Evening star., 1902-02-25
AMERICAN M MANN ERS
THE ENaL1sH THINK MEN OF
UNITED STATES ARE RUDE.
Youths From This Country Should
Polish Themselves in Albion
Approval for Our Girls.
From the London Mail:

From the London Mail.
Americans come to England for the con-
temptation and the acquisition of Eng
lands learning; they come to study its art
and to buy It's curios. they come to meet
its great men and women, they come to
visit its historical spots and to gaze upon
fts scenery. they even come for clothes
when they know no better. But If they can
afford 1t in time and money. they come also
for English manners. Sometimes they go
to France for manners, but England is the
great school.
American men are notoriously Dao,man-
nered. as a class. The mothers are DOUBT
less to blame for it in the beginning. for
they do not give the same care to this part
of their sons education that they give TO
their daughters. Few of the boys, as they
grow to manhood, have the time or the in
clination to come to England to be FIN
ished' but If business brings them fire.
ouently to the old world, they are quick to
acquire an air of courtesy and an elegance
in dress which distinguishes them at once.
The Anglo-Maniac.
It is rather curious that the few American
men who do come to England for finish
return home, as rule, the greatest snobs
on the American continent. They adopt
all the extravagances Of the Englishman's s
eyeglass, his broad vowels, his imperious-
ness to interiors. and his obsequlousness 10
s,1periors, They get along we'll in certain
circles in New York, where anything with
an English label Is considered better than
the American, but in Chicago and the west
they have rather hard time at first. and
are apt to be told that they are blooming
Anglo-maniacs." If their native common
sense comes to the rescue, they develop In
time into the most charming combination
of all that is best In the men of the two
nations. One meets today In America many
such men who are pleasure merely to
look upon for their dignified. graceful car
rage and their perfect taste In dress, while
their numerous little accomplishments Of
speech and action are a constant source Of
delight to their women friends.
Teach Us to Talk.
Most American girls have heard great
deal about good manners before they come
to England, even If their brothers and cou-
sins have not. and they seldom make an
altogether unfavorable impression when
first introduced in England. But they con-
fess-among themselves-that the English
woman can teach them much. The English
"grande dame" Is q revelation of stateli-
ness and elegance, and even the snobbish-
ness Of the less exalted matron has IT'S
does not all England acknowledge. that it
is a land of snobs? From the English wo-
man the American learns the value and
uses of reserve, and she gradually tones
In England the American girl learns how
to use her native tongue in tone that is
smooth, that is soft without being indis-
tinct. that falls gently and musically upon
the ear, in expressions that are accurate
and discriminating and free from the abom-
nations Of slang. IN England American
girls learn the art Of the hostess and how
which is inipitables In its simplicity, it's
freedom of consideration for individual
tastes, and dts genuine thoughtfulness.
Even the high walls which hedge 1t in come
in time to be appreciated as an advantage
erous American hospitality. In England a
guest concludes,a visit knowing that he will
not be forgotten. pNhile in America the
hostess Is frequently SO occupied with her
multitude of guests succeeding one another
at her table that to -remmeber them all is
q difficult task.