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However, for the New Year's Eve feast, it seemed to have opened its doors to a crowd of the most aspiring inhabitants of Suburbia, who afterwards danced in the ballroom. HOWEVER FOR THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FEAST IT SEEMED TO HAVE OPENED ITS DOORS TO A CROWD OF THE MOST ASPIRING INHABITANTS OF SUBURBIA WHO AFTERWARDS DANCED IN THE BALLROOM
urn startling innovations into unnoticeable and innocuous every-day occurrences. If one stops to think for a minute one can conjure up numbers of sights which, viewed from a detached point uninfluenced by the familiarity of custom, would seem horribly shocking to one or other of our senses. For instance, if we had never seen a butcher’s shop before, some of us would faint at the first view of it! This unpleasant simile I give merely to show you in a very concrete and forcible manner what I mean--your own intelligence will apply the test to other subjects. Thus, I remember, when first I saw a rather stout and elderly lady on a bicycle, I felt a wave of repulsion and, with others in the street, I turned my head to look at her in disgust. One sees them every day now and one does not even remark the fact. I went with a party to a very fashionable restaurant to see in 1913, where as a rule only the élite of society congregate--and where reserve and decorum are the natural tone of the place. H CAN TURN STARTLING INNOVATIONS INTO UNNOTICABLE AND INNOCUOUS EVERY DAY OCCURRENCES IF ONE STOPS TO THINK FOR A MINUTE ONE CAN CONJURE UP NUMBERS OF SIGHTS WHICH VIEWED FROM A DETACHED POINT UNINFLUENCED BY THE FAMILIARITY OF CUSTOM WOULD SEEM HORRIBLY SHOCKING TO ONE OR OTHER OF OUR SENSES FOR INSTANCE IF WE HAD NEVER SEEN A BUTCHER'S SHOP BEFORE SOME OF US WOULD FAINT AT THE FIRST VIEW OF IT THIS UNPLEASANT SIMILE I GIVE MERELY TO SHOW YOU IN A VERY CONCRETE AND FORCIBLE MANNER WHAT I MEAN YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE WILL APPLY THE TEST TO OTHER SUBJECTS THUS I REMEMBER WHEN FIRST I SAW A RATHER STOUT AND ELDERLY LADY ON A BICYCLE I FELT A WAVE OF REPULSION AND WITH OTHERS IN THE STREET I TURNED MY HEAD TO LOOK AT HER IN DISGUST ONE SEES THEM EVERY DAY NOW AND ONE DOES NOT EVEN REMARK THE FACT I WENT WITH A PARTY TO A VERY FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT TO SEE IN NINETEEN THIRTEEN WHERE AS A RULE ONLY THE ELISE OF SOCIETY CONGREGATE AND WHERE RESERVE AND DECORUM ARE THE NATURAL TONE OF THE PLACE
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