The times., 1898-02-21
MopEaS AMERrcAN SOCIETY.
A New York Satu rnali in Memory
of the Maine.
CFrom The Evening journal.

lfrom the Evening Journal
Al one of the drone hives of this city
last night there was a very gay
party. The guests were invited to ap-
pear as vegetables. The men came
with noses made up to initiate car
rots, beets, etc. The women were
dressed as vegetables. They drank
champasne together They danced to-
sather One woman dressed as bac-
chante danced "ravishing dance" all
by herself.
MIR Stamford White gave some grotesque imita-
tiens Mr. George Nicholas did wing dance, Mr.
James l.. Breeze sang patter songs, and other VI
yaciou guests helped.
So runs the story of the admiring
society reporter
Al this time $50 American sailors lay
dead near our shores. Some are still
floating among the sharks of the bay
of Havana others have been washed
ashore.
-Four years ago an English ship went
down. London went into mourning.
Every sort of entertainment, public or
private. WAS cancelled. Sorrow was
felt and shown al the death of men
who died in their country's service.
An Am nericaE ship is sunk American
sailOrs-Iheir principal duty is to pro-
tect this city from bombardment-are
dead in scores.
The society OF the American me
tropolis, dressed as vegeta bles. with no
ses initiating carrots and other vege-
tables, sings '-patter songs, and gives
'groteSque limitations.
What grotesque limitations OF men
and vomen-the whole ignorant, dull,
shameless lot. No comment is to be
made on this None is needed. Here
they are-the lot that dislikeS war, the
motley crowd of human vegetables that
decries patriotism for fear il Will DIS
turb the market" With wing dam
ces'' and champagne they celebrate the
evening of the second day OF great
national calamity.
OF these grotesque beings-apart
from their own animal pleaSures-the
keenest desire is for newspaper neto-
riety. They crave it and love it. They
furnish their names TO the reporters
that the world may admire and envy.
They want notoriety and to the men.
at least, il shall not be denied mere.
This is their list. as fully as We have
it; the women are not named:
Carroll Beckwith, N. Raimoado Madrazo. Stan
ford White. Eliot Gregory, A. Murray Young, I'd
win Hewitt, Stephen II. Olin. Lloyd ;. Bryce
Nicholas Fish. Charles 7, Mathews, j. ". ceraid
jr. P. L. Rondalls, ir-, George Griswold, W =
Gurnee ir,. George b. DE Forest, Whitney war
n.
Flinsch. Henry Sloane. IL r. Bishop. Kenneth
Frazier f. X. PenGefon. Frank Heppin, VIII am
Coffin j. Lewis Webb. A. Iass fanheld. Dr. Hol-
brock Curtis Il. W Whitridgc- Edward Wharton.
c. Creighton Webb Jules Montant, Nicola Tesla,
George Henry Warren jr.. William X. Stewart,
Winthrop Rutherford. Almeric Psget. William A.
Dicer. Alfonso de Navarro. Belmont Tiffany, Harry
Pavne Whitney, 0rrne Wilson, Edward Cooper.
James Barnes, Perry Belmont. W. Bourke Cock
ran, Thomas Hugh Kelly, J. DE Wolf Cutting and
Harry Lair.
of these men, a ma jority are obscure
feeders at the social trough, who never
lift their heads above the ground in any
attempt to be men. But one Is an ar
chitect of indebted initiative ability.
Another is an orator Of rare power
A third dreams a dream in which he
figures as governor Of this State
These men at least have education.
What must have been the effect upon
their minds Of the constant pursuit OF
pleasures, How dulled their sensible
ities,
The list given above is compiled from.
the reports of the morning newspapers.
Il any man is named who did not share
in the gross indecency, his disclaimer
win be published with an apology. II
any man present has an excuse to offer
if may be published. But what excuse
can any haVe-saNe utter moral de-
generation?
Unfortunately, New York city shares
in this disgrace. house is judged oy
the vermin that infest il.