New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15

TO tie fact that even at the present daI my
are included In the dislike with winch coiohIS'S
are REGARDED by their fellON-countrNm"n VINO
have remained at home. Life In thc cooIirS
hrOadcns IN some respects the ufiect anu t,t,
laTgcs the range OF Wow, Il fact when Is P,uT
sufficient in itself 10 give rise to ieehgs OF c,,.
oUsy and aversion on the part OF tie, haIIo
minded stay-at homes Canadians, AlsIdllauS an
AfricandeTs as we'll as CubanS ana the sPt'4cIs IL
the French colonies. are subjected - the u,o>l
shameful and discreditablc neglect whenever tIeS
visit the old country, and receive cOII Nt4Oo'H,
and sCant consideration in London, lar4s -, %iu
Madrid The fact Of being only coioHHl -
held i'm these three capitals 20 he slinclehl 10 AZ
count for any lack OF form or solccish OF H'i.iir
Nor is this unfTcndly sentiment OF i''cn. Tt:i-i.
Ii existed in the last century, and was sulhl,.lS
manifested in the treatment accOfaru al, ~,
sailles 10 the old Canadian selgneuIs WI" ~" -.
forced by their devoted oJait{ TO Ill rrf@q in
abandon slome and fortune AMI TO seek Iviuso,III
France II WAS manifested. too ny me corr
shoulder turned in gland 70 thoSe I3l9il2?S ,%c
had remained true 10 King George III CURING w
War of InJcpendcnce and who had sacrilCe'I
everything in thcir vain efforts 10 deIeHu nIs
sovereignty over that portion OF AntIiT H tbo
known as the United States Most un(nsIN "'
word colonial" instead OF being considered 40
term of honor. as is the case on thla suc u ~,
Atlantic is considered in European soGi'N 40
term Of rcproach. Il is regarded as nearly sl.%iH
nous with The word vulgar and everything
colonial including the literature, ne loIIi,N,
the enterprise ami marvellous deEeioPhi'iiI' -
well as tie finest charactcr>uc' OF me ,PVVliu Ia
stead Of receiving the admlra.I"l N.ion ncnI|. rv
serve. are regarded with more or less 2prnnA C 81
pressed contempt. All this Is duc, ds l nav 10
rCnGS nv whri II is invariably attended
The English, the French, ne NpanlrdS anu , Ino
Germans are even more lhdlHeIehG 10 n' - ,Ia
their colonies than they are toward news Lo'i Wv
United States There is not single paper III EnE-
land that ever publishes any letters ana out InIcA
dispatches from Australia Canada OF Iio j., CanI
The London Times las no correspondent ~ an.
ada and the only Canadian intrIlGGhce
which il receives comes from its reSldcn,
representative AT Philadelphia, OF All places
Nor do thp Spanish or French papers ever CON
tain news from either Cuba, Tunls or the Mar
tiniouc The Temps" being the only orG.h "
the press that from time 10 pne, G Ki ord
brief column to the affairs in Tong King ana
Cochin China. A., i,
Ignorance, indeed is at the root of the preJu-
dice that exists in European society against COON
ials and against Americans. Every day th3t
masses increases my regret that it IS lmposSlolc
10 transport some typical provlnclaI Town VI
America into the centre OF Europe Tor lhe Pui-
pose of enabling the people there 10 become ac-
Quainted with, and IN natural consequence ~
appreciate, the finest and most sterling sue OF
American life and character. As II IS now, an
the knowledge which Europeans possess OF America
and Americans is limited TO the result OF tlclf
observations of the American tourist ana OF me
cXpatraed American. Both the one ana me
other are the most unfortunate types, oI H.IS
great Nation that il IS possible u
conceive With but few exceptions they con
stitute class unlike anything mat hlTc
ever seen in the United States and their frequently
oh lecti0nablc characteristics, which Europeans
are accustomed to ascrihc 10 the entire Nation ar"
responsible for much of the prejudice that rN'St,
abroad against Americans. lhclr man lllt Is
a dcplorahic Task aOf tact. IhcN err elmer "4
the side Of too aggressive patriotism, IdlH"Hi l~
the supcriortY of everything in America, from us
political institutions 10 lis cookery. GOWN TIE
threats of each European whom thcN encounter e.
or else they are guilty OF the even more Icp'
hcnsible fault of snccrlng AZ every lHlhg America"
Of deprccating their American nationality. ana "i
SeclN king to initiate the manners, the f0lDlcs. ana
even the vices of European society. and 70 aSNhi-
late themselves herewith. Ihelr GI9Cct III 80
l.rrrsfr u hi
to exist against Americans and to secure lLcIrhN
entrance 10 a society which regards lhch WIZ"
an unfriendy eye: and which is not DISPOSED -
welcome them With but few exceptions tcN
fail TO hit upon that happy medium haIl way
between too aggressive AmcrlcaniNn ana Too
obscQUiOus lack Of Amcrlr3pI,m "Hirh "HCH
struck renders 4 citizen Of tn nited states 'ir
most delightful and cOngcnial companion tAi u
is possible to conceive 90 travelled ana Wei
bred Englishman. .t-
OF course it is unfair for Europeans to Judge
the Americans as a people by the vulgar rlch VINO
alas constitute the most obtrusVe class ol Amer
can tourists and foreign residents. Bn' II Is oiN
natural The well-brcd American men ana women
noss hv nnobsprved GentilhOmmes and
fcmme, du monde there IS no English Word
that conveys the exact meaning OF thesc TWO cN-
pressions the same all the world over no uI"l
Ter whether American. European or Oriental. ana
their main characteristics similar thar tlcIf
is little 10 distinguish them from one anulhcI;
II * therefore not the well-brrd but the lll-br'd
American who becomes conspicuous and who AZ
tracts both attention and comment Of a disagree
able nature Their OstcntatOuS display 0 wealth.
their ODpul, eAOrcSScI convection tI3i American
dollars can purchase everything and everybody,
and their DISREGARD for the conVrntlOnaitcS ana
| feelings Of the people around them render thelr
presence in any hotel or community diS'astetul
in tie extreme to the other visitors and residents:
| and convey TO the latter the impression tlat all
| their fellow -countrymcn ana cOuhtINWOlhcI re-
| scmble them. The extraordinarily loud tpllettei
! Of the women and young girls, which approach
more nearly in style those Of the European c0cottS
rather than the cOcodetes are calculated T. create
! among the vast majority of Europeans most
unjust impression OF the dcplorao!e character OF
feminine taste in the United States.
| The most outre and daring of pothing Costumes
at Trq%y sc pe2r c cc nH h@ en- ,oa'
| bien. font honneur, see no harm in the most Cd
| vanced firations or in the attendance AT the
| prtits theatres where no European girl would
venture to permit herself TO be seen before mar
| rage
The inordinatc eagcrncss, amounting often 10 a
positive mania. Of these people for recognition
hv ROYALTY and for the acqUaintacc Of titled per
! sonagcs has given 10 Americans n rcputalio ION ~
! Europe for snObbishncSS which Is entirely Tor
| cign to the true American character The dead
set invariably made by American women OF TIM
| snecip. al the Prince Of Wales whenever he STAYS
! at Homburg or on the Riviera he's become irul'
| fn theme Of rdcuic for the European press
So too has their toudnesS for the society of TITLED
| pcrsonaecS. and their burning anxiety 10 become
intimate with persons possessing handles !" 1heli
names They entirely fail 10 appreciate the N"s
differences that exist between tine Qualities of th'
| metal of which these handles are formed. NO
| do thry realize the fact that Tie bearer Of
y
| high-soundinl title does Not necessarily bsong L
| the aristocracy. In Russia there are thousands o
| princes and princcsses who would never he re
| cevrd either al their own court or al any othc
| in Europe. In Spain Tho aristocracy is compose
| exclusively Of the gIandccs. many OF them nm
titled while the myrla1S Of dukes, marquiS'S am
! counts have no cntlcc either at court or in so
| cipty There is a halter at Madrid who is n duke
| and a marquis who is butcher. I'm EnglnHD
there are many old county families, untitled, Is
able 10 trace back their ancestry in an r1brokc-
| line to the tenth century whose aristocrdcy j.
Of a very different character to the mere NOBILITY
! Of new-fedgcd bourgeois peers such rs LCr'
| BraSSey, Lord lIiEdlcl and Lord Ircagh. Tie T.
suit is that the titled pcrsonagcS who Tespon'
| 10 the advances of these un-imcrcan Amcrcan
are generally Of the wrong sort, coins tha
are either counterfeit or. al any rate, damaged
II is utterly useless for persons like myself. wh'
enjoy the advantage and the privilege of ben
acquainted with the true side Of American life. .
attempt TO explain that these tranSatl1utic tiff
hunters are people who have no position or stain
at home, and that they are merely seckinc I.
hobnob with titles in the hope that the privilcc
which they imagine 10 be conferred thereby vii
/ rive them on their return 10 the United STATE