St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-10
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blage mainly 10 eat party viands. The pig
is not an agreeable neighbor at the table. His
ways are offensive enough, but the scarcity
OF refreshments he causes, makes his advent
lamentable.
Some time ago the people IN hotel dining
room stopped cutting TO look az ". H. Van
derbilt Cutting himself. Everything from
soup and oysters to fruit was swallowed
greedy and with little apparent mastication.
His ewes were distended, and when he
scarcely made two bites OF some large, juicy
pears the gurgiing, swishing sound caused
everyone within range Of observation to re-
gard with curious attention the voracious
millionaire.
AT home he is said to have French cook,
whose pay Is more than a Harvard profes-
sOr's, but pig is pig put him where you
viii, aud serve him with all the world can
afford.
At one Of the inaugural receptions lately
the pig element was lagely represented. It
over ran the parlors with a restless, noisy
and un mistakably swinish perso1pa@. II made
its longest halt Of servile acknowledgment
before the best clothes-the most money.
It's ''sassiety" antics were loudly emphasized
for them.
1t could hardly tear itself from the imme-
date contemplation Of Its gods, and it was
with reluctance that pgdom turned to less
fortunate members of the festive throng with
even passing greeting. II was rather di-
verting to look at pigdom in the parlor, but
1t was depressing 10 see It in the dining
room.
One Of Du Msurier's pictures Of English
society, called FESTIVE House Keeping''rep-
resents the daughter Of the house saying 10
her cousin, who is coming down the stairs
with fair and famished enslaver on his arm
Haven't you been down to supper before.
Charlesi ask because We have only reek-
oned for one supper eaehl" Charles has
not yet touched a morsel. but his fair com
companion Is coming down 10 supper for
the third time. Let US hope
she takes the hint says the descriptive letter
press Of this realistic drawing.
Now at this aforementioned reception some
kind oflicious friends acted as servers Of
some Of the refreshments
Entire candor compells the statement that
few of them seemed to be in generous sym-
patty With pigpom and Disseminated in its
favor, while what was more aggravating was
the unsparing bounty of the several ''helps, -
and the stingy dole 10 shy, but expectant
guests.
The daughter OF one Of the states promin-
emit public men dispensed one dish. Some
women love an occasion for some such dis
play. II shows of arms, hands, graceful
manipulation, ease Of manner and
pretty posing. The only use this
young person had for the place
was TO cram pigdom' just as Of
often as 1t wanted more, and to stint every
one else, lest by any chance it should crave
more, and the supply run low unless she
crowded in that margin.
am bound to say she did 1t to the con-
version of every unbeliever in heredity.
Her fathers success has been rounded OF
similar performances in his world. He too
would save from the needy and the expeetant,
and give superabundsnee to those already
too full for safety-provided the effort cost
him nothing, although the sentiment about
the effort generally netted him something
well worth having one way or another.
The daughter is quite PartiDgtonian in Her
blunders, and at this brilliant entertain
ment in our highest social circles" as
jenkins generally puts it, she
uttered as funny dIscords as
Mrs. Malaprop. They give her the same
whimsical eminence of individuality.
When she asks you on announcing the
marriage of Catholic couple rather nearly
related-if the statistics of the church do not
forbid such things-you answer gravely,
yes; unless all children born Of the union
are not brought up in the faith.
/ Persons giving large balls, receptions and
parties in order that ''societY may not forget
them" If they should ignore or neglect its
festive expectations, pay rather dear for the
membranes when goOdly representation
Of pigdom must be asked.
Its an annoying corner in the social mar
ket where a variety of values must be bought
together. When pigdom goes from the
tro-- ah, the supper room, it is not at al
choice in its use Of fine
surroundings. In the litera
society pictures by George William Curtis
the Potiphar papers now thirty-one years
old-one of the leaders of -FOUR best society.
Mrs. Potiphar, says: Zone always expect.
to sacrifice at lea st two carpets upon the oc
casion OF seeing ones friends. The hand
some one in the supper room was entirely
ruined. The other spoiled carpet was in the
gentlemeu's dressing room where the punel
bowl was"
There was no punch bowl visible at thii
reception, but in the oblivion which frequent
ing 1t oftentimes produces may be founC
some palliation for the Inconsistencies will
which q truculent specimen or tw,
Of pigdom spit on the carpet, behind sofa
and hanglngs when they fancied no one saw
them. And yet presumably there were lot
OF people who valued their invitation 70 thil
entertainment, and put on their best clothes
TO see more pigdom than any other pre-
dominating compensating element-to not
its push, its social bluster,-to behold it fe'
like the animals OF the circus, and to see i
too get the lions share, as II It was not ranl
pigdom all the time.
Presumably also there were many nice
weil-raised people who were not invited, ant
were quite regretful that it was not thei
privilege TO receive that ultra stamp Of social
favor.
I am not so sure but the invitation
of au English clergyman re
Gently published is the bes
in the end. It is triae brSEsqls 10 be sure
and mayhap might hurt sensitive feelings
But are you so certain that your feelings viii
not be hurt under The more sophisticated
and soothing palaver of the social formula.
This pansy of parson has Just written
letter to the village school teacher sayiui