New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
HOME AND SOCIETY.
AMERICAN MANNERS IN ENGLAND.

80 ENGLISH woMANs AMUSING MISTAKE
PAPER CHAsE-AN ORIGINAL PoRTIERE
THE FAsHIoNs-swEET PICKLES
c,TsUP AND CHILL SAUCE.
=, certainly Is fact that in England nowadays
hat are known American ways have OBJ
,ained a widespread popularity among ultra-fash-
enable people; and our Anglo-maniacs, therefore.
Nv deduce a certain moral from the anecdote
.n,ch follows Notwithstanding the decidedly radi-
-, change in English manners and customs dur
too the last decade the ''insular British female of
= certain type still holds her and Is as invet-
.,o,e in her prejudices and narrow in her views
~ her great grandmother 100 years ago To
,cb a one the sight of attractive American Is
uke the red flag shown TO bull. An English Of
ocer who has a sense of humor relates a story of
On amusing experience which befell him while
travelling with his motherin-law in the tidal train
~ Dover not very long ago. 1T might be well to
all YOU in the first place." he said with the COM
ral frankness peculiar to his nation, that am
asarly afraid of the old lady, particularly she
holds the purse strings and can visit my INSIDE
r,eanors on my head in very unpleasing fashion.
ca I always make a point of carefully agreeing
9TH her in every remark she makes. and OF
course while travelling most obsequous.
"On this particular occasion Il had hardly set
tied her comfortably in a irst-class carriage when
Marty of travellers came breathessly up to our
Compartment and. in spite of mamma-in-laws
stony glare, proceeded to take possession of all
the unoccupied seats. There were two ladies' IN
tho party both young. exqusltely pretty ana
tsultlessly dressed, and with them were couple
~ men who also were of very good form and wore
,rreproachable attire. They were all in the gayest
of moods all chatting and laughing together and
,s,atng their various adventures in just catching
tho train; and although they most amiabe
about storing away their various effects out OF
our way and apologizing to for crowding the
carriage l could see that my eminently conserva-
live relative was not to be cajoled and that every
r,nute she grew stoner and more naughty OBJ
,.c,ionable Americans. she muttered to me in
zones quite loud enough to be overheard if the
.omeyhat noisy party had paid any attention TO
her can one never get away from them? How
vulgar they are!
".Are YOU sure they are L. S. AS" I asked
soo voce. They are very pretty. and so we'll
dressed
".oh. Americans are always that. in kind of
way went on my companion but you have only
TO listen to their voices and their dreadful way of
,slking TO know where they come from. Look
how underlined their whole style is. and compare
then, TO well-born Englishwomen. Oh. they do
crate on my nerves.! and she turned her back with
obvious scorn upon the interlopers, who after one
or two civil remarks, took no further notice OF us
"When we reached Dover the young people babe
cOOQ-hy In kindly ldSHlOl, u NAiNH any ASi"
tive youchsafed no reply Thank goodness. those
vulgarans have gomez was her parting fling as
be,ook myself 10 the telegraph ocetO write to Paris
for rooms. One of our quondam travelling compan-
inns was before me- and there lying on the desk
was telegraph form scribbled over with mes
SAGE 1t was impossible to avoid seeing. 1t was ev-
identity addressed the ladys husband and was
signed by one of the proudest and best-known
names in England. Like flash i realized VINO
the whole party were for had seen many pho
,ograph of the two lovely sisters who were among
the most famous of English beauties, ana
whose names were always TO be found on the
most exclusive lists in that upper stratum of soc-
ETY. which is the accepted fashion-maker and guide
TO modern manners.
what did your mothe.-!n-law say?' said his
amused listener.
'Never dared to tell her. was the reply Such
Jokes are not for the impecunioUs ana de?enden,
son-in-law ] never even told my wife
A word to the wise, Why should not our Amer
lean men and madehs grasp the situation, ana
become the models instead of the servile copies OF
what they too often imagine TO be the ultra
British STYLE and therefore the one most desirable
TO initiate?