Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-28

my name, and as the opinion of foreign OBJ
servers is always of more or less interest to
Americans, believe, shall talk without re-
striction about one Of the most remarkable
features of your daily life. That is, the ex-
Taordinary i'll manners and i'll breeding Of
New Yorks young men. There is degree
OF snobbishness about them which | have
never known to exist elsewhere on the civil
lzed planet. You understand, of course, that
am speaking only of society men. The pro-
fessional and business men of the town are
amiable and good natured to the last degree,
but the sprigs who claim to be social men are
almost insufferable. My title of baron, you
know, is of small consequence on the other
side, and have not used it at all here.
Probably would receive more consideration
had l done so but was in love with the
hospitality and good nature of the older New
Workers, and wished to 60 Gf l went at alD
on my merits. On that account, as say,
have been known simply as plain Mr."
SILLY LOT OF sPRIGs.
do you mean to say that society men have
been distinctly rudes''
"They are the silliest lot of sprigs," said
the German captain, with an indulgent smile.
that have ever known. have heard
much talk about the difficulty which Ameri-
can men experience in getting into London
clubs and of the manner in which American
women were taken up by royalty in England
while American men were snubbed. I did
not then know the reason for all this, but
realize now exactly what inspires the senti-
ments of antipathy. There is an apishness
about New York young society men that is
intolerable. They will lick the feet Of a
social superior while they snub stranger
Wi t1a ,+o1 ;~J:
give you an illustration:
''Last week was at luncheon at Delmon.
lco's when | met distinguished member Of
our governments representative corps here
at luncheon. He said be was going to leave
on the $40 train for Washington. and urged
me to go with him. He promised to bring
me back safely tyD or three DAYS later. and
spoke SO eloquently Of the magnificence of
the railway service, the beauties of the capi-
tai, ETC., that I rushed over to nv hotel.
threw some things into my trunk, toined
him, and went to the capital city. We ar
rived there before 10 o'clock It looked mora
like Paris by night than any other city /
have ever seen. This was doubtless the re-
suit of the many lights, the smooth tar pave
ments, and the width Of the avenues. met
New Yorker whom knew that NIGHT at
supper at a prominent Washington club. and
he asked me to dine with him the next dav.
"When I arrived at 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
q fashionable carriage. The host went up to
him after entered and said:
want to introduce YOU to Mr.. Dash. of
Berlin
"sWho?' drawled the New York man.
''Ihe host repeated his remark, and then
the New Yorker said in tone quite audihle.
"sNever heard of him.
NOT PARTICULARLY ENTERTAINING.
"We 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.
bowed to him, as a matter of course He
stared at me for 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, l bowed
again, but this time with some trepidation.
He stared at me coolly, again touched the
rim of his hat as he would to porter and ah.
ruptly passed by.
II am man of unusual appearance. and
there is not the slightest reason in the world
to believe he had forgotten me. The COM
mon instincts Of hospitality in any other
country in the world would have led to a
polite recognition on his part at least If
any American were introduced to a gentleman
in Germany his recognition would of course
be unusually cordial while on German soil bv
the native to whom he had been introduced.
Such did not seem to be the feeling of the
New York society man in question. 40
muttered something about queer German
as he passed by me the second time. All this
was naturally not particularly pleasing.
II came back to New York and was at the
Brunswick at supper last night after the
theatre, when the society man came in and
glared about through his single glass.
He had meanwhile learned of nv
position in the German army and
of my silly little title, so he rushed
up-intruding without word upon the
party Of my friends-called me dear baron
and regretted that moment of near
aghtedness had momentarily caused him to
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was thousand times more offensive than his
nobbish Indifference to my presence in the
capital.
''It is an illustration of the manners of
young society men, wondered at it very
much at first, but have grown callous to it
now. To be introduced to a society man by
mutual friend Is usually only the Begin
ming of series of snubs and Sights. On
the other hand. If you meet young man in
Germany or France who Is at all in the
swim, you may depend upon the most thor
I ough courtesy in every possible way. In the
same way, though the English arc at times
1nsolent, they devote an endless amount Of
trouble and pains to making welcome the
stranger within their gates From my ex.
perience Of life do not hesitate to say that
the society mem Of New York are the most
veartcome, insolent sud Ill bred men on ths
49, g the sarth. New York Sun.