The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-11
THE GRAND DUKES RECEPTION AT
WEI.WAIrCEE

III.
kee passed off pleasantly according to the
united press of that city, and, setting aside
The somewhat laughable cagcraess displayed
by some to have their really pleasant ban
! quct thought to be of sufficient splendor to
! dazzle a q Grand Duke of all the Russia s, -
1t seems to have been a very credituble
affair." and one of which the whole State
may feel justly proud 1t is as well, per
hap5, that we do not "see ourselves as
others see u.s." We might not ALWAYS feel
50 happy or 50 sercnely sclf-satisGed in
general, tut it would be heall.y idea for
even a f,ourishing and enterprising city like
Milwaukee TO remember that crowned
heads and their families are not only accus-
toned 10 the wealth Of to-day freely poured
out on such occasions, but also to the
varied accumulations Of hundreds Of years
Of royal magniicence. both OF genius and
treasure. in plate decorations and historic
surroundings, whose combined bv:liiancy
ml prestige might, It is possible to con
"eiv'', /" thousht to oycrshaiow crea 4
was leased, IS he ought to have Lccn,
with tlc effort made to do him honor a
tho son of the Gar, ana 4 compliment -
American citizens to Il great and fricudlv
aation. but the Miwaukeeaus had better
not rely too strongly on the intoxicating
.lea OF having bcwilJered and overwhelmed
Ills IIizhuess with unhearI Of romp and
,plcnior-that's not easily done with sons
or Emporor- This unfortunate national
vanity obtrud2s itself on all occasions and,
hy it boa,tful complaceuce obscures half
that is really noble and generous in Us as
people.
Americans are also celebrated for their
gnIantry, accordingly a toast was drank to
the ladies as " mothers, daughters, sisters,
wives, and their rights; in reply to which
some touching quotations were made about
Soft " Woman's Sigh" As we are not a
lady we cannot positively state how they
/ feel about it. nor did we ever try the risky
experiment. Of calling woman $ofh 50 we
/ can tell how they would take 1t; although,
what little we know of them justifes Us in
The belief that they would % for us with
peculiar cnergy-we should much rather
some other fellow would chance it, The blant
AMI congratulatory reporter however, Cigim'
to have strong faith in their being pleased
and fiatterei, fo- he politely remarks that
f " ANYTHING could reconcile the ladies to
the prohibition Of their presence, sucl
compliments y certainly would. We quit
agree with him, CD but must decidedly objec
to such sweeping assertions in reference t
all womauhood We will conccdo tn
point as regards the respondents mothe
or wife, if he insists, but doubt its justice
for however modest he may be, no one cal
fail to see that this particular Crown 0
Glory" boloags-by the most conyictin
proof in his case-to the male line. How
ever, it may be with him and his, the ladie
Of Milwaukee,, if possessed of those qu!c
perceptiye faculties which are by all con
cecded to be their Distinguishing trait
must feel like tearing their hair at thi
oyerpowering compliment We confeS
ourselves little curious, also, to kno,
. what soft womanS rights are: we fame
: they must be Of a somewhat yiellin
: nature, perhaps the correspondent of tn
{ New York Herald can explain; he seems t
be thoroughly posted.