New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
THE ENTERTAINING BRETON.
THE COMPARATIVE MERITS OF ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN MEN.
From The Argonaut.


From The Argonaut
Tho popularity of young Englishmen In New-Yors
society remains undated -.
of types Some Of them, especially those Of lower
class at home, come like conquerng heroes Ine{
az Of tse sns the Re
good manners among the women the dcIi S ts
and in their sleeves laugh compIacenty at the people
who running about like mad dogs ana etrs'hlhg
St few Of fi these mem s are who
New Yorker with confident ease. My cousin, o,r
or Do IN the sw %
no idea what few such sentences, combined with
sSppy Of Soe na 20
among people who are neither dense nor nexperencea
this this class, and So long as Americans lay themselves
open this sort Of thing they VIII be fooled ana then
America their happy hunting grounds. It IS rather
surprising that 50 many bitter experiences haze nSs
But people who learn slowly generally learn thoroughy
The better class Of Enghmen who ndss ,h.r spSs
are sasg sy mice such Gws wsG e
borough whose reception here was somethng to forget
q o RGs sS nsy sfS long little and
manners either quietly dgnined boyshy ingenious
pered They are much more ignorant Of country
than we Of theirs They all think to I've on ra nna
anteopes and prarehens circle before The door Of the
ranchers cabin, while he sits languldy In the Doorway
P Fa r S hs IN OO Something
unbelievable They for the eommSnes; syln%;
r e sT s hfE get suspicious
one and begin G 70 regard e e @os Sbec
natie men on earth in heir loves lie obstinate
in their hates: Their ideal is to be country enc,m Len
large cities Could there lie man moro opposed 81
every point, to the average Americana
And THIS + sns ey aSF
other secret of their popularity Is that socially they arg
as SUPERIOR to our Woms sn u our
are much in demand American men, as CLASS, ao
1Gs sns " s soSs NJ ms to to e
1t Is next to impossible for man who mas oeen naro
and entotan with airy persifage some raw grl fresh
from college or some gay married woman rd oi as
occupied and he Will remain until he does not have
to spend his entire day In tho Office How can no en-
better him from business pon. Of view when all bis
brains and energies concentrated on the problem
ne sss soe Ss
yeoped sydney smith; ali that possible brlsnsy has
a'g genius iu'' He IS ike very successful literary people
w6S are %S Ayd Rs FULLEST psSpS ali
est and oa are a1S @ Su po hs
next book whence they dazzle the world
Not so tho young Itlnerant Englishman lie IS one
of the leisure class and has no business He has COMO
through college and now his work IN lie Is 70 desH
much native brightness as the American Dnt win UNI
quires ali the habits OF society, becomes hts
nature TO laugh and talk and look unutterable things
In tho easiest way imaginable He IS gooa compaanvr
and good listener, makes conversation With tho sk
OF pracccd hand one who honors the fel horror o,
dead silence, and Is altogether goou afrouno niao
from the society point OF view.
young girl who has idled all day, and has nothing
to do with herself but be charming sweet ana clever,
goes to dinner She Is full OF vitality trimming oves
with conversation and fun she longs for some one 70
an American and an Englishman, both young, agreeable
and good looking. Tho American Is, say, lawyer, ao
has his first important coming up tomorrow hs
has q
request of his hostess who IS his dear friend ne -
worried preoccuped and tired. Tho young lady bao-
bles joyously to him ripping stream OF Charming
commonplaces He tries TO be civil and make falkee'
takee but ii is constrained and forced and HIS eyes
despite his efforts. stare vacanly at her smiling iacos
with the keen instructive perceptions OF her SEX shd
sees he is bored, though braycly battling against IT,
She IS plQued, as who would not be- and turns 20 her
neghbor. He IS talkative though reserved listens
with evident amusement TO her salles thaws inder her
glances becomes entertaining and better STILL Is evil
IDENTIFY enjoying TO the full hcr wit and briliancy.
She thinks him the most delightful OF men, and when
She goes home asks her mamma TO have him TO dinner
But the scales are evenly balanced The Engisn-
talks well and IS entertaining, because the Engsn
girl talks badly and is heavy as an amateufs bread
< void existed and all providing nature created tho
necessary medium fill II. Some one In society must
elk, and II one party WON'T why the other has TO-
Years of aborng In the vineyard have given tho Eng
lshman glib proficiency, almost mechanical, ana
certainly marvellous He can be as enthusiastic as his
nature will permit before pair OF cybue eyes OF un
smiling unresponsive, healthy led lips, which would
chill an American TO the marrow. We, on our sde
can proudly produce dear, bewrten, igns faulus
of an American girl She cannot only be cnthusfastc
hut can strike enthusiasm from clod OF mingled de.
spondencv and absent mindedness, as Moses STRUCK
water from a rock One can Imagine her dlscourslna
vvaclousy to the Sphinx quite unawed by us ponoers
Gus unresponsive, self possessed and witty.