New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
"THE CORRECT THING"
SOME FINE SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS IN Emu
LAND
London letter TO The Argonaut.

are omebodie,T in Englsh society are very ndihcr,
doors of what the nobodicS regard as inc correcs
thing / have the best people guilty OF tningS
that a strnggler to appear "gentee' would have
thought most unrcfncd and degrading. Miter T a.,
manner, are in the main but matters OF opinion Inc
more natural they are. the better Directly ul M
are Inappropriate they arc forced ana oroeu man
are but afcctatiOn, and instead OF adornlhS nsi'
render him ridiculous. Let Inc give IA small iihsfa-
Twas at a ball at country house some year. ago;
down near OF the garrison towns As a Mater "
coursc there weIv a good many army officers AT IT,
II happened that the regiment IN quarters NJ INC
barracks one just returned from iorelgu ,h
The zuu CAMPAIGN ,hlnk ~nsmn rared S' hcnsalvss
with glory. there who had gained that mucn
f1DcIeo a ana yerv to zee tbs man aud
pictured to myself a bronzed and SCARED veteran OF
flashing eye and majestic mlen. 1t getting we'll on
toward ! o'clock and no one appeared to answer III,
description All the men might have been ioo S',hS
the peaceful occupation of diapers CLERKS tOr auThu
that appeared about them to suggest more stirring
| avocation in life one simple looking young man had
a at S. y lie walked about alone
bu,hcd whenever a lady spoke TO him, ana maze maze
monsyllabic replies TO whoever addressed him. lie
was a slight and palc-faced fellow, and put him down
for young curatc of some parish IN The neshbornoou
perhaps the Of the family physician invited OUT
Isn't it curious said l. Of the young ladies
| Of the ncchbOrhoOd with whom was dancing Una,
none of the Princes own Bulls have been asked
She She opcncd her eyes very wide at They were
beautiful dark hazel eyes in which all b 5e P pba
had almost wondered II her fathers place was not
called Lockslcy Hall But did not wonder 50 any
|
don't in the least know what you arc talking
about he replied. with shrug of her pretty shoulders
and hurried glance in the direction OF hcr chaper9h
I'm not usually given TO asking enignas, 10"
her: wasn't aware that there was anything OF
particularly puzzlng character ABOUT my pV'esuV"'
II know quite we'll what You said she answered
| oucly: there she added with a look OF intense
relief the band stopped, the valse Is over fiea'e
What an appropriate name' said half 10 myself.
annoyed her manner As glanced az the pod,rouS
decollcicnc>, Of her chapcron VINO sat hot uohrI,
/ III Ia-le
dropping my arm. walked quickly away ai 1n and ne
second after went away the rcfreShmen room WIN
| a man knew very we'll. could not make out WA
was the matter but later on my iriehd came 10 ne
hear you've been playing the fool old . chap,
with Mis- rrefu.is. she's awfuny precise anu ''''"
I'M take my oath chaHod her. only
ASKER oh know what said she tod NJ, me- IN t St
offended her because she mas p 2,r'c ''V
''' Nnsry About What - 49,, n,,.r ., officers
WIZ g1ng her about ne ng%Os %e Si 6 S'G in
vl,cd when they're all over the place. ,. =, you
don't moan 70 say that any Of these men 'sor we
are .G 9n,er. hin, %h' bc,dPer tail. broad
shouiercd middlcaged man. with Sep'I go'o o,.
face huge waved mnstache' a. gas cverybedy
and .ahr,.tashc were dangling AT hi heels. rvsoe ny
a n he s aG naa R Sa iR c z man. Of
~. G. be bowed go exclaimed my inrna lh"'
Of a retired iron moneer % peopr. - , VINO gov
ot Of money and as place near ,, 1n'' Of course
said l. strick BY h' martial ae"rins ov,,,r but III.
$50 t"ar. Ne, neyer been !" oi snSr""S 0"' '"7
am ashamed 70 say 1t wa, mine men , ~ Wv
very young and inexperienced, put hho" oe'c'
Then the V G. chap i-n't here vent on. IN IA
apPb1ta a- 1GD' wo snpI cidcr on hi, back for
a. quarter Of a mile unaes CALLING lire Ihatt what
"'. N,. and yon'd like e. see him.
wcli there he H. now" and he pointed to the
shy Young man with tn" pal, face
And 40 II j, with dozens Of other So called ana 80
49,, .. rorrrt fhiuy-~ rhey are really the IN
,nrr,t thing in nine case ont Of ten, II the people
who adopt them oah knew IT,. ., g., o,o oar, en-
\ good many men n England and i one can ~
r rs t,, run Of american newspaper, one rad a
good maH, mon 10 America are ~ TIE htpi, d
tmnas de v ,%r' dom ''I All sorts Of vulgar ar
idle, Of thu, worn under the den-'on tr.
rt"tacconl,t. with siut of IL favored rubbish. .
o. Egyptian name. p,ce them up In h"Nc, ooVo'eH
y5tn Ai.ioslyphl, characters. AMI adNert,' them ~
applied 10 II. H. H. the lln.s oil N1e,, ,h I'm
m"latcy become, tie " CORE. tang l" shvNe 'n'l
lew tirouci unf,rtuliou- circumstance has zen pr
waited upon % manu'lrtnr -onr ntlN u'.''.
mr. nl,vinr ,ennl, in which one take, to AMI DE"
one buy. lis shelves are covered with them Nh,h
,nc them for old rag. than lose them alto
rcthcs lcl him put one IN hi, pond-st window nnei
and ,r,cripe nfdcrncath Worn by the Prime OF
wac, Ms lat lourney e. Paris or When b"ur
Thus all the cn1S in London have only 10 Keep 'ner
eve. open ana , g"a %a dccrt Which sSmcwhat mar
me tru'hfuness Of the picture 10 knowing eyes ta hey
mi. onoc.on If the tradesmen wl.o ,cll them the
different articles Of apparel are TO be behSve Ana
how can they know The thing stands to reason No
adcsman hat the Prince Of wales's own tailor hoser
glover halter and boot maker knows what HIS koys,,
Iiiahncs- wears. am aware that there Is sort of
Information concerning his royal master to the society
For ny own part c1nno t HesVs 'na as the ne
copardle hi, situation by telling ANYTHING: He
would be found ont In no tme. fur rummy Is no
prince Of wales's tradcsmcn: thcv would not risk
losing his by giving hints or wrinkles TO the
Wany Of the fashions Prince Of Wales made fashions
thai 60 ont 70 America and are there in great vogue
whatever else they may be- actors not always re
dr,, here ju.t a everybody else does who in Tor
m, correct thing" and superior advantage,
know 81 to discover the particular shape Of hat colI
. or scarf the prince Of Wales may be wearing A.
the moment There !, one thng about when a.,
" not thnh thcre can exist any d9un Actor, d" ho'
the same clio, Of whom they appear 10 set 4 "a
America should amos, oe p,I 1'S Ws TO c 9eiSo
Jaw certain style Of dress he was wearing affected
End club street. durn- the season who set and icel
u mp the fashions "i inc nav ioi neh 10y "A >or' I"
II mutual and a kind of common Vet unconscious consent
;,cy all good isst" and very mnch on the .a'
, pnn They generally look much alike to tn" or
binary hchodcr. and there Is spick and span "fcc
g llnlt them that does not speak Of new clothes bu
r. | If clothes brushed and folded when not In use-ai
Il atmosphere Of cleanliness and udlncs> that does mo-
4 .ia.cs, yellow soap and rough towels bit the
4 grooming ~ a thorough bred valet.
f,r Of other nations. and EnS.ishmen OF othe
ls.ll Grade. ,"t the. clolo, made By all The
hest tailor. their hats from AT the beat hittcr~
ther boots from all the hest boot makers. bat uni
| they know how 10 wear them. they might we'll ge
them ready made at the first slop shop they Ia
I'm one Of Henry James, recent novels. he speaks o
| an Englshn.an whose old clothes always locke,
| new ard Of an American whose new clothes AWAY
| looked old" I know just what he means The cause
however was not one Of nationality. as Nr. James
words would lead the reader 10 suppose. and he shou
'e not have left the subject without the explanation
if which really the KEY note to the whole art Of dress