, 1875-10-18


ead that sl1c begged tho au1onee to under"tafm
that the wss ihcro to hsk tho question ndeaiea
In tho ltlc 10 tho lcct7rc, and not TO anrweF Il.
4 ycsr nso suo had illustrated it ns wrl1 ns tlo
wan at1s from her oSn Thoughts and n1poricnee,
but eio did nos feet then. Ms sho did now thas
rl1e had answoted It. Whnt was Tue society
commonly spoken Of as ,pollto2 II was that
ror.Ion nf soc,ctv in every rface whicl, announced
tself 10 TO tho atanIar OF Taste, and to give the
tlun tone Of manners. 0t,arha shsd Of HamtG
ttlat he wa. tho glass OF fashion and tho mold
as term. rhis society aimed to 10 oycn moro
than ttis, tho on' ditnoDt OF tho tasto and
manners TO DO recognized as huitnble to tho
tin,es.
Tho spcaker proceeded to cnlsfge nnos' tho
traits Of iuRl, society they are, bringing cut
il, h.rong rolicf tho fo!'ios ns we'll ~ lilo OK
celie,,cea OF fashionable Afo. fihttety. rho
rsld, was ono nf this Drills Of sll ages. Sue could
tell whom It had maho people drunk With vanity.
md she bad seen ncn and women rcellng nndes {
ita power. In all Rociety which could DO callod
good. however. It wne bc :ontng less and less tho
molo to flavor ones dishes with i.
Concerning tlaet!on, she m could not say y tnaa ~
mako any ono who had lived 1t sorsy II ho naa !l
own faults than Of other peoples. Men
Rnd women In frivolous eotle!s tooS o,.
pleasure in undertaking and nndeiatatihE each
either. sho had soen great and ho1r'b!s e. msug-
uity exercised in the Hny.-wnsds tnat StIo
stsbb and looks that woro fo'eon' administered
10 the reputation Of Tho absent. 4he srcaRer
then rofolted to tho I'll effect upon many poople
OF nuddeu fortune. nn,l nl.o to tho ingrAlsudc Of
many wealthy peoplc to thotr nGed and intirn
,nren.s. S,o hid earti it ntntet on rood ansl'or-
|tY that oeopio Of weatlE and ponltlon 1u cur
md aged p1ronts III asytums, where They had all
that money rould buy. hnt nothing OF what FRAT
,tuIo and affection should gtve thon. ..
Furthermore. eha btA known men and women
| u,oo tho riAn Of what she called world d-noyois.
Starting. with good coulmon,schoo ca'lcas1oE';
fhey had improved opportunities OF cnltlro anu
OF desirable ahsootationt nnti' they stood col-
srIeuoas far sway from thole r.llaKe or home.
nates having money to spend, aud Ahle 10 BOAST
OF wealthy act,uaintanccs, .....-, -.
Polite s,clcty based itso1s urou eyclubira-
mess. In this It partly appealed TO that antas-
nuism Of our pRtlrc. wlloro Tho dcs're 10 posses5
somo.htng is greatly exaggerated by the rliticu''
t7 Of becoming pos.opsol Of 1t. II any cue
could como to d n,an'd house, no enc would con-
eitler 1t great object Of desire to 20 there.
People would gladly destroy things TINT gave
tl1ena pleasure IN order to Guidance Their
course. Tie jnnstable eide Of exclusion was the
choice saloctiop Ut assoclassss No society conld
confer tho absolute right OF power TO make this
relation. Treso'no and nnaccop1anle peopi,e y,
uino and agreeable ones. Tho speaker would
add o word IN this connection concerning
tho gross depr4vIty. Of life which was often
veiel under cour.ly manners. Was 1t nos
hjjepus to think that men who Tero monsters III
vice had free aceess 10 io'aes 10 which aaluence
and good tAete iisarpl.d suspicion !?
Mrs. Howe next AIluded to Whist was termed
! poilto learning. AID a1ao touched upon the cub
Jet Of polite fe4's.on so tnor;. nao .,,s s
by iii individual or u Glars. waa not polite. 1hi
! fault was moro notceable among young ladics
| WHO put OF alrs and b.susscd ahout t aae