, 1875-12-05
BOSTON,.
First Grand Reception In the
Chestnut Street Par1ors.
Robert Col1yer and the C1ubs---Whit-
tier Making His Expenses.
Boston Brains and Best Clothes
Taking an Airing.
A Charming Theatre CompanJ.--George
Honey and Owen MarloWe,
4 Tea-oup Beggary.

| From Our osea Coryxspondsnt
BOSTON, Eor- 30.-Mrs. Sargent, OF Radica
Club fame, RaTe her first "At Home" this ssa,
| son last evening. It was large and brilliant
assembIago. classic Cambridge being well repre-
scented, and most Of the outlying towns putting
in an appearance by tuos and BY th1ees It would
have been puzzling. conundrum for stranger
not up to Boston tricks aud manners, to have
looked IN, say at about half-past 8, and then
latar 1t 10, upon this assemolAge. At the frs,
peep he OF she would have seen all the assembled
company sitting in solemn stats, eolennly LISTEN
ing, or appearing to listen to thin aud .'swe-
| soma looking 90 ltieman of the highly fntai-
| lectusf pattern, who sits in the green and gold
chair from the Tuilleries, reading ia paper u
At the second peep-poia !-ths paper, ths
chair the aresome gentleman, and al the solemn
company have disappeared as if by magic. In-
stead, there is
CAT PARTY NoVNa oA7LT ABOUT
In its square necks {mem. We don't eountenaoca
uncovered shoulders in these Boston parties],
It's Hh1te kids, its dress coats and white waiat-
costa, and lavender ties. Ali the solsmn stAte
has disappeared with .he paper and
the reader, and everybody makes up
for lost time by an extra amount Of
jollity. The peeping stranger would scarcely
think it tha ssnue company, and might well ask
it he had not BEEN visitor in two distinct par-
iors. But ne know how to unite-or ve think
We do he1e IN Boston-pro6t and pleasure; OF
course mean intellectual profit. And on this
occasion the evening e1pounder Of this profit
was Prot. Bowen. Of Harvard And what he e1-
pounded Was Of and concerning spinoza. 1
don't think that anywhere outside OF Boston
could be found company Of persons who would
receive paper lke this on an occasion like this,
with 20 little astonishment. The fact Of it is
m essay on any occasion seams to
b the increasing habit. and no matter how dry
OF hon uusuited the subject, il il received a. a
matter Of course. But there aze wise ones who
wait until O'Clock before they make their ap-
pearance, coming in, as they say,s' to the 1es-
cert" who escaps this fashion OF intellectual
expouudtng- Amongst these last evening WAS
THE FoET WHITTIER
He comes in with sly twinkle in his eye. and
modest. excuses for his iateness. which NO all
know the meaning Of. Tbs hostess berseIf
bright woman that abe is, raoeives thesa excuses
with smile Of understanding, and turns to
greet other laggarda in the same spirit. Yat,
After al the airy 11tle fun We have oyer this
uuity Of
'tBnArNs Nd BEST CLOTHES"
at the present time it seems to be tue only WAY
Of giving purpose and VARIETY at the same
tina to an evening entertainment, for by this
Nc certainly group together most
interesting company OF the most various kinds.
Here, especially In. these special parlors, we
ind Harvard Professors and students, promi-
neut editors and poets, professional men and |
philosophers, brilliant women famous for SOCIAL |
or artistic gifts, young gEls in their d1at ssa-
son, Who in time, perhaps, are some Of them to |
be fArnous in their mature day.
Wn At1 har in F4f1rf fNnn md Whj ia
kids to hsken to = paper On 6pioozA ~ asked = !
bright woman with mischieyous twinkle in her
Eyes, Of bright man who daa not happen 10 be |
oae Of tho late cometB.
II think ne are like the children, most OF MS
no sit down to the solids, waiting tor tia sweets
hat come After" waa tho response. So The
Fho1e company saeua to 90 agreed to ait down +.
% the solids for tho aseets OF social intercourse
Fhich folloH. The poets come to meet the peo- |
ole they don't meet elsewhere, and so on through
u the range OF differences.
The clubs this season, Radical and Woman'a
;lub, or, IL w must call the former, the
;heetnas 6sfees Utuo, arc II 1u4t E1gor. We had
1ooe9s Col1ye1 with us sha other daY as both OF
no oiuns: no a17 on ms hao1cais very apey,
T rather TOO PRICE which the hadicais pay for
heT hoorA vieWs In soms places, b7 good |
tory OF certain gentleman who MAS once up
or the dnoe5nator1al chair OF Illinois. How
aucn, e. aekaa VISITOR. tak1ng up hne edition
vetaite 10 tns gentleman's library :. How
%%~~~ NAN ~NsAAS '~%~@~ANS SS@S SSN" "5&4f "a9
30 response, .......
! THINK It COST NE TIE aoVTRsoRsHIP OF ILL
so1s.
And hoexa! Is Bostoa seems to be- to those
no read OF kadical CLUBS aud fFee religious AZ
ocias1oEs' II "ouid douotlesa be founa very
l1ncalt matter ZOE pT2fessea hadlcM to es IN &
~ pupho oaaaG OF state hero though ne had the
aituze ana moderation OF Plato The Scriprural
luatsatlon OF the xach man and the camel
ould come very apropos IN this connectlon. /
ina SOCIAL oo4nHs outside OF tho clubs and
ased evening receptions are not on very OK
aTagant scale this "lateE. The heavy failures =
1ye had marked effect upon society, and
>onomy aud rettencbnnent Is the order Of the 2
y. Most OF the theat-es hare come down With ! 4
eir prices to suit these hard times, and the
aro following suit. At present, 4
,woyer, With such cast - the Globe has,
Lth "Our Boys" and +" Caste" alternating Al q
tervals, the theas1a would b. crowded even at n
. old prices- r
xn. GEORGE Hoaxx,
q English comedian. deserves ali the eood that u
said OF him, though IN abs critic in Nev York
Dukes him for exageerat,pe tha part Of Old 4
,ctes. There u no Question. however, that il -
n most extraordinary niece of a..tjno II shows n
+ greater capacity tam Mr.. Afiddtetcics in :"
Our Bows /" because it ia a character or rraater n
nga. and not 70 much of tha s,areorvren coma
IN style. Mr. Owen Marlora. Who was 10 II