Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-08
TIE QUAkLli CITY.
Feculiari;ies of the Good People Of
Philadelphia
The ~ ,st Anglican or All Our Citie0
"A Noiion OF Ca>te-C0userva.
.ivcne~s and Thrift
The Girls.

iPnilldslIhia Cor Chicago Tribune.I
~i!i | 10 Ii Your Philsdeiphians very
MAJ. v0u know. because, ah. because you
ir- - English, don't ou know
,pi this compliment l. on behalf If the a.
pirirg Quakars 81 this town, was blushingly
erl..- III The .resser Indeed was no less q
figure than Ea.1 Roe, Ecs nnly a British
~, hut also The IN ri hi, father and the
uy. .ier oi the largt,f telescope in the world.
Il. j. Mr.. George William Child>' --latest star
:; -.
What was meant compliment 10 Phila.
ic.phia by Earl Rose followed bantering
ii-ou sion as t. the qualities of the Quaker
ci-ys society. Everything. TO Lord Rose S
mind WIS summed up III the two words 80
English And, after all, they express the
;h"i,sht and tie condition about as well a.
any ether woris could. Philadelphia i
probably .hc most Anglican of all the cities
in thu Onited Stttes-Anglican in the
ten,i s.r7'nicut the mode of thought the
pfrjuiic,=. tie steadfastness, and the pre-
tensions of it, people. There is no American
>oci.;. i'll wiii;ch that august being, grand
father, Is - deVoutiy worsliip.d. l have in
n,iad at this instant n gentleman who is
cucry-l 10y the most exclusive people outside
-
tn best huu-c5 in LONDON and Paris. and vet
in ,i,i., his own town. You next to never meet
him ont except at tIg Iar.ies And hold
,iat one WHO IS askei t. gatherings of gen.
tiemsn and overlooked wien general enter
tainment> are arranged for is treated with
Contempt.
Why Is this gentleman, meInber Of q
,:oblc profession, u witty. cultured and hon
answer i, simple enough. His father is
known ~ have kept a lit;le shop in the long
az. London and Paris see no reason in that
Il .::t their do2rs Ggeiast much bright
n, al cultivation, hat Philadelphia. with
j, ~antialiy Engii-h notion of caste with
out the English heaven of sound common
s.I-e. insists for that rcason that IFS ladies
shall rc' publicly receive ON, Of It's most
4 = n.-Iis nd and most hon .abe citizens
u : the ladies, | supise,,, who want it
; Ililu ia i; is 80 narrow AMI provincial
Ire is another qu1iit, tat Philadelphia
has tina; Is also PROVING a. bU, t is cool
quality. it is the double lal:ty, 10 to speak,
Of co.iseryativencss and tariff. Phi.apeiphia
men grJ" wealthy slowly, but once rich
ley remain rich. Aprupus of that. here is a
i-,i,, story: \ 81 'rk AT u fashionable hotel
AZ Ling Branch WIS teiiI e. one night last
-l..nlar, of nuilI,r IF New York
IN who were at thr to.el the sea-
-,,.i before, AM iiNr1 i'll their day
! =, princes, BIT did IL; urn. They all
Z ted up Las wint r. the clerk added, and
| | stake my reputation Il prophet that
;,;St as many who are Ii re This summer will
'l,.st up this coming winter, and other men
WI! he doing the gran ia their places here
rest Summer.
Perhaps that crowd over there will 20 un-
der" said one OF hs Ii ;eneIs, pointing to q
group of weli-dressei and sleek looking old
boys quietly snio king and chatting on the
piazza.
%, no." replied til c.c-k, "they ara Phila-
{: 'p5is riea. They have been coming here
t,r years, q ii will continue TO come until
lL,y dia. fii!ade!phians never burst up
ina, wa Il little ,irIng perhaps, but it
contai:e,! the right idea These old dodgers
max. lit,r noisc, bat o my. the barrels Of
dollars they &c. and freeze tight to. This
noiseicss sharp sense and far-saeing prudence
are just a clearly show. in the direction Of
Lou clolds - in tie nianeg ment Of business
Affairs. The hedge that surrounds an at
tractive and young Pnilsdclphia girl is q
canton to snake II j, - den e an so full
of thorn that the n.G,t agile gallant despaiIs
OF getting over on through it.
III result is appIryIt While society all
around n, is stirred up and scaadalized by
elJpcucIit AM mesailian rs, life III this dear
old Duaie Town flow AS placidly a. a
stream'ei n summe-tim Pretty girls fall
in lrye aud marry. hu like the well-trainei
and sensible creatures that they are, they
give their hearts and hands to men in their
oan sets, everybody is satisfied, and love Is
supported 10. a big dover. The danger II
having handsome Cuachmen hanging
round was not sliccze al. Prudent nIamnias
knos that things of that sort ar. like
the cholera they c1ne rarely; hut when
they get start they spread rapidly, and are
generally fatal. The be: Vas met in house,
holds wherg there are young and siidy girls
10y finding some eS'iI-e for dismissins the
youthful and good-looking servants and
planting Oh TIE uoxes aged ard Eoinely white
men OF staluart negroes il was never be-
fore considered jus: tum here 10 have a ne
gro wenr ones livery From the immense
number Il shiny black faces tina: affect to
look scdste ifhini spieniii horses Jus; nov
il might h. imagined that j, would he Q
soleci.ni 10 have anything but hlnck coach