Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-29
INDIA IN LONDON.
Some Notes Of Interest From the Great
City,

From the Neg YORK. Times,
LONDON, March 2S.-One might write
at great length, and with u guarantee Of
Interest in the subject itself, about one
phase OF life in London, which the title OF
hIndia in London" suggests, which has
never, believe, got into type, were it not
that it is the kind OF subject which ought
mot to get into type. The young Indian
students here whether tor the law or TO
pass civil service examinations and re-
turn, have an evil name, and are scoWied
at and hated by every Ensl!shman, Lean
explain the reason best by saying that
this prejudice is not shared by English
women of a hight turn OF mind. ne
young Indian is preternaturally bright
and acute, with That same surface
percepuWty which makes our own
negro children so quick at learn
fng and he gets through bis task
30 easily that he nas great deal Oh Iels-
ure on his hands. lie deYotes tlls leisure
TO following women about, or, more prop
prlv to going about With Woiaen, lor there
seems to be no limit 10 the fascination he
exerts. Ii ii were only that he IS maud
some, as he generally Is, this would be
Sntelligible. but it is really his color
which attracts Ship masters tell me that
lit is impossible to keep Malay or Lsscar
crew once they are brought to Lon
don, The army Of cyprians--99.0 600
strong ia London aiOne-carries
tnem off bodily. Managers VINO have
brought negro performers here from Amer
lea tell the same story; bheir men We're
fnyeigled OFT as soon as they arrived. IL
is one O the commouest OF sights on the
crowded strand to see negro shutting
arm-in-arm with a pretty, powdered,
well dressed English girl of the streets.
Men confess unwillingly that that IS one
of the strange innate t0ibies Of the lower
class Englishwoman, and always has
been.
But it is not OF this that the title tells.
There is an India in London'--cl0se to
the Langbam hotel-which may very
probably have a direct interest tor Amer
fcsns later on. Something like an Indian
village has been constructed there, and is
Inhabited by 45 natives OF India. These
comprise a troupe of Parsee actors and
musicians, brought from the BON bay
Theatre, several Nautch girls, and little
army of artisans-gOld beaters, fanmak-
ers, weaVers, carvers in ivory and sandal
wood, and the like. These latter may be
seen az their various vacations all day
long, and their creations are sold at very
reasonable prices. There is a stage at
one end OF the hall, and here afternoon
and evening performances are given.
a
realistic dances by the Nautch girls,
acr0batic exhibitions, and num-
Der Of very curious native farces.
These latter are necessarily in pantOm-
ime. because there is no dramatic license
for the hall-iancy such a decision as
tnatl-but the audience loses nothing by
this. There is also a snake-cbarmer, but
his occupation is manly gone, for the
cold weather killed ali his pets but two,
who are rather measly looking specimens,
and hang from his hands like sausages.
The cold snap from which London has
Just emerged, came penlously near send
Ing the Indians after the snakes, too. AL
most the entire troupe WAS threatened
and many seemed likely TO die. They
were afraid of physicians who only spoke
English, and refused to accept either
counsel or medicine from them. Luckily,
ut the last moment DR.. Maitland Coin.
who knows India and its languages, was
brought IN, and every life was saved
even that Of the tiny baby born during the
frozen term.
The enterprise Is worth mention, be-
cause there il some chance OF its being
taken to America. Negotiations are pend
ing, believe. Whether there is a sufii-
ciently large clientele for it there | am
not certain, but the Indian village
has here come to be favorite
lounging place for West End peo-
pie - particularly for ladies and
children. But OF course there are thous-
ands of people here who know India we'll,
and have an interest in it, for one in
America who either knows or cares about
it. There is uuquestiOnably vast
amount OF instruction in it, aud much
entertainment as well-of curious,
novel sort.