeting q little while ago
Of the syndicate Of French tators In Paris
member NJ Ducher. complained that. while In
1875 there were only thirteen English tailors In
the French capital. doing business TO the
amount Of l.4O0. 900 francs q year. there are at
present thirty nine. whose dealings amount to
1880 900 francs. What is true OF coats and
sometimes overlooked that for many years
Paris ladies' havo been dressed and their fash
ions set by an 1rIshman. Worth. Next to being
dressed we'll q fashionable French iady's am
bition 10 to learn to ride like an English
miss" and Frenchmon with any pretenslons
to high life " are sodulous to intorlard their
discourse with the slang OF the ENGLISH raoo-
course. stable. and hunting fold. We noed not
say that English carriages. dog carts. and sad
dlory arc the raGo. ana that nm EnGlsh groom
Is indispensable Tho truth Is that every
species OF drhc'e hno'a'S Is ID great demand
In France. Thus English biscuits arc con-
sumed by thousands OF tongues; English pale
alo written In French books and newspapers
pei Ten Is esteemed FAR above any OF tho
choice French brows. and an English plum
pudding Is now looked upon as dainty bonnie
bouche. q chef who cannot concoct 1t after the
right English manner being deemed deficient
to be worth six French raHors. English cutlery
of all kinds takes precedence over French. and
Ensiish e,oe'ro-P'"te Is 'ioueht inr superior 10
anything France can turn out; English soaps
are much pri"eo' Ins''h '''pe's anu '"'k no. .n
iianhes find ready sale in preference 10
French ones. Nor have we said anything rs
,, =, r,.Iih ,c,;nu,tur,I ip,n,omnp.s nna
,o' y, ih'e "H" W., .,,, 'i ..,.aios
machinery. OF English bicycles ana trieyeIos
X,
oro NOW IN n, found ovorvvbere in France IT,
are now 10 10 ioun" o,',, "ne ,',. !"
make some impression on French vanity. but
II is a plan, OF too tough miro and deep root.
" It It has b s long been a tradition in England tina,
The author Of John Bulls Nsichbor" pro.
Of ino. the coffee thu, one ssnorally gets in
France is wre'cheu. and Very frequently NOT
coffee at all but mixture OF throo parts OF
chlcory. unless it happens to be made AZ is
frequently the case. from VIE composition
called essence OF coffee" statistics show that
the anouh. Oh ehacot' consume" ,, Ia a,"noo
pos'''so, oho,n "n.'" ,"' r. 'p" .'v , y"
coffee is o0 ,, sma na nno ue,. uss'
..,,.- Az, ..,.h on,, -. 49,. ;n,a Tr.,.o
"heIcaa t'',i "n'c" mus '.H why nv i",'o
le. with rhro exceptions. OF an INFERIOR uunii'y
Az 70 french cooking. this - dcssrlhod IN
tbs book. before us ns thu art and
reminded of the, story OF the En-lsh
rommerriIni traveller wh2 hnv'hG Sn tns'
fSln rsy hny e, rTI all ,hs
yon can bring me my dinn,r now, Thn
Mr,Gr ,nsis tn"t rG@n"h % ~ leeds nhrn
u fhNithny iairc I?,hr'r", III co"hih-. priuihr
himself on his nhi.ity !" destroy Tho flavor OF
one th'nE by aht!inG me mayer OF nH9tnci. n"
snni!s md slnGs in mel an arpr,;!%Ins way as
to d"udo you INTO sTti'"ih< Vac i"rih,nm1
iHofSea. re WIZ 80 uI'', rieto oi 1'sthneu
horsr or putrid Nsi hs 20 mlhs YOU smack
your lips. Eut Is ms - r'nnh and eI,'y'Is
dcvs!ormeht OF Ga ,i,,,. science We 90
not want bad Things served 1T MI. ana
We d. not want cool things disguised.
bnt lake salmon. ,Tr !hs'amre served WIN
sauce mnyonnaise. Nhal Is mo rr9dbin; haht
hnrGr there II IT. Is hHi IN" ncil and the
oil Of the sauce Ih"n dti YOU over Try French
mashed potatoes You taste everything th"re
but the potatoes. which hrc OF the consistency
OF poiriuec N!aln. spinhch ~ crossed IN
manner 20 cuu,o ~ 70 rNS"n,',io THICK. Visciu
the flavor Is probably not unlike nInt-at any
rate. II Is not like spinach; bn' surely: II
may 20 sara ',.e huLinr VIII not nlSnut" lns
superiority OF fr'nch soups n" Zoos inunnd
admit tnht o0ullic-balsse Is neiicions ahu 20
would o24bt,ess conc "a" rs inurn 10 coriain
pureos; but what no ASKS - bou,'lonf IL
Is made from 'he Nry worst parts oi prsi thg
scrarnSs and inc cmt.!l in nmh VITAL "" shouit
sdead!y sin TO boil good beef to mako soup Of,
II you get bouiiion ~ u restaurant you may be
sure mat m its innnu;acturo morning tnat