Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-09
THE ULTRA RASHIONABLES
That go to Make Up What is Called
the Swagger Set.
REQUISITES OF GOOD SOCIETY.
About Social sIanderers and hack
biters-society in Its DIFF
fercnt Phases.

People who are looking on at society
rom distance are apt to be narrow
n their judgment and call those who
70 to make up the social world snob-
Dish, boorish and all that is aggressive
and extreme. True, no circle is eX-
smpt from some disagreeable element,
whether 1t be in fashionable society,
good society, best or mixed society.
Yet in all grades OF society with any
descriptive adjective one may care TO
prefix will be found people who are
more or less polished. learned. moral
and religious, as well as those who are
unrefned, ignorant, immoral and too
much Of the earth, earthly
In fashionable society each day sees
soleclsms and breaches Of good man
ners and morals that in humber So
,lety would never occur. Yet there are
many who are members OF the ultra
fashionable social circles who are far
above criticism in both morals and
manners and hold in disdain those who
presume upon their wealth and posi-
lion by defying the laws OF polite So
,iety and strict morality.
But. as sure as water seeks Its own
level. Just as sure viii they who are in
The social swim on the strength of that
mighty power-money, alone-sink be-
Meath the waves of the social sea. Self
,ulture in manners, mind and morals
being the only safe passport into good
society.
The sham aristocracy indulge In
Mushroom munners, which, true to
their namesake. are of fungus growth
and can weather the storm for very
limited period OF time. If some who are
n society solely because of their IN
ordinate possessions of this world
goods would take advantage OF the
teachings of II spelling book and IN
iulge in the luxury of an occasional
peep into grammar, combining the
two with refinement that culture ana
iducatlon alone can bring, snobbishn"ss
md shoddness would then be elements
seldom met
The best society is not necessarily a
ray one, nor is IT always made up of
those vino possess wealth, but in order
. be best society the circle must be
Argely composed of wcll-born, we'll
trained and cultured people
Many foreigners sneer and assert
mat America has no fine society, but
Ne beg to make known to them that
mere Is no better society In Europe
han can be found in cultured circles
IN the United States. That they are
aot sincere in their denunciatory re-
proven by the constantly increasing
Number Of marriages between foreign
sis and our own country women, whose
breeding culture and manners are
tQuai II not superior to that of the
women of his own native land.
what is sorely needed In all classes
pl society is curb on the SANDER and
esekbiting, making gossip social sin
u Wen as bad form. People who are
kming to improve their mind and
STOW In knowledge with the age are
10y the ones whose tongues run al
tanuom, They find too much Of inter
tst In the world of art, literature and
sclenee to claim their attention AND
words to waste their time recapitulat
~ the SHORTCOMINGS, doings and mis-
.uhgs OF their nelghbors and friends.
IS usually the idle. uncultured ant
NLnsh who indulge In harmful gossip
snlle the sensible. well-bred and intel
,setual consider II time enough to be
aeVe persons capable of rudeness, In
scretlon and wrong doing when they
saye themselves witnessed It or wher
NV 50 apparent as to have no possibl,
eouot IN their mind. We must al
.sfee that the finer the culture the les
W. ma OF that rudencss and vulgaritl
tongue called malicious gossip
ynieh does more towards keeping so
Ivy In state OF fermentation than
any known small vice.
IN spite of all the fun that has beef
Rohed at the Bostonian In cohsidera
WI sa OF his high culture and the aristoc
me Hub breeds, II may with per
safety by asserted that no tow
mi, NJ We iace OF the globe has ever accu
sasleted and originated within tn
~ space of time such an amour
intellectual and artistic resources
M ~ regularity OF Boston arlstocrao,
sa at money Is only secondary con
,aqassIation, and gives way to culture o
ra manners and morals, allowinl
Ny the place 1t richly deserves.
"nle' on the other side OF the water
may be safe and quite the prope
ais 70 arr ones genealogical tree, Il
~ TO gain entrec into the best eli
sr We In our country. II true to on
ssnplples, would never mention ante
n.ts IN the same connection. II har
snSu al one time that the writer wa
M, w OF family whose high social pc
,"-en mad been attained and held o
iruht OF being directly descende
I'M an +. F, ", and, forsooth. II wa
ferr.ao ut the aristocratlc ancestor re
W. W ~ grove stage coach batwoe
a. Mslnia villages, and was know
NO. Vuy' hltl-fellow, well-met, who's
tp,t5,V ltth went many miles withou
tonrt,lls hand, owing to their master
to,a.ai nature and habits. But a
ihas .eil -known writer has proclaime
srt takes three generations to NAL,
hs,,n uemun, the glory or ancestry ma
oa,,,.nad time to cast it's light on III
n h-.A OF nristocracy, whose boai
4 nett.sfee managed 10 carry her 0
~ waves Of sDcicty's channel.
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