St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14

ing, calling and rush of society
where they had thought to make
themselves home of their very own,
but the fashionable people would not
give them an opportunity to do that.
Poor little woman, so dainty-looking III
her attire, and so wOmanly in her de-
termination to have home of her own
working for it would accomplish the
greatly desired object Of their am bi-
tion.
She fully understood the whole truth
of her position and knew that she must
maintain the place she seemed so well
fitted for. or she must step down and
out of that circle of most fashionable,
unnecessary display, and to strangers
out of large cities it seemed to be-
we'll, just snObbery, and very close to
shoddyism. And this troubled little
woman, that was born and had always
resided in Chicago, had seen and
learned all that was necessary to make
a grand distinction between the differ
ent phases of society. She had not seen
twenty years of life as yet, but she knew
her views of life were of the kind that
could not fail to secure to her the real
friendship of those she met in converse
tiOn,b but ''shoddyites" were an abomina-
ton in her sight, and to her it all
seemed to be nothing but an aping
of certain class of people to whom dis
play of apparent wealth was the only
way to keep position among respecta-
bic people, or at least those that called
thepselves the upper ten;" and those
that did not follow suit:were not of any
consequence in this life; in fact, are
usually denounced as nObOdies. and did
not please this well bred and we'll edu-
Gated little woman in strange land.
among class of people that
only recognized people by the
fiashy display of fashion, which has its
partisans in every little town all over
never expected in little country towns,
so she was disappointed, as we'll as
somewhat dismayed. to learn that the
same way was characteristic of most
OF the country villages in Minnesota, as
reported; yet she probably had as much
wealth as the great majority Of the vii
lage residents had to ape fashionable
fOllies. Of this I had very little
knowledge, and SO could impart none
to her, although any one might tell her
to pay no attention to the movements of
such people, but to follow her own in
clinatlOns and let fashionable fOllies
alone, while she felt it her duty to save
all she could of her husbands earnings
for the future use of both of them in
their old age. Her sole determine
tiOn seemed to be their future and
present prosperity was the one
thing essential to her present happiness.
Perhaps there are others like her that
want to save all they can of the money
they have and can hon estly accumulate.
II so, follow your inclination, and let
the rest go their own way. While they
are using up their surplus earnings, let
yours accumulate, and when the years
have told many you may be like many
others in the enjoyment of
comfortable old age, while those
who are now enjoying all that
they can obtain of fashionable folly in
nine cases out of ten will be more or
less dependent upon the charity of
the community in which they live. Be
independent and 60 quietly about your
own affairs, and if they drop you from
their lists of callers do not fret over it.
for you may rejoice over your own de-
cision in the year that may come to
you loaded with prosperity and ease.
Mrs. MARTHA CRANDALL.