The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
A FOREIGN VISITOR cRITiclsEs THE
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III Manners, Ill breeding Of New YOrk's
Young Snobs-How ''1Ty Dear Baron
Was Stumbled by Club Mana Trans
formation.
Some time since we met an officer in Ber-
lin who was starting on a tour of the world.
He was captain in the German army-a
very high rank for man OF only IS years;
had served in a minor diplomatic capacity at
st. Petersburg and London, and was of on a
six months leave. He had letters Of intro
duction to number Of prominent people in
New York. The other day he sat in a
smoking room Of the Liederkranz club and
talked of New York society. He is a man Of
perfect manners, handsome person and great
intelligence.
ssIhave been In America ever since left
Berlin" he said, land hope to remain here
permanently. / am in love with the place
and with the women, but not with the men. y
'sHave you met many New Yorkersp
eyes, n great many Of them at Newport,
Bar Harbor and here. With the exception of
q few Travelled men ! am astonished at the
manners which prevail. In talking to you
assume, OF course, that you will not mention
my name, and as the opinion OF foreign OBJ
servers is always of more or less interest to
Americans, i believe, shall talk without re-
striction about one of the most remarkable
features of your daily life. That is, the ex-
traordinary Ill manners and Ill breeding OF
new forks young men. Inere rs degree
OF snoopishness about Them which nave
never known TO exist elsewhere on the clVli-
lied planet You understand, OF course, that
am speaking only OF socieSy men. Inc pro
Lessional ana business men OF tne Town are
amiapie ana gooo hapureo 10 tne iase ueeree,
Dus 1ne Sprigs VINO cialuh 10 DO SOCIAL ilieh are
stmosC insuneraple' My 1itle OF paron' you
know, Is OF smah consequence on tne o1ner
nae, anu nave NOT USED IL ~ an mere
Frooepty "ouio receive more eons,aeIa'ioh
mad 1 done 80, put was IN love WIN tne
nospiSaiity ana good mature OF tne oiosr Nsw
Aorkers, ana wished 10 go VI went at ait
on my merits on tnat account, as 1 say
nave Deem known simply as pam MT.
Silly LOT OF sPhiGs'
10 you mean 70 say tnat society men nave
been distinctly ruder
Lney are the sllhest ot OF sprlgs' said
the German captain, with an induigent smile.
= tnat l nave ever known. l nave neara
much tax about inc dificulty winch Ameri-
can men experience In getting into London
ciuos and OF tne manner In which american
women were taken up by royalty In england
while American men were snnobed ldid
not then know tne reason Tor all this' but
realize now exactly what inspires the senti-
menus Oh antipatny inere Is an apishness
ABOUT new YORK young society men That Is
intoieraoie' they VIII hex the feet OF a
social superior while they snub stranger
with The most brutal indifference. Let me
give YOU ILLUSTRATIONS.
Last week 1 was at luncheon ut Deimon-
fco's, when met distinguished member OF
our governments representative corps here
at luncheon lie said he was going to leave
on the $40 train for Washington, and urged
me 70 go with him. he promised to bring
me PACK safely 1--WE or three days later, and
spoke so eloquentiy OF the magnihcence OF
the railway service, the beauties OF the capt.
tai, etc., that rushed over to my hotel,
threw some things into my trunk, joined
MIN, and went to the capital city. We ar
rived there before 10 O'Clock. IL looked more
like Paris by night than any other city
have ever seen. This was doubtless the re-
suit Of the many Aghts, the smooth tar pave
ments, and the width OF the avenues. ! met
New Yorker whom / knew that night at
supper &C prominent Washington club, and
he asked me TO dine with him the next day.
When arrived % z o'clock the half
dozen guests had already assembled. There
was only one New Yorker among them--a
man with washed out face, bald head and
his elbows akimbo In general effort toward
fashionable carriage. The host went up to
him after entered and said:
4 want to introduce you to Mr.. Dash, OF
Berlin
Whof drawled the New York man.
N hAarf tad 10 VeasNn oVlr aud At.Axn
the New Yorker said In tone quite audible:
Never heard OF him.
NOT PARTICULARLY ENTERTAINING.
I'VE were introduced to each other, sat
side by side, and talked for several hours
He endeavored to exploit his intimacy with
many prominent society people, and was not
particularly entertaining. However, we
parted politely. and the following day was
going along Commercial avenue, when he
brushed past with lady ON his arm. i
bowed to him, as a matter OF course. BE
stared ut me for a moment, and then, with
an impatient look OF recognition, he touched
his hat. was surprised that he should have
forgotten me SO soon, and when / met him
the following night at the Arlington hotel as
he was on the way TO the theatre, bowed
again, but this time with some trepidation.
He stared at me coolly, again touched the
rim OF his hat as he would to a porter and alb
ruptly passed by.
81 am a man of unusual appearance, and
there Is not the slightest reason In the world
10 believe he had forgotten me. The CON-
mon instincts Of hospitality In any other
country In the world would have led to a
polite recognition ON his part at least. II
any American were introduced to gentleman
In Germany his recognition would of course
be unusually cordial while on German soil by
the native to whom no had been introduced
Such did not seem to be the feeling Of the
New York society man in question. He
muttercd something about q queer German
as he passed by me the second Tina All this
Was nsfr,rallv not narticularlv ,laas;ns
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