New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04

ienoble standards its petty squabbles, us pra'eS
fought and ever failing batttes; ;. blood
And vet of this very New-York society Dloou,
baenrenf with the internecine warfare between =
fragile undrfned and ever losing eScius Ve,iess VI
family and the s:ronf. bold. clearly deuneu inuo
sveness of money, fancy ,nat on0 Of the ehron
icler Even in the maestr0in OF lh'S peli'ESoiu ,
uurestipG society sea may DO iounM. uVd ri
mach that is stable. Solo sounu zion in the United
States 10 education. The untut0red genius W tnp
one generation, inventive exclusive. i'o1 H.
enrjcbes the next generation and eApenus Itson
ninssic cnlture i'm art and beauty, and rehhehlenI
7 have seen a New York woman WHOSE Jo"oi5J
sparkled from the Atlantic 70 tue acrv self
received the devout condemnation OF eNeiI 60 80
respecting religious newspaper netweeh ene wv. W.
coasts who was at the same time giving not "uty
her money which was osily c4o or whch She had
only the common lot, to charities OF the hlosS
obscure and elective sort, WINE lie, IaS i O."
talent turned even from what are ordinaIHy , tn
SJered amusements to intelligent ana ueuEhIcu
study of natural history. l nave seen ano."o'I ,
Inv the after-dinner fire, dark ana super w. ;p
hsr Lands and furnishings and IN the solt'st 'olce
and with the gentl.st courtesy explain ana On Poun
hcr matchlesS gems to impecunious anu in.o W.
listeners simply as chld W9n,I H'O oT Iomn ar
metals of her roses. with no more display oI o'np VI
nride and with no more apparent personal Ivy %
IRON, their possesson; and ! nave heaiu rIo
say sngv and wn H per had reclasped the last
wonGrrfn circlpt: Tho only thing really care IoI
n NV ifcs end is to possess the whole Oh my nus
''' Wew-York socety-is it so vulgar, so mad with
rivalry and unrest so sordld III us WORSHIP ., so'u
Every year it sprays over 10 NY IaluoT La 6,,,ra
sets its seven hod rainbow IN NV SKY. nc IlHule
mist sufer bnt the fact remains that IL sprluES
from the very hest blood of the old colony. StanGu
proud. honorable seli,rcllahti II sbarrens
mechanical theological inteilectuai. ~ snnirien
tLe Five Points aud adds to the Ihlrty
and is even-strangc to say-not withouI "s m'o o
Iurch toward the Roman Calhollc tiurch' ~ 81 ID
NV hlaoI Hills that frown to ward Plymouth kock
and should smoke with rage at the mere appro,ecn
of priest nreate. Its scIons are ro' e 20 MY
bevond their forhears. Their horscS hIo 500
ranorisoned and far oil their coming SHINES pus
tev ride also in hav-carts. They are oegi9unns ~
hunt little but am assured tnere - u"
10 tbore was saws the observant and Cohlpaceho
farmer they would not hunt blnl! put tue Ve'oo,a
country side is pleasantly gay WIN scarlet Io az
and mounted madcnS; ana ih o,, D"n mornings
moi disagrecably sure IL prtslGeS no III w
any diving fox In It's earlier years my eager nu,G"
New-Yor society takes an ola donkey "nH - "
hottered cart and GOES into the woods 10 huiu III.
and roast pntatoGs and conCUct lts O"n ui oo A..
little later and the mnie-tcan Is Iei.a'o" ~
villove cart ierky hat iGunty. ana inc county,
80 orn alive with Young mcn-and the next
know nv pr.tty New-fOrk girls are gone -pT }, '"
ircsdes of ia II owr-gonc not W az hamtv sbouid
and mcanness but gone as Youth anu o"anN In""
to vonth and III nlineSs and energy s"l lhu"pun.
dence and already the baby grneratlon arg 'o"'In
and grooming on hlppV hcdi'"' "
modest homes new created 4. Lo,.o
Not ali indeed. are so fortunate as to nave
brsatbed i'm life and power from EssoH Souh.h.
Elp I'm
Black Forest with the butchers cetNer 10 gatnoI
fortune from the dashings OF the Otee"ni pu. ,,o
sons probably. certainly the sons sphS NM ~
frnits of his adventurous spirit aAd prepare mem
selves for the political tn" literary the Ho'''I P'e
eminence without which ali their money seems 10
than little worth. IL may lie aSstllcu t'It -"
vi 'c,c+v Locks its door against him who laid his
foundations not upcn the sand nor the sra put
upon tho unadvcnturous Watr; ult "H'ii "', VI
thn uuromautic ferry boat came Nittuons Iaiil 'o@
roI oious observance. gentle benchccnceS. lht'Il-
yence and refinement. the KEY VIII turn III ~ w.
Of society the bolt wit draw BACK tne Ic'uo',,'
hinge VIII creak rs suIe'S ~ viz '"' ' ~ "
We have all seen a woman figure in the news
c,lumns ~ an Amazon beating violently at tn'
-. If Nev-York society which reused to ore.
Pint in acinal life she has taken her place th'rr
on,pnSed and sagacious victorious not only put
wearing no srar sign 81 strife b"heath n'r
tranGu anrols puckcd from two continents IN the
very smile of ROYAL V. -. -
Bnt whatever nav be tru , Of soc[ gT,a ~ r
in lenendnnt world which not only receives no ~"
from New-York. but never thinks OF New. ork'
docs not know that there IL any New,iork IL Is III
,bc civ in the country. II has all The conNrn-
fences al the rohnem"nts. many oi tne Injuries "'
modern material life. 1t has as much ,nt"lil'rhce
40 Nav York II reads more, II fhirkS more. "
doois nore with real things il speaks as pntlN, u
,tonJs more firm. Perchcd on NV snni hllIi"p
fields and suppose there is not single drc-s-,"ht
v;thn NV great ciTcling horizon. CAh clVl'/a-
non he without Dire s-cnats see v"h|er IN
Tho sout western heavens the SkV-Ilght OF S"lhi
III ,yIicb gathers every ku"yn flower ana birl
and bup all summer IN claSSlr's anu hhaFEes
them All winter. Here IS Il presli'nt Z" "a hahK wa"
leaves his carriage - pInck Heen hho n, ru, "
90, With hrs rcn- knife and show you tho worm
that ncsl"s at is heart. trade:ihh POINTS our ~
fine smooth rock rndrr yonr horses hons tle trach
n the glacier billion wears ago or ~ IL tIe sW"?
of NJ I,ornelly's comet From yonder shoe
makers 'ittlc square. graceesS shop cones man
Learned in snakes who viii lay down ms I"ps'oh"
arJ teach Won az dcftlv how a snak" walks hs
Puskn teaches Won the fal-eh"oi ana lHh"rahc" oI
~ I aoc;;or On the northeast ] ace a man 20
80 ON tine light of heaven has been darkenrd These
tL;r,v years Int h fore whom on that account All
,La sy,vS of the world seeuI only the more clearly
ontiined and to whose ardent patriotism u"
,,a,if.st destiuy of this country ~ strangely
hiockcd l,y tho most hopeless blindness OF alI-th"
blindness Of those who, having eyes see not. but
hastcn;rr he shall find light again ouly To learn
that his beloved classics have no cit'ulhti"n te'c
La 10 bavino his dearest old Greek ,avs aud latin
epicS and Hebrew songs read over 70 MN Nv c''N
nm aud mad whose mouth IN fashioned 10 franc
,Loga unaccustome1 wordS-and they are not lew y
Yondar il the simple sweet home 81 woman VINO -
domestic virtues and CAV private hench'"nccs make
Won forget that the most emil ana "lnlrE scenery
! NJ Nnw-Englanh will grow gorgeous. ViNld, H"itent
| nm ar her glOWinq pen. On that western slope
catherine now the amethJstinc tint ni the setting
sun vouno Girl hreathed the brrath ni lt1v. drank
| the wine of MTcr11S distlll"l TIC none" 81
! Uy,rettus and in this now fresh world wrought
frnm the oIder worlds snch sweetness aud light az
| dared shine ont full and free ~ bold even INTO
| Matthew Arm lds tacc. Time ana tEpo Womb ia',
me to uame the names of those around me- poor aud
| rich who have turned from the mere mhtTrinl
measures of weat who have forged their way ont
from IT. g stern restrictions of nOvertv aud by hom"
| study nv foreign travel, from pure love. have
Joined force with the simple great of all ages aud
! have added their own clear canhor and white
radiance to the sweetness and light of the world.
| II nav not be civilization. hut II ia most
| endearin, and exalting form of harharsm
! GAL HAMILTON.
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