New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-17

Art literature all subjects that Of common interest,",
81 ionSon have heard such conversation IN our own
tonrue without any sense of labor or
ness as have listened to In Boston In this Tespee'
nv other city I'm the United States can approach H.
New.York has its conspicuous orators, It's wise law
yerrst It, so cT" washngt9 IS political progressive,
fashionable it cares nothing for pictures u rar e
discusses books; IT is good deal seh3ecupled scII
centred and the talk is consequently ether 700 ny
ar TOO LOCALLY light 10 be very Interesting staesen
and dipl0matsts stand the edge OF very thih ico,
Tho interchange of courtesies Is abundant but tlcy
seldom adventure far away from land rev ye is
society IN the great political centre OF o the pas
Of the country are settling yearly ana lnpor.s 1t a.
tional and intellectual needs that must be meI ou q.
present it Is one Of the few large cities IN a w' good
concert or a good company Of players, IS ohy an W
casional boon On the other 9a c,en c ened 70
enter and shake the PTsdents hand and those re
maae afternoon teas gwen Sy the wyeS OF Es be
i'm evening dress. while their visitors are lu wakns
GATHERINGS as these Cn pc ba and
creat SInIomatc dinners and among the residents at
Washington are some delightful people but tut from
Its fIaGsI that Of NewYo or Boston
American hospitality is pTSyeTSiS and n1 las' En, So
has died away shamed-faced. amid our own conven-
tionaties We for the most part afraid now 70 ASH
dinner Is we cannot kill the fated calf we dare not
offer him cold mutton. And so 1t comes about tIts
many pleasant evening such as onr i . ,n
gond have enjoyed the walnus and the wine,
Is missed. Here it is not so. l shall always recall
snnday afternoon whose talk beguied me into remain
ing much longer than had intended as ! rose 70
60 he said have early dinner on MA F og
not stayiS did stay; and ,r the SUPPER rpPe
and preserves plate of cold beef was brought IN
for me and that was all No excuses were nane IO G
the wss needed ID It was rightly that
T WSat Was good enough for the family shonld be salts
80 t,1,e hospitallty and good breeding ever met
THE WAYS OF SERVANTS
Dinners as rule In private houses s SY them but
when one learns the difficulty of procuring ana AN
ing servants. the only wonder Is that they are a.
onesare under-served according TO English IDEAS ;
The servants are paid enormous wagos % n M three
The consequence is that even in New YORK. ana AZ
dinners have had to aT dnS my reoue u so much
time and trouble to clean some OF ule dsnes ao
cellent but the prevalent taste for unc9okng hrd
forbidden fruit to Early in my Tand a linn
ventured to observe to charming ady bes Se l %
at me reprehensively You are wronggu heoG ms
she said always ten my coPh DeI Ine T oiSSa " to
murnur my objection again. r,or oeDcraIlv remain
TO return to the servants ihey Tii,n nyerv one
else they are restless-requrc movsm9nti eisSilsh
suits the head Of the family TO Dr eo up fashionable
resort in his country TO naa1, to 60 to
And equally well suits tas daHced wages for the
to ason so it comes about That old servants
except negroes in the southern 5ateS, aT eIaternly
In the West the difficulty o. obtaining any DO'
irish girls increases every year. ,.., tb,s &c
Considering the enormous Immigration, ,d ans IodS
ad to me- one does not think Of asking for servants
character here she asks for yor knew Sothnc about
m Un,"' This wear they have been hinder she then
went on I'd 70 cd fg IN me her S4 ms who told my Inform
AMI the story when some visitors were expecteG anu
Stimulated that she should be presenHu u a .Ia
."@rTI danort HObsOn'S chOlce. ana lnt
presentation was duly made In another family fam " tbe e
papers Miss sally Dexter has arrived from Denver
friend Of mne .s says nd 1mf You do Your
e, sfrtchngl Upon INQUIRY she learnt that this meant !,
rvaSs Of 10th sexes are peculiar as indeed ey are
m aM The lower orders III one NAV he allowed such an
oppression about T as s S The hotel & waiter
ymchsafes no reply You ask him to bring you iSoq
He fetches II in silence and then leans over your aS Sa
niunge at nv head asI entered the coHee Ioph "
Sote at Pbrg For moment tR0Tsht to hang wos
it on peg lie meant no inc WI acr Tt t To serve
me But Bs he Ead n not been better nor are his
prospect Of amendment in this respect
ENTERTAINMENTS.
The social amusements in the smaller western art,ra
cities are very curious That 1ot Of svAs Pno aiheF
II ltraS Ss'' diversion according to 9nr E e
IDEAS is that of surpnse parties hr nGlE onc OF
yopng people I'm D Dot he absent and agree to sur
Sle. him They arrive, laden with provisions ana
4 rd mike tbe invaders welcome. This is all very
we'll in the town but the owner OF lanche VINO r.
suiected IN this unexpected nroad Is sometimes sOcN
nrt ~ n n the surprise" he detained on his premises
by weather and the vctuaing department gives OUT
This was the case twice last winter }DNiul
party arrived at rancho in wagon, with provision
for the evenings supper and were dclaIu ~ ao0r
and declared they had never passed so merry lle
but the sentiments OF the host on tie occasion are 'oI
Receptions which begin at 3 o'clock, and go on till
10 or II night are common form OF ehterlanmeht
hostess received her friends In ball DIRE ana az hef
diamonds Guests came and went, In walking attire,
some with gumSn their feet, and listers some
! arriving at o'clock Ghe hour when paid my vsltl
in a sort Of modified evening dress. At the very top
al the house a dancing-roOm where the frivolous
| repaired, while the more sobermindeG remained on
| the ground floor with the tea. ...,. .,oo.
At the next party attended the dancing took place
in Inc ccIaror at all events what would correspond
10 the kitchen with us But this was teeni Ed,, BALL
The attire of the hostess and her guests And here
remark one thing which ihCH me l9 iofn
! the air of frank ard hearty enjoyment which Is
universal on such occasions. Inc co D., A oro
| He would not have made 1t In America. mere Whei
people meet together yon can have no tTG oeHa o
Observation-Disclosures which lnfecs half the Young people
the beginning Of most parties IN Engand ana Iar
first youth. which seems to say You need not p PC
afraid will 90 through WIN NO She eI5erT persons
! fin proportion TO the young than yOu find in an Eng
lish assembly hut wherever you meet them, instead
| of looking ennuyes. they seem TO be extracting as
much endowment as possible from their present sur
| roundingS.
LIVING IN PUBLIC.
The construction Of most houses in the great cities
New York like the restshOws the difference that exists
between the American idea OF comfort ana ours. Inc
love of privacy, prominent feature In the English
character is unknown the privilege of exclusion, 81
rldy enforced In the walls and fences OF our gardens
the closed doors of withdra wing rooms on the
first floor is rarely enforced here Tie house being
heated throughout with hot air, all parts Of II are
equally warm. The "parlor7 on the ground floor is
! only separated from the passage by curtain. An
| other curtain probably not dTTWIl-dlvldes IL
from the central hail. up which the staircase winds
And opposite this curtained archway leads INTO the
dinng-iOOm When people have cJnideuces 10 COM
muRicatc in American house they must be reduced
TO whispering must retire to their bedrooms. This
is the almost universal plan Of the mOderae-sized
dwellings I'm New IOrk-a plan neccsStatcd by the
narrow frontage afforded 10 each. The door IS ap-
preached by precpitate flight of serS-a "stOOp,'
is called-and II his the Inconvenience Of rrcly