The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
A Friendly Englishman's Pro Ject =.

We have received from town in Eng
land very civil note, written in highly
creditable chirography, asking us to
print the subjoned as we willingly do,
though with the name and address
omitted.
Tho d!fhculty experienced by many lonely
Americans when visiting Europe. Of making desir-
able acqua!ntances and thus feeling themselves
quite at home In London. Pans and other Euro
pean cities. can possibly be overcome BY communi
eating with Mr. - address follows Mr.. - will
be happy 10 pu; any OF bis American cousins In the
way OF entering agreeable European Society and
forming friendships which may render their tour
blessing TO themselves and 10 others-an event
to be long remembered with pleasure.
Most Travelled strangers know how exclusive
Is the best Society," and yet also know how little is
neediul to obtain the entree. Mr.. -. desiring
tina, Americans and Europeans should know each
other better. and thereby be better able appre.
clatc each other. will gladly act as Intermediary to
Americans visiting Europe VINO may desire his
services"
Mr. CHoATE in one of his addresses
since his return from London has spoken
feelinglv of the labors and embarrass-
ments imposed on an American Arnbas-
sador by the desire of his countrymen
for such services as our correspondent
proposes to render-fcr fee, undoubt-
ediy though that sordid circumstance
is not mentioned in his letter.
Our enterprising and Genially disposed
correspondent, however. has not exactly
filled an aching void" by the establish
menI of his bureau for the introduction
of Americans to the best Society," Adj
vertisements more or less frequent in
London newspapers announce that eX-
actly that Office will be performed by the
advertisers, usually women, for a very
moderate fee. A case was made public
some time ago of an American who pur-
chased the social assistance of one of
these promoters of international good
fellowship. She was woman of title, a
Countess or something of the sort and
she seems to have carried out her side of
the bargain, for she actually introduced
our ambitious countrvman to various
people of title, including a Duke and
Duchess, if we remember rightly. He
seems, however, to have found her SER
vices unsatisfactory; or perhaps she
threw up the job as hopeless.
At any rate, we remember that she
made it condition of obtaining for him
continuous aristoCratic social currency
that he should get rid of his american
accent That accent, she confessed,
handicapped her as his social herald She
introduced him to the best Society,""
as she bargained to do, but he did not
stick to it, and all because of that betray-
ing accent.
This drawback afflicts Americans gen.
orally. For example, they say think
ing" riding and having instead of
using the arstooratic English pronuncia-
ton, "thinkin', ""ridin', and "havin'."
That particular difficulty, we should
suppose, could be overcome by a few
weeks practise before sailing for the
other side, for we observe that it is
brought back from England by Ameri-
can sojouncrs who have been there not
longer. Other earmarks of the American
speech are not so easily removed. The
American meditation is usually very
different from that heard in Piccadlly.
but with patience the English way is ac-
durable, as is demonstrated in the cases
of certain Americans who have struggled
with the difficulty.
Other peculiarities than those speech
| are said to distinguish an American in
the eyes of an Englshman. His Ameri-
can made clothes, for example. Lon
doners say they can tell an American by
his boots. English tailors say garments
of American construction lack life" and