Show james russell owell lowell I in london mr james russell lowell was the most conspicuous of sirs bin phelps callers ho he came in about 5 with his most manner mr br lowell is looking q quite ite old an and d alt although ur he tries to convey e y the imp impression e io that he be is Ival walking king in a jaunty easy manner it is plain to be seen that he does not move move without an effort after shaking hands with sirs mrs phelps ho be went around the room looking tor for old friends of whom he found many he shakes hands in the latest english fashion the fashion which was introduced in washington last winter by mrs helyar the wife of one of till the undersecretaries of the british legation this E style ty le of hand shaking I 1 have no doubt is very amusing to the one who employs it but it is not an a agreeable 0 ree able sensation to one not prepared for it the fingers are tightly grasped by the english hand shaker and at the same time ho be lifts his elbow on a line with his shoulder he then suddenly brings bainor 3 your hand close to his breast with a jerk and then drops it so quickly that on one not accustomed to this violence is in danger of losing his balance when the dead drop follows the energetic jerk mr lowell has this hand shake to perfection in fact I 1 have never seen an englishman who seemed to do the jerk and drop with such suddenness and dash as does mr lowell I 1 noticed however that in shaking hands bands with the young girls and pretty women in the room tho the drop did not follow quite so soon as when shaking hands with the old dowagers ho he appeared very self conscious and when he be entered the roo room it was with the air of a man who expected to create a tremendous sensation edid idid I 1 did not discover any great commotion however over his arrival althous alth although ii ho be knew nearly every ono one in the room london cor chicago tribune |