New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF THE SEASON.
.ct.n WISDOM EDITHs POSITION - CELLAR

.crD WISDOM EDITHS POSITION - OhIlNi'
CLEANLINESS PASTEL PAINTING
..rd,,, must be in a good set in London AFTER
all" said one of her intimates' apiopo' ,s
-. ,oar woman whose social position IN England
was mOoted quesuoi"
Duchess Of b . ,.,.a.,o,.
",h hut that was bail. and 5000 invitauohs
were sent out. am told answered 49," 49,, ~
her dear friends. anxious that the npseis o,.
I'D NOT receive too much honor Ihat surely
did not count ,,, ,o,,od with
g. eli Nftcen minutes" exclaimed another
friend eagerly <,,,, crowd
mite ovcrpowered by such induo'ao'e e'''e"''
81 success.
.r have been Young and am now Old Is SEN
,orce pregnant with the wisdom OF sarnere" eApe
,.rco Those who speak thus speak OF what 'heS
A. L,ov. theirs is no theoretical surmise or mag
So deduction The cause and erect are oo'h
- 20 iudge FROM and the conclusions. there
.ore must be more or less correct How shouio
like 70 preach sermon to girls said woman VI
Tho world the other day ''if could only get the"
% listen and to believe my words, ana aVai theh'-
,.,yes Of my advice Unfortunately, however, we
n,ddle.aged folk are modern Cassandras ana preaCh
- a deaf generation Looking backward, l can see
40 clearly what ought and ought not to nave oeeh
lone that | long to induce others TO pront py my
,xperience and observation. a giri makes what 10
called n good marriage, FOR instance u'e oiiu0
eroom-eIect belongs to the jeunesse doree'; ne is
Young rich and attractive. and every one says
hov fortunate she is Another one of her friends
marr,es a struggling young lawyer or business
man They commence their tiny Housekeeping on
the merest pitiance. and the world shruss Us
shoulders and is inclined TO sheer at love In e cot
,are' But see the same couples twenty-four years
later The Woodworking business or professional
man probably has assured position ana Tor
Time and his wife is happy in ,he home ne mas
given her and the comfort with which he sur
rounds her AS for the rich young man. 1t is more
than probable .hat he is rich no longer; ne mas
no profession, he is UNITED for business, ana
there is nothing let for himself or his vile but
n struggling existence. This is no imaginary pict-
ure / have seen it happen over and over again
and the statistics all prove that in this country al
least it is almost unfortunate TO be born rich
Another point should like TO dwell upon WIFE
Young people is the misery and folly OF living be-
yond their income The standard of fashionable life
has been so high Of late years and the requirements
of society so extravagant that a young coupe
brought I'D in luxury in their respective homes will
lind even Il comfortable rcome very inaccurate Tor
their requirements. NADIA. must have her msic
End her French dresses; and her spouse would BE-
lost without his club and his horses-while they
both feel that they must live like other people OF
their set And So little by little burden pf dept
Is incurred tha. sooner later must bring them to
grief Dut do you suppose" continued the speaker
after a slight pause, that it would do any good
for me to beg and implore young people OF to-day
10 consider all these things and model their lives
accorJlnglyP Not at all. This might happen to
others saws the bride but to me- i shall be
sure TO stop in time thinks the youth on his way
down hl--and so the world goes on, and the old
fable OF the grasshopper and the ant Is acted over
and over again Every generation must buy it's own
experience. and learn by personal observation.