The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-12
ENGLAND AND AMERICA
w. c. GIRLING, OF LONDON, MAKES
INTERESTING COMPARISONS.
A Loyal Britisher Who Finds Many
Superior Things on This Side of
the Atlantic.

". c. Girling. Of London, England, was
an arrival at the Stubbins Hotel last even
ing, who talks Nentertainingly of his i'm
pressions Of the United States and of
Americans. Mr.. Girling is the travelling
representative of Minister'S Gazette of
Fashion. a trade journal published at No.
46 Marlborough street, London, with Amer
lean. German and French editions, and he
is in this country for hurried two months
tour of the principal cities. 1t is his first
trip to this side of the Atlantic, but. not
withstanding the brief glmpses he has had
of the cities through which he has passed,
he is able to make interesting comparisons
of American methocs, institutions people,
customs, etc., with those of old England
THE best thing about the States" you
know" he said last night, SIS the weather
There is so much more sunshins here than
in England and the days are so much
brighter. Why, really, the days seem two
or three hours longer over here-I am able
to accomplish so much more. But, then,
the weather is not altogether responsible
for the amount of work a man can do in a
day here. American business methods have
much to do with 1t. You are so much more
men are more active, more aggressive, and
they go at their work in a way to get the
most done In the least possible time. Your
business man is down to his office or store
ready for work at o'clock in the morning,
while the Englishman does not get down
until TO- You see that makes a big diff
ference.
You are ahead of us in many respects
in the business world. Your stores and
your office buildings are magnificent. much
finer than ours, but then yours are much
newer. The buildings and stores in Lon
don are for the most part from two to
three hundred years old. The same thing
is true of our hotels as compared with
yours. / think our trolley cars are better
than yours, but like your railroad trains
better.
II like your business methods better. too.
Your business men are so much more cas-
lily approached and their transact their af-
fairs in hurry. 1 call on man. send in
my card and know in a minute IL he will
see me. Then he wants to know at once
just what have to offer, and if it is some
thing he wants he makes up his mind at
once. Our business men are much slower.
They seem to like to keep one waiting, and
then before they talk business they want
TO know what you are, and what you're
there for, and where you're from. and all
that, before they come to the point
Clothes and fashions are in Mr.. Girlings
line, and naturally he had something to say
about them. '''I think your American
women are much better dressed than the
English women, but / can't say as much
for the American men. Our men are bet
ter dressed, / believe. Perhaps il is because
your men are always hustling too much to
pay much attention to dress. AS to beauty,
/ have seen many handsome women i'm the
States, but l believe / like ours, especially
the women of Dublin, Ireland, better
Mr.. Girling likes American theaters bet
ter than those of his home country and
last night he embraced the opportunity to
a whole. he says. he prefers English plays
and actors.