The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
THE ESois1sH rouRLsE
TIA Male and the Fe,ua1e Tyre which Over
ruu the t,ontin ert OF Europe.

The Male and the Fe,~aie Tyre which Over
run tho t,ontin emf OF Europe.
wb,le Il ia true that one comes upon some
unusual and most une,tpected Americans In
Europs. whom any Englishman will delight In
describing to you. 1t ia also true that for unin-
yiting appearance and for general unsightli-
moss the English tourist bears away the prize
from the travelling public of thewhole world.
So true is this that II you call it TO the atten-
tion of n discerning and experienced English
man he will admit IL either by silence or by
reluctant avowat. Fash summer tho Continent
Of Europo is oyerrun with English people OF
the lower middle class and upper lower class.
who arc more worthy OF examination than al
most anything else II one has Keen sense OF
the ridiculous and ia not unpleasantly Affected
by unpsthetic spoctat les.
A misstatomont has been circulated. partly
with tn. consent OF the English themselves.
that Englishmen are ca reless Oh What others
think OF them. careless Of their appearance.
and Mt case In blissiu conceit that whatever
an EnClshman Is il right Tho truth OF tho
matter is that no people Ia moro mindful OF
appearances or Cf courtosies real courtesies
than tho English. as the greater part 81 their
upper classes witnesses. But the English
who travel notcoably are either OF the lower
classes of society or else are country and small
town people They make themselves consoc-
uous by their bad manners and bad clothing
and generally disrcrutnhlo appearance. and
thus cause an unjust estimate OF the true Ing
lish character. Thoy do not net aud dress
well for tho best Of rcasons-becauss they do
not know how.
They give exhibitions OF discourtesy. OF
priggshncss. Of narrow and preiudiccd opin-
ions, OF fearful and wonderful clothing. all
with the best Intentions in tho world. Some
times. indeed often it is very annoying to
other travellers and to the people OF the
countries through which these uncnli.htcned
are travelling. But nowadays PEOPLE have got
used to them. and. not expecting anything. are
are not surprised. 1t is tho American visiting
Europe for the first time who is overcome by
thcse Things. SO new to him. But as he' IS
daily offended or amused. no soon gets ac-
customed. and takes everything as matter
The two great pscularitcs of Fnglishmen.
met. travelling on tho Continent, are their
fondness for walking and their clothing. \
third might b" their suspicion OF everything
been out Of their own shops or country towns
before. This leads them into many seeming
and indeed actual Liscourtesies because they
are not only suspicious. as are uniformed
Americans but they are aGgressively suspi-
th fGI wf aas bef%rs Inc oher two S
These two are to a great extent interviewer
dent. Tho English travellers dress il unsiTntly
been walking. and they are willing tnwalk
because they have on nothing that could DO
In amy way rendered more unfit by exercise:
Ono who loves to walk will sooner or later find
his way to switzerland. where tho r,nds. tho
ing more Of pleasure than it Is in most
places. switzerland; therefore. is full OF Eng;
find more English to wonder at or laugh over
than in all the rest Of tho Continent.
among tho mountains and valleys are, a pretty
stalwRrt looking set. They have good chests.
asG shn a f ct: a sy "a rs spf6 in % Hs
suits. generally made with knickerhockers: in
waosn h"se t % I9
ms n rule, were originally Of light color. Of loud
pattern. and ofconsiderabe ease in lit. ENer-
else over the open country clouds their light
eolors with splottches Of dirt. and makes the
knees baEgy and penduousii 80 an EngIShi
clean under this clothing indeed he generally
is ma clcan as cold water can make one. but 1t
But the laugh comes In when you regard
he wears a beard. q thick. redd sh beard. I'M.
cropped and very !rowsy.. And on his head
too small IN iar him: and Tilted iorward over his
bullying forehead. About seven times out Of
sn hi s viii BY fn S sySs%ss ns s
single,e glass. are bination that it hard
indeed TO take seriously. 1t is repeated a half
through Swlac,land with variations SO triiing
that they in no way affect tho type.
But it is tho English female pedestrian who
causes the most perturbation. She generally
belongs to that tyre whsh We are accustomed
hands: huge Gat feet $40 i tail. the only
begin in trivial ankles thrust into the tops Of
her feet much as u tanlo leg Is thrust into its
effect upon any part OF her frame. she IS
stoop. shou dered u, she strides along ana
into her shoulders us her legs lit into her feet.
Over her strong and h"mely features IS skin
OF fFnE "n a9s rcd s fS2 the un
kindnesses OF nature be supplemented by the
benevolent aids OF the dressmaker $ art But
the English female pedestrian diSluins these
toolerios. She romes clad in q severe cap or
bonnet. httips eGse!y to her head and reliev.
stout and sorviccahe cloth. cut without relief
Of any Kind. You sec lust how thin her neck
lust. how concavc is her, chest. And her
straight and severe skirt hangs close to her
legs. so hat YOU may make no mistake about
the lact that those legs do not improve as they
And to these walking machines. male and
female, Swtzsrlan,! ami its inspiring scenery
arc the most serious things in the world.
Theyy VIII ' sra y n ahsd co or sr TMter
gloomy OF conntcnancn. They look neither to
The ds nor the Htaer w N they st2P to
their guide books ana read. When they shut
the books they glance grud:inGly at ne scene
and Swlngln. step. take UP tho, business OF
II YOU YOU happen to be in any OF the tourist
towns or cities of Sw!tzornnd you should
Use early some morning to see the start.
''b iliitlidht'I, you ulNsl ~ up IN
that misty twilight morning hour when tho
tinklin- of II thousand cow bells wakes you.
That is he signal for tho English to rise. as
well as for all tho cows in lIteriaken to art
for the mountain pastures These English
get their breakfast. eating it with tho method
ical grinding Of each mouthtu an exact num-
Der OF times. Each Englishmpn has his or her
own belief az to how many times IL mouthful
must be- ,chewed before it can he swallowed
safely. Thirteen times is, 1t is said. the IN in j.
mum. while vegetarian crank who stayed in
Interlaken two weeks last season held out for
Gfty-;our
After breakfast they set out. making toward
the mountains, with shoulders little stopped.
and eyes bent upon the ground Each man
and each woman has a guido book: most OF
them have slaves: u few OF the women have
crooked handled umbrellas hooked to- their
wrists. For tho mists may rise. to vanish or
to descend in ruin, and rain must not stop the
Walking industry In thu evening they will
come into the town again, q little more
dused and ANA theg arch
solemn files through tn, the archway Of
gay and laughing crowds Of handsome. we'll
dressed men an women Of other Municipalities
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