New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15

in earnest at first, and Pm Twas in what said
last. II was the Muenville picnic-or-some-
! thing!
SaIie.--Which is right, -Mullenville OF Lon
don't
| CariH-Both seem 10 be right, from their own
point of view. But you the subject is pretty
| big one; it involves great deal. England the
Old World, and we are the new. Tn, old order of
things had gst to be CHANGED, and the changes are
| to he made IN America. They are changes for the
better, in the long run but they seem rather rough
and puzzling IN the beginning And don't be
lieye we half realize, yet how radical the differ
ence is
| Saui.-You mean that a change in society must
mean change in men and women, and In all they
| believe and aim at
CariH-That's il. exactly-at least ii seems to me
so, you mention ir. Up to this time, you
know the main object in society has been to look
out for number one. Or rather, everybody, in
society out, try to do the best they can for
Themselves and-er-social cultivation teaches
them how to do 1t with as little ostcnsible elbowing
and showing as possible. It's my interest, say, to
get ahead of some other fellow but 1t is also to
my interest TO be polite about ito beat HIM and
hurnbug him at the same time.
Sdliie.-Everybody can elbow aud shove but to
conquer and conciliate at the time requires
social tacts
CariM-That's what mean. Simply TO lift your
eyebrows if you know how 10 do il, may mean
much as knock down blow, and still be good form,
they call il.
SaNie.-And one gains more by Disgusting ones
setshness under the garb of charity. than by call
inga spade a spade. Bat can't believe people are
S Ss srev T' People are e kind and Repu
even in good society.
CdriH-So they are, of course Bat imagine
spite of their being society people. However,
don't mean to be cynical The fact is, the people
are not so bad az the system They Ike TO be COM
Portable and they don't bother to think things out
as YOU have made me do to-day. If you let your
self alone you're pretty sure to be seifsh-l mean,
am. And that's tho bottom of the whole trouble.
good enough yet to do good without an effort. And
of effort In to do good to ourselves (Sait-
5 Bt tS lead aa yrs we
can't combine the advantages Of London and Null
lenviIle TO be sure. we have New:York!
he smrprsed really. If Sew-York solved the prob
lem before either Mulenvllle or London.
SaHie.-Are you going to be paradoxical againf
thing say. OF course, Pm taking New-Ys erik as the
representative American city. America is made mp
of all the nations of the EARTH you know. and New
York is the place where they first neet so the
situation in New-YOrk Will be the mest-er-char-
acteristc of ALL and the society will be made up OF
all the most different and unequal kinds OF people.
Well, now the question Is, how 10 make society
out of theinY You can't do it by caste, as they do
in London nor by innocence and simplicity az they
did All Mullenvie. -
Sd'He.-There's nothing left them Im afraid, eX-
cept the brotherhood of mankind.
CariU.- Well. you may laugh at rre, but that's my
idea! Every man here has to stand on bis own
principles as he is IN England; aud the c0nse-
quence is, that nobody ventures to put on airs,
because, whoever he may be, the other men
wouldn't stand it. Well, that destroys personal
dignity among An'ff for nv. s Da4t a tor
personal dignity has been tried for several
thousand years. and no particular good ever came
OF It, It's humbug, nobody ever had right to
he dgaise,l. nor ever viii have. Personal dignity
makes condescension on one SIDE, and cringing on
the other and those the elements OF the old
style of society. And its the doing away with
those elements that will make society OF toe new
style When come To realize that IT'S actually
impossible for any OF MS to he essentially better
than any one else, shall begin to understand
what true society may mean Ana | say, mat me
chances are We SHALL yet 1t here long before the
fellows the other side checeng hhseV). But |
you're laughing at me; ana upon my word l
yoRder yer're not asleep, Honestly, though l
never talked 80 much at a time before in my life.
Sllib.-lt is the tea perhaps; 1t has some green
in 1t. -, :, :,
Sgiiie acosti1~i mean that if the TEA is what has
made you say what you have; wish everybody l
know might have cup If It!
ClrW Casild.-Is she making game. of me J
She's the oyeileSt girl in America! t9iond
III rather drink a EMP OF tea with you, thsh-er-
Sallie.-You will findIt here for YOU 40 five o'clock
any 1hursday-and welcome too:
Cdr;H.-l was thinking that hes''dtesl the sort Oh
society we were speaking of-the new sort. you
know-was probably rather far off; 1t may not
come in our lifetime. You know.
SiIiis-We must ne satisfied with what we can
get IL may begin sooner IN sone places than IN
Others For my part, | could almost say have had
a glimpse of 1t already. mn
fdriH That is what was going 10 say. That's,
not that exactly. bur the best society - my mind,
Is the coIapaniOnshp OF she best pcople-the people
you like best. mean.
SGlli.-Yes aud that ought always to be possible.
even IN London.
CaeiH oh, bother London, | beg your pardon
If you'd said Aullenville-.
SaH.-Well, Mullenvlle was 4 good many years
ago Ndngbiyg.
CdrW.-Yrs, but one remembers-at least, can
never forget-er-l going TO say that good
society doesn't necessarily depend upon the number
of people IN IT, does ~
Sdlic-%o. suppose not; at least.
CdriU. A hundred people of me rlgAt sort would
make good society; or twenty oreveL ten; or cOt0r
Saiiie Iaugking and Jrrsbing Ettlc.-You needn't
stop there. have heard 1t said that some people
find number one the best society OF al.
CdriU-l'm not one of that kind. don't care for
less than twO--Or more. either.
Sdiiif lGrctiy-iOu are one OF the two, suppoSci
CduU.-lcs but am not tie one-that 49, II |
cOuld get the olhsr. -,
>a,,ic-Who is he (tarRing os~ the leares Of the
CBtWEl ~
Cdrif nisiNg and &lreatp.-It isn't q man, Sallic
ITS girl-the little girl used to know IN Null
lenville o. SallIe. don't you know its you
Salde after an iatrraO.-Oh, Jack dear, such !
four years as this has been.
Curtain
CoDuitLt 1855. JULIAN HtwraoRSE.
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