Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-03-08
SATURDAY PRESS.


Anchnr pscudouymous, but brilliant COT
respondent NJ the san Francisco Agonaui
wrote recently as follows
There b. q tcrubc struggle ju.i now to max,
money take the place ol brains II IL ven
successful IN the good old day, people wot'
invited iu dinner fot the sake III the GOO,
cheer anil genial cpmp,nionship. They really
ate aud enjoyed what was before them. ant
really INDUCED IN conversation while piuakng
We have ,kangcd all this Now people NJ,
huhcd to- come with expensive mcnu.ratds
gils. layoa. and bon buns. 10 cat ~ To emo,
yuur luud s to appcs singular ~ trnc vul
Cat II is NJ longer good fom Ia have Brain
io appreciate ~ domachs 10 endure. Those
who can afford It hire a baud II music to dis
.ipatc the silence and render the poverty u
the conversation less apparent dinner Is
remembered. not fpi the IONS mott NJ " %, the
lamuu, toast PIG. but because the CUTS IN that
occasion were satin tambournc,, hand painted
and procured from Tiffany At great expense.
The celebrated hostess Is known, moi by hci
wit, her grace, her good dinners. ~ her win
niur ways, but by The length N her purse and
the quality " her gifts, Thus, to he a good
hu,lrs, no longer require taste, ~ brains, ~
tact, ~ skill, but simply money A woman
who knows where to 20 can have amusement
~ occupation provided ipf every minute oi the
timc of her guests while they ate with her, and
cuniuc her personal efforts to the simple act
ol paying The bill, This has ted to the decay
ui wit, tact, personal friendship, and all the
pretty old tine qualities. It has led To the
dedication Of the dollar II Madame Rscamiet
could now revisit this earth, She would die a
broken hearted woman in less than y week.
There is no lnngcf any place in society, or in
The great world, ior such a woman IN short,
~ have remarked before. money has entirely
taken the place oi brains, and /, is, foi lazy
people At least, 10y no means an uncomfortable
state NJ Affairs.
To this lima another pScudonymous and
equally brilliant AVonaut writer replies
II that Skillm weaver Of silver webs,
'AIaehne, will permit me to differ with her,
J take issue with her upon the dedication OF
the dollar There are more dollars in the air =,
more rich men, more millionsitcs, more noa,
ing money, than ever before in the history of
time. But the most dollarous millionaire OF
them all would buy brains with his money IL
he could. II is the age Of the aristocracy Of
brains. In Paris, which leads the world in
these matters, the artistic coterie is the present
ariS,ocracy. The opening Of the Salon is the
event ol the year, and the gtea, artists and
writers NJ France arc better known TO the
ncthcfmosl ends of the capital than the
proudest duke in the Faubourc ST. German
The leading salon OF the world is tina, of
"'na'ne Nnan' an entoi, ana the material
entertainment ~ said I" be OF the simplest
kind In England Tcnnyson is the greatest
man "' INC uay' When he sat at table at the
famous yaeh' "hch party IN Copenhagen, en-
presses, queens ana prneesSes were as thick
~ u'hi'Hs ~ mower snow, and nc was the
h"hoied guest OF them All. The doughty
queen uuhgnIg only la the lgniphts If ,h. MAJ,
anu WtckY suffered something mex, door to
",Pe,'n'h'S rom poth dickens and carlyle,
"n''h " more 'han she would take from her
PRIME minister she mas tired to belong to
'he He'liF cltC'e herself win book OF two,
Wm''e 'he f''heesscs Louise and Beatrice
pn'w III nc, track WIN Ieenie illustrations
n"' 'nr '"S'' people 90 not take high rank IN
,he WnISCiacy oi IeucrN' Inc doorstep OF
h""s'eU"" olu mouse III Cambridge has
been ior many years the American Mecca.
nenluS, YOUTH beauty money, power, brains,
a'l nave neu'a'lvely bent the knee upon that
nnnoied 'h'eSnoiu' Rave they ever Hooked
hNe ,niS upon inc marble steps OF Jay Gould
o' N'''an NaNdetDilt W. H. iioweiIs Is
more Sought ''f socially Than any man IN the
united states ana anes Russell Lowell is
popular because ne Is poet rather than an
ambassador Exclusive Boston opens lis arms
70 "eo'gc Iaple, a SoutheIner from the
ia'heSt Nonlh' Mark IVAN holds the ohtn
,f'aWe !" any mouse, and Bret liarte IS the
'amiliar guest al ducai tables. In New York
alone money IS King and New York redeems
nSeh' II Is the emporium lor all the brains in
inc country. Ahu these names are The great
ones ohiy' me pIlhclpic carries Itself through
inc entire lca'cn OF modern lie. The artist,
me poet' the musician, the writer, hold an en-
viable place ~ tue world esteem. And when
comes 10 d'h'ng what hostess would rather
no. nave one OF these csc, at her table than any
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