New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-02
THE BRITISH CAD ABROAD.
\ FELLOW-COJ NTRYAlAN DESCRIBES HIM.
HOW HE MANIFESTS Ills LCIDJ.Y CONTEMPT
FOR " F0REIGNERt'-lII IDEA OF DELICATE
BANTER-HE FINDS EVERYTHING
ABROAD VERY BENSTIY'

BANrER-HE FINDS EVERYTHING
ABROAD VERY BEAsTLY,
There Is nothing OF which, as Englishman who
has spent much Of his lie In foreign lands. am more
heartily ashamed than the British cad his travels
and inasnuch certain number Of the species
certain to the Atlantic this in connection
with the Chicago Exhibition | would like TO take
this opportunity TO such Of the readers OF The
Tribune rs may not have had occasion to visit Europe
that my rounirymen are not all built Oh the =
lines as onr Travelling Cad; and that the latter must
not under any circumstances be regarded In the Hight
Of typical Erlton
Generally speaking. the travelling cad belongs 10
the miid,c classes, although forcel admit
that have net quite nuniber OF his kind who bore
names that figure In the pages of Burke. The mani
fcsiaions OF his caddishness prompted In great
measure by patriotism Of an aggressive and offensive
type. which involves contempt for everything that
does not hal pes 70 h. Encisi. In other country
of the world. perhaps In China. have found such
al undsf,ised contempt for tie foreigner in Ems
nnt TIE people there firmly convinced that
everything alien Is necessarily bad that foreign opin
ion is not worth rcnsid, ring: and that when dean;
with foreigners they are under obligation to Of
serve the conventional rules Of life which govern
their Intercourse with their fellow c0unrymcn. The
result OF all this Is that no people more justly
abborr,d abroad than thr ordinary Brton hi,
travels, and even the ell-brcd Eneslman seeks by
this greatest OF ni nbominatons. the tourist cad
From the very moment that he leaves England and.
foo, a orei2n shore. the cad apparently casts
10 the winds all OF dcccncy Rnd consideration
for the feelings Of those with whom h. l. brought In
contact In London. for instance. no man who re-
spccts himself would venture to appear even In the
minor London theatres othcrwls' than IN evening
dress Indeed In most Of such places OF entertain
ment evening dress is "de rigucur"; and yet one will
find these very people seated in the orchestra
stalls Of the Paris or Vienna Grand Opera where
every around them Is In evening dress, they
alone being garbcd in hldeou, mustard colored
morning coat or tweed Norfolk jackct-sometime,, too
In flannel shirts. knickcrborkcr' ami hobnae1 boots
They show in the most ofensiv" manner that any
thing In their opinion. Is good enough for the for
eigncr for who's" proudice- they do not possess the
slightest regard. II YOU follow these very men
to switzerland. Germany the Tyrol, to some water
Ing place health resort. you VIII -" them appear
In the pubc dining room of the hotel or pension hon
ored with their patronage got up" from head to foot
In conformity with the latest fashions OF evening
dress just in order TO distinguish themselves from
the other foreigners who may happen 10 b. staying
there. Til" ncongrIty o! presenting ones s'f thus
arrayei In snrh pace, thcs" l. rendered all lii"
greater by tho fact that Of i" highest social rank
IN ,;ermani England. France and Austria do not
deem II good display evening suits, dazzIni
shirt fronts and jrwcd studs at the table dho'c Of
around the common dinne:-tah" 81 any rstclas, ho
to-, wearing the plaIncst OF morning costumes Eng
liShmcn and | may ada FngShw'm"n. OF Ia" 'au
snecc, do not seem 10 have the slightest con,dcra
ton for their surrounding, when abroad In ia" matter
Of dress: their one delight would appear 10 b" to en-
deavor offend the sus'eptbiteS Of the foreigners
with whom they brought In contact. either by tn"
lnadcou1cv or else by the exaggerated and equally
Inappropriat, magnInocacc Of their ntir". And yet
after all have always been Of The opinion that for
ecners have reason To BE- grateful ana relieved when
they see on, ~ nv counirymcr in evening dress,
even though br insult II both 10 III" time ana 10
the surroundings. For evening dress coat acts ~
4 ,prolrs nf restraining Influence. q -ori 81 moral
stiali- waisicoat. IN fact. which, 10 certain extent
d.trrs the from kicking over Tia" traces oil
drccncy and ordinary responsibility. Mems man
n-rs speech ana moods. vary With their dress
and they are much more disposed 10 b" n'g''nni ot
the coartcscs OF He when arraycd In blazer or Il
Jacket than when wearing lightly button'i rock
coat or evening dress.
Another form OF ciddShncSs on tho part oi Inc
travelling Brton IL the brutality AMI unvnrhSh'u
character Of his criticism Of every thing and everybody
that he secs after leaving hone Indeed. on" i often
tempted TO ash why he should have quilted his native
shores seeing that he Is 80 determined to nni every
thing boi ard abhorrent that Is foreign lie r''''
culcs the language. he ridlcules the ac
cent the appearance. ia" MANNERS ana
the dress Of all tho>" whom he encounters dhro""-
not quietly and nnobtrsv"ly. Int In In" most often
,ive and public way. without the slightest Idea OF
,ouc.almcni II hs meets an American h" l. put' ~
r.ody a, not 10 inform him that he ,p'ahs hng'lSh
with a nasal twang totally obllvious Of his own vul
car coclI,.y accent white - the rynan he VII rN-
palate on the alleged lack o cleanliness "i Inc i'
ionic race. To the Frnchman he VIII aidrc'' what
n. considers 10 delicate banter on III" traditional
fondncss OF the Gallo for lrrgs ana Nnail' wr'
he l. fortunate enough to find himself In III" com
- - :.
he will cat " .h"er "cus,rdncis.' i"'gin 10 "lIow
forth In n, =. c.,ancly fal.r key Charles Levers
we'll known ditty beginning:
&c The Pope. he leads merry lfc
4, for removing hi. hat when s"nr religious or
funeral procession passes through tn" street Of Il
continental town. Il" would >corn the idea. hav"
M. the Brits cad travelling I'm India. wnerr II" dis
tIngnishrs himself hy refusing 10 conform With u"
local prcud,ces ana customs Of the highly dviliz'i
natives, whom he amiably refers to even to Their
faces ~ nigycrsr: and In Japan where he does not
hesitate 10 tramp with hi, muddy boots over Tn" dainty
mails on which tho natives both sleep ana eat.
have known one of them t, ch"crfuy volunteer to a
LIrhbrcd and courteous japanese noble man VINO. In
an ill.adviscd moment, had been Induced To ch"r-
tain him. the information that h" was "astoulde'
hy the Iac!, Of morality AMI proprrt' OF the women
Of the Lard Of tho Rising sun.
There /, nothing that shOuli like 80 much ~ Tor
some clever New York reporter TO get hold Of on" OF
these travelling British cad> his way HON" from
Chicago and 10 draw him. The mere rrcor' oil III"
interview would furnish far NOR" graphic illistra-
ton and portrayal Of the creature than ANYTHING 'ha'
co,h, write, The worst tn matter Is that travel
doe, not seem IN any way improve the creature.
lie ,Arts out from home with the prcconceiv'd de-
termination OF finding everything foreign "braNtly w.
| use his own favorite expression. Looking at every
thing in a jaundiccd and prcjudiccd manner H. goes
back more convinced than ever that everything that
he has seen out OF England Is "bcaStly,' an opinion
which he does not hesitate to express everywhere and
on every occasion In the most forciblc manner. Nor
Is he deferred therclrom by any courtcScS which he
may have received while on his travels. nor BY any
hospitality Of which he may have been the object
On the contrary his entertainer no matter how gen
erous or how kind. will probably constitute theme
Of ridiculc and will d. subjected not to portrayal