New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
THE UNSUCCESSFUL ANGLOMANIAC.
London Letter to The San Francisco Argonaut

London Letter to The San Francisco Areohau'
Just as the English portrayeIs Of American accent
speech action manner and angua rs s sSa sSr
OF English characteristics do likewise ana Oh , 9
,tag contend It is no better Is beyond the
mental capacity and ability Of both nnvcr s S
Americans true that s on e stI by Engshmen
but the rise and progress Of anglomama SHOWS ,on
the imitation Of @ sme Sy the dignity and I'M
portance of both an and science In daily pracuee
all over America and all over Europe wherever '0
sole of the American foot finds Judgment ,,,, 80
Let me say-and l speak from considerable e. eH.
perience OF the antics OF ang0manla-that 80 Iar o.
Imposing Englishmen is concerned their ci,orS are
quite futile The average anglomanac may SusS
his Pooc-nadc suit his Norfolk jacket his covert coat
his knickerbockers, his yarn st0cklngs, ms uosonn
gloves MS 1a nst9 anS his rings and
may listen with delight to the sound Of his own voice IN
Se Sraws or M his may il
the FOOLS paradise of their imaginary ana 0my Op ~ he
lIeye they are exactly like Englshmen, you know
But never Englishman VIII you ma WHO nothes
a thousand voyages across the Atlantic In the mutual mutual
admiration misunderstanding atmosphere of fashion
abiy crowded CtInard steamer, Europeward in spring
and homeward in autumn or the fact that each ore HaS
sister married TO an English carr nat arG VI h so
In any sense Engllsh-to an Englshman 49,,
AS l have frequently had occasion TO remark there
are no people so attractive to Englishmen Amer
cans But they must be americans; no, pa n ia anu ~
every American, to English eyes q except, Of course
American heresses for we all know wherein their
charm lies, not hid but very apparent. consists In
their Americanlsm ] wish could make myself under
stood and that any anglomaniac, either Incl Dent or
ad ,hose Words win at once swear off, and
good sound American citizen, with America customs
habits style OF dress and language His EFFORTS TO
become English are vain. lie imposes on no one but
himself. lie thinks he Is an Engshman out IS only an
anglomanac-and an angomanlac, pure ana slpie' h'
remains to the end of tho chapter: ,,.o l.,
1t IS amusing sometimes TO note the anglomanac IN
been thrown in contact with few, now and then l
remember oncea summer or two ago IL waS-meeiing
young lady from Chicago who was or desired TO PEI
very English that she positively became as s-2ten
the case, more English than the English themselves
grahnt She out Heroded Herod' by calling 4" and
ahnd II Is these %cn Enpek arc
many of Them little, seemingly Indifferent ones ma
every English gentleman and lady knows full we'll ana
able detect the absence or Ignorance OF ID Others
the moment they show them. so say again NO use
going in for foxhunns DRESSING yO eaSng axe ie
OF bulldogs taking cold bath every morning In tub
land Of telling Of ~ parting 5 your pd bar In er s cbaG
your trousers pocket-n short, putting mp you, nm
o GaI M how o SF Ike a an use The
expressions for the same things he does and pro
prononnces them The only way yau can 60 TINS %
TO live in England for period OF years seeing aSSo
OF your own countrymen: or women yon must nor come
within hundred miles Of II yon even hear the voice on
American through a telephone-good bye! Begin
all again.
Now the question presents itself Is the game worth
the candle? leave IL TO people of common sense 70
answer ] recoect one occasion meeting gentle
man from New-York He a man OF apparently
large means and was passing the summer IN England
driving his fOuin hand coach about the country, with
his wife and family, from place TO place. instead OF by
the plebeian mode supplied by the ignomnlonS rail-
way He was the fine old English gentleman, post
ing' Very nice and very picturesque until one re-
membercd that his grandfather kept a restaurant on
broadway when Washington Square way up
town" lis cleanly shaven chin and English side
whiskcrsn were modelled John Bull and his neat
suit of gray tweed would have made Poole dance jig
We were standing in the main street of Of the
country towns. the ancient hosiery of which he and
his party had been spending the night, and number
of closely blankctcd and hooded Thoroughbred IN
charge Of Crooms passed us.
Hello y said he turning to me. I" Is there track
near here?'
He had better have shut M his coach at after
that and zone home. with all his English he did not
know that race course IS never called a track in
England
But IL did not stop or check his coaching
week or two after that friend Of mine told he
him driving his coach down Piccadlly one of his daugh
tiers the reOf performing vigorously upon the horn
10 thc-I won't say admraton-but amusement OF the
people abroad In that fashionable hOrou ghfare He
a great swell in New-York heard, and lived on Mad
ison-ave., with plenty of money
Two Girls in a car q few evenings ave