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CHAPTER III.
The Dinner.-Reflections on the Homage paid to Ame-
rican Women.-Observation of a Fashionable Young Lady
on American eating.-The Party after Dinner.-An Ame-
rican descanting on the Fashions.—Parallel between Eng-
lish and American Women.-Manner of rising in Society.
Extravagance and Waste of the Middle Classes.
Toad-eating of Fashionable Americans in Europe. -Their
Contempt for the Liberal Institutions of their Country.-
Manner in which the Society of America may be used as
a Means of correcting the Notions of European Exaltados.
-The British Constitution in high favour with the Upper
Classes. Southern and Northern Aristocracy contrasted.—
Aristocracy of Literati.—American Women in Society and
at Home.—Pushing in Society the Cause of Failures.-
Western Aristocracy. -An Aristocratic Lady in Pitts-
burgh.-Aristocracy in a Printer's Shop.-Philosophical
Windings-up of the Party. Page 84
CHAPTER IV.
Joining the Ladies.-Education of a Fashionable Young
Lady in New York-her Accomplishments. -Tea with-
out Gentlemen.-Commercial Disasters not affecting the
Routine of Amusements in the City of New York.-The
Theatre.-Forest come back to America.-Opinions of the
Americans on Shakspeare and the Drama.-Their Esti-
mation of Forest as an Actor. Forest and Rice con-
trasted.
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CHAPTER V.
Description of an American Rout.-A Flirtation.-The
Floor kept by the same Set of Dancers.- Fashionable
Characters.-An Unfortunate Girl at a Party.-Inquiry
instituted in her Behalf.-Anecdote of two Fashionable
young Ladies at Nahant.-Aristocratic Feelings of the
Americans carried abroad.—Anecdotes.— Reflections on
the Manners of the Higher Classes.-Anecdotes illustrative
of Western Politeness and Hospitality.—Kentucky Hospi-
tality. Hypocrisy of the Higher Orders of Americans.—
Aristocracy in Churches.-An American Aristocrat compar-
ed to Shylock.-A Millionnaire.-Two Professional Men.
-Stephen Girard -A Gentleman of Norman Extraction.-
Different Methods resorted to for procuring Ancestors.-
Americans and the English contrasted.-A Country Re-
presentative-Method of making him desert his Principles.
-Political Synonyms.-Contempt for Democracy.-Ex-
pectatious of the American Aristocracy.— Objections to
Waltzing.-Announcement of Supper. Page 190
CHAPTER VI.
A German Dissertation on Eating.-Application of Eat-
ing to Scientific, Moral, and Political Purposes.-Demo-
crats in America not in the Habit of entertaining People.—
Consequences of this Mistake.-The Supper.-Dialogue
between a Country Representative and a Fashionable
Lady.—Mode of winning Country Members.-Hatred of
the Higher Classes of everything belonging to Democracy.
-Attachment of the Old Families to England.-Hatred of
the "Vulgar English."-The French, and even the Eng-
lish, not sufficiently aristocratic for the Americans.-Ge-
nerosity of the Americans toward England.-A Fashionable
Young Lady.-An American Exquisite. - Middle-aged
Gentlemen and Ladies.-Americans not understanding
how to amuse themselves, because they do not know how
to laugh.-Negroes the happiest People in the United
States. Breaking-up of the Party. - Gallantry of the
Gentlemen.
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Late Hours kept in New York.-The Oyster-shops of
New York compared to those of Philadelphia.-Important
Schism on that Subject.-The Café de l'Indépendance.-
A French Character.-Description of a Fashionable Oyster-
shop.-A sensible American just returned from Paris.-
His account of American Aristocracy abroad.—Mr. L***
and Mr. Thistle.-A shrewd Yankee Tailor in Paris.-
His Advice to his Countrymen.—An American Senator
scorning to become the fee'd Advocate of the Mob, after
the manner of O'Connell.
Page 277
CHAPTER VIII.
Return Home.-A Passage from the Edinburgh Review,
apologetical of American Federalism.-Speculation on the
Subject.-Little Reward of Democracy in the United States.
-The Higher Classes contending for the Purse-Conse--
quence of this Policy.-Declaration of an American Re-
viewer with regard to American Poets.-Their Reward in
Europe.-Falling asleep.-The Nightmare.
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