Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
How the Rich or Ruling Glass Deport
Themselves
THEIR EXCESSIVE POLITENEss
The Middle Class Initiate Their Bettsrs-The
kotos or Lower Strata Have No Ambition
Beyond Their Present Lot-No objection -
Woman's Rights
From The Stars Travelling Commissioner.

edly clad, II clad at ALL with little refinement
and less educat;on .nno-s.;,;,,,,. go, -
bIoo,ithirvtv W.. e.. '.1o. "nu
,o,;.hoa ~ ' Afr'seo nere-as ,,
o W VIC HisSntncence OF los hicos
ltne wealthy class. who, though numerically
few, yet rule both church and state). their
splendid casas and numerous scbools and
plaees NJ amraom.,, 90 -. -
str,;., a..".:. 'nuir Cosby hV,ns anu
s'yHsh dressing and dazzling display of jewels,
eui anu generous hospitality
~ INC conclusion tnas nls previous
p''iun. were aosuroiy ana enureiy erro-
"' Du' US une goes on ana ne learns
nv" ne common people, VINO make up
sae puiA OF tne population, live and move and
nave tneir being, he reluctantly comes back to
nis nfs, opinion as concerning large majority
.;S Snninns. mere are SO many eonditions OF
eAstence an the iahd. anu consequently such
ssany Q, enafaGter, that one may say OF these
pH r;S Sisn squai truth' tney are both highly
odnoata1 anJ SUM III parDarism; PROFOUNDLY
euaoeu una oenseiy ignorant; rich as Cresus
IT,, f n'.a ss 49, onehloheu turkey 'hat
er,, 49,. LaaiGe's lurnisheu VIII every moo.
800 anu IN muo NOVELS Win no'hing put
IN r nt ~. c.amis ioi asiiy ofead ,hat
abIs ar,S .nosi m, lear nosP'-
wnr,J a., as ,nm os ,ht . people IA the
snl anI "s 'ho 'seacnerous' revenge
rarta; ..;I penueu-uPoh.
c,s.rlv trooaI th.oI, am az s, ,eaIsts may DC
snch - th. 80 vi oh'sses .; society.
,at,,.n se.sa''Cnai nno emo'ionai
rihis fn. tha Ei;e .ne onilinn soldier ter
his Gts =. 80 ,,.n,n.,t &c ioauy 70 n'y Town
.,,o ntoe;S any : oen' ior point OF honor or
trv. tha Gina, ,aS. o ol nIs peioved coun-
erons and da~,,ad =. sHntteS r', mos, gem
s.,oia ~ uo,oeo IIiehu' INC Nhilah rover,
cree 6.r,I,. cnnna;."t, an eAua'agan' ue-
,n;nI "a ;oi;.eS a. uy an Ahso-SaAoh
nnw.,d " !ea'o"sy ~ sparks ny
THE TYPICAL RICH MAN.
In Chilli the typical rico (rich MANI, young
or old, dresses every t}av in f;curotiva n,rrle
and fin. Ero, r.. H.. 80 =: .. pu.p.
-, ... o' MN .hoie no secono
oess a.re IN tne way OF rough-and.ready
morning costume or business suit. for he has
no neeo OF suen; being Ike the lilies In that
ne 'oiis NOT, hei'net does ne SPIN. has clothes
gre Always me. DAINTY and fashlonable as an
ar!isI uiioi can create them; his polished
uaii eaIeluily parted IN the mlddie or brushed
s,rMgnt up In pompadour; his immaculate
snlr' Guns, with conspicuously Jeweied but
TONS, extending toward his knuckles just 20
iar py mar breadth; MS very small, sharp
toea, nlsh-heeled shoes rejecting his beauty
as IN TWIN mirrors; ms monogram-embrold-
ered handkerchief dellcately scented, and
IN MS eyes handsome diamond ring
and scarf PIN are no less essential than
shirt or trousers He has been taught de-
portment from his cradle and mastered that
science 10 pefIection Mt an early age. As often
as he meets you, be it dozen times day, he
hoids his slender cane delicately in one we'll
gioVed hand while tipping his faultless tile with
the o,her, BOWS gracefully and low and shakes
you Dy the hand, with never the slightest per-
eepaiDic 'ariatoi IN the 9epth Oh his obelsance
or ihe warmth OF the shake. unless you happen
-. ~ :. ,ian anu an lnliilinle FRIEND, IN winch
IN heinr oniv a casnai ann,,n ~
upon him on an errand of business or nie.snre
he will hasten to inform you that everything he
possesses S IL enreservedly yours,hls house him
o:, ms isnii' ms serVahts' All are "a sn dispo-
who il ,anerar,r h.outi,,i pusS' MS "le;
Sra.saS Lii ..,;iI ,. anu Always wen
drift og f.co nowSar n;th .a,,i 'urough
eth siJs az 49, VII .onch Oh rouge on
vowelaS Sranish 81 ,hn U ,ina",,r YOU an soit-
Tins forming yonr acnnaipt.nca ond n, LIS a.
believe il too which ia tho h.s. - LII. MANI you
Fellow FOREIGNERS tell us that ali ,,ga vi ~.
cour,esv means I;ttis and 10 wi, ..a,'; oopicai
Rnt Win on roo 10 90 5ennor3 ~ g. dnn;uIp,
ali the same. and Quite deem enonch 20 S,,tian
the OCCASION. We who nrofess 10 hn a cn,tr.a5
Win Yankee conceit when o,r '' Ven. our hecAs
nared with tbose Of o,ber nat;ors n,;,,lt I'm ~
from the Chiienos n good many mcndaS ia.sa,'a
IN common uoIiteness For eror,nIa I'll.
never enter or leave !, coach street coz nv other
uublic vehicle vitbont Lowinu 10 an -, >,aa,,
ponts No iadv or aon uHI"s " a.. us occu-
born ever sat down to or arose from a tahIa ~
Chill either nnblic mr. ,rivoto w;.hort "Dn0 :"
cIination of tho bc,d 70 oil ,rasnnt a.. Az
Shopping. they bow to the mercbant o. so In IN
statesmen on entering nv ieav;ng a s.oro r,las
sort of thing n seems 20 ,nn - ,,,'ai IN. I'M
human between fellow trovaIa,s o., III me-
iourpev thai, our 49,, 80 g. , ~. onoi'
80 o'us way
foAiihNLss "ENEhALLf PREFERABLE
Says one; "Ihe great social question of the
day is whether, for a transient acouaintance
it is better to meet an Enrlisbmau rbo ,r;u =,
IT,. ii h..u;a,, .., "'0 wiz NC
ouA a"0 Do"i'. 'o"'iu you ana MAKE you
feel Ike an intruder while his heart is over
moving Win good VIII toward you. or one of
these more courtly southcrners, who fatters
you with politeness until you are perfectly at
ease "hie all the time he is thinking what a
bother yon are. Tie generality of people pre-
Ter the latter without taking trouble to sound
Its depths. Most poiiteness is pleasant sham
ming the wide world over. When our truest
friends bid us goodbye" how many of them
mean 1t in the full breadth OF its original
God be with you; and when they say
farewell, how many of them go into the
details OF wishing you good meals and
clean beds? greeting is not likely to
be more honest because less cordial, nny more
than our good-byes and farewells are more
forcible because abbreviated and meaningless.
Heinrich Heine remarks of his countrymen:
German simplicity still regards rudeness az A
mark Of courage and honesty. but a peep into
our prisons would suffice to show that there
are rude rascals as well as rude cowards' II
was long ago decided that il was better for