Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-26
GOOD FORM IN eNcl AND.
Numerous Ways in Which British Care
toms Diff-r from American Ones.

AbhtN biliTF rum american oh~ss
To adequately Indicate the diver
geuces between the WAYS Of English So
cirty aud our own would require
volume. SAYS the N. Y. Lsdges. but
some striking examples may be given
IN few paragraphs. To begin with
the names applied to servants. IL
England there is no such thing - a
"dluing-room girl She is called a
''parIor-maid" What we term an
upstairs girl" il housc-ma;d
There are no "chambermalds' or
waters IN an English priva.e house.
They are found only in hotels and
restaurants. 70 speak OF coachnau
asa driver would be very bad form.
Coachnen butlers, housekeeper,. and
ladies maids are called bv their sur
names only never by their Christian
names.
Americans who ape English usages
almost always b,under in the use Of
crests Ia England only men put
cresis on their paper. silver clothing.
carriages. etc. For a lady. especially
a young lady to put crest on aay-
thing would be considered bad form.
To speak to q man Of his wife as 'your
wife would not be- tolerated; yOu
nust say Mrs. So-aBd-So." The Use
OF sir 10 conversation between equals
would be thought very bad form. The
Tallway terms in England differ mark
eddy from ours. Tue track is
"lin-' depot is q station: "a
'ticketollice" is a "booking-ofIice";
conductor is the guard the
engineer is the driver The car
is u carriage baggage is lug
gage aud baggage carr is
ivan" In English tueatcrs what we
call "orChe,tisi seats are stalls aud
tre "parquptn Is termed tue pit
English newspapers you do not sub
scribe for. bat take in" An "ed-
iorii" is always Ieader.
II Is not good form for "a Young lady
10 go TO school She must be educated
NJ home. We may also note that the
abbrevlliou used for bachelor Of arts
and master, OF arts, are -. a. and
Nj. a., whereas in this country they
are "A. b. aad . W.. What we
call public schools are termed ma
tiOua schools IN England An Eu-
Bsh public school. CORES ponds to
such American institutions as the Phil
lips academies at Exeter aud AudOyer.
Al DNlUfd and Cambridge the term
graduate" is not used a., verb %
express the taking of university de-
gree CHANGING ut games. we may re-
mtfk tG1t iu Euglaud billiards is gl-
was ulNed on "a pocket table You
do uot, however say that YOU "Pocbet'
bail; y.u "h0la" it. 4 "cawom' is
a cWpou," u scratch is "a "fuke;'
"uu d, "a 'bre1k, and a shot is
a stroke" CruVunt. which once was
PupuB IS uo longer regarded as good
tOrH
lu England shooting j., never called
cunning ur hunting lhe latter
term > appliadevcIusi.e ely 10 fox hunt
IN. A aui-r good aJ jumping is caii-
ell good lplycT' All jumps except
bitches aud water lrook-) are coti-
ell fences. On tue other hand, what
we call lenc, are termed timber
All races" ia England are running
race, There are no truuIng races.
All English races arc RIM, not upon
dirl truck hut upon grass; heuur the
expression. the lurf
A word ahnul lHe ptiquct ui calls and
cards la England 10 would be tine
worst possible form for % gentleman -
cu.i on au unmarried lady and ask the
servant ii suc Is al home. lie must at
way ask for thc mother only. a gem
tlpmuu is never asked to "clll again
soon, but hp is told: Il hope we
shall sre "a good Gyal oi YOU
in England cards ARE ielt only when
the person calied on is out They