, 1872-12-29
4 Lively Time with the Nions...Stanley,
George Macdonald, Froude, aud
Tyllail.
Mr.. Froude's Opinion Of Wen
dell Phillips.
A Famous Boston ParIor---The
Fire and Co.operation---
Osgood's."


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domestic, it's clubs, and its fairs, and
its music. Stanley, vhcm We might call
LlVingstonea explorer, is the central lion just at
this writing, aud he seems to be q very amiabIe
and satisfactory lion, both on aud of the plat
9or1n and Of course. the recipient Of the usual
number OF dinners and evening parties, tca-
lights and other iunketingE, to all Of which he
takes very easily and kindly
MACDONALD, FRoUDE, AND IySDALL
went through tie same gay round Of festivities
On their arrival, the same hand-shakings, and
enthusiastic feminine free praise and the
jnnter~current, free criticism. George Mac-
Donald is the prime fayorite in feminine So
ciety, as might be expected from his literary
reputation, his good looks, and his winning
manncrs. Some Of these feminine admirers seem
to be doing rather extraordinary thing just
now in the subscription which they have
Started Ito raise Suitable eum Of
money to be offered to him beform he leaves our
chores, az return simply due to him for that
with which he has SO truly enriched U.s." This
is the formula Of the card which is before the
public. How 3Ir. Macdonald will receive this
charitable admiration remains to be seen. I
should think that he would be likely to put it
down to the esmo American ignoranco that be
supposed required to be introduced to Hood and
his puns!
If Mr.. Macdonald had suffered from the
literary piracy which some Englishnen have, it
might seem q laudable endeaTor to "give the
King his Own again." but Messrs. scribner l.
Co. are by no means Of the piratical order, but.
instead, very liberal in their arrangements for
advance-sheets. Then, when VIC take into con-
alteration the 1ecture-haryest which the gen.
tleman is gathering in. the suitability Of this
BUM Of money" becomes an open question OF
taste.
A1r. Froude is more spoken OF amongst men
then women: being, I should think, essentially Y
what is called
MANS MAN.
Though his imagination is Of the highest Or
der, according to that clever authority, Justin
McCarthy, and according, too, to the testimony
Of bis own brilliant and romantic histories, yet
he is not Of sympathetic imaginative tempera-
ment like Mr, Macdonald is not Of that order
Of man ,,,. in ot+sa:rn any way who would
ciety. Yet. Notwithstanding, Mr. Froude
is the great figure before society in America Just
now, one Of the finest things yet to be told
about him, and which also pays one Of the finest
compliments to our own CREST men, is the mnn-
ner and spirit Of his acceptance Of
WENDELL PHILLIPS
protest against his judgments Of ireland. He
confesses himself, if not Indifferent to, entirely
unaffected by, Father Burkes protests, aud, in
deed all other antagonists; but declares that,
when man like A1r. Phillips enters the
lists against him, it is quite different
matter; that h1r. Phillips opinions must
command his greatest respect. In view Of this,
be proposes to answer Mr. Phillips by published
letter but he will wait until his roturn to Eng
land, that he may procure the documentary evl-
3ence which he considers necessary to meet go
skilled an antagonist.
In al OF this there is nothing that shows tho
importance which he places on Mr. Phillips
opinion more completely than the last-men-
toned fact.
who has had his share Of the Hon-1oving atten-
tions-and are re not most Of us lion-lovers p
has not made quito tho socih senHation-been
quite SO much run after-as the great story
obvious. To the general society mind,-that is
to say, to the general feminine mind. for isn't
society proper mostly in the hands OF the
seeae5 dinners i5 shaS but Tho the 2ses ''s
bachelor barbarianism which is quite outside OF
society proper7 Well, to this proper mind the
Importance aud quality of the genius OF A1r. Mac
Donald and Mr.. Froude are much more easily
be sure, that little book, !" Forms OF Water, >
made the difficulty less; but science, In what"
ever direction, belongs to the few and not to the
many; and, when tho Ainee e OF Fiction ana as.
every reader may enter without first fording any
swelling floods Of inquiry and research, h,-when
these Kings come out of their castles, their fol
lowing is very easily understood and, speaking
BOSTON SOCIAL LIFE,
I must present an inside view Of one of tht
centres Of that lfe in ono Of the ALREADY famous
Chestnut street pa1lors where the The Radical clul
feminine presiding genius of the Radical Clnb
holds weekly receptions. These parlors are tht
largest parloie in Boston Of tho old-fashone1
order. Going IN at any time from O'Clock :, IN !,
til 10 on these Saturday evenings, We shall bt
sure to find considerable company, almost al
Ways sprinlled with q lion Or lioness O.
two. Perhaps Mr. Wendell Phillips. wht
is an old friend Of the family, Will be seen chat
ting in acorner. And have seen Charles Sum
uer sitting on that sofa at the right, in clos
conversation with some kindred spirit. Rober
Dale Owen and Henry James, ,sr.,. exchnnG
T-eSs on spiritual "shndowe 3, ana d substances: m
in early enough.-for he keeps carly hours
sou may find the poet Whittier. Some of tn
famous Professors from Cambridge max
Of the freguent guests is one Of the best Of Ii
Radical essayists, Samuel Longfeuow, the broth
er Of the poet. But these are but few Of tn
many who congregate in the old rooms. Poett
painters politicians, and philosophers find thei
it is worth while to take glance ct the ancien
At the furniture coverings, Of YER
sus tSs efas saardnF sst IL the OF
ewers. which once cleaned goldenly in q Frenc
palace. So frequent has been the mention c
these curiosites, By tongue and pen, IN the Eas
that the aubject has passed into perennial jok
friend, the owner, in jocular fashion, as "Lor
Of the Golden Andirons." Before leave th
subject of society and the clubs, I must not fo1
get to speak of another outgrowth OF this socia
Intellectual, hjgh-pressure system, the
SoUSa LADIES CLUB,
which meets every Saturday during the SC;
son." It is composed Of girls from 16 to q
rosy creatures, who, not content With the prese1
of eehcHl-cra1nynipr which fAkeH
the ologics and pretty much al the isms, hay
formed themselves into this little company It
intellectual improvement, and weekly sit an
PROFOUND some brain-whiring question (
science or philosophy. They are actually 30 dee
into it that they hare had Emerson read q
essay to them, On which occasion the
showed their appreciation 80 heartily that t
venerable cage wanted to come again. At Il
first look, this seems like little too much Of
good things little too much of the brain-bus
1ess: hut when one comes to consider . N!