The Progress., 1893-06-03

count when won. 1t IL not for their
s2ic. for they ere scarcely worth tho eX-
crt;on, that would sFca:;. but 1t Is for
the sake of the masses WHO burn incense
TO vanity. 1t is for the sake of the peo-
plewho are deceived that | would speak.
This coterie constitutes a mob. HaEel
defines tn mob as any number Of people
who have withdrawn themselves from
the body of society and seek their own
ends aal aims
Mr.. McAllister gives most accurate
description of this sort of Il mob III lis
exclusivcness. From the bottom Of my
heart pity the man or the woman wi.o
tries to get into that circle of people.
And yet. saws the historian: Now. do
not for moment imagine that all were
indiscriminatcly asked to these little
fetes. Referring TO a Newport picnic.
On the contrary, if Won wore not of the
inner circle ana were a newcomer, it
took the combined efforts of all your
friends backing and pushing to procure
an invitation for you. For years whole
families sat on the stool of probation.
awaiting trial and acceptance. and many
were then rejected. but once received
you were put on an intimate footing with
all"
SO speaks the high priest Of the inner
secrets of the inner sanctuary. 1t re-
minds us of the occultisln OF the Hindoo.
1t brings us face to face with the con
ception of society which the IIindoo only
knows in It's perfection. the nation of
caste.
The Indian papers report that in the
neighborhood Of FyZ3b bad man of the
Ahir or cowhe;d caste was carrying
young calf home on his shoulders when
by some accident it slipped down and
broke its neck The Brahmins in other
words, the McAlliste.s) declared him +
b. outcast and sentenced him to the So
vcrest form of EinGoo c@comlnunicG-
tion for 81; months. They further told
him that he could not have committed Il
greater sin than causing the death of a
COW, but taking into consideration that
he was an uacducatci man they had
dealt very lcaicn:ly with him. Daring
the period Of communication he w;.g
ordered to lead life OF mendicancy. and
with Il rope round his neck and Il por-
tion of the calf's tail on his shoulders be
WAS to perform pilSrim2ges to different
Hiudoo shr'ncs
The members of his family were for
bidden 10 supply him with either shelter
or food under Il penalty of undergoing
similar accommodation. The Ahir re-
Gently returned To his village. but until
the purificGtion ceremonies are over he
must live il temporary grass thatched
house which has been erected for his res
idence 1t remains for IL man of one OF
the lowest and most degraded caste to
purify him. \ barber, after shaving the
delinquent and pairing the nails of his
hands and toes, will make over the hair
and nails to the low caste attendant. W
will burn them and also set fire To tile
hut After this the Amir. being covered
wit. stable refuse. will take u plunge
into the river SarJoo and come out puri-
fed. But still he is not admitted. After
this he must give Il magnificent feast tG
80 Brahmins and 100 of his brethren. and
he will be rcadmitted to society.
If any ,n;,n will discover for me any
difference between the HindoO process
and the process upon which Mr.. Meal
lister descants. will be under obligation
to him. To call such IA pusillanimoLs
life society is to insult manhood. is IA
degrade the race. is for man TO return
from civilization to his savagery. No.
the time has come when we should call
spade spade. Selfshnessis is selfishness.
meanness is Eeanness. and vulgarity is
vulgarity Decollete in the social circle
is worse than on the stage. The indecent
exposure of ones person is II crime
against society and is punishable by law.
Hear Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on this
question. She says with graphic power:
LET us have done with playing about
the fire and call a low thing low and on;
with it. Face the truth. An immodest
dress does not cover a modest wo,Ean.
If your costume is coarse and vulgar.
you can blame no voice or pen which
calls you coarse and vulgar too. If the
dress is disgraceful. the wearer is dis
graced. The woman who dresses indie
cently-nevcr mind who, never mind
where, never mind WHY'S indecent.
The woman who dresses without shame
is shameless" Yes, it is n fact. Vul-
garity is vulgarity. Decollete is decollete
A loafer is a loafer whether he wear fine
clothes or whether he wear rags. Low
ideals. loose morals, boldness and vul-
gar manners. whether polished like steels
are still the same, and they will tell in
the development of life, both of the indi-
vidual and of the nation.
Let no individual believe that she can
be immodest. that she can be vulgar
and not reap the consequences sooner OF
later. The papers contained the notice
of the death recently of an old man at
the hands of a younger who had been
his friend from boyhood. They both
belonged to cultured families-held high
place in the community in which they
lived. Both were married and had chill
dren depending on them. They met at
dinner at tho house of the older man