St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
THE BEAU,s STORY.
An Answer to a Bellies Lament tina
Young Men DON'T Marry.

THE BEAU's STORY.
An Answer to a Bellies Lament that
Young Men DON'T Marry.
THE article entitled A Bellies Lament,
which the GLOBE reprinted last Sunday
from st. Louis paper, has called forth a
host of reples, one of the best of which,
telling as it does the other side of the story,
is given herewith. The young woman
complained that, although she was bright,
attractive and moved in the best society,"
she had many admirers, but none had yet
asked her to be his wife
Having finished reading A Bellies La
| ment. i'll your paper, feel very much in
clined to give Ariande an opportunity to see
the other side of the question from my
standpoint. / am bachelor and not yet
30. / have the entire into the best society,
and have moved in its circles for years
hunting for wife, and living in hope that
by the time l found the girl to make me
happy l should have the income to enable
me to- support her in comparative luxury.
tIany a time have sat alone i'll my room
| longing for the love of woman, longing
for a wife who would put her arms around
| my neck and kiss and careSs me. 1t seems
as if it would be ecStatic bliss to have the
woman could love above all else in the
world, to love me as loved her. Man is
| nothing but big boy, and loves to be
petted and caressed as much as baby, and
the bigger the man the more petting he
Graves. How often have l thought
| of the woman would like
to take to my arms, to
shield, love, caress and do all in my power
| to make her life happy. This life is moth
| ing without love, and often have thought
that if l could have the love of some affec-
| tionate, pure and high-minded girl, 1 would
be willing to renounce anything and do
anything or go anywhere. Years have I
been in the swim looking. anxiously looking
and seeking for some one to love, some
one to fill the aching void within my heart,
but all in vain. In nine cases out
of ten the financial question is the cause of
so many of our men remaining single for so
many years, and, as Ariadne says, marrying
| some one out of society circles. I WON
der if Ariadne ever stopped to think
what the income of the average society
man is? You say your dresses have cost
81, 400 to $1,000 every year. This is APP
pallng, and makes your beaux tired to
think of. Does it ever occur to you that
| this is almost as much as the income of
your escort? He sees you dressed elegantly,
living in luxury, expecting flowers at So
per dozen for every entertainment, etc.
He sees you apparently happy and con.
tented with life. He loves you, and is on
the verge of asking you to become his wife,
but stops and says. ''What shall I do with
her? l can only support her in very
humble manner, which will necessitate
our withdrawal from society and
living in comparative seclusion.
can't buy 500 and $3.50
dresses. / can't keep horses and carriages.
All can do is to provide for small home
and one servant This will be death to my
love. No, I'll not do it; I'll wait" And
he waits and waits for years. Sometimes
/ the thought comes to him. "Now, if
Ariadne only had a fortune of her own, and
could bear half the expenses, how happy
we could be together" but he not being a
Frenchman, and bred according to Ameri-
can ideas of neutrality-suspicious., is too
proud to mention such thing. You
would think him mercenary and calculat-
ing when it's only necessity that puts
the thought in his head. If he were able
he would be only too willing and pleased
| to give you place to live in, but
now it's all he can do to keep in society and
make both ends meet Perhaps he's
clerk on 81. 800 to 50. 600 salary. You may
not believe it, but there are more society
men with less than 49, 600 per yoar income
| than there are those who have over that
amount. Out of this he pays 5000 for
board. washing. etc.; $500 for clothing and
cigars, $500 for society expenses. $500 for
| incidentals, and at the end of year he has
few hundred saved for a rainy day. He
| sits down to figure living expenses for you,
who spend over 81, 400 a year for dresses:
Rent of house at S45 per month. ....... $40
Table expenses at $50 per month $500. 600
| Servant Cook at $12 per month. ...... 144
| Servant (maid) at $40 per month. $500. 100
Fuel and gas at $40 per month. ........ 100
Clothing for self. $500. ............... 200
| Clothing for Ariadne. .................. 900
\ Amusements, $40 per month. .......... $40
Incidentals ...................... 200