The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
NEGROES IN EUROPE.
Regarded with Curiosity, But Worry
VOL Treated.
Colorcd People In London Who CUT
Something of u Dash - No Prcju-
dice Manifested because of
Their Color.

"a negro is Il good deal of novelty
all over Europe. except in some of the
big cities on the Mediterranean coast,
and because of this an American is
likely to see odd incidents and mani
festations in connection with the few
negroes he may happen across" said
traveller to New York Sun reporter.
lie may not know, perhaps, that most
OF the wcll-drcsscd, co2l-blacll negroes
he may sec in London, or perhaps in a
noted public school town in England,
arc princes, or at least sons of chiefs,
but this Is generally the case, and
often accounts for the Difference shown
them. But even the colorcd cook of Il
sailing ship stopping in Liverpool or
London or any continental seaport, is
made much of by the people with whom
he comes in contact.
cone of the odd things | saw in Liv-
crpool last spring was burly, coal
black negro attircd in gorgeous and
fantastic garb, who was being driven
about i'll an open landau by IL livcricd
white coach;nan. lie was seated be-
side fashionably dressed Englishman,
who was showing him the sights of the
town. The negro sat on the right hnnd
of the white man. lie was dressed il,
flowing robe OF brilliant orange-col-
orcd silk. and had on his head IL s,nol1-
ing cap of crimson velvet embroidered
in gold and with a curious flap of yellow
velvet hanging from the cap over tho
back of his neck. On The opposite seat
sat another negro, I; Young man of
about eighteen years. dressed in the
latest London style, with silk hat and
white gloves. Evidently the older
negro was an African chief of some
Importance, and the young man his
son. and the old gentleman had been
brought over to England to see the
sights l was told that such a sipht
was not unusual.
MANY sons Of chiefs in British Africa
are sent TO England now to be
educated. They SO to the public
schools for time, and very often
spend year or two aftcrward in n
big manufacturing city, like Birming-
ham or Manchester, seeing and learn
ing something of the commercial and
manufacturing side of civilization. Al
together the young men spend five or
six years in England. coming when
little more than boys, so that they NAV
easily learn the now life. Just what
is the result Of their training in Eng
land when they get back among their
own people, and especially when their
turn comes to govern, did not learn.
Their associates in England are largely
of the middle class, and often they
made social lions.
But the ordinary negro or colorcd
person. who may come from the
United States TO the West Indies, or
anywhere else whore he has lived
among the white population, is treated
III much the same way. There is
absolutely no prejudice against HIM
because of his color. but rather he is
an object of special interest and re-
gard. At a big hotel in London where
l stayed last September there was a
young colorcd woman from New Or
leans, but originally from the West
Indies, and she was the object of
much interest to'all the other guests. IL
particular Englishmen neglected the
white woman to help the young
mulatto woman map out her excursions
for the day, and to inform her as to
the best things to see. and as 10 the best
of everything generally. She seemed
to me just an ordinarily intelligent col
ored woman Of fair education, and all
that attracted attention to her was her
color.
Il noticed the same thing to some
extent in one or two hotels on the con-
tinent, in Germany and Holland. And
often in my travels in Europe / have
been amused to observe the curiosity
with which n negro is watched by the
grown folks and followed by the chill
drcn on the streets of European cities.
a big dry goods store in Liverpool has
imported Il negro from Africa for door
keeper. He stands on the principal
street in Liverpool, and always there
is little crowd of people on the side
walk watching him open-mouthed.
True, hcis something of dandy, wear
ing his wool long and sticking out at
right angles for six or eight inches
from under the edge of his cap, but the
same curiosity is cvinced toward every.
negro. BY the way, none of the young
Africans l saw had their hair clipped
close, rs do those of their race here.
They wear it about as long as the Eng
lishmcn do, and look the better for It,
/ think"
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NJ. l.. Fletcher, an English mineral
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