New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03

their offspring do not always turn ont so happily
when they take place in tho lower scale OF creaoon
Some Of her Canadian experiences elicit Tar from
nattering comments upon the people OF tne
Dominion but space for extracts cannot DO found
At Concord. on her return to the United otates
she had tho following adventurei
An amusing incident occurred after my appe,at}I,
ance mt CONCORD. My manager approached mo WIN
bated breath. The committee were entlroly
satisfied with everything but-Dnt-soi n,, dyoss
ments had been made upon my wearing low Dress
/ wished TO know rkdt comments, MY entertaIh1ss
mont dresses we're such as any English lady would
wear at the dinner table, and could hpI uhu luz
stand in what way they could possibly nave
offended my Concord audience "Ohl no, not
offended l-nothing Of the sort. only,Amerlcan
artstos wear nigh dresses s Fe Ana Tbsn
replied, @you may toll the committee" -out MOI IL
is auite unnecessary to transcribe my message 10
that honorable body am cons ah 40 ,,;x in
the highest society. and know exactly whaI - I,o
proper thing to wear. But have come over mere
to teach the people how to speak anu rec vSn 10
NOT come to teach them how to dress. when do'
they will be at liberty to crlticlse NY w"nuo'o'
Until then they have no business to notice ~
No Doubt tho Concord committee considered
themselves duly sat upon after this energetic reouke
Miss Marryat complains that clothing Is exceed
inply dear in this country, and in fact sue clins
that all charges seem to be exoroltantiy hien
but her strangest charge is that American patented
articles are more tnau uOuDlO buo pii|S S-N
than they are in England" She says she saw
the same articles that had purchased at home Tor
n shilling ticketed up in New-York at dollar"
OF course she pitches into the American publisher,
and being an English author her right to do so
cannot be disputed. She also introduced TO the
baupage-smasher, and her opinion OF him as an
institution differs in no important respect from the
general one Here is final judgment on American
wOmeni
have once or twice, whilst writing this gossip.
asked myself If should say anything abouU the
manners of the general class of American women.
aud have hesItated to do so, from fear OF hurting
the feelings of those ladies on TINS sac OF yda
thew will know that speak of the community
only and not of individuals. AS community,
then. American women are not wen Drea. LneS ~. ho
not indulge in those little amenities wulcn give .ne
tone to q superior life. They have none OF INC
easy grace in society which marks the woman OF
fashion. They are too quick and jerky IN thel t
speech and manners There is no repose about
them They interrupt conversation without the
slightest scruple and they all tax togethea IKE r'I
dock of parrots Their laughter too. IS as a rue
very shrill and harsh. There Is no music III IL.
They have not that excellent gift in woman "a
low voice. They are not moreover very poo No
gentleman like an American gentleman. cahhoO
say rs much for the American lady. some OF thetn,
not kno wing who lwas-have treated me win the
utmost rudeness in pubic places. They stare q
stranger out OF cOuntenanee. ana stop tner c9n'
yersaton to look after her. and mako rei lThi
upon her dress personal appearance. lheu
discourtesy in refusing to rise when one has to pass
their seat at a theatre, to move aside when Que
marked. These little graces which are inherited
with her blood. and come instinctvely to well
bred woman, are invariably missing, ana even tn1,r
kindnesses are profered somewhat roughly. In
fact as rule, they have not tho hallmark upon
them A late writer offended them very much.
if no meant that they were on par in point OF
breeding with our middle classes. he was right,
however painful the truth may be.
1t is rather surprising after all these expressions
of anything but high esteem, to find Miss Marryat
ending her book with profuse admiration Tor the
United States, and declaring " if 1 never see IL
again shall remember it to the last day of my life
as the dearest country (after my own that have
ever SEEM