New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-15
REDUCING EXPENSES.
Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune.

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Sin: II it were not for my poor husband and all the
sthAr poor husbands, think l should rather enjoy
these hard times. The simple thing for wives to do
to learn hop to do ithoGt IT, and really it is much
easier lesson than shouls have supposed at least it
s now, when everybody else lie doing the same thing
II 10 good thing 10 stard at point where can
a tpgush between the wants which real and those
which conventional For instance, had not
thought Of the possibility Of wearing my old cloak this
Winter. Yesterday, when / asked myself why
cannot make it answer 7" found that the real oD
jectien was net that it was not very pretty and CON-
tcrtsbe, but that imagined the Stuckups saying to
he Flashes DO yeu think Ii at Mrs. - is wearing
That old cloak again this Winter 2" Or my cousin
Jane saying TO me in frightened tone, You surely
arc not going to wear that again 2" But now, ifthe
SsscAups ard the Flashes AID cousn Jane do not all
wear their Old things nobody will think aoy tse better
Of them, and they do them they viii be GLAD OF
my company. should be ashamed to be seen wear
ing an expensive new garment when so many of my
friends to cay nothing Of my husband, are pressed for
mciey. II would look inconsiderate and indicate.
Ard between you and me, Mr.. TRIBUNE, it is great
relief to be saved the choice between Stewarts, Ar
polds Becks or Bulpn's between ladys cloth, velvet
satin MORE antique, between CIRCULAR, basquines
Rsslans or fancy patterns between trimmings Of fringe
sucb decisions is greater than men know. And then,
AFTER al you can 80 seldom feel thai you have
done the very best thing possible Youmay see some
body else the mt 1t day with Landowner aud at the
same time cheaper article. One can't help feeling
snch things.
Then We were TO have had new carpets this Winter.
Our old ones are really good deal faded. 1t lie settled
now that we cannot afford them and ind that have
q real affection for the old things. / remember the
day that they laid down, when little feet danced
over them, which dance NO more. These old carpets
shave history" should have given them up, to
be sure, smoherng the pang we do other inevita-
BILE things; but now that can keep them, and s! be
perfectly respectable, feel how great the psng would
have besn-much greater than the pleasure which the
Asadsomest Administers could give. We have given
mp our carriage and dismissed the coachmsn aud foot
man. Ny husband, dear man, called me al angel be-
cause did not 20 into fits about it; but really Though
did not tell him 3d. thinking it for his happiness TO
adore mel, II lie like taking of mountains weight.
was net brought up TO q carriage, and l was always
afraid that my footman would find it out 1t looked
very arand to lean back in corner, careless and
self possessed, founces fuLspread with two great
men and two great horses to escort me; yet never
have done it without recalling certain colloquy De-
tween the two men, the first time ths. appeared in my
grandeur. had driven TO Stewarts; my smart foos-
man had opened the door with flourish, and l had
also descended in grand style. The next moment
in the excitement Of my triumph, dropped my pocket
handkerchief and stopping to pick it up heard the
following: Great business for two full-grown men,
amt it, JIM" cts so' was toe reply; 81 do no
which is the biggest fool in the concern did not
tsl this 10 my husband.
Besides, the horses were sure to be lame when
wanted them most or the coacbrnsn must 60 for oats,
o. d was too warm or too cold for them to be out
te tmid and nervous in asking my own coachman Tor
drive in my own carriage. Now, 1 rejOieeto say, l
IN out Of his power.
the saving Of work and thought and time,
and nerves, BY reducing the Winters outfit OF large
family, s great relief TO me. think that possibly
shan have time TO visit the poor, and read little,
tAis Winter. begin TO admire the simplicity of our
foreiashers. begin to think that, possibly, am
capable Of higher thoughts than those pertaining to
dress and upholstery. am, at least resolved that if
my poor husband must bear the discred the anxiety,
Ahe oss the every otherwsy painful pressure
haId times, he shall have the comfort Of coming home
70 wife who makes the best of them. Angelina.