Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-29
FROM HAND TO MOUTH.
SECRETS OF THE STYLE IN WHICH
SOME PEOPLE LIVE.
Famiiis, Which Arc Considered Wealthy
BY the Fashionable People whsr-
ever They May Happen To BE
Keeping Up Appearances

| New YORK Cor. Courier Journal
On my way oat Of a store a. | stopped to
examine soma articles next to the counter
where the real lace goods are shown, my at
t-ntica was attracted to an elegantly dressed
woman who WAS buying point-llce hand
Eerchief Upon closer examine ton recog-
nizsi her aGi wondered how she could in
duise IN such extravaganza, for / knew that
he! husband was u maG VAC. TO supply the
wants of his family. i forced 10 borrow
money FROM DAY TO day.
| There is n class of people in New York, ami
| suppose in every large city, who live on
tho town So.Ee oi item are 50 successful
/ that taey are enabled to have fine dwellings
ami TO entertain people in the mos, luxuri-
/ Gus - D.: t4ese p-opie sometimes spring
I mp III. mushrooms, but they do not last
1 long. Il Is, therefore, necessary to use some
/ Judgment in the selection Of friends in a
/ large pace, where many who have nothing,
are scheniing to live on you. There are
| great many lodges practicei to work on
| ones symplthies-thc results Of one or two
| which have lately come - my notice are
worth narrating.
| ms tie sirlHg gentleman here, who
! fo;n. Il iEIDo-- BE 10 take care OF his wife
! aI'' tive cLi!dTon, accc pied an invitation
| which bsd b-cG tsII..reI 10 his wife from
| her sister ia a EciEhboring city TO come and
/ g!S!t her FOR lex or ten days-the
! period named expired nd another ten days
-y-- "a money Va, -ent for them
/ 10 return. II tic meantime some
moro visitors sgera ezqectei ami tie family
were given notice that they would have to
"a. TGe husband in New York wrote that
be neither had money or place to put them
should they return, but finally they were
obliged 10 90 30. They went TO Staten island
20 live, ali in one room. week passed and
the lanilady asked Tor her money, but was
put 81 for another week. During this
peIioI tire vic was taken with chills and
fever, and 'atsr 10th children were down
with the "u.e comFi liant. The last day oil
-. week she iandleiy said she mus. have
Ecr Jay OF she would be obliged to turn
Til"ai "u:. The father came home that night
without II 5asy and very much detected and
was himself taken with ch!lS This
forced tie landlady 10 keep them; Tor several
weeks tier food was very meager. Finally,
after they had Teen there ten weeks he
came in one day with a large package which
he threw al his wife's feet. and told her TO
com; il. She did 50. The package con-
tanned =, 90. \ wealthy railroad man who
had known them in their PALMER days had
come IL the rescue. The family at once
rrlt,C! q cottage at Long Branch for the
.ln.m y. costing z2,0b0, and quickly a
possible they sent TIE remaining So GO0,
bound 4. they said, t. have good time
.hi!c !; last &
-AEosher instance : that OF a gentleman
h.. !ng $50 aiaTr!aEeb.e daughter. Their
Tr-lience = - handsome as the generality of
tEos5 in Fifth avenue, their carriage is PER
harE mJr' noticed fcr its maSrifcence than
Eisnr yel rolling up aud down the avenue
sad through tie PARK. yet they 1--we from day
- cay on borrowed money, not KNOWN how
l,n. II may be before their wealth viii PER
III and they viii sink into utter Oblivion. !
These two i..us Eier- are considered very |
handsome, and receive the polite attention !
g.. jaa most a:i-tycra;Ic and wealthy young |
Lioad, Of New York Their costumes are |
usually tn Dua> most noticed for their style /
and ,l7gaHCo q; ;hn u1cra. tine most fashion |
able receptions AMI N the carriages seen /
whir.iE through ;ae streets
~ b. head o. tho family, upon whom 4
Ia, ra-a"HsiIi!lty - keeping up 80 much /
-,s.- l. invoked, j. constantly ON the loo |
bur for Il o source Tor borrowing funds /
which thor or1 lie ~ possibility % his ever /
ra.g-H!B-- 80 Coes GA &c. tiH- deeper and /
deeper IA Gaht. When his credi' ors demand 1
lay.,out Er gets of for q little while longer |
H.iH q. '.... 4 Inns sort: My dau shter Is re-
,-ivIA- tue attention, Of young Mr.. Z,
oho- father i. yoU know, president OF TIE .
--- iauE. / am mo8eutarily expecting l. (
II. a,EeG Tor Ter hand in marriage. Should
I a. COMPELLED :. Iay You this money ii !
aoai! keep oil Il n'i.t brilliant mat h for /
E-r Nov | would HE to borrow 81 go OF
yru ;Ais morning. Ny one great aim IN life
81, e. ct ms daughter, ..ei! married, and rs
..-i: - hrs marriage with young Mr.. q. Is 4
ggi!su;Gr.nre.i vail uay you"
.,I.-e YCGu. ladies at one time owned TIE .
assIu,-d, which they wore hut were finally
o., 'i1.i To forfeit them for debt, and now
tie. gent e.. III The jeweier. after waiting
% l.l: time fo: his money, told the father |
that n, mu-t either iay him n return tn /
d:su5nrs
Ia pay You. the iatarr said, IS irnpo, /
iri, 49,. u re-, un "a. ~ is beyond question, 1
... lu.r a3e I,c. receiving attentions IRON
yusr. ..ut'.;r.r. Hho have noticed AMI !
admired suaii y,,yrels. ari / could not ,ctErn
aaalp g tury wuI!i .e ;.i.Ssri Ii votI can I
IN, VAT nDa until th-v are marr,ei vii /
faf sDu
Tree r.eler. thinking that y v uIi h. .
r.it-r 70 wait awhile ana receive pawn nj
'ae ,:iarror1-. determined to .et then
keas, them rather than I. taEe them thei
ana etciTe nothing.
e. aff tor ucct- ion the wife and daUgh
j,rs Eaf hen Spending several weeks at Sar.
g-.l-a. 80 iaz IL tie graude~t style at the |
NEST a>aianoti, hotel in The place, while |
t.e iarhr. va rli hing madly from one tc
another ..r Ilon,; 20 ray their hotel tiis
n lax t-sv vaAt>i 20 return - Nav York 1
aul o.. nnSt have tee money t. settle then
h.i fore they Colld 10 20. lie finally sue
,....l n getting enough money TO hrinc
,it-,l e. SeN Ncr,;, but the moment they /
arrived ne Wa obliged 70 strin them !
Of ;haI- diamond. aui leave them at .
tho G.la; until lie couli return from
q pawn shop with enough IN 5ney To transfer /
tEeiG il. styl, - t.s Windsor hotel, there u |
Is.n7in until h cogld gain procure none. |
ecu "a - rent another house anil -et =. IA /
MP = >tvir ~ the avenue.
know u5 another instance wHer, q man /
,aia., 30 81 friend With tins proposition: Il .
.a., - t1,u-at Of IiIn that wiil save .
ms Twelve Enn rad 4 wear, bst you mus; I
iaai Inr 6ss huGdsci 70 perfect n. On lie 4
Il- r,,.,-l vIa: Il was b. said. Wei. ny .
?gra.l, have T. have = carriage every dag, .
ana T. cost, mo on an average s. Now, if ] 1
t.- ia.m a hor-e and carriage it will cost /
...a up'uiuS but for the keeping Of the horss' .
T.. nan Wa, another OF tn Sori who live .
..r.4G hand To mouth