, 1877-01-07
Casual Observations of a
Fashionable Idter.
4adies and Gentlemen Who
Embarked on the .Matri-
monial Sea.
some Amateur Actors Demand
tbs" Attention and Dollars
of the Public.
j saraphic Season Among the Clubs
An Enjoyable Suburban
Season.
New-Year's at the National
Capital--Grant's Last
Reception
Tie Diplomatic Corps and the Army and
hayy~The Bslknap Mansion
Hrs. Fish. .
The Ruling Fashions in Fans and
Jewelry--.Gifts for the
Holidays.
Moods and Mutations in Stock
ings---A Collection of Hints
for the Boudoir.
The Grand Partisan Charity Fair, and
-. nn:1-+r nfen1orad Thora
The Diplomatic Corps and the Army and
KaN~!Fhe Bslkaap Mansion
Hrs. Fish. .
The Ruling Fashions in Fans and
Jewelry--.Gifts for the
Holidays.
Moods and Mutations in Stock
ings---A Collection Of Hints
for the Boudoir.
The Grand Partisan Charity Fair, and
the Toilets Displayed There.
ETCETERA.
prr1HC1I0Ss AND CONCLUSIONS.

REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS.
The season has arrived at the stage Of matur-
ity, and is slowly rerginC towards the sere and
yellow Leaf. AS yet, however, no cadences Of
mourning arc borne upon the frosty air, but
only Of mirth and gladness. The sleigh-bells
typifr in q measure the general sentiment OF the
times, 90 far as society is concerned, and their
rostlesspcss may be said to signify the feelings
Of the society young man and maiden vino arc
continually on the go, while their jingling may
be taken as symbol Of the laughter and the
carety Of the social world.
There never has been a winter in Chicago
when sleighing has been so long continued and
50 universally enjoyed. Our people have been
50 accustomed to seeing only the extremes Of
thc weather that they have until this winter
never really appreciated this kind of entertain
mcnt. and have relied entirely upon indoor
recreation. Year after year the climatic cordi-
tions hare been obstinatcly opposed to sleigh
inc; sometimes it has been too WaTm, and some
times too cold;- either there has been too much
tnow or no snow at all. But now, contrary to all
tradition, there has been excellent weather for
along series Of weeks. The obvious consequence
Is that the precincts Of Hyde Park, Riverside,
Lakeriew, and other suburbs have echoed with
The shouts and laughter Of sleighing parties
nearly every night since the beginning Of the
Ein1e1 months
II has not been an entirely successful season,
either. There have been, Of course, the regular
lot OF club parties, but they can thrive in any
kind Of atmosphere Besides, they may be de-
tuibed rs the necessities Of social lifc-the
bread and butter and tea. Without the club
party, the young people Of society would be
most forlorn, aud society itself would pine away
snd grow lackadaisical, and thin, and consump-
tive.
Neither has there been want OF home en-
te1tainment and select parties They, too,
f*sys live and strive in every stratum of the
social formation. But, when one recalls to
memory the brilliant affairs of former years
which united the people OF every. section Of the
nty-the public receptions and the CHARITY
balls,-thcn one realizes wherein the present
generation Of society-goers are lacking. After
Ill Is said, however, there is not much cause for
eanl. People manage to ctalong in some way
Of other, aud Il they ere deprived OF one kind
ol noutishment through accident or natural
Cause, they generally succeed in finding an
other that Is equally as good, or better.
In examining the subject carefully, the un-
pre]udieed seeker after causes will find himself
Of herself inevitably led to one conclusion,
namely: that Moody is at the bottom OF it.
1haf relentless prosecutor Of sin has certainly
succeeded In impressing large number Of pco-
Ne IN toacasso With sense of their iniQuities,
anu he has not hesitated totrample upon friyoli-
Is we'll as vice. The female population
espeoaly-and they are the makers and the un-
a makess q sodety-have been deeply Influenced
- N influence that Is more subtle than is easily
sugposeo, and more powerful than can be readily
Iuus1htooa. Nov, Fashion and Religion are
;1aualaens,-at = least, 60 far as outward form
~ osIs11eo' ah Fashion supports the church, and
~. ns caufGa controls the fashion It may, there
th,t ~ ~ ae?eo With great degree Of ccftainty,
+s.1 mo sast iHEolities. NAV be traced almost di-
Aes''' 70 the preachings in the Tabernacle
~, - ale'e should be an experience~meeting Of
~ ~ tae young men in the city who went calling
-.,'' s"-iears Day, what queer stories could be
80 e,Ao' one correspondent sends q doleful
eo1 mlsadSenture in the following strain:
cu,r. 20 tie Editor of The Tribune.
of o, c.i;;a, jan 2-soa1h Side gents have *'eworn
s1e ,a1e 'nS y on West Side ladies': One party we
fiji nos liz aaa R;obaely that is the party that
rira,s ,stah5 e, I'LL the baskets ful! OF snow and
"a ~ ds'aos! Having made six fruitless attempts
door rtnot aoose .s without basket hanging TO the
testinaoo, Hiaoo, Lacy started out to make the last
.vean, @ On West Adams street, beyond Western
ased n - tf'3ns ~ there they we're little discou1-
msI,,o 70 and there. also, the identical ". S.
inob T'tm Ronna the usual red-tape banging to the
Bat tae card IN the basket they rang tho bell.
70 tnrn On getting into the sleigh the driver tried
hoase, 0' aao upset 1'snt In 1fon1 OF Tue
~. .aa' "as memorable New-Year's Day.
~ 80 vas more calling than had ever been
tuosn before, and the incidents OF the dav have
.usoed .a!u standing topic of conversation ever
t t.re In fact, there has not been much else to
49,. a. 4ooat- Matters have been decidedly dull
ns.t a.as Inc week. Nor is there much to antici-
inc snstna IN Inc near future. The appearance of an
on3soas company on the stage Of regularly
Eona su ; and consccrated theatre is an event OF
t,ke .s na n Importance Thepcoplc who arc billed to
I6cstrr;n;ss nave had some experience in private
t;on t;"ass' -, and have already achieved rcputa
tbem I N a Social circles. Yet It is bold move for
nd .nd ~ " appropriate the New Chicago Theatre,
hot r