New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-13
ANGLOMANIAC MISTAKES.
THE ESSENTIAL TRIPLES OF ENGLISH ETIQUETTE

The mistakes which Americans make when IN
England arise not much from fault as from ignor-
ance. These generally regarded by English PEG,
pie with of sorrow than OF anger ana ar
treated with sort Of compassionate COCA cmse
which, while 1t oyerooks the auli, mas ansv,,mation
for the ohs sSou know an ali aSat England
does not matter that man or woman ,s lS &c
Ma which can not be set up in English society
BY anybody any more than It can DC Pea and win
have the hardhood to contend that the contrary IS
the case docs not know English soeessi he class OF
contention b %1 R Toys h peopIc Would pity do
not suppose there sr people the face OF the earth
who are so Grassy, 50 ndine t social ussees 81
other 81 coSnte Which do not conform to their Own
Che English sdm sS S h %&at own IS
interest or significance to them. Inc rules Oh SO
ciety in England are the on inherently than as they
There Is a vast army of anglomaniacs who come
to England every year, who. am painfully aware,
imagine that they could moi, make mistake in
f iSe sSSSty Sas q S
the world over SO they are NO one aSoo dsra
IN a' no S' t Ways as ho Per
haps In diplomatic life, you may find Englsnmen
a snd italians. Americans and Austans Japanese and
Chinese, all comporting themselves In obeclence 10
duct But nowhere else vr you observe It 1t may
be that In general way the usaecs OF polite society
Similar lar Full dress at evening entertainments IS
one. Taking off your hat in the presence Of a lady
is another. Returning calls answering invltaf'ons
being punctual at dnner-party and things of that
sort But for man TO suppose thai because ~, n ne
breeding he IS master of all tho details which IN
each country to make up the social iio OF esca
rules OF all countries does not inform him OF ths
many subordinate regulations and customs OF England
any moro than II does OF those Of Portugal or china
Ths nsases and customs Of English life are n many
particulars different from those which OBTAIN IN
| America as usages and customs can be. ;.,
N has fortune TO come In contract WIFI
many Americans In England, both gen lemsn and
ladies', anglomsalscs Included can canddly say
OF time English: Those who did at all were very
nat at once. the few mention, by studied
imitation OF English manner. speech and accent man
be English eye and ear doubtless thrown of guard
by Poole-cut coats and Redfern- made gowns, and
therefore, for space not on the alert soon regslned
mask fcl of Sooner or laer something BETRAYED cd
AGENT Which had apparently been studied and fairly
acquired under competent coach as in some decided
ly American and decidedly un English action that thc
american ca was allowed egress from the fragile
and counterfeit English bag.
man, who through the Introduction OF mutual friends
was received into Of the highest and best English
society. lie was very much ihed, and was made a
good deal OF In way ano her He did not pose
as an E1gshmsn, 4 Is ,rue seemingy s u .. an
apparently invincblo inclination TO say "Why, yes,
and "why, no, on every possible occasion would NO
p psTo P be- had tried to do so But his admiration
for England and things English was unbounde ID
English people, especially with those with whom he
vas sSaeS ws aSS d .a s% S EN- n the
estimation OF his English friends. But am free to
confess that he would have been hougnt 1e,u en
meals. laid down his knife his plato and gone on
G see r M ' and i0 no doubt E b "au an the
II will give away an American every time AZ any
course in saying this, do not refer TO the habits Of
tho middle classes. about which / must admit my
On another occasion another American clergyman,
| a well known man In Ncw.York, had been most hos
ptaby entertained at one q the southsa county fowls TG
Wishing to make some small return ne invited the
sdes to tea with him at his nole amen On
chill autumnal evening" he kindly suggested:
Ladies, won't You remove your Saoeu1 hu, bavs
heard the two ladies laughing condescendlnEy tnougn
humoredy over the poor fellows
In the first place, English gentleman texcept III =
political speech at ho dey Of Which, sss as
ladies' II would be Mrs. This or That or Lady
The other both names repeated eI never epd nsdan
! Tic remove" would, In an Englshmahs mouth; po
come take on; and. lastly sacques wouau ro Ve
JACKETS Trlng matters again perhaps, sOm n, pei
nic viii think Possibly they are. Yet II IS lust snon
little drops and little grains of the water ana sanu y,
social e ana I,od Of Tho aneIomanIacs dream II is
nseless for any American TO wear Poole'ao eo@ ny
70 ear' y scrw rmiess glass into eye TO
have his horses tails docked and squsrea, 70 SIZE hp
ct.des on his servants hats to come over ana hle
country house every year in England TO ariye apou'
in fourhorse drag with two grooms 70 say what
IA d,wnre and cawn't 20 pretend not 10 hno" ~
an SIor,ons FOURTH means who was born on the
God OF February to affect dlsaan TOT r" op every
WORK n'o nioncs 70 blm-unlcss he takes the trouble
90 siudy and 10 master these self same ne oiop' ""'
little grains Of knowledge.
was once staying at country house with a young
| American gentleman. capital nice ieiiow NC We
4, everv way aud rather a favortte with inc Souns
,ad,as for beside being decidedly good-lo0hhg' nc
lnu'oe ..',,nd ~ no very rich Among other ac-
ccmpshments he had fair voice and SANG not phe
10 his accompaniment on uo "a Dot sing we'll
IN suited neither his voice nor bis style 49,, d,nner
obliged to sing II regularly every nsnt snctatiop Of
The Young ladies'. who made Il pom. OK S', The
together out OF his sight d9rht As DS Immensely fiat
ered at what seemed to him genuine eonipiI" ~,
He did not know that he was sSa 10 so tho verge
az audible outlaws by hs western ourr ID tne Mn
nunclaon OF Oh. ye tcarsp Nothing IS n,y hccomes
that II kept up The social success this younS snoe
Gentlemai would have been was unaou a nyer have
occurred had no had his clothes made IN bro1uw wv
and learned to say Oh; ye tyahs Wnsahmen are
rSouently drawn expression or pronuncaou ,
which, to American ears may SOUND nnn No. given
nan rho one have lust related. II Is not only IN
Articulation of vowcls well The prolongotTh OF ~
scrStch which discIoses tho American Tartar through
a bS en brar' brah fro fab sire sab and isr lab
not lyon, bry-ur. fy-ur, syur or y-uri 80 ,a,y
eorT and pure peor not shoo kyoor iewry fewr
or p'yoor The proper use OF the vowa Is cn,
nodt dIelcuit OF all Thus while can't Is pronounced
nabnt tbe word cant is given the very --LATEST tone
and while ask called ahsk ass and DASH ana splasn,
aid dozens OF similar words are all made as hat ~
you please. As for the words story Is cs dN
St"rtv. glory glawry: shore. shaw, bore, paw door;
SSav moor poah: and fore. faw OF course u VIII
not do 10 take each of these words by ltseii ana
| rgonotlnce n as I have given the pronuncaupn ~
ngi.nd II would thus sound far-fetchcd ana absurd
o The ears OF those who have never hcaru EnEn s
,copie Of the upper class talk. Even TO thoso VINO
have Il would be likely TO appear exaggeraleu but
nse tho word spoken sentence, with other woras,
| and tbe similarity I'm tone to the word as spoken py
| e,ch Fngshmen will easily be observed ny moss
Americans who have had The advantage OF nearing EARN
bc English language I'm English GOOD socicty' lhns
Put some Goals on the fab :" IL Is most amusing
stawry y BE good enough to shut the daw;' lie Is
| a great bawr etc.