, 1879-01-26
BCSI'ON. =.
Daisy Millar at the Scrap-Rook Club
The Double Service Of
the Sketch.
Daisy Millarg at the Carnival Of Sleigh
ing on the Brighton
Road.
The Carnival Of Authors at Music-Ha1--'
The Christian Matrons' Enjoy
meut,
meut,

From Our O,c1 Correspondent.
BosToS, Jan. 22.-Mr. Henry James littl
sketch Of Daisy Millar seems to be going abou
doing good, like small tract, amongst til
manners and morals Of young women, to Ger
tain extent. / speak OF the morals relatively
| rs Mr.. dunes himself treated them relatively
and as the old Greek meant when he declared
that ''A1anners arc the lesser morals" IL
explain my statement OF the rcformatorJ
work Of the sketch, let me present littl
scene and report a little dialogue which tool
! place between Fiammetta and Brunetta at th'
s. g. Club the other evening. Fiammetta, i
must be understood, is not by any mrans OF th'
true Daisv-Millar type. She Is one OF th'
products OF New England life, where that lift
has not run for many years lifted above tht
ordinary wear and tear By atfiueut means.
FIAMAETrA COMES OF 4 GOOD, RESPECTABLE
STOCK,
but neither of exceptionally refined or excep
tionally gifted people. She has lived in the
little groove Of what might be called q little
provincial circle all her life, aud up to very re-
cent date she had not the remotest idea that her
manners were not modelled upon the highest
type Of attainable perfection. There was 10
particular arrogance or egottsm in this; it was
the Inconsistencies Of ignorance. With her
home in easy distance OF Boston, which
she had always been accustomed to look
upon as really, and not eatirically,
the Hub Of the Universe, she could
not conceive that she had not absorbed in her
limited sphere all the best OF its culture and op-
portunitv. She went to popular church, she
was member of several reading Clubs, and
other societies for climbing into the high walks
OF culture, she frequented all the picture-gal-
1AriRS md nYnc and n1fr haSf
pictures with the most candidly y-expressed praise
or blame.
SIZE DUIIFULLT WENT THROUGH TIE ATLANTIC
MONTHLY
with generous skipping OF the ''heayy" artt-
cles, read the duily papers,-hcre and there
accomplished and experienced member OF So
cictY, a tine specimen Of "a Boston Young Ia
dy,'' deserving of consideration from every
quarter. In this serene condition in regard to
herself she read Dnsy A1illar: aud further still,
read the various acclan,ations mud controversy
that arose from the sketch. Violently indignant
ut first at what she calls its cxaggeratiou, she
presently begins to feel convicted, as We shall
see.
Scenes. B. Club. Brunctta-"I was read
sketch of Daisy AiJlar, and it struck me as
nearer the truth OF the matter than anything
had met before. Listen u moment, t,''-and
Brunetta,
PULLING FROM HER cHATELA1NE BAG 4 PR1-
yATE LETTER,
gives us the following:
II confess that | am unable to see any ex--
aggeration IN the Daisy A1illar sketch, but
think ! can tell what 1t is that does strike
some people. as exagygeration. 1t is simply
in Mr.. James failure Of presentation. He has
got his TACT Of Daisy Ml!lar, as fact, aI1
right; tlnt is, the socially uncultivated young
American girl who, never having been taught
OF brought up amidst conventional restraints,
knows nothing Of them; but be fails to carry
out his fact by consistent detail. Daisy, his
Daisy, expresses herself altogether too well, in
too cultivated manner at times, Tor the char
consistency Fancy a woman in real life Of :urs.
Millar's social status, which is nowh.re, and her
ignorance, woman who can say ct one time Of
her daughter and the scrubby little italian,
She's always going round with Mr.. Gioyar-
elli,' granlly rcmarking in another place and
suppose be knows I'm lady.
WOULD scoRS TO scoLD HIM.
And young women OF the Daisy stamp don't |
say sas I have had the pleasure OF Informing
sou.' people have different ideas,' and it |
would have been most unkind.' Instead OF |
mean,' sreal mtan,' and instead Of having |
the pleasure Of Informing him ste |
would have ratified off, sas I told you |
before, SIR But barring these inconststen~
hes, and the corresponding inconsistency of 4
soman of Mrs. Walkers propriety being uoon
terms with the pretty yulgarian, the char
acter is true portrait OF thousands of Amer
can glrls, more's the pity.
Fiammctta-" But don't see why American
.irls haven't Just as good right to their nle-
Vhent travellers go to other countries, they speak
# the peculiarities OF the men and women
With respect, as If they had right to thc1n.n
II have thought Of that myself when Amer
cans are criticised: But here is the difference:
ttcr - ali. Me belong, @ ~ Therefore, % asS'@t not
@ strange race, where customs and
abits have descended from generation I
o generation. Our customs aud habits
ave always been in the best circles formed upon
hose Of the mother country, in most respects
1decd, in all essentials. The persons that have
rought upon themselves reproach in foreign
ountrics for
uB FREEDOM AND FL1prANCT OF THEIR MAN
NER5,
re not American types so much as ienora Mt of
loots Ut the uncuitivatcd American lffe.'
Brunetta got good deal Of applause, but |
did nor join in it; sue only said,
lutiously: swell, think you arc right about
r. DANES tailure III representation Of the
etais. ! dare say there are Daisy h1i1lars,-
[cnty Of them,-but the trouble is, society
rye places that some very nice American
iris might simply forget, you know, that they
ere not in their own town, and couldn't be free
I'D easy as at home. think, however, that 1t
really very good thing TINT Mr.. james |
rote this little story,-it will be sort Of re-
inder, you know, to some very nice people Z.
'w they might be misjudged BY foreigners if
ey should forget to observe foreign customs.''
Fiammetta, after delivering herself Of this {
cech, settled herself back serenely in her .
air. Brunetta did not attempt reply; nobody
tempted reply, but most OF us knew nov what I
double purpose Mr.. James' sketch had ;
ryed.
While I write, the gay c|ing=claue of
elSn-oeIiS make merry tumult | Z
ts1uc, and one has only ! G
look out down Beacon street and the long | !
lghton road to see dozen Daisy Millars J
aghing and looking pretty i'll smart little cut Q
IS beside their pleased cavaliers. !
IS INDEED VERY CARNIVAL OF sLEIGH1No,
d the beautiful horses, the elegant vehicles,
q the lovely faces sparkling and flushed With
pure air, the swift motion, make picture
cry afternoon until twilight which is well :,
nth seeing. II
Another thing that is occupying good many ii
opie now Is the preparation for the s'Carniyal n
AUTHORS" the entertainment to increase the | r,
South Fund. Tonight is the opening night, -
Il the sale Of tickets promises 4 full house. q
e scene OF the carnival is to be in the Music u
IL, where plenty OF room will be had | d.
the general display and the sep II
ne booths from which will cmanata s,
! separate details. These booths are y.
1OuSlF named for the variDl1s authnrS e,rh tt