The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTH SIX.
America Speaks Pointedly in Her Own De.
Tense and England Listens.

New York Times.
90 81 like your country" he said. leaning
back comfortably in his chair. and speak
ing in kind voice; Il wish you Americans
were not 80 absurdly thin-sklnned. though.
There are some criticisms should enjoy
making"
She smiled. too. and her voice was kind.
1--WE Americans are not all exactly alike"
she said. 1--WE differ. sometimes. We don't
always agree. Now, l am not morbidlJ
sensitive Suppose you give me the benefit
of your structures, with the privilege OF q
reply. You know am often in England"
10 don't care what you say about u.s."
he answered. mo Englishmsn does"
NO" She shook her pretty head. THAT
il quite true. No Englishman does"
He supposed this was intended for COM
plimept. 1t was not.
"In the first place. then. don't fancy
your food-the overdone roasts and the I'M
derdone fowl, New England ooncoctlon OF
beans and bacon and sweetish, raw stuff
that they call brown bread"
"iuave heard that our beef was gracious
ly received In England" she replied. "Your
unsurpassable Southdown mutton l grant
to you. But not all your mutton il South
down. We may set that. may we not
against our terrapin and pompanos. and
canvasbacks, and Blue Polntsf And the
brown bread anu the baked oeans-dO you
prefer your mntfns. that taste like sour
flannel little scOrched, and the bitter
marma lade and cold toast for breakfasti
Or oatmeal and molasses, with bread and
treacle in the nurseryf Or the omniscient
boiled cabbage. served as simple green's
compared with our corn and tomatoes. and
eggplant, and Lima beans. and satisfy,
and"
"Stopp' he cried, giving his hearty laugh.
I'VE will waive the food"
''By all means. And what nextY"
ACKNOWLEDGING come our names
of towns and counties. They are either
jawbreaking, es MemphramagOg and APP
palachicola. or they are vulearly preten-
tious, as RomeSy ia cuse and Attica."
And many of yours" she mused, her
eyes upon the fire, ARE sweetIy pretty, like
Rotten Row and Gobie and Barking and
Ouse. Or you have made them such. if
they have striven to be something better,
BY converting Birmingham. Cholmondley.
Magdalen into Brummajen, Chumley.
Mandlln. A noble effort, and crowned
with complete snccess. Now. here, the
great unwashed don't teach US how to pro-
nOunce our proper names; they have their
methods and the rest OF US stick to our
own"
well, at all events, your climate and
your mode Of living, taken tosether, are
biting cold. the glazing sun
''Ah, that's true. There's no sun In Eng
land-the creeping cold. the damp halls.
and musty, shut-up rooms. the thimbleful
of fire. went walking once with O woman
who was wrapped in sealskin and groaned
all the mile or two about the cold. We
came back to her home, aud l glanced at
the thermometer by the door. lt stood at
5Sc. She ran up stairs. and appeared by
and by In evening dress She sat away from
the tiny CRATE and seemed quite comforts-
bic. l was freezing. / looked at the Their
snometer in the room. tstood at 56o."
Then your dress, he interpOsed. "YOur
diamonds by day light. and your silks and
eatins and velvets on schOOl-room girls.
or older women for travelling or the street.
You would never see an Englishwoman
come to a boarding house table In Dress
ing,gown'
cap" was the rejoinder. Il don't think
the dressing gown is q raging fashion here.
either. AS for taste In dress, have met a
countess In England who wore pleatings OF
fur on her frock. | have seen Mrs. Glad.
stone at dinner party swaddied in yards
| of lace till she looked like a mummy.
have friend. the wife of a O. c.. IN the
incest set, with oceans OF money, whose
bonnets and gowns would disgrace q
| kitchen.maid."
Those are older. palmer people," he OBJ.
jected. III admit that after middle aye our
women are mostly dowdy and careless"
II forced the admission" she murmured
''You should take our young ladies; fol
| instance"
"Welis" For be hesitatcd.
:. "Oh. one who lives by her looks; take
| Mrs. Langtry."
Il saw Der In Tweuty-third street one
! day in gray gown which had . flight Of