New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
HOME AND SOCIETY.
lawn ON THE YOUNG OF THE MER-
crNARY SPIRIT OF THE DAY.

.srrRs CAUSED By CARELESSNEss-
ro-pArE MINING-cAMP RoMANcE-A
BACHELOR ON FEMININE VANITY.
1--we Of money is the root Of all evil anu
The ,".rtable sordidness Of the young people Oh
the indisPu, &c nositiyely alarming. What can
the pre- ,b,nking of to allow such corrupuns III
pareh's d,ect all the aspirations, hopes ana am
huen'e - their children! What chance Is there iof
nuo" ,,vstion of the intellectual or moran qua"''e;
inc IS. one absorbing desire Is 1or money 90
wheh orev brings? And what can be eXpec'eu "a
whA VIVA , of boys and girls, exposed 10 euo' ~
the mo' , w wonder that many of the young
hue S.or,e drunkards and roues, ana tha' III" o.
men ,,to hard shallow wordlings II useu "
deveop ,,.rod vulgar to be purse-proud wheh wae
be Guns u,o-led a charming old lady, peiohsins
yo'ne' =, the best old Knickerbocker ia'.'neS
10 o nsople who belonged to the upper ei.,e''
io,icularly those whose parents were "e"i'''
anu p .anebt that any display or talk Oh none!
We" IN had taste. and we were 'o'u' ,',,a,,,
noblessc o r. With every one with whom we
gracious ,,ct But my granddaughters irleHos
CANE rothing but their fine clothes ana NO" ''e"
taiN Co &c and how they hope TO MARI! ''o s,'
,n feel tempted to tell them no" u'u..
w. and silly it all sounds, ana no" u'e
'ue ..,rg II is for creatures with l"iho' TAI e
stui'n' r.lv for such sordid and material things'
In
,ar,,lv pride might justly nave oeeh 'on'u
anu 81, hut such fault becomes POSITIVE VII
ou ~ oortrast with the mercenary spiri. VI 'o-u"''
"o ,.s you'd gladly accept money from any SUI
"n. considering or caring now II mas oee"
gained
-. .rsaton which overheard the other Day
...vsen nv youngest granddaughter ana one OF ner
sL.ras will serve to illustrate the spirit VI .no
.,r.. as exemplfed in the coming generaton' Inc
w., ,b,ne that makes any difference Is whether you
'' Ih ar NOT said the latter. family doesn't
~. ht nowadays, and who cares II person
-. anv grandfather or not or even hho"s' ->o"'
~.r.t an idea who your grandfather was, al
.ah Won consider that you belong 10 an Ola
.,,v" He might have been the Great Mogui' or
:. might have been NAVY Tor augh' KNOW
.o,sr MY grandfather was Minister 10 England
~, years said my little granddaughter win erea!
- for she had been brought up TO be proud OF
oe,.' oh said little Miss Pert whose knowl-
~. ~ d,pomatic titles rather vague, only
80, 7 don't call that much. Why. he couldn't
.y.n have been Episcopalan!
"put II is when a certain number OF the most ar
ra the most snobbish Of these mercenary
.hya,en get together and form set Oh niu'"
u,,,,. aires and their satellites. arrogatng 10 'hein
s,vs. A superiority over others, ana cohs.i'u'ins
.hao.e,ves Juvenile smart set as II were tha' 'ie
."nv and pty Of It all 0or despite the absurdity OF
49,, o.sun,nt,on II represents the set that Is con-
,s...d the most desirable by other young people,
.na has therefore immensely strong sociai III
eu.nce, are most to be deplored for no'hiie
,a ha more shallow or less likely 10 aeVe'op -"
..n,sr+ and desirable American men ana woi'e"
800 What appear to be their sole aims ana am
.na" .. ar,va coach. own a steam zach. and be-
oc,a, mower among ultra-fashionabes, 10
80. ers clothes TO be considered smart by their
...,.mnoraries and to look forward to future
Rounded north south. east and west py inc oo
A.. ~ Vanity Fair. Truly we may be said 10 naVo
a, M the Golden Calf in our midst ana 10 ha''
taught its worship even to the chiiore"'
~. ana =, awkward blunders have been made py
IN. careless handling Of notes and packages "here
nv the flowers destined for young peauS a."
changed into some altogether prosac git' 'ne 'o'o
intended for Miss A. goes by the naturai oepia
nj fnapimate objects, to Miss b., ana crea'e'
. meas that lasts a lifetime; and the dehca'e "''e
.,on. -, ,r,ord are thwarted by some little over
sight that changes the whole character OF the e''
story Is going the rounds OF society JUST ~
which serves explanation OF the suuue" 80,
ness which has arisen between MISS ~. inc prey
Western heiress and Mrs. Touchy MIS-. louo"s
took a great fancy to the girl, and at nrst TOOK
So. m. violently and introduced her TO society with
M other motive than the interest OF seeing her
nrotegees success although ill-natured gossips de-
cared the girls fortune had not lite 10 40 win
che Intimacy Miss Dividends clothes were lovely
end one Jacket in particular was so praised by MIS-
rouchv that the heiress. more generous than tact
m, and wishing to give her friend pleasure or
dered an exact duplicate which she directed 10 De
..rt N Mrs Touchy. The gift was well meant, ana
would doubtless have been accepted IN the same
sn,rit in which 1t sent had not the stupid I'M
oorter from whom IT was bought sent the Dill Win
the Jacket made out in Mrs Touchy's name, VINO
insisted upon paying for it, an expense she coud
N AFFORD rather than ask for an explanation, al
thouvb she knew perfectly well how the mistake
occuvred zone can always detect the coven foot
NJ nouveau richie after ALL" she said. as she quietly
dropped her too Jealous friend
"Hello Jack. So you've turned up again IN
cotharn,' said a man. on entering the supper
,oon OF the Waldorf familiar race looked up
irvm the terrapin he was discussing witt. manifest
ATTAINMENT and nodded TO the newcomer Yes"
MD the other as his friend dropped into chair
besde him I've come back like the traditional bad
penny And on the whole I'm failure. he con-
tinued cheerfuliy "for I haven't made my pile yet
- they say out West.
"There's something unlucky about me. Three
times since / went to the mining region
thought had made a fortune. and each time my
chronic bad luck pursued me. Only ten days ago
thought / had negotiated deal with a rich English
syndicate, whereby they would buy certain mining
properties belonging TO a man and mysel ~hich
only needed capital 10 make them extremely remnh-
erative II was all settled tnou2ht, anu tHey
to pay US nearly a million dollars for our
whole interest while made up my mind to come
East and be fairly comfort bic for the rest of my
me- left Arizona on the 9Th. expecting a cable
gram at st. Louis to ratify the SALE and. by-theway.
tnat Is the explanation Of my terrapin and cham
payne tonight. instead Of the frugal supper at
clearinghouse which is suited TO my present
income For on the train fell in with man who
seemed to take fancy to me-a great. gaunt
h1ooser, which, must know, means In west
ern dialect a man from Indiana, who wore his
trousers stuffed into his boots and sported flannel
shirt and cowboy hat.
ne became quite friendly and confidential on
'ne long journey. and gave me TO understand
without going into particulars that he
.ne eve OF decided crisis in his affairs. It's