New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
N THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE LINE DRAWN BETWEEN RELIGIOUS
AND WORLDLY WISDOM.
s,tr DANGERS or sNUBsrNe-rHr FABLE OF TIL
MOUSE AND THE LIoN--TTRsr FEELINGS OF
c.,o,> vxrnpDs ANn RAD.

MOUSE AND THE 1IoN-FTRsr FEELINGS OF
poyERry-aooD WORDS AND BAD.
PEOPLE are 20 apt TO draw decided line between
rslcious and worldly wisdom that they lose sight
of the proven fact that the rules or conduct whcn
are given by the former to it's followers nave aso
q distinct wor. dly value quito independent OF their
psychic influence. and yet those who have at
tanned middle age and arc thereby enabled 10 looA
hack and trace effects and their causes In their
own lives and those of their friends and acauaih'-
ances, see clearly that in most cases tho greater
part of the unhappiness OF life comes from inc
tares which they have themselves planted. AS ye
SOW so shall ye reap teaches tho higher ethics
we has made his bed. let him lie in IT." is 'he
world paraphrase OF the sarnc idea Honesty Is inc
best policy" Is maxim that has been proven rue
over and again. and do unto others "s 'oa
would have them do unto YOU brings us rc"",u
oven In this world. In short, 1t oil resolves Msoii
into the nursery adaee. "Be good and you VIII DO
happy"-a truth which children OF larger
growth" find as hard to realize as their juniors
REAL1zATIoNs OF POVERTY.
II Is odd how in misfortune some trivial and OBJ
solutely unimportant detail will cause aetuai an
noyancei when we lost our money SAID piuoAy
woman, whose courage and cheerfuiress IN he'
trouble had excited every ones admiration. 1 re-
member that the first thing that actually broke me
down and made me lose my temper was the want OF
brown paper and Irvine TO do up package III '"e
DAYS of our abundance many packages anu
boxes came to the house. and there was such en-
accumulation of both for l had the o.d-fashioned
way OF keeping good paper ard string. that when
one day wanted to do up some important parcei
and could not find either It made me realize that
the days of plenty were as nothing else had
done. 1t seems absurd 10 say So but 1t was really
my first sense OF acute deprivation"
"My FIRST realization of poverty caIne with hans-
ing ON TO strap In a crowded streetcar," remarked
another woman, who had always kept her earrings
AND mine,' said another reduced sentlewonan'
was when the tradesmer insisted upon having
their bills paid had always put them in the fire
when was ricn."
sNUBBING is DANGEROU6
Aside from the question OF right and wrong 1t Is
exceedingly bad policy to snub or offend any one
unnecessarily. The most obscure person might
have 1t in his power some occasion TO retalate.
whereas on tho other hand. careless act OF kind
ness is often seed in productive soil that will
spring up and bcaf fruit in the most unexpected
The old fable OF the mouse and tho lion. wherein
the former liberated the king Of the beasts from
the net which held him captive, Is often repeated.
and IN this country especially, where the wheel OF
fortune Is continually turning. it is never safe to
assume superiority. Gracious manners involve no
obligations, and x costs little to be friendly
that it Is surprising how many people are era-
tutousy rude and dsagreeahle, particularly among
the set which calls Itself smart" but 1t Is very
noticeable that those born and bred In the best
Mushrooms Of society, VINO fall to see that their
indifference TO The feelings Of others is IN opposi'
tion 10 the first principles OF "nooesse obllge. . ,
Apart from these con5derauons, however, ~ y
rot safe to offend any one. SO fckle ana easily lea
* public opinion that word spoken Tor or against
person win often completely change the current
At a luncheon party recently some one com:
mencod praise certain personase VINO has OF
i Ia" obers ehe G in wh their
& w. s sS neM T ake nat wo@a and
with reason and I'm going TO say So Add then
With 1 gp TeS T M ana aT Confess
10 me She is insupportable-such very bad form
and 50 pushing, Clever, grant you-that kind OF
YES. j admit, she is pushing" said the first
6e Else ojd of some occurrence that demonstrates
the fact ard those who had been inclined to ma
"rhere; said her fair enemy again in confidence
% Srns snd ee aSf Gs st f'' wud @
me the other day.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CoLoRs,
Each color has apart from its beauty or adapta-
bility certain characteristics of its own that give
It a distinct individuality. The author who said
that scarlet was like the sound OF trumpet ex-
pressed so admirably this sense of association that
we all feel more or less that Is pity he has not
continued his subtle analysis OF this one among the
many unspoken lans aages Of sentiment.
Hue IS true. say the old d0geercs. and green Is
jealousy. yellow is envy and pink is the color OF
hope. White, OF course, is synonymous with inno-
ce1ce ard black with woe.
II do not know why il is" remarked a fashion
able monlamc, who turning book Of
samples at her dressmaker's but 1t always seems
10 me that ought 10 DO very rich to wear pur-
pie Dark green always has Well-to-dO appear
ancc, but IL does not look nearly prosperous as
purple while browns and tans always seem to be
quite bourgeoise."
~ always have such sensation of wehmuth. as
the Germans call that
"Feeag of sadness and longing
That is not akin TO pain
at this season of tho year. remarked senti,
mental middle-aged woman The pale pinks and
rnauves and delcate greens affect me Ike minor
chords in music"