New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
ENGLISH TISITING C1DS.
THEIR CLUMSY ARROGANCE.

THEIR CLUMSY ALLEGIANCE.
Prom TIE Boston Courier
The comic paper have long made merry upon tho
subject Oi American imitation OF English Ways SD ta
their JESS begin o. have al lra-r tle merit Of an
If t.e idocy is properly so 10 be designated nd7 never
extended very widely or aiken hoM yeTy derPH iu
the true BO-tOnian - initiate anything except himself
and tni, alone would ha+- rendered /. well A-i L'pc
Les, for the ,lOnanac- % attempt crusade hrse
The giidcd youth VI Boz ION. Ike the dome OF our
state House is g!dod al home aud after home models
90 her, that las beer dr.t taken up In Now Yorl
more have been instance yhcr. IA bas beeu L cesar,
u receive sometime second hand from hat c.ty.
bar a rule the attempt - hopeless. The imitation
fts r waS FIT in boston hat to follow IN that track
would b. simply ~ aHinQV eds hat Cothamites know
e vi iAug men 'hey see an 'oOnei 'Aau CONF
and descend 10 me level Of Ordinary mortais. There
bago been fpw marriages made between Boston rri.
s'tS d. IL New fork and IN any they have nor
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endure the clumsy AFRO ,ance OF a certain class of
EUali,hmeD than are New Yorker IL l. viii hess
induIgsuce t6pf we receive the pran1s AMI odIlii-s
OF people who evidently feel mat n coming To-
II f. mo- ioneer uecassrv u obs rye tne urorrotic.
OF Bfc q iasluOp Vhch begets crave suspicion NAT
repgctsba manner. mus be a. az tmos g1eam
gladly lays them De on the slightest possiole
for himself is apparently on which has Esno
tratcd INTO the head Of Engi Imam. o. II d has
nations should not him and discover the weak
nos OF the land
one Of the wen-knovn Bnti-her who have been
here on lecturing tours during nle last few wear
was invited with his wife o. stav - The b0u-e of
people 20 whom Ic had brought letter 8. hlio-
and Of AZ exquisite courtesy sucn ~ England ~ eht
well envy were there any ground for suppDsint tiat
.she could appreciate t. dinner was nsie 10 honor
the English gueg,, and TO il were hdoen peoDlf OF
populations which stand On both sides Of the Waier
Nner ne guests came mo Ire drsWlh4' room flti
dinner the distinguished lccturer Who vas minute
man, looked oonem 'uonsly about and then ct't nm
self ~ fall length DC hearth rug. rcma King la
tone OF much Indignation:
These Americans arr beastlV big- ana Hes
never think % get a chair any ordinary mortal can
sit IN ~
The feelings Of The host NAV be IMAGINED.
On another occasion tits same Euelsh gchuelihh
al breakfast az the bouse OF a. lazy here. "h'h
he took occasion b. say m his mos blatant nanhnr'
on, you know thelc amt any conF arse. Dcl eeh
expect You = know any Of the reiineinents OF lH'
But we learn z huic rom Vtluu- = ~ aii ~
smoothly aud swccfly observed the daughter OF be
house. a girl inst out OF school
Again a COO Aney VINO would I'm England mower
have received N al into tho houses OF what nc
was pleased 10 speak as the abnuy@ save for the
looked about him In The parlor of a gentleman Whos'
name even his cOunrrymen know enOush To h04'f'
and observed supcrhOusly
It's Interesting 20 minZe with the lower cia7'e9'
! never do a. home. you know"
he must be dcucedly lonely. then" was The COM
nsnf aside By one who overheard him. Del "4s to'
polite - say Il aloud , -
On another occasion, however. when This same
cad made a similar speech h. did get an answer ae-
= should think it would give you people queer
feeling ~ 20 TO England and meet your so'lal
sporors7 he observed 10 couple Of ladi's VINO "eie
Infinitely above him IN every way ,,.,
" n must be strange sensaiipn' one OF uioIh rPi'
with tle serene air Of one who comments upon INC
weeth0r. Don't son find II so ~ -,
And it~bas meyer been known ~hethef ue c'ck4f2J
saw ne point not. The chances are that DO
did not. "