Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-25


looking into fashionable society as dif-
formulated In the cities of New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago aud Washington.
IN Lippincott's Magazine sho gives her
impressions, after an absence Of some
time from her native land has enabled
her TO view matters impartiaily
OF course. New York Il the self ap-
pointed leader Of whatever Is called 30
ciety In America "You know" says
the New York woman 10 her sister who
lives In ST. Louis. 1--WE consider every
place outside Of Nee Yawk a mere coun'
Try village" The rest of the country
will be thankful u Chicago shall be-.
come a bigger town than tho seaport, n
for no other reason than tsrut tho comb
Of New York conccit
Mrs. Sherwood reviews New York 10.
cieiy aud thanks her stars that II is In
the FIRST place--decent. There arc no
TAnby Croft stories or other scandals
such as disdgurc the fair fame Of tho
British fashionable Get Tho Wander
bilts and Astors are respectable, moral
people. and In most respects an example
20 their fellow counifymcn. But New
York sociciy-say It In a whispcr-is
tedious There arc glare, glitter aud
Jingle. and great wave Of splcndor aud
luxury. but Intellectual brightness and
favor are wanting.
William Penn anl DR. Franklin laid
tho foundation Of society In Philadol.
phia, and upon that base Il rests to this
day. Philadelphia life Is elegant, bean.
tiful and artistic, but quiet, intensely
quiet. People there rather pride them.
selves on not making much Of a show Of
their wealth There Is sort Of q
Quakcrlike sparkle to 1t all that tho
wriioF finds charming. The women
speak with u soft. slightly southern no.
cent, aud best society Is brimful Of soi.
encc and high and noble thought
Then gc come 10 Chicago. Mrs
Sherwood finds society here strangely
fascinating There Is enormous wealth
yet the people do not seem TO DO money
worshipcra TO tho extent they are In
New York. aud tho toady. that unwhole-
some wretch. Is conspieuously absent
Chicago has a society without snnui. II ia.
frcsh a. ruse. u has four elements u succea,
.-frrat wealth. wonderfully largu. tsauiif1l
houses. = ven stimulating climate and ,st u
educated and rrnnoi women. each 81 whom 4
Il No. a. -
least like hh1iher Chicago woman. WHY
should she toi They have al come from dlf.
fcreht states and cities. and they have not yet
hvcomoa CuuTlnmsfate. They are great travel.
rra, they rutufn ltien with the spills Of ever
country, they know r. great deal. they have ne
rnnd TEMPER and Eoud will which belong "a
youth aud health and prosperity. There ID
little envy. little gossip and 10 Distraction Ia
Chicago society,
II is only when telling rs about Chi.
cago that Mrs Sherwood become. really
walked up and enthusiastic. She lind,
that city full Of gcntlowomon who ari
gifted, sparkling takers, Of energetic
and interesting men, OF beautiful girln
and handsome, manly boys In short
,ho believes thorc Is mere solid enjoy
nent 10 tue social square inch In Chi
cago than In any other city Ia tho Union
except Washington
There her real Partially crops out
Chicago would M her eye completely.
from a social point OF Wow, II hor hear,
had not already boon captured by Tia,
charms Of Washington. n : lively H.
erary lady finds what thousands and
thousands Of intelligent people have al
ready FOUND before her-that ere is
social charm about tho capital city TIM
Is shared by no other place Ia tho world
OF either Europe or America. Ever
/ year wealthy Americans retiring frou
business are more and more discovering
this same fact, and erecting beautiful
homes In the city George Washington
himself planned on, for the American
Of tho future. zone may well bo prou,
to have n foreigner introduced into soci
ETY. In Washington" writes NJ. Il. w. )
Further
Washington Il now the most desirable plAo
81 residence In the whole ountlnrntof Amer
| ttAf Nnh W hhr pAFfmenta, W hfuAl tifrNtl
beautiful houses ample apartment house.
abundant markets and convenient Access, wit
the cortaintY VI society tho year round. Eve
In midsummer, with its nuighhofhOod q
wooded heights II IL said 10 Nv not dlsagros
able, In spring II Is the falFcst nuth on IA
cheek OF irosorpne. No spot, excepting IA
Riviera, I. more beautiful. A drive 10 the so
diuu' homoin May Il darling dream Of iocun
summer.
Thou those stately squares, each NJ whie
embalmsa hero, with perpetual bonodictlo
OF roses, that Nlslnn Of the Capitol witch, IA
an architects dream, crowns tho hill an
finishes ones perspective, all this and MOI
has always made Washington pleasant, an,
since prosperity has ofept In, now makes II N
got of all othem which a rich American shout
choose a. the site of bis home, when BIO do,
"a stately pleasure house decree"
Mr.. bancroft set the fashion Ia making II
retreat Tor tho literary men. aud had thcoF
that "as one grew older one should 90 south,
Il was wise choice, for he both gained an
gave by H. ir, Henry Adams aud Colon
John Hay have followed his example, On
many SENATOR and officers Of tho glyornmef
have brought their libraries and cstahllshs
themselves Ia luxurious homes Ia Washingto
after the fatiguus OF . political lie are over.