, 1873-10-12

SOME PECuLIARlTIES OF CHICAGO.
What the satirioal Rogue Has to Say
About Our I" Society,"
a Humorous View of tho "situ-
ntion" Since tho Fire.
The Lakeside Monthly for October is u Fro
Anniversary number, being composed exclusives
~ Of articles rotating to Chicago. Tho table Of
contonts is ns fo1lowss "rho Chicago Of tho
Poot," by benjamin L. Taylor s'The Chicago
Of tho Thinker" by John III. Binckley; "Tho
Ohicago Of tho Anna1ist," by Andrew sl,un,an
"Tho Chicago Of the yipitor," by T'vcrott Cham
berlin; Illo Chicugo OF tho Far.nor," by Fra,ik
Gilbert; "rho Chicngo of tho Connoisaour," by
1loratto N. Powers; 'Tho Chtcago Of tho Edu-
Gator" by Loa,stor Stone; "!rllo Chicago Of tho
Carrier" by D. O. Drooks; "The Clieago Of
tic Enginocr," by e. a. piorce; Tho Chicago
OF tho DusinoHs. Man" by Jamos W. sleahan;
"Tho Chicago Of tho pub1ciet," by ChnrloB g.
Bonnoy; 's,rhe Chicago Of tho Rcador," ly
silneon 0ilbort; "1ho Chicago OF tho Manufac-
turer," "by David II. Mason "The ohicago Of
the Travolor." by II. Il. Hobart; ".rhe Ohtoago
Of tho 'socictiat;" "Tho ohicago Of tho
Cyntc !" ",rllo Chicago of tho Christian" by
David Swing; ''Donediclto," by Thomas s.
Chard. We subjoiu two OF those articles, which
will 10 found quito Amusing.
TIE CHICAGO or TIE s.soo1ETIsT."
Tho writer once know Bishop who looked
worry lil.e barbor, and 4 barbor who looked very
1talian; tho barber who looked like Dishop
WIS an Italiau, and spoko Engliah like Cor
man. Tho only certain mems Of distinguishing
these two important porsonagos WAS to look for
Bishop, and an immense Alas,ia diamond and
flowing red crayat on tho barber. II tho Bishop
and barber )'ad evor BY chance, or Will, malice
aforethought, exchanged jewels and neokties, it
would not haye boon strange II L Ind gore to
the Bishop to got shaved, or asked tho barber
for A. boncfictlon. If the roador can imagine
tho hopeless mental confusion suffered from
an occasional intercourse with these two worthy
aud cach-in-liB- -own-way useful mombers of
society, llo cnn form some adequate conception
THE STATE OF MIND
with Which the subject Of Social Chicago is MP
preached. 4 succession of BARRIERS is encounter
Cd whero Bshops were awaited, aud Bishops
t1lrn Up whero na,ight but BARRIERS were cxpcct-
cd. 10 mako confusion worEe confounded, they
got their jowels and oolors eo foarfully and won
derfully mixed, that it would bc necessary to
secure the services Of professional lanidary,
md constantly carry . specsroscopo, to analyze
tho roal condition Of things. And If, ut last, tho
barbers and the Bishops, and their feminine pro.
totypoa, should bo carefully sorted out md
placed on exhibition, tho siglls would bear the
same relations to Chicago society in ita normal
condition Of pronliacuity as row of captured
butterflies, impalod on crooked pins and shut up
in cabinet, would bear to their glittoring beauty
when 9uttosiug in tile soft summer air. Tho
process ia necessarily cruel.
There Is renBon to suspect tint society iB prot
ty much the same a!l ovor tho world; hut I
should say that IT is ovon more 30 in Chicago.
Perhaps this isn't worry clear; but there is con-
There arc SO many natural cassitlcationB
of Chicago society, that ono hardly knows wl4ero
to begin in an effort to describe it. It may bo
CLASSIFIED py p1v1a1oEs =; or TIE o1rY,
Of which tllero are thrce. The Wost Sido North
siac, md South. pooplo might us we'll 1.-Two IN
tbrco separate cities, for all socia! PURPOSES
Outside ui business intercourse they, greet zach
other about once year, tho south-sider secretly
rite qaucte !; the Wcst-Sider inwardly commits
aorating the south-sidor condemned to 1.-Two on
the riuo droi'c md tho North-sider looking
down upon both with mingled feelings Of pityy
and contempt they should forever be shut OF
from bench and bluffs, tho parks and graveynrls,
the gardens md bcer-saloonB of the original set-
tlemont Of this groat city Of ours. Then, thero
arc the Old Citizens, who have lived here moro
than seyeu years; and tho Newcomers. who
haven't enjoyed the special privilege OF watch
ing tho city grow np. There ara
ASTE-f1RE pEorLE AND rosr-F1nE rEorLE;
those who suffered And those wllo gained by the
visitation of mans i1nprovidcnco two years ago.
There arc the church sets, the exclusives, the
clubs, and oil the well-known ram'icationa of
ferencs. in Chicago, that they arc further rami-
fed by tho CHARACTERISTIC chanyos Of a population
growing at the rate Of 0,000 . year, and gather-
Ing in its accretions from oil quarters Of tho
globe. Thoro ia no reason to wonder at the
clamoleon-like aspect Of Chicago society, then ;
and it would bo great mistake to attempt to de-
1se it. Perhaps the best general hocial division
over nude was that Of byron, whose observation
in his day was
Society iH now ono polished horde,
Formed Of two mighty tribes, tho Bores and tht
In Byron'A day VIC imagine that the first tribe
was tho moro numerous in Chicago, it would bc
hard to Hny which Of tho two predominatos.
An15ToCRACY,
in a community OF nj average age OF not mort
than twenty, years. e necessarily peculiar; asill
and, as Chicago is ahead Of most other co1nnu-
nitfes 1t rejoices in several Ains Of aristocracy
Our genuine b}uo.blood was formerly found OF
tho North Side; t M twas ;' founded @ in the days q
the original settlers left tho nouth Bido of til,
crooked creek to tho Indians and soldiers. turnot
up their noses ut tho swamp, now known as LAX
streot, and nover went out az fur as hlonro
aristocracy succeeded in maintaining it's supori
orty admirably until the great fire came, whicl
drove tho household gods to tho south and west
and ruthleaey ecattored tho cherished associa
tiunB OF the arstocrncy OF location. There il
also an arlstocracy OF
OLD SETTLERS,
distinct from tho former 'North Side Set,
which aboundH in remnaconces of early days
nt1f1 rHthHrcu