, 1877-01-11
"Now-Ycar's Day" Mrs.
Sargent at Home.
How the Won HilIern Became
the Fashion.
The Walking Craze on
Back Bay.
Another Crnzo Not SO Nicc--
Chicago Pronounced the
Western Boston,


Chicago Pronounced tho
1voetorp r,ootor
western oostoh'
spteto. cnrrt.pond<net ar The Tribune
noelo.., ..Ass.' e'.,. - Ne".i ieu's Daf
was not very ecnefallS ooscfsca nero NJ re-
rcpsfon day, except by some lily officials. A
few nron,incnt latlIcs, howcycr on Nracou fiji.
kent oncn house. Anonr,t tl,rsn VIVA Mr. sar.
~. '..,s., ~ '" .H.,. ""o -'.'a oal-
gent thoueh o''ca no'lao ' WIN hes was ohc
nf her evening receptions from o'cl0Ck until
fully attended than Mrs. sarrcnt'., the rcason
~ whtc,, nrot,ohtv Nc. IN tho f,ot ,1,a,
".'sA P.o'"'y "es !" NV '"es ''."t
ono Is almost sure TO meet somc In.
Of them. And It tuc uotoblcs nro
1.rtnr t1,crc /. o,wov. tlc1fo,tfu, ,,,tia,n. -
aa,',,t.,, .s.n,' ~ a.:a. ".s.,, 49,. n.ssaas "
aetccao'i't5' LOU never atatlu tise ehance ttat
eamcncss Of tone. The guests arc OF great
rorfcty. both In characters and nos,tIon. ,rho
rpa. Wv s,,a. ,'a "na,, L., y. neI snee.s
son<thtng either In tho ssay Of individual Inter.
rat or Az n rcnrcscntattyc of soe,al or ,,tcro,v
M. ' '
ine' ...--
50 DEMOCRACY AND AH1sTocHAcf sos7LR EACH
OTHERS IEAcurs
ia tho crowd here. viii, nIlcnuta1 sort Of free
aor, nr,1 ,co1, w 1t,tt II .,,1,. .,t, -, .au
uom, u'su os. W inv ~, ~, sato ~ a"t
such rarlcty.-thc bill Of company Mt most Of
the leading houses being considerably less Inie-
nrndcnt. probel,}y ,Inncs r. Ftclis ha.. n ]cs.
ps.,st.. y. s,,a... - ~. ..ss. ,,s.a.,. 30
'asiet} u! entels' eo'e VI s"o ''''!st ho'"nc ~
cePtIons IN tong. Persons from abT0a1--that fs
from other cities East anI Ncst-haye an idea
thas Mr., Fields Ia a vcrr pop,1ar 1nan With mo.
n1o ,,oro-,iiy ,,oro nj tha rot.orso ~ .hs +,
P1S E&AGtp4sJ HStSt 1Nt Wv s0fIAdS VI %Ao 70
LUG iae'' 'if' r'clas 10 1ca'5 se7y 6ooa-ha-
tnrcd man, anu rnan OF tastc In soma ways,
who las aso made the most OF lis pleasant op-
pottuntiss . wlth authors, n i would bs ailsns
one "oulu thnN, 10 Ana 1auls "1tn thss, ahd. III.
decd, 1t Is not aupposab'c that anybody dots tt.d
fault with this; but there Ia something in Mr.
Fells that seems to irrjtatc a great many pco-
.ia 49,, .s .sts .ha,,. T.. asI,t.,s ill.,. .,...
p.:, anu scts tas'n W ea1'ins ''''a naAes ~ .
Ycrf uncomfortable manner.
nur,r Is EAST TO CIR "sson,"
and because Afr, Fields las been a successful
nnn .itl,o,t hc,nr what Ia co,tcd !. an cd,,co+r1
s"n ), Sl"n. ~ se ,'sa.. ". ha",. ha :. ~. ~
man from ING peshllnr' oceausc he Is NOT ot
the blue blood III OLD boston. and rose from tho
ranks, there ts no reason Why he should not
mike hs MN faste Tie limit of hin ncnua,ntapco
-. a.. ~ .s,as.. ,,,>,, ,a +. H., ,tt,a.' =. ~
as 'a1 as ns p'cases' NOW nc Is ~ pos,.o'' 10 10
20. speak u th's llinit rs tl'e p1ooaplc reason
for tho cry OF snob," or QUO of the 1easons At
lcnst, For tho others, a prominent New York
ncw,noncr in thc o,tsrt If hi. Atlantic nonrr.
at,nnt itlcncns' Tharsrray etc.. snnkc al tkeso
1ss:isftions te sst!;,.aS,,, re- IL ;S', ,saosbsry
and ouS wv +" s",,ido,t ~ nnka nse ,a of his
cIarmjns rSft without calling dowu uroo
hin.elt susl cr1t!slsat !. a!:otler Of tho asesT
,n IT, W., s.i as nntrca Il" stand. -. r"orc. ~
at II; ia T. n,nIv nni tinI Wn,t
fier. lar instanrs' Vic Is mt jaekiuT in srew,i