New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
DIR. EDWARDS DISCUSSES AMERICA.
SHE is DELIGHTED WITH EVERYTHING EXCEPT
NEw-YORK.

SHE is DELIGHTED WITH EVERYTHING ExcEP'
NEw.YoRK.
! From The Baltimore sun.
! Miss Amelia b. Edwards the famous Engllsl
woman, who has been lecturing at the Peabody In
! stitute on Ancient Egypt was interviewed yester
day by reporter Of ." The Sun" ~,
What has surprised me In America" she sad !
the luxury and spendOr OF the public buildings whci
have observed In great numbers in the cities have
thus far visited, either completed or In the coals'
of erection. This extravaganza is every where mucl
greater than had anticipated The very fact that Sc
much marble used 10 such good advantage In thest
cdices Is not the least cause for my wonder such
a small place-we should call it a provincial town
state House, whose architecture is composite com
prsng the elements of the Renaissance, Italian ard
consummate skill. Taken separately, one would ex-
pect an ncOngrous mixture.
" The surprising effects not confined to one
town, nor even to municipal buildings, for l have
noticed that many private dwellings, apparently of not
only notice in England among the very rich.
What is most distinctly american are your rali al
roads, mors especially those In the city limits me
tramways and the like. The large numbers of what
VIC would call the lower classes the working people in
and d eoss on 6Sas Uand
cars and especially their excellent department, are
agreeable surprises In England they would be looked
rather rough customers, whose acquaintance we
would not care to cultivate. Yet here they are gen.
orally gentle In their manners and quite polite
have been accustomed. too, TO read in your papers
Jokes about conductors and police ascrblng to them
roughness Of manner and savage sharpness Of speech
describing them men who do not scuple TO be
rude. who proud and brus1ue in their rcplies on
The contrary, have been agleeaOy surprised In ma
ing the reverse to be the case; that they arc much
consIderate polite and attentive than at
home. These small ofc ais are so dlherent IN iact,
from ours that II has occurred to me, judging from
looks and behavior that they are real gentlemen who
have lost their propcrty-al save the diamonds and
jewelry their persons-and have sought out these
places for livelihood Yes know you call eyer, every
thoughts actions and demeanOr. But what mean is
that men are characterized by such ease of bearing as
consider comes from good breeding. college
education and the proper employment OF leisure that
they have power for looking after details which BUSY
men OF affairs usually forget. IL may come frOrl
superior educational facilities, but II mistake not
the English schools greater in number and efficiency
than those of the United states. Then, too IN Ger
many. where education is compulsory, these officials
are shockingy brutal and savage in their treatment
Il must be result Of the democratic ideas which MAKE
these people not only feel equality with the best IN
the land but which cause them TO emulate their good
Miss Edwards said she was delighted with the SUI
peror advantages of the palace cars on The railroads
he easy chairs the tables and other cOnveniences In
the frstclass compartment carriages Of the old coun
try ask the guard to purchase him or her
moro convenient and pleasant to dine IN the car at
your leisure she thought the railroad cars much 100
government OF the ventilation is very unsatisfactory
A window cannot be opened or closed without incon
venencing great many on all sdes. Ihe Olu-sIyic
compartment car has a decided advantage over this
not to mention the greater privacy 1t insures -,
in speaking OF the American newspapers. Miss Ed
wards said she had not had much opportunity to make
study OF me dailles am familiar; however. with
some OF the weekly religious papers, she added, and
have golden opinions of such as The Sunday-School
Times" The Independent Christian World etc.
They have remarkably brilliant editorial stats com
posed Of scholars receive papers of great merit largely
on scientific questions. calling for high Oder OF
Bbllcal scholarship and criticism. They religious.
but not at all narrow ia their treatment. Writer'S who
readily find space in their columns would c0ndescend
were they in England only to appear in the scientific
macazine or in The publications. of learned societies
which do not reach the general public. understand
nat me oeS, dseS ,aIiseTt eiT sdio% Suc nbc '
"As to American scholarship, can only speak OF
my own science aud cognate branches, oat Wna1 i, l.
in tba a1m Oriental SOCIETY
struck me great advance in this country In AS
syrioIogy and Hebrew"
elms in New Haven, and she hoped that Baltimore
would continue these arbOra additions and make every
Of baltimore and said she felt much more secure here
than I'm NewYork in every way. The houses there
e & HR on Ros G aD ca
likely 20 fall at any moment. Electrc-llght wires
liable sG, and yo% always oe as If the elevated
roads were unsafe, and might come down on you WIN,
out warning NewYork reminds me OF great soap
bubble. and dread 10 think what would happen IN
case of an earthquake. Besides this. found on all
endess psS SG and iTGS Block Of street c There are
many dangers and fhe state of the highways IS such
as TO make 1t incomprehenslole TO Ehgnsh people na ma
enteprisng Americans would long endure It, IN, The
hacknen IN New.Y York add to ones difficulties They
arbitrary in their charges and IN imposing on you
claim that you have no redress. Even morr remarka-
BILE IS the cosmopolitan character OF the people Judg
ing from the faces on the streets and the names on
the signs not one person In half dozen Is American
or English" Al, -,
Of the wOmen's colleges in this country. Miss Ei-
wards said they grand experiments. almost with
out parallel I'm England. She had ectired at Nassar,
wellesley and Bryn Mawr female colleges. and was
much surprised at the magniiicence of the buildings
and the large numbers Of Students in attendance. In
her own country women are only educated in the an
nexes the universities and are considered TO be on
an independent footing OF the whole number. only
the London and St. Andrews Universities and the new
VictOria bcstow degrees to In the rest such
as oxford and Cambridge. women may under ceHalh
submit themselves 10 equivalent eNalpina-
tions TO those which bring the men the usual l9ors
The Government does not give the right to coiAR de-
grees to many institutions OF learning.