, 1876-02-20
B.eonprade Parties, Centennial Gel
sbrations, aud Children's
Gatherings.
n. NEWLY Married Decentralization
Of a Silver Wedding.
rha Season Of the Clubs Draw
ing to a Close.
entertainments in Lake Forest
and Other Suburban
Towns.
VANITY FAIR.
rgr SEASON uAsTESs TO IT'S CLOSE,

.,a Al, Vanity Fair is emu1uus Of giving it fit
t;,e hnrial. Many are the little pomps and pa
e+.ntries of dress in contemplation for the COM
no fortnight, not to mention the grand Charity
MI which is intended Us the crowning triumph
of the social year. Gu every side there seems
ia he sudden awakening to the reality Of Lent,
mingled in 1nanr minds with vague se1f-re-
nrosch at barring allowed tue golden hours OF
Measure to slip sway unimproved. Thoro
ia something comic, to be sure, IN the idea
-, . regret which is 30 like that OF the school
fov who wtshea that he had eaten another piece
of p,e at his yesterdays dinner; Jet it is mot
unnatural Whist mother, anxious to make
co,d match for her eldest daughter, will not
s;ch At the false economy which deferred her
from giving just one more party. since that party
tn;pht have been the turning point in her chlld's
fashionable career. Many young nan hns been
!assoed by the sklllful di1t Of q napkin, or van
rntshed by 4 acoup de- conftu<e." With op-
nortunity. the daughter might have been
11eathed with the sweet laurel OF betrothal, and
.,,a mother would haye been left free to concen-
t7ate her loving care upon the ns1t OF age al
ready spriueing into young-ladyhood. That op-
portupity wasted, and there IL vexation and
mourning in at least one household in Vanity
Fair, Or, perchapca, tho too susceptible heart
of the danghter was stricken by the charms Of
.one Ineligible male adorer at the last reception,
.,a oh. baa roved u follow lhe exa,nnte of the
-,..s,,a, ~ ,l,;o,, +;n,a ,ho .ft.r ha;,o
laN aAs ~ .-
losed og al Tue ho'ea's a'o pa'aoas u ne
court cooliy walked OF aud espoused the poor
henchman, lledoro. Then, indeed, il the do
nes.ic misery far greater. Vanity Fair cannot
1ofs1se IN AnEenca' III 'n1e case Ane aaa'e1na'
regret should be tempered, by recalling the
ancient proverb that there are more dange1s IN
1ova than hares in Athos. In sneaLinu OF socie-
.o'e &:-u uA1ss :. .a'a' o. - -. as,
~ - - W. ~ ~
cinc1Es' .-.
This Is Al apt aud correct expression
for in no profession OF class are people SO queer
,r divided nm Al ther ara in what il called eocie
*. 4nd that division ia not gouare and abrlpt.
fn7t m a pr,du.llv-dr.renf7np scale and Il
thera ha any shana. circuIsr. Around each header
or rlions of len3ere there ara mulr1tudo Of
fesser l;ohts contin,1slJv REVOLVING. When one
1hinks Of It. what a deal OF centeel poverty there
IN even in this mnnRv-mnking citv. and all
ttri,,ne to mainta;1, \ nlsce in VANITY FalrI The
dssnsrsta ~ sirneries fetw @ noTerty On the one
1.11 nean e1nar;enced Nv manv society-eoers3 So
manv ives haye hern usefnl1v and honoreblv
snent in airing Faehion, and preserving highly
necessary and dehirnbfa social status. that the
stos, 1s Familiar to eyery one. That highest and
boiisst ambition implanted in the female heart
the desire To outsLine her next-door ueIchbor-
hhy it's sublime moouments continuaily be-
fore rs, When The awful fact that Mrs,
Snl,h has gotten a new sealskin sacQue
is heralied before our eyes bF that Iady he1saif
eauut1u9 ehameIessly pass our window three
tiues ipsids Of 40 hour, then is that noble
ssniration aroused Within us, and we toll and
save until We. too, have new sealskin sacque
.rd then ne do not take any paius to conceal the
flct from Mrs, Smith, either. 70 the eenteef-
DOOR OF Vanity Fair the approach Of Lent 10 an
in6n,te relief
Yet, aftar ai1 Il Ia pleasanter to dweIl upon
i1e u2aLe< 88peCta o1 buElct}- upN -4lE0 tAs4tl
II alNaya IS to praise than to Crlt1ClsH. AND
thera certainly has haAu much in the ureHeut
sea.nn IN .lm,ra and IN anra nm in tha racoI
la,t;nr rbo~. In, h,ar, fo- ;rnraooa !. Snd,o
;..,-..s.t- - .-t-.4:-.-t. r..:.Lt.. TT.
-~1' ~ A&sA3AAtI4At7' 1-'@S9; 4'1'
e@e 3oo Aus1Ial bol1ott dA14 01a44akAG AeNoAL1oAo
monotopy Of bAlls and receptions, while select
thera can ha mn ransa FIR uanara1 cnmnIaiot
i.s];,n tslss Tan;t,, ~ ~ n-o,s,1,, .sIf
tl,ara we're m xa,;or;o,o y, .1 tnna ~ l;Ta bow
we're it nnssh,a ~ ;,,daa .0 ui,a.,sa- m Tor.
hannvin 0'0 - '3ose "0S'"'& "0 "o&'
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