, 1874-11-15
The SOCIAL WORLD.
r,..+ Constitutes Society in
Chicago.
o.+ and Future Doings Of the
'a'' Clubs.
.,d Silver Weddings---AnnoaRce
wv ments for the Week.


WHAT IS SOCIETY,"
-,:.. that seriously troubles many people
Aqnse :. :, society7" Many are content to
h, ma tssr find it, select such elements as
ia' = ',oneerial, and let the reft Co. as moi
p'.s p.sor . hem in the slightest degree. OTHERS
'aeeans .re continually inspecting theH cwn
eo"s' ..,a. md th.t Of every one else with whom
position ~. N o,otact, and are thus made 60 un-
'hes ee unt society in general that they are never
ssz5 aooa' condition to enjoy the company Of any
person. p.. -. .ts without the arbitrary laws that
1noD. .a,s1 etiquette. and form its barriers in
go'eiD p.,nb,icao countries, still, willis every
~ n' ..-s u regarded rs being freq and
1'au there will always be natural causes,
s4uss shoss produced BY circumstances. that will
m ~. ~. tbs mss of people into certain cliques
".-t;e. 8hich esch will consider as especially
tn' ~, oxn. and which to him OF her will be
a0s ':s4. Ind all this is quite right and proper
49,. 49,. enid be little comfort to either, if the
ins. vho had been brought up without =
ps.~,.dos Of any Of those amenities which tend
y s;,;1;1s md milne were to be suddenly thrust
~.ns ,hoss more favored onea who, by culture,
.a0r.,iop. md association, would be shocked At
l.. 1,,k Of it. People also Of different tastes
..tnr,1|y combine to form certain cliques Of
.,-..n That masculine anomaly, the young
-.a - rbo With no sense Of the poetry OF motion,
-..v rothiug Of it's e1hilarating effects. regards
"s.. "a the lowest form Of imbecility, would
aips.6 s.oss he m acquisition to any party where
Gsr.:,ehoro 9s,- vas the divinity to DO worsh1ped
~. soc;sty he would seek would be, for the
..ast ~ n.rt- that OF his own sex; and no may oe
n-sraitted 70 doubt II tho amusement ne "oulo
r. -;th them would be any more senslhle than
!aa. ~ ~I;ch he condemns, while it may be con-
~. sa.,ed forecone conclusion that it would bo
s.as ,sas ;nnocent Did such young meo meet IN
tS.d;nc, rooms ut libraries, where they could e1-
.s.1as de.s. and attain intellectual growth, the
-or13 At larce would, 70 doubt, think them very
.sn.;ble. but very stupid il they could spare no
.ttm, for social diversion, which shoalo mctuoe
.r.o a.o III. company of the giddy and bra1nless
dahntante. Tho prefers the last new waltz
:oun, Tsrhsr. snencer. and fashionable slang to
WI ths minimum Of harm there would be IN
.ncb An association OF young men, still We must
.ira onr preference to m occasional party IN
srhich for the moment any thought save that OF
nak;nr ,he hours fly by with stunning feetness
snau Be- set aside. How nncn more, tnen,
sanst ~ consider these social dancing parties
3as;roh,e when ye realze that the fashionable
h,T-rfcm is more frequently tho place where
ro.nr ,nnn reek their own kind, end the ldeas
y1hich they exchange would hardly bear CON-
n,Tiaon even WITH tho most inaDe gossip OF the
dancing party. We must admit ne conElder the
social dancing party the less lmbeclle OF the two.
Bat even these parties have, IN their turn,
to come under the test Of the inter
rocstiou IS to what constitutes society.
As long Is money is power, certain
d.eree Of society will be formed upon that
h.s,s: et1ll. there is everywhere = tendency to
consider ,be best society Of pisce that which has
been longest resident upon its soil Even IN 20
youpc city "a Chicago We find this principle
obtaining. "Quite the best people here; they
settled here when Chicago Was mere Village.
il sufficient to denote certain social rank To
be cure these people must have come from some
where else, and have had some other antecedents,
aud even though they may have acquired wealth,
it is quite in order that soma impoverished
wretch from the Atlantic coast, whose ancestors
htd perhaps owned slaves in Colonisl times,
should consider himself quite justified IN looking
dorn on these people AZ mere nobodies. Be
yond this We do not intend to 20, for
1e 10 looking 1t American society from an
American point OF view. and more especially at
it p i. presents itself to uB in Chicago. Any
f1!;hes attempt at finding first settlers would
eventually carry us back to the ''grand old gar
dener, aud leave us with = common If fabulous
a8ceaty.
-,1.... - 49, -ra.aderce IN th;a citv it, rosition
s,sa .Go-ds ~s nrro1tnn;tv Tor nav COMM nationa
M ~. Na1.h Si5a the Eonth S;dn and f}n West
ID. .,ah -. +ha;r vnriona soc;af ontherinc,4
Tss.... sn tr1t,- .nc,stv m.v n,ean :. f}nT
e. - :. -, 1900 frenncntjv means 0nr
Church" In fact, if "Our Church does not OK
soc,,1 asns. sns II; ha snt to he onita nnknown
to him III T. tn;a ~ i tr,,s ~ . man # in Tar nora
~ n nonan 'D = II : seema sn ndd comb;nation
of crcnmst.nc.. - - ~ st,on1d nsle = ceTtain a.
rree of ,acass.rr for ma In becorne
eiighJe ~ N ;n.slIactnsi ~ socis1 comnon;on
BnI 20 i il md >snn. ronr 1a,;giona viaws have
Been ch,need int, nh;lo.onl,1cal & snecn1at;ons
md ron ;noT, 41v an9 pul,u1opn ah af nart;c;ns
ton in = snecj,1 c;aeJ I'm ,ra oatr,c;sed and
must do Titbont scc;sfr y.,,, are = vaoahond
upou the fara Of the e.rth /. Rn,,emian 1e;thont
: scountry Psri.h whom io conntenance wo,,in
be to losa rasta 1rarafarn ~ ~, ,,,,,sf ~ los.t
outuardly boT befnra son,o shrine .xhat-
e5er your CONVICTIONS ia regard 70 it
INV he T1,s rnr1d,.I.r ~, - r. rv;.ha. ~
tse in the ,ocsl a.s1e ,,;c1 o,,+ tha 1ichast sn1
unt f,rhion.h1a ci,eat s]d ti,o,, - IN haa
mouey aumgh to ho1a - o.rr ~. ana - ;,,9,oa;.
se ancestnr h. ~ ~ Tr1i ras1+- ~ r.
law, be na1 ,esd,ir tvs;,s .dra;ss;n, ~ IA
eh.1med circa T. s.a,n. s1 nnr.dn-;cs, ,hat
in = country rbeT- frasdorn ~: fho,,gi,t and
equality Of noa;t;on .ra m.ttera of le.,is1ation
thete should reilly ha "a ,;I1is chance of aither
II KGoyerrment does not enact Testr;ctixa Laws
,he peons s,dad 1T wv n;s.+aT"aa snass ~, amd
usually make then, lar mrs arbitrary tI,a., if
they were otherwise nror;dod
Money rill freoncntir do 1nnch Inward hnrinr
kb.olution f+o,. tl.: t..; .5 - -. q