New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD.
THE MODERN CLASSES OF PHARIsEES
AND PUBLICANS.
rrrrc-rs OF ULTRA CIVILIZATION ON INHAB-
ITANTs OF COUNTRY PLACEs-PATlioS
AMID THE Widest GAYETY.


IrANTs OF COUNTRY PLAcEs-PATHos
AMID THE Widest GAYETY.
In contradistincton to the wholly woridhes
there are the worldly holes" who form distinct
type of person in fashionable life. one may be
called the Pharisee Of time. who like the pro-
,otvne I'm the days of Christ says long prayers and
egrro,ive,v speal<ing makes broad his phyacteries.
ord who congratulates himself that he 'is not as
other men are ,,,
Inst in what way he differs from the publicans
and sinners however, II is hard for an ou'siuer 10
see except for certain cast-iron rues Respecting
church and Sunday observances. and the seIl-saUs-
faction that IS so evident People who are or TINS
class seem TO live the same kind of lives others
live: they spend as much money on personal iuN"
ries: they mix with the unregenerate IN ther enter
tainments. while their charity Is not more pio
nounced nor their lives apparently hVeu ."
any higher plane than those CT the people they
condemn. ,x.,
I, takes little to make us poor mortas sef-sa.9
ned and self-sufficient. and in our assumed rish'
eousness we forget that II was the puoica" "io
went down 10 his house Justified rather IMAM 'h0
Pharisee who felt that he needed no repentance
INFLUENCE OF SUMMER PEOPLE,
People who live on the seacoast in villages una.
are overrun every summer by the crowuS %
wealthier residents from the cities, seeking ho"''"
erd recreation are little affected by the manners
and costumes OF the strangers. whom 'hey uo .'o'
attempt TO copy initiate In any way AP-
parently the intruders are regarding theh' as "
race apart. created. as FAR as the resloe'' popra
t,on Is concerned the sole purpose OF repIehish
ing their exchequers by purchasing their produce
/ or boarding in their farmhouses
When the summer is over. ana the gay crown
! has departed the natives resume their normal con-
a,,ion In nowise changed by the yearly contact
with the outside world, and not in the !east elN!
ing or Initiating the new methods OF living whlch'
n tel, the truth they do not consider particularly
desirable
II never felt how extraordinary not to say IN
decent some Of our habits must appear 10 accus-
TONED ewes" said a fashionable New-York woman
who had a seaside cottage on the Maine coast.
"untu the other evening. when Farmer Hayseed
came to see my husband on some business con-
nected with the village II was subject on "hich
! was rather interested. and went into the library
where they were sitting 10 hear about H. nap
nened TO be In full dinner dress, as we had some
neonls stonplng with u.s. and for the first time in
nv life | felt unpeasantly conscious OF my barred
neck and arms. The expression on Former H. 5
face Of amazement and sort OF horror made
me suddenly aware that probably for the first time
In his life he behed woman dressed. or rather
undressed for the evening and after his first
startled glance he kept both face and eyes aveted
as II were too dreadful even to look at as
sure YOU | felt most uncomfortable and after a
few minutes endurance Of the situation literally
fed. feeling that had forfeited Farmer Hd!seeu
respect forever"
WHERE CONTRASTS ARE SHARP.
Among the gay booths and gaudy shows OF a
bazaar given for the benefit of the Red Cross not
long since a most pathetic li;te reminder of wha
all the extravagant gayety and apparent foily $1,000
for was an equipped for the hospitals in charge
OF a Red Cross nurse. who explained It's con
yeniences TO passers-by. What suffering. wha
endurance what heartrending sorrow that piteou'
little narrow bed represented!
Three hundred more cots needed Immediately a
Camp Wikon," said the morning papers. fancI
what that means Three hundred more wouhoeo
exhausted. fever-stricken soldiers our sons
brothers husbands, friends. No wonder the tear
came unbidden to eyes as we looked al th'
grim little pallet. the skeleton at the ieasL VIII,
sienined so much. To think that ythlhg Iih
this represents luxury TO our brave soluieIs, VIZ
with aching limbs have lain on the pare Srounu "a,
provided for, because some one hao DIuiueieu
This cot Is arranged Just as IL is IN inc nos
pital" explained the nurse in charge IN business
like way: this Is the plate. mug. knife lorh any
spoon for the patient. The bed is OF canvas. COY
cred with a cotton pad. over this is an indla-ruo
Der sheet then two cotton sheets and a blanket
The surgical sheet you see is folded In hali 80 ina
1t be easily removed after an operation
Mamma. come and see the Niger mins'reis'