Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-30

Gatheringsi'
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal |
New YORK, May 23.-All New York
has been laughing over the impressions |
of Count Castellane-impressions that |
he claims to have gained during his two
weeks stay in this country. l didn't |
bother myself about reading them, for,
usually, have found that impressions,
opinions or sketches of America, written
by foreigners, are great nonsense. And
life is too short to bore ones self with
them. The funny thing about the
Castellane article is that 1t is diatribe
against the almighty dollar; you would
never think that the Castellane family
considered money as worth anything.
And yet their Oldest son married the
daughter of a man whose views in re.
gard to money and the making of it
were, to put it plainly, so peculiar that
an honest American, or an honest Eng
lishman, would rather not have mingled
with the blood. Not long ago French
man came to New York, stayed seven
days at cheap hotel, and announced
that all New York ladies wore white
muslin aprons when out walking, and
that all American men hired their clothes
when they went to evening affairs
What sort of people did he go among
Then there was another--an English
man. Now fault-fnding is in the
British blood. They come over here,
find no end of fault with everything, so
back home, find no end of fault with
everything there; die ana go to Heaven
and find no end Of fault with everything
there, because ii is their nature. An
Englishman by birth and education Is a
brute, but he usually tries to tell the
truth Just as he makes violent effort
TO pay his debts of honor.
AN ENGLIsnMAN UNDER AMERICAN
TRAINING.
Physically, he is the most beautiful
specimen in the world; he knows how to
put his clothes on, and he never looks
conscious of them. Occasionally an
Englishman comes over here and lives.
An American woman trains him, knocks
some of the brutality OUT oil him, and
then he is the nearest thing to a gentle
man angel | ever met Not long ago an
English visitor got in bad temper,
went home and wrote book. One
always has to have ones peck Of dirt
so thought would have mine in one,
dose and read this books. He told one
great truth. He said the streets of New
York wero the filthiest in the world;
but the most surprising thing was 10
heaT-"in fashionable society" gentle.
men invariably struck matches on their
trousers He confessed that the effect
was peculiar--"he seemed TO be draw
ing fire from that part oil his body"
Then, to be more positive, he announced
that nobody ever strikes matches in any
other way! And he confessed that he
himself got into the habit. Though
since he "has returned to civilization he
has not been so naughty" He saw ga
very nice ~ girl'' do this, but persuaded
her mother that is was rather dangerous
think any Englishman or American
would be charmed to meet nice cir
like that. He also said that our cup!
had no handles,and that an Englishmar
is invariably spoken OF as BritishGr-,
something that is asabsolutely unknown
in this country as the vuIgarity Of TIT
man who wrote him down fool
l happened to see, at a public enter
tainment, woman, loud and vulgar il
manner, with the stride OF man ant
the voice Of fish woman. She wa
from England, and had come to write
book on this country. She got into TIL
so-called literary set, met women VIII
never had any position in good society
and pictured them as representing til
best element in this country. She sal
all American women painted, ali tallte,
through their noses, and that when the
wish to entertain, the hostess alway
read a paper, and there was nothing I
eat or drink but stale cake and clare
aud punch! l know there are som
Americans who do speak with the nass
sound, but think they are found onl
in the extreme Northeast. The Wester
woman has an accent and speaks a lit
loudly, but her words are distinct an
well chosen. New York women ~
almost entirely free from accent If an
kind, and Southern women, ii they 4
cut their words little and futgat the
RS, usually have sweet low VOICES an
use good English. They could not on
teach this woman how 10 speak We
and gently, but they could remind h
that the hybrid something, With Il
stride of man and the vugarlty of
barmaid, seldom commends itself to I
world at large as a teacher OF eth
manners or morals.
SPEAKING OF MANNERS,
the exclusive set in New York is gro
ing English to this extent" What
is right" Not long ago heard Of
woman who occupies an extremely gu
position in society, saying 10 her daul
ter, who objected To getting into an op
car because IL was $50 common: -
dear, when we are there, it ceases to
common" Then, too, they have talk
to dressing as they like Tor the sire
Old clothes are worn out, and ii IL
look shabby it is because we Z
afford it. The funniest Thing done IS
by an Independent young woman
twenty-five. She was going to spc
Sunday with friend IN the count
She wanted to take a dinner gown d
morning dress with hGl, and she had
bag large enough to hold both. :
sent TO the laundry for a BASKET, an
two.handled one came up to hCr
dresses were folded and put in II, Il
wearing one Of ltcltCrn's duck ~
she boarded the Madison avenue
with her basket, never looked en-.
raised, nevercalea what people thou.
. and did what She wished
Not long ago | sat next 10 a girl VIII
know slightly, the daughtcrO Of uis
the richest men in New York an
fortunate possessyr OF some mill
from ner grandfather She lad ona /
cloth skirt, wheie and clean, but
fashioned in cut; colt blouse N.
before big sleeves Were III fashion.
ali inexpensive hat She was On her
TO hospital where she is on the C
mittee that looks after taa comtur
sick babies. Two over.argsscd w5!
criticised her agai5ly laughed ut her
pearance, aud seemed to luiuk mat I