Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
3 of THE EVENING STAR.

special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK. March 16, 1888
man about town here, who belongs to nearly
all the clubs has an income Of 81, 900 year. and
Is proportonately ''swel" is in daily expectation
Of becoming the subject of scandal which may
make him almost as notorious as Fred Gebhardt.
When he was last in Paris he was so foolish as to
become infatuated with French actress and still
more foolishly married her. He tired OF his bar
gain before long, and ran away to this country.
leaving her behind He now finds that he has
changed his sky, but not his condition, by cross
ing the seas. Madame Actress does not intend to
lose husband possessing 1900 francs year-a
larger sum In France than 1t Is in New York-so
easily. She has announced her intention OF fol-
lowing her runaway spouse and claiming him
wherever he may be found as her rghtful husband.
question OF time when ssscene" viii occur at one
OF the clubs, hotels, churches or theaters or per-
haps In the street, which will be the talk OF the
man, who has made an ass Of himself, will flee the
wrath to come and take Greeley's advice and 90
or aovanaae 20 to- the By
French nuptlal law. remaips to be seen.
NOT GIVEN IN MARRIAGE.
Unless there are more marriages and giving in
marriage in the future, New York in time may be
in the condition OF Cologne. which contained, ac-
cording to popular legend, eleven thousand viz
gins, when its total population was not over
10000. The ranks of the unmarried women here
are continually Increased by accessions of scores
OF "Duds" while the marriages, like angels visits
year, one addresses as .sMissn the same women
and, excepting that the faces older, and there
are numerous new ones, party for unmarried
people diners to-day but little from one OF half
That this state of affairs will grow worse in
place OF growing better goes without saying. The
expenses OF living here are continually Increasing
and already the number OF men who are able to
support fair daughter OF fashion in anything
customed is Comparatively small las By Seen able ae,
possessor Of an assured income of at least "s
year In order to make his wife mistress OF an es-
adjustment such as will enable her to az all keep
up her social position: ought to have said
with, at the lowest $4,000, and there are few W
for that sum: 5000 WIN Dc Sut genteel poverty:
at Delmonico's, costing 81, 600 and perhaps $1,000.
In addition to expensive dinner parties; s., 600
BY saD et etc.
town people who continue to be happy on as many
hundreds year cannot perhaps understand why
endurable in New York, and may maintain that
'going into society" is not an essential to happi-
ness by. But consider the case Of the young Of
able clubs give few theatef parties in the COURSE
Sewport saratoSa and Of cons e.
quence enough to be invited to balls and dinner
Parties in the houses Of the ali the
would change all ali That II " con mss.
ried pair can bearly keep in society
on co. yeaf Of course marriage on not much
People In New York who do not entertain are not
Of 70 o o1er sope and an
in nat not large enough to entertain in, even X
one could afford to do So Can the young man OF
pleasant life for one which would lack all that
makes MS present life enjOyable3 And further,
can he ask the woman he loves to share with him
such an unenviable q lot, especially when social
pleasures are as much an essential to her enjoy
ment as to his? or course wise in his generation.
the man OF the period will continue SINGLE and
twenty years hence will ind the twenty (hundred)
l0vestck maidens OF fashionable New York twenty
(bundred) lOyeSick maidenS still.
The mixed character OF the society to belong to
which is necessary for some peoples happiness
was illustrated by dialogue which took place the
other day between two ladies who are each others
First LADY, wish you would call on Mrs
Shocks
Second Lady.-No, I'd rather not
First Lady.-Why mott
Second LADY, do not care to give my reason.
but shall not call on her.
First Lady.-Not even to oblige met
second Lady, am sorry to appear dis0bliging,
out cannot make the call
81, First Lady.Why! pearly every one calls on her,
Oas, II you wish to be the exception, have no
In repeating the conversation to q friend, the
second Lady explained her refusal thus: "As the
:, wonan was formerly my mothers maid, thought
70 meet on such different terms Ihad no right,
however no, 70 possibly do her an injury by giving
NY reason lor not calling on her."
TIE HANGING or MGLOIN.
me local newspapers have shown how McGloin.
the thief and murderer, who was hanged lastweek,
was made hero OF by the friends who fiocked to
n,s funeral on Sunday. but II will hardly be be-
uesed That his family, In plaCo az feeling dis.