Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1886.

OF the future husband. The new conner
made number OF sharp and indeed
rather coarse remarks about the meanness
OF tine club in changing the tenure oil the
visiting tickets from two weeks TO one.
lie said he was going to stay in New 1Ork
two weeks and found that be could only
enjoy the privileges of the club for hall
that time. He talked very loudly, was
indescribably vulgar In bis anecdotes,
and after monopolizing the talk for an
hour drlfted out into one OF the olner
rooms. The man was coarse, proiane
ana tiresome. His sponsor is q rather
popular man In the club, and we ralIel
him rather about the man whom be ped
introduced when he came in later. lie
SAID he was sorry but ne mad 10 snow the
man some courtesy. because Wheh ne
had visited Western city, OF wnlch Ine
man with the high hat was native, ne
had been overwhelmed with attentions by
the native. His hospitalities in TACT bad
been so lavish believe be IS s1ecuIa-
tor OF great Importance in that sectlon OF
the country-that our fellow mem Der
thought the least he could do would be 10
give him ticket to the CLUB WhlIe ne
was In New York. 1t was unpleasant,
and we all of us suffered simply that one
member might make return for hospitall-
ties received. Now, while do not mean
between the men of London and OF New
York is like the difference between New
Workers, and the men of the type nave
described, yet l do assert In oehalI OF my
c0untrymen who are being so generally
scored on this side OF the water for their
rudeness, that one meets many Amerl-
cans III London who are in no sense ut TO
associate with the better class Of LONDON
clubmen."
IhIa IiffIa tolIz &c o,it,np annie
more than anything else, for nothia& Is
palmer OF course than that Engllshlnen
nave no right to accept courtesles from
men when they know that they cannot
return them in kind. Beside this, 1t would
be easy enough, If tne spirit were Ihere,
tor Eugiishmen who have been laVlsnly
entertained on this de OF the water 10
recognize their American hosts IN some
way in London even if they did not intro
duce tnem into their most exclusive cluOs.
The majority OF men who are informed on
the matter and who are familiar with
New ork and London club circles, Is
that the subserVieucy and sycophantry
OF American AnglOmanidcs and tOadles
are at the bottom of it ali. In other words,
Englishmen who visit here are toasted,
toadied to, aped, initiated and worship
ed with the same species OF blind
idelatry that characterize the admin alton
u Iuelf JallOTS ana sUOpktSpSIS III l@pu-
don, and that they feel Just about as much
respect for Americans as tor tailOrs and
shopkeepers, and no more. AS an Eng
Iishman would not entertain his tailor SO
ne VIII snub the American, VINO remind
him OF that useful tr8desman.
The more thoughtful Of American
women are discussing the lack Of spirit
Of the Mackey -PCtter-Stevens c0terie ia
continuing to accept the invitations OF
people WHO openly insult, overlook and
ignore the men Of their tamiNes. 1t does
not recound to the credit OF the Amer-
can contingent of the toa5Ies OF the
Prince of Wales. 1t is asserted that this
species OF snubbery was so open in the
case of Mr.. James BrOwl POtJer-for
there is MIR. James Brown Potter, sur
prising as it may seem-that he gave up
his contemplated trip to India waen ne
was IN London aud brought his now
famous wife home at once.
1t would seem to be about time for the
small handful Of American citizens who
are not rsbidly fond of wOrsbiping the
Prince Of Wales and being snuboed for
their pains TO gently but tirmiy demur.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS AND BLAKELY HALL.