The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-05-25

THE accident at the Art Palace In the
Worlds Fair on Saturday last should
prove a warning but 1t Will not. The
management Is by no means as much to
blame as are the women themselves. The
doors TO Washington Hall were not open
at the usual time. The meeting OF the
Women's Congress was to be held there
One hundred and fifty frantic women
who might have waited patiently IN
place Of safety, crowded into a narrow
passage way which opened into the hall
from the rear ID the hope Trey could gam
access to the hall before it was properly
prepared for their reception. They found
the door closed but massed themselves IN
the narrow space until the floors gave
way. The passage way was not Intended
for any such crowd. 1t was lll-bred I'M
patience which caused the catastrophe.
The accident might have proved har-
vest OF death. Fortunately, the worst
were only broken limbs.
1t is surprising how people IN crowd
will throw decency to the winds when
rv little advantage is TO be gained by
being first. A crowd of tourists rushing
TO dining room or lunch counter ex-
biblt porcine pecularities which show
that the animal IN us asserts Itself on the
slightest provocation. Woman who IN
der ordinary circumstances is self-sacr1-
ficing, gentle, generous, lovable and mind
| full of the properties, becomes an amazon
| or termagant IN the rush for priority.
| When she has secured what she has rush
| ed for. her generosity re asserts itself and
| she will exhibit as much grace In giving
as she did fury IN securing.
| t. OF, l,,n # hpr NJ r,r RI yUQf ~
| the rush for the entrance gates at the
Worlds Fair. There is no danger tina,
the Fair is going to escape and hardly 6
seconds time is gained by crowding
| But wild-eyed women rush and squeeze
inst as If nothing but tail hold" will b.
left to those who are last of the party tc
enter.
The tendency of the people when mass
ed to ignore all considerations OF socia
amenities would indicate that rein nent,
and good breeding are only social veneer
The Sandwich Islander when trouble
comes to him and his plea to the chris
tian deity is disregarded, doffs at one
the habiliments of civilization and return
to his breech-clout and the worship OF tn
Great Shark. This is on the authorlt.
of Mark Twain. When we put on tn
American vim which Is vulgarly know
as getting there" our actions assume
features IN concord with the coarsenes
, of the words which are fittlngly descr1p
, tive of them, and We doff our cloak OF re
, finement.
, Are not our social rehnements shar
when they are superimposed on rud
structure rather than planted In Gu
, tivated soil? The correct angle at whlc
a hot should be tilted is regarded as
necessary accomplishment OF polishe
gentleman, but il it is not the outwar'
, manifestation of inbred courtesy it
+. simply a gilded lie. Our education
running too much in this Hne,-makin
, art take the place Of sincerity and sui
stantial growth IN the direction of gent
inc respect for what is worthy. We al
! cept the symbol for the thing symbolic
:, and attain proficiency 10 the art OF affe
, | tation. Our schools are being invaded b
= the emotional craze which encourage
:, shallowness and pretense and accepts tt
6 appearance for the reality. Flag wo
ship is mistaken for patriotism and 81
q perficiality In a number OF studies
+, deemed preferable to proficiency In fey
. Our training is ushering IN the era I
rouge and powder in matters lntelle
tual, spiritual and emotional. The gel
/ uine stuff is being discarded for the til
b sci which attracts the eye.
|, Mr.. Peggotty would be a boor in any
a our modern drawing rooms. But in a
;, save grace of movement and glibness
Il tongue, Mr.. Peggotty was a gentlema
His refinement was in the fiber not c
the surface. When he hid from the cur
5 Gus the face of little Emily who had Sill
ned, his action spoke degree of delicat
a inexpressible by any of the convention
e al forms known to society. A kind hea
u was Mr.. Pegottys mentor. Acting c
its impulse he grew into the stature OF
genuine gentleman, doing by instinc
promptly, what artificial rules woul
never have suggested.
One needs to 60 to the lower walks {
life for that courtesy which has in il I'll
: merit of genuine regard. 1t has not bee
sterillzed there for the purpose OF displa
, 1t is considerate not osten tatious, an
while it may shock the stIckler for ''goo
=, form" it will not wound the unoffendin
or trespass upon individual rights at I'll
dictates of selfishness.
We are swinging far away from tt
: genius Of humanity and REFRESHING IN
pulse because art is calculating and 81
clal intercourse is becoming amenable
FORMS Humanity is broader than rule
can he and and its ethics should be tn
ground work of all rules of conduc
Expansion and not Disgusting is the d
rection education should take. Wit
: such training people would not forget
be human In emergencies and the beas
/, would be kept in proper subsection.