, 1869-01-10
Elegance W. VulgarftY.
Old Blobbs on Expensive
Religion.

Old Blobbs on Expensive
Religion.
Novelties OF tho season.
Amusements at Home and Abroad. |
CHicAoo, Jan. q.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tttouna:
At breakfast, this morning. our drst topic
OF conyersAtion WAS on tbs matter Of par
tics. 1t has been, ~ Jon know, great par-
ty week, aud Old B1obbs, In casual kind Of
wsy, desired TO ktow my opinion Of thoa1.
Celeste looked a little uneasy At this r.
quest, for there Is nothing thht so delights
that Dear Child ~ Z party crp5h, sad noth-
ing Is sweeter to her than the tIne disorder Of
her green nlk. attc5 young Gauehc has
implied hs sherry orer 1t, or old Mrs. l. al
rymple, who Is chapsrpnin9 her two nicces to
tht marital market, has spilled plate Of
escalloped oysters upon It aud that orerGroWn
boy Of The Aioases, who Ia out for the dest
time, has troddcu them ia and disturbed the
integrity Of the panftr bessdcs. She regards
all these things rs the veteran do:s his scars,
and loves to talk OF them IN her "cuna.
dcnces" 10 her two.and.forty dear young
| friends, who have Just bobbcd lu after dinner
| TO kaY "Iow do yon dot' and !u4uIrc IL 1t
| wu really true, that bit Il scandal about
Matilda Ro,And.Ho aad youog Cod,
uves. The company immediately
pushed thr.r cnairz bnek.' Aiynon called
tho cauary from hu cage for its morning
meal, and as It lew 10 It's customary place
upon her shoulder aud watched with IT, ahAsp
ti,t1o black eyea the bread which WAS being
crnmbsea for IT, thought l would ra.eor
talk tbout thpas two birds than parties.
Blanche rat With her a.c eyes half closed, ~
dear old Rosaini used 10 1T vt ,bis tao3c, and
listened In dreamy sort Of way. Aurrlta
had Ill etc could do to keep the baby still
next euud.y about that wonderful baby1 by
threatening IL with her hhapt!y fore-G axaf,
while Old b!ahhs took his 9th baked potato,
feat tn Eormaadztnx which Incurred n
glance from atrs. Btobbs that would have
MieleEed any oiher person and CAUSED 4 rus.
black silk to brcaktastl that waa eloquent
With proni ises Of something between The cur
tai-s which Toult no. be II soothing a 8
lullaby NOR =: delicious "a loye-Apog.
And spukc somewhat after the owing
, MANNER: solce time ago did myself ID:
/ pleasure to give gou my opinion Of iashloul-
. hle public weddings, aud think ynu will
. bear me Ont In saying that my remarks ha ve
hecn sttchdcd With happy results. Upon
$ that occasIttt,, you will rvmetnber that ny
1 Principal objection TO those wed ling. waa
. the 1aet that p.ofle m'atook yu1Ra1ity ios
4 elegance. The sanle fatal mistake aonEcs to
with .ueh force in New fe1E aud bsstan b aud aud
!. o.hfr cI,its who're arl.tocracy has aubstan
: tial basis TO rest upon and II uot N III,
!. nothing, as it il h-ec, that these cruahes al
:, being very generally abandoned, and sualiel
y sotrrez substituted in iheif stead. wht7r gen
u ulne elegance becomes possible aud there ar
Is opportunities offered fof the display Of tru
tas,c.
n You all we'll know that patty.g;vlrg Il
Chicago, al present, II 3 mere competition
= Mrs. 10, aud-to lktues her cards tor two hun
+ dstd. Mrs. THIS Thai Immediately send
.. ont three hundred, and Mrs; Whesher-or.So
z at her party, Increases her list 10 dva huu
dred, md 70 on. New hnre no he:itltio
IN pronounetng lhsa simple suixasity. 70
rs cannot make miscellaneous herdinx elegant
e In lhe first. place, the social element
r. friends il simply atuaid. t., eia'ua that 50
"A bare MsT u susceptible Of aoutt- n 50
- have 1--WE, you ART much setter OF. Tour Nv
~ hundred people are, theu, ooly Acluaiat lance:
- u 1be raee &c 10 Ret ahead Of some me e>.;
II II e,sers ests who 'Ad dout '0 care scores .rs'
". for you. scores of boobies and simp1eton>
10 and vhen you hare herdsd aqd pac1cd the.
d toEe her III house not capable Of hofdil
AZ oue-souiih lhe number. comfortably, 70
In have simply mate 4vulsar ctu.h, wnere u
ba one KNOWS hts uefgbbor, aud where matui
- acquaintance ts impossible. because, howevs
~ ~ petpasetic, you may b. In Principe. you q
n. eseaaat ii III the nature Of things impos.tal
ID Mere show, notsc, glitter, ttt, etngeretcs
In and Eew.gAw are n, e.eEance. Taste c.nn,
;, 10 exercised anoLg nor app eclaled bF
eenteel mob, In alifLEms OF art. 10 Ill matte
anf el<meut OF repoee. Il Is Indispensable
on crnd,,t,nA.q qs'hs.!"g a @ - ,.s s..- ~i.nn
w. literally lacked Into space 50 tma,l that /
~ ~ comut,ou bt comes lnpo.altle q table ri hi.
le' Your rrstaurateur cannot maks = SUCCESS o,
t'a Ink TO thala lact; an lnte1lec ualatmos paere
~ CHARGED .u,y with alnalI gossip and lhe twa
np dir Of the honr; m ntttr ansence OF cul,u
- which aloce can impast the rrpo,e OF II
'oa elexancei q mcrrtricous dtsqlay uc glttt
DIS aEd no tine gold Ieastng which il on
c. Eo1u auditing Tor IN such q ntsct1la. co
dc, gathering you cannot keep out the Eiattuu
~ an absence Of aft true court.sy, bee4use 1t
tmpoksihle 10 eIcEelss. It In tho crush; M
Ing csklon which does not ufar y e1ue1c ludut
aid neut for attendance In the waY ot art, maa
lGp | l'etsture Ut t4c bts forms OF sotiaI Int
int | NHAItct Il Nv t0At }uu uhFE HCE5lu ptl4QtQ.
~. WAsi II worth accomplishing fun kn,
~, i Wae not, my dear madame, as we'll -
va You know that n hen ron wake up the &c
Ion EosnioG you arr utterly dIsgustcd v th |
VIC whole a1aif* and that there 10 u1t slug
.hs elencu. Of Kratidcatloo In remembering
Wv and 30. You knyw that nlne- -tcatha Of ths
eos Nho were present did moi cujoy a!ncie nj
mol ute Of Ct m'or', mud Il ok back Upon 81
!. d party asa oore, "hIlc the happy ones
/ <fx,sn - ~f,rA wrt3!h liz to1I
In Aud slf this htr ply tecauso It Hss suixa
not vulgar ~ meaning immoral OF 10 e. hut
!" mtati Ing ALLY and cu.,'n,ou. fou hare N,
our 5our houee loo common, NJ purity eau h
success 10 tho best :. n: g Of the word in VII
there 10 not sSmr Discrimination used 10
YilinR your guests: You should nIways
range. Il posasbc, 10 hrt% K pcopl togcthc
sofa similar taater, aud thcu lflve some ectt
1oini 10 hold them together. II yuu p.z,t iu'
de'o I've httt,dred pcotle,, you bad better to
been discriminating 10 lint yt,1!r gucsts tuhY ei
'th' m,cly.p, than 10 hefd Lhe whole m h
aau. dr..d into orr, snd thus maks 4 mcrn IT
/. .c'snb't, cr,!1h and euExc Of IL. aaa tl'
h4ro fu,m tour ho,tsc lntph HleraKt rtc. I
x1g,! to Know shAt this vlew H. not conf
, Il IL tnyrelk Int Tint III good socially tunL
"lcal' soc'c,y. tut thai l. a1tuo&t alwaYa
twin ~nrst) In fln ka.ttrn elites, thn bninr tas
character. In u h'ch tlantc Ia a1-plc roosu
'@sa tAv A!aplay Ct cultivated aud Rttt.t!c
gunrr, n4i,nl tIpn II 4hlch II drrn,ed
'se1 lIutat: aud tL&t II IA proposed 10 n
!. 4rhrlnuA .tructu, ct, ~hrtr thnsr nhu do
,eIsl IL lyr crt!th and h&yo thtlf holsts Il
thc ru!n thrtc cFn.Eea lake. ran DO ~
rtoy, lislrx tho bulldtag aud giving carts 4{ai
to thcir Ets!authfcus.
II In hut dn hot iarrri, hhoyo al. that rh
thing b<comes ul:celiauroA II hsoa
l.ras vultar, snt tta& lndIcinua exclusive
ro sud cultured rcpost arc aosolu
-. !. eth1nt!sl 10 t1ut r!tganse. Thc most
~ cate totc IN the gardctl ptAuted aaoux ht
"A y. hucks aad tutfewcts nud weeds luscs al
beauty and fragrance.
=. =. Old Hlebhs had finished his potato apd
~ - far advanced upau his sixth. whcn
GUIDED, lie hsartily sRrrsd with
aAno although Celeste Was ponltns her pr
~. lips and said that be desired to make 4
1natte rrnarks also, whcreupon Mienon CONNIE
tcastt z the Canary With a gcran1um Leaf
ztsl. our breakfast bouquet and Mrs blubos
deuty excused hesseff. Nhtch did not,
/ Boa. ever, deter ntohhs fran saYing hla eAJ.
, cant Notbs read from THE TR1rnSE $
meut that the annual rental Of pcxa In
rh.e. Hefcber's church tho other day auaounts
F.a egS. go, and thAt aIr Henry c. Bowen en}
new The privilege Of paslue s54o. 1a addltin
.. ! hts regular pew rental, fur ttaz3ug the c.
.sA preached during the dueulnG year.. ..
y. Eis, and Rlobbs at once grew red IN
W.. tnc4 and excited, 'ls this right: Is
'ed 10 tniui.ter juatIted in cuIfclng the lost .
d. r. Of The bou1e Of IknIe1 into blu church
+hcr th4artrc- them for their wool In