The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-17

tact. They begin the world wrongly
and keep on doing the same thing un-
till they butt against the law. Now
the smash-up OF family aud character
takes place, and Mr.. Respectable is oil
afoat--a desolats wobegone, and sub
sistiug at the expense OF the State. All
this wretchedress daily grows aud
fiourishes because civilization has be-
come so high-toned, so aesthetic and
% magnificently voluptuous and
wofully extravagsut. 1t is laughsble and
yet pitiable to notice the ins and outs.
the up downs, OF sristocratie psuPsrs.
How franticslly they work to
KEEP uP APPEARANCES.
For example, there is Mr.. Exquisite.
He does something in a bank. When
he frst took his situation he was quite
an innocent boy, and INDUCED iu many
hopes for future greatness. Exquisite,
at fifteen, scorned telling lie; sttwenty
ive he considered truth unworthy Of
his notice. At fifteen, Exquisite loved
work; at twenty. five he absolutely ad-
ored luxurious ease Atfifteen the boy 6s.
ured up how grsudly ne could live and
support family when he should amass
. fortune OF 100000; at twenty-five
be figured up that he could play th e
gentleman quite to his satisfaction il be
was worth million. Exquisite has been
very industrious and very saving, and
at twenty Ave be 10 worth $4,000 Ex-
ouisite has An idea how o gentleman
should live. he has become disgusted
with clearinghouse comforts, and
sighs for the luxury OF q "brown'stone
front" home. Exquisite has studi ed to
be geuteel, and tried very hard to edgs
himself into fashionable society; aud
So without perceiviDg it, he has grown
aristocratic and looks upon all common
things with sublime aversion. Exquisite
marries, rents a large house, and has il
magnifceutly furnished; hires French
cook, and quite small army of ser
wants. Mrs. Exquisite likes to wear
costly jewelry and Psrisian-msds eos.
TUNES; dinner parties, receptions, and
sorees are liberslly given to crowds Of
admiripg and gossiping friends. OF
course, the Exquisites keep their horses
and carriage and phaetoa. The family
spend the summer at Long Branch.
Saratoga, or Newport. Everybody re-
spects the Exquisite, and many a poor
machanic and sleek looking clerk envy
the family their luxurious home. But
would the world smile and bow to the
Exquisites if they knew that the fam
lily were only aristocratic paupers7 For
years poor Mr.. Exquisite has had his
head filed with figures, specializing
schemes and plans to get out OF embez-
Element difficulties; and all because he
has lived lar above his income. This
trying to keep up appearances is one OF
the most ruinous
Fash IoEABLB PoLLIEs
Of the times. There is the small-salaried
clerk, who must ware fashioable cloth
ing and live in fashionable board
house. He pays fashionable price for
all he has, and so drifts into the cata-
logue oil aristocrstc paupers. II Mr..
Clerk remains single and heart whole
be stands chance OF dying without
getting into debt and defrsnding Tom,
Dick, and Harry. There is too much
elegant destitutiOn for poor gentlemen
to get married This senteel poverty 10
alarmingly fashionable. Everybody in
New York City strives to olive in style.
The tenement house people measure their
respectsblltY by the first, second,
third, fourth, and 9th floors. The
frst-hoor tenants are people Of consid-
erable pretensions, and feel themselves
far too civilized to associate with the
families on the fourth and fifth hoors
Little Maggie. who lives in the "sky~
parlor," wonders il she will ever be 90
rich as to live like. Katie, on the first
floor, and have piano and pretty
dresses. Msggies parents are working
like all-possessed 10 make q genteel
home such as the first floor people
have. And these lower region tenants
are contriViug every way to keep up ap-
perancees and get q home like the peo-
Pile who rent whole house. Two thirds
OF the population in large city are
fighting desperately to live beyond
their means. In the various grades Of
society there ia an abundance of sham
glitter and empty greatness. And too
often we behold great frauds, and foul
murders, as consequence Of launching
out in life with too lofty notions OF
self, and too high an appreciation Of
luxurious ease.
The results Of
TOIDYIsN