New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19

which she rejected. She would have rejected MIN
in any case. but to a less experienced 1r'ehu q
woman, who expressed her surprise. she saiu.
Cannot you see that II had married X shou'o
have forfeited my social positionT' Tnat might
ss,ve az n text TO much longer sermon than
7 mean TO preach to-day. 1t would show for one
thing-and am told that Americans at ho'"e
are difficult to convince on that point-tha' hs"
rank does not insure high social posiuoh III Ao'
don. or anywhere else This lady had grasped
the situation. No title could have bettered her
position. nor could her unchallenged social as
tendency have been sufficient 10 open the uoo'S
that had been closed 10 her titled sutton. ne anu
she would have been left outside. Inc ques"o"
of marriage is always delicate one. H. more
than all else has reused those hostilites 10 which
Twill refer in a moment. II the American eri 'hahes
q good marriage. II is resented 1t has spoiieo inc
market Of some English girl. whose mother
naturally thinks herself aggreved. ana perhaps
the English girl also II she makes
bad marriage she misses one great oD-
,ect Of her ambition or OF what is supposed to
be her ambition II 1t is neither bad nor goou'
society looks on calmly and commonly thinks 1t
of no Importance either way whoever KNOWS
Anglo-American London Will readily supply In
own ediflcat!on Whoever does not would be no
wiser IL they were supplied by others There
remains the. company Of those Americans. not
perhaps a very large one in London, VINO neither
marry nor give in marriage. They take their
place or omit to take 1t: without hindrance from
the disappointed. and also without the help OF
family and other influences which are often so
potent There are many resentments which
they do not escape; such as those sprnging from
the admitted superiority Of the American girl
TO her English cousin Nothing is so offensive
superiority.
The American invasion OF London has In truth
been followed. to some extent. by reaction.
The popularity Of the American visitor. as such.
is not at this moment at its highest. The revolt
of the British Matron has been only too sue
cessful. as many an American girl. arriving this
season with high hopes. has found to her dis
appointment II she had friends they welcomed
her. II she came to make friends she has found
obstacles in her way Her friends appeals IN
her behalf TO their friends have not always been
successful. Doors which used to open readily
to her have remained closed. These are but
social vicissitudes-moods which have chahged
before and will change again. London loses
as much as her visitors lose-loses so"e
OF that charm Of brilliant novelty wm'h
season after season the arriving American
woman has impaired 10 II. The loss VIII
soon be felt. the men Will be Vagueiy
aware that they are tyrannized over by the
austere parsonage whom I call the British Ma
tron. and there will be fresh demand Tor 'he
DAVIS when the beautiful beings from beyond IN"
Atlantic foated airily through the drawins-roohs
OF London Many Of them. Of course, still DOL
sneak only of the new ones who have been eN-
Guided
II YOU turn to Mr.. Punchs deverances TINS
week YOU will find a confirmation OF these views
indirect. but enlightening. Mr.. Du Maurier mas
a cartoon. less violent than some which Tor some
time past he has chosen 10 present 10 MS au-
mirers--just a man and woman on ina ooH o' d
coach. neither OF them very remarkable OF char
acteristic and there is this dialogue:
He-Oh you're from America. are you? People
often saw 10 me- Don't you dislike Americans
But always say. Il beleVe theie arr S"'"' wy
nice ones among then
she-Ah. | dare say there may be two or
three nice people amongst sixty millions.
The tone Of English patronage, which OFTEN
rises into supercIliousness. Is well enough brought
out They who adopt IL are they VINO rave an
uneasy suspicion ofsrhat superiority In some ot
their cousins across the water which nen'ohen
az a cause of offence. II IL not necessary 10
assume that superiority is universal or gcher"
trait on one part or the other IL Is su'i'ci'h'
that II should have been felt occasionally theh
Il rankIes for n good while and the people VINO
are not superior are maltreated for this unpar-
donable sin In others.
Meantime the graver influences and reiauohs
90 on improving The Jealousies and ha'erhai
solicitudes which lie at the bottom q '''se
efforts at re-Angc.zing London society are not
universal The Englishman Is toerabiy Tree from
them. whatever the Englishwoman may De- ana
when YOU send over an eminent representative
he is still as YOU will see In Mr.. Dope" c"s"'
70 which will refer in another letter hsar,'y
welcomed. W. W. :"