New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02

L,,o onthusias ats sllrging about the paViiio" anu
threatening to come to blows III their rival eAo''o
ment was something which, personally l am
rather glad to have missed.
Bnt while the young athletes are iight'hg IL ouV
on the turf, as coolly as If they were no' 'ao
cvnosure of ten thousand eyes, IL VIII pe 'hoio W
tho purposc to lounge abont the inclosure' oo"'"'
the stands and the carriagc,. ana observe '"o
or;stocratic Briton and his correspondent Brfohne'
in their finest expression. For LORDS, this oricn.
afternoon is merely large panfCl Oh inc cre""' y,
London society. Like Henley 1t IS inc spec'',
naInstra and solemn festival OF the wcll-bred ana
select. Even at Henley the rude ana ''o r"'',,
nav and do come in considerable force; and at all
,rnclosed meetings the coarser popular element is
uupleasantly prominent. But with high fence
h = fun and six admission Zee go cents the
rouobs are practically excluded, and the ubiquitous
AIRY if he shows up at ALL keeps 'issclf to isscil
!, a most Iaudabe manner. For the noncc theh'
orl,s may he viewed as one vast, oren air draw
ing room of upper-tendon. the very sta'e",S'
show in the matter of men md women when tho
kingdom can offer. And very stately 1t Is. III goou
sooth The English upper class arc "huchH'o'S
good to look at not always beautiful, W oo SUM-
but very generally comely and OF n iair preScnc''
The old mixed blood-the only ono which makes
fine races.-the mingled strain OF Norman ana
Saxon and Danc, has been brought down thro's"
hundreds of years in families which nave mado III
cardinal point to live largely in the open ar.
Therein lies a privilege, almost a type vi '"o
aristocratic class, to be physlcaiiy aco'o anu
robust The shopman. for elementary reasons, can't
shoot or Yacht or ride to hounds, but the gentle
man can. and has very naturally come 10 view
nrofcicnv in athletics rs almost badge. rNes
wear secs a solemn match at Lords between , ,
Gentlemen of England and the F.a fom ;r 1 ~"
Ia aphn
remembers the deepiOotcd CONVICTION oL tiio eoilos
lads that a gentleman can always llch d 'an
Of anything like his weight Wheie tne t Wb;lc
leads. his sisters and Cousins follow SUIT Wnlio
the Young wonano of Fifth Avenue ~ ilrilhg ON Nem
port piazzas whirng IN carria.e 10 'ne LAP o
at Saratoga her British representative IN ~ w
hunting on an inland stream with her ptothe's, vi
callopng over a breezy down on pony Ut
thoroughbred :, rorr5 .bo
women radiant in cool summer toilets OF TANNERS
and serpes AMI lawns, white, cream Color gray anu
variety of hats in which the plain straw or rhc
simple sailor hat plays PioniihonI par; 'n,,;c;,v
costumes are generally OF notlceaoic slIhpnci,f,
even cheapness of material. for - on Know, saiu "
nrettv little woman to me at kensineton yesterday,
aEnglish women don't spend money on tne,r
toilets ike your New iork girls ihey arc ',n J h,,;
neatly made and well chosen in tint anu styic' out
without that peculiar hrilliarcy and daihtlhes'
that special touch of " chic which the american
belle brings home from her cd' s% tbe;r General
disleyeled loose ends style of dress-the loIplesS
way in which they pitchforked all manner Oh 'o1m'
prious articles and coOrs on their expal,'c
prrsons-shawls and wells and fringes ana holIces
with general effect of dragged dowdness wnlcn
made the Daughter Of Albion rccoghHanie, po,'.'
n rpe n 'GH They have greatly bcttcrcd all tnat
though among the gay crowd on Saturday last the
eve was caught here and there by a ieariul ana
wonderful composition OF parti-coorcu aoS s
which wou,d have been "A very hgnfo Oh iuh oh
Fifth-ave or Chestnut-St. .
In statnrc and figure our fair promenadcrs are to
n predominant degree ample shapely and ev en-
majestic ] doubt If ever saw so many saii WOMEN
in one company OF complete symmetry IneI" "
little. and OF grace, accorlihT 70 GU, "noa,,,i"
notions. little none The limbs are heaViy
moulded and the hands and feet ant 10 DC ,nhsHi.o
or coarse IS stood IN front OF the line OF drag 10
watch the game. ncticed gay parry ,uil nv;
and lunching just behind me- The pretty glri o'
the COMPANY AZ she reached out for champagne 100
her hand hang IDLY over the carriage sidc. lne
face was fair and gh bred, scrap from bcigravia
Int the hand though soft and soiGHfe, was the
hand of inlkmsid. But with certain draw oacks OF
this sort there is about most OF these women =
spendor Of complexion radiance oil phNslca
health and large of line and
movement. immensely attractive to the American lean
eye That the Engshinan, on the principle Oh omHc
iJp0fnm DrO mirdbH is fascinated by our own more
ethereal type, is shown by the large number OF
American women who have married into Englsh
upper-class society. go
But of one prime charm of the Englishwoman7
her voice-it would be tard 10 say too much, WIN
the men this merit is less marked; IL might DC easy
to pick out groups of cultivated men IN America
who for quality OF voice. pronunciation ana ehnh-
citation pleasant to listen to- and according to
group of Brons The masculine voice. "a heard IN
London. while free from our sIckly nasal WINNIE
has faults of it's own-a rlmbllng gruhheess' ora OF a
short cloky barking quality which is Tar from
nlsasant. BIT the we'll bred EnglishwoMan has IN
this regard grace all her own: Faults OF pronui-
citation there are et ai E.h N anew Dre for to
pronounce gomez as if IL were g0n,' OF long
and strong" with the vowel a. short as IN hop
or to sr9Gsn to tine o yoSe tho ss mt in
best.v etc, with certain affected preitness
which the correct thing at the West End Just
now. There is. too, an eXagg,ration a sort Oh
Over-mc lnonsness Of mOdulatlon which. discreet
friends assure me. is matter Of caste ahectation
and of which have noted perceptblc traces in
New York salons But. with all these drawbacks.
the Euglishwoman still speaks delightfully."- she
knows hpw-in musical parlancc-to place her
voice opening her nasal passages and taking
through her nose. need hardly insist that this IS
lust what the Down Fast Yankee does not, as any
can illustrate by, slipp ng patent clothespln
over his nasal protuberance OF by observing MS
OWL voice when suffering from severe catarrh. ~
we stroll along the outer line OF the Enclosure IN tbe
stream OF gay promenaders tue ar Is i'Scaa wn
acrent. A clever Yorker orce earned nndc-
served rdcule by prasing certain English actresses
for what he called vocal velvet: used to smile
at the phrase, out am not sure he didnt Int the
best possible phrase. Tie same quaiify is notice
able IN all classes of society. The honsemald asks
Won " if You will have youI bawth hot or cold III
the same pleasant note, and as l stood AT tho
PIT entrance Of the Lyceun, the other night poor
gin.dstracted ontcast AT the groggery under tne
mellow through all the ruin of Sant and vice. as to
take away half the horror.
There is much else would like to write abont Mt
Lords: the Junchine and junkcting on the neat
little tables spread behind the carriages the wealth
of all poss. BILE cdbes and pOtables slowed away IN
caverrOns interiors of buses and drags the cosey
tea-kettles smmering in the rumble. and the iced
mayOnnase emerging pink and tempting from tine
boot; the striped waistcoated funkes seated at
ease between the wheels and dev0nrIng much more
than the crumbs from the nristOcratic table above
all the bright humorous Jolly side OF this jolliest OF
aristocratic festivals But
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