ft is thy rashion nowadaj's to anocr at Ui»: commercial Justiuct, ana to UesjiibC it as suifletlmig iwuuiiim «nd vulgar ; four. m reality it i*
nothing of the sort. The essence of Vulgarity is the concealment ot vulgarity, The Common man who knows that he is common ceases to be common by this knowledge ; by realising that' he 1» not a gentleman he almost becomes one. The “•ally vulgar people n ra the people "ho are for ever pretending that they are not vulgar ; the truly illbied are those who ’nre constantly Purnriing their gentility. 'J'hero is ’•othiMg that it* vulgar iu itself; it ! only becomes vulgar when it pretends to be something else. Therefore, the commercial instinct is never a common instinct except when it sets itself up as not being commercial n ». tt lL~Ellen Thoriicv crolt Fowler.
Taper was first made tiy the Chi»:so IS C. ISO.
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Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 3, 6 September 1909, Page 2
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149Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 3, 6 September 1909, Page 2
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