Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-27
LIYlNG IN LuNunY.


II isa little worse than Idle for those
who toll 10 rail against the oxtfavagant
iniulgenees aud lavish expenditures
Of some Of the wealthler classes, but "A
great many OF them DO II and persis,
In IT, II those whose possessions are
20 vast were to make u practice OF llv.
Ing economically, merely TO add to
their wealth, Il wouli be Just 40 much
the worse for those who have
smaller posssssions or none at
all, since It Ia chiefly by such
means that money 10 freed from
captivity aad set niloat upon the broad
ocean OF trade and commerce, some Of
II coming perchanoe to some Of those
very oomplainanis but all OF II going
into channels OF usefulness one way or
another aud contributing toward
tightening the financial depression.
Every new mansion that man OF
wealth etects means no much outlay.
going chiefly to workers and Il,
signen, aud instead Of this be-
Ing found fault with It should
be encouraged, 20 long a. the
builder eau afford II aud does no. run
in debt. Every new piano purchased,
every now carpet ana SGT OF furniture
or ware Of any kind brought into tho
homes Of those vino are able to buy
such things has the same effect ia
more limited way, but all contributing
TO giving those who might otherwise
DO unemployed something 10 do aud
those who are employed something
more.
We leR!n from tho New York
frCss that despite Millionaire
Russell Sage's statement to the effect
that the rich men OF Now York are
being made poor by the slrlngency Of
the money market, wealth 10 being
lavlshly spent just now for new homes.
The millIonAlres are keeping up their
rivalry In rearing palatIal mansions
and cottages as well as other luKuries.
HaliR dozen pleasure yachts, costing
100000 each, have recently been
launched, ana tue rloh man Of today
appoars TO have entered on an era OF
luxury unparalleled In the history Of
this or any Other country OF the last
century. lie buys what he wantb "a.
garIless OF cost. II his neigh.
Dor builds a yacht 600 feet In
length, no gives an order Tor
one $50 feet from stem 70 storm; II his
uolguOot's wif bGysa strIns Of pearls
or mammoth geu for 100000, he
immediately purchases rarer aud
uosilleT article Tor his wife. II Ia In
building MANSIONS and summer houses
aud furnishing ,hem, though, tina, the
CREATES, rivalry now exits am ing New
York mou OF wealth,
A striking example In Ioint Ia given
Ia the onso Of w, seward wupD, a
relative by marriage OF the Wander.
uiiS. lie has bulltn now railroad T.
the AuiTOudscaa aEI acquitted
splendid estate In that region. IL b.
sand tuay he has long boon ambitious
20 own tie fines, private tel.Icncu iu
Amer ca hnd his hopes aTo about to be-
Jv-lz.d. rhis palstiu castle viii cover
very nearly npli au acre ofgrouul auu
vi be- uuilt & granite. There viii be-
uumciOIs tutr.ts, aui the fertilization
tiylo ofarcni,eoturu viii DO carried uut
"a tno upper part OF the mammllh blfIc.
turc. Tapestries aud silks, moslics am
WOODS lrIm lUteign lands viii DO uso4
regardless OF expense In this mammgth
country home. Irwin be- filed with
surios and buc's'bnc from many couu.
Jcraud the picture gallery viii be en-,
loued ny many old mGstcrr. rhis hOu,,
,ill have lU7 rooms nnd 10. total Oh.
all be- the modest sum d, 81 800, 900
| 3 adds some emphasis to tho case TO b,