Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-13
NO MIDDLE COURSE
70 BE- IN BUSINESS is TO Be OUT
OF SOCIETY"
Experience Of Wide Awake. Vigorous
Young Man In New York Not
Like London or Paris-Ear;y
Closing.
iBrook'yn Eagle.

brooklyn Eagle
It Is sail tina. the early CLOSING movement
II such a term may be applied in this in.
stancs-whIch tie society lad es Of New
York tried to inaugurate last year, i
doomed to bitter failure when next season
opens. This doesn't refer to shops but t.
dances. it has been apparent for several
seasons that the wear and tear on young
society men who were in business would
have to be alleviatei Dancing until or 4
o'clock in the morning, hurrying home,
snatching four hours sleep and going down
to business, heavy-syed, tremuloUs and
weary is no: Conducive to the health OF
cheerfulnesi Of :he young society man.
There is no leisure class here as in London
Or Paris, from which to draw a supply Of
dancing men, AMI 50 society women decided
t. look after the health OF the young men by
inauguratins early danceS
The scheme was much discussed and well
indorsed, but it is now doomsd to failure,
fer it has been definitely settled in Lond OF
that il Is proper to serve the supper after
the cotillion or german, as it is usually
callel here. This means q supper at I
o'clock as general thing, and that keeps
the festive young man out Of his little bed
just as it did year or two ago. The young
man who works for his living in New York
hasn't much OF a chance, after all, socially
The men who are thoroughly in society
have no time for anything elsa than their
social duties. Hence, sociaty is largely COM
posed Of younger sons and asai beaux-
A wide awake and vigorous young Amer.
can is not content vita q continuous round
OF luncheons, teas, dinners and dances. He
must go into business, athletics, racing, q
protession-mus. do something in fact and
as sool as he goes to work 10 must Of neces
sity drop his social pieasurea / have al
acquaintance who has within two years es
tablisaed him elf as a printer ami publisher
on n small seals. He i, man Of scholarly
attainmsnts. a graduate Of Harvard, AMI
has been admitted TO the bar. A natural
taste Id him int artistic printing, and by
sticking close t. his work he has built up a
payin, ba ,inass an laid the foundation of
what il confidently expected to be a great
publishing house in the future. L3s than
four years ago hs was a society man in tbs
wii st acceptation of tho term. His name
appeared in society reports constantly; hs
wa fashionable loader of the German,
had ofliciatei a, best man Tor doz,ns Of
well-known man, and spent all of his time
on the wing.
"For long while" he said, II felt that
business was low. l classed all merchants
as skop-keeIers, and looked down on trade.
Ibid not realizs how a man felt who was in
business for himself Il seems to ms that
one grow. To like his business as he would
his child. and that he taxes tho same inter.
ct in it growth. got down town at half.
past every morning, AMI stay till j. AS q
RUE, dine hero at the club, because my
people entertain good DEAL ali find I'm
more or less in the way"
"You'ra quite out of the swim nowg'
ooh, quite. he said, with smile There
Is no miid.e course in New York society,
you know A man must lie altogether IN O;
altogether ut. 1t is different On the otheI
81 le In London or Paris il you are once
on the invitation lists OF leading society
rnatIons you are free to attend or not as
YOU choo-e, or as affairs permit. 1t j, not
thought h,rshly Of there if you absent your.
self for time Theory is that you are so
cialiy eligible and valuable and that you con.
tinue SO no matter how many cards you re-
fuse. 1t is very different here Women
who entertain extensively in New York are
imperiou. to the last degree. 1t is every
thing or nothing with them. AMI if you do
cline two or three successive invitations
they promptly drop You. no matter what
your connections or social position may be-
Take nv case as an example. 1 was a
slave for several years to society women l
danced till l ran down to l5) pounds,
whereas now weigh a clean 17O. My skin
grew yellow from eating confections at latc
supper. AMI 1 slept every morning till
after IL. Il was crazs with mo, but a
very enjoyable one. for enc can find No
mere enjoyable compauionship than among
the beautiful girls OF Now York society.
They are bright Gle yer, agreeable and