New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

charming girl. said that from the first you
rY9s aon r. mean to say they are Tho BEACON,
the best people in Boston. could no; ask for
any'nIng better And il is so lovely; dear child
mcrcenary days. for You to make real 0ld-fash =
ioned love match. No ever cali me Il
match- making mother. she concluded. Virtuousy.
THE SOCIETY CRAZE
"Roi peut Prince ne daigne Rohan jc =us.''
Many social aspirans make a fatal mistake in
paraphrasing this old-irne motto OF a hieh-bor,i
medieval snob 10 suit the sentiments OF modern
times when mentally defining their FEELINGS tow
ard the people by whom they surrounded.
They find themselves unable 10 take pro-
nounced position in the they long TO belong
10: they do not condescend 10 be intimate with
those with whom they naturally thrown. and
who may be in;rinsicay even more desira BILE as
companions. and the consequences are that they
make no friends and have socially 10 standing in
any set Why people should drop "A substance
FOR shadow is one Of the many queer phases Of
human nature. especially in this country where
what is commonly called society Is 50 unstable
ana 50 entirely local 1t is particularly so in the
so-calied zone Hundred and Fifty" OF smart set
The members al this body would. with few ok
ceptons find themselves not only noneriics in
London or the Faubourg st. Gcrmain. but like the
Peri the gates OF Paradise they would most
likely remain without disconsolate."
This set Is so kaicidoscopic in its character thai;
those in the inner circle to-day may be on the
outermost edge Tomorrow and vice versa. Nev
ertheless such II IS IL represents what IS con-
sidered by many people so desirable that they
Will offend and neglect old friends belittie them
selves, contract their lives and their sphere OF
fgness ana even spoil their careers. for the sake
members; an ignis fatuus chase. which is incom-
prehensible 20 sicadier and broader natures who
have not this futile ambition
II wonder why it Is that Annie March has never
married. said a fashionable woman speaking OF
IL,
and certain power had made her way into very
Il often think what a wife she would have made
Tor an ambitious young man, and what delightful
companion she would have been
1T is all her own fault" said her companion
Annie has spent all her efforts in knowing and
in that set in three classes noll-marryng men
who are too selhshlY engrossec in themselves
are certainly not advantageous ard men on The
lookout for heircsscs: So with those people there
what an admirable wife and mother she woui
have made: but this society craze has narrowed
AS the wife of rising professional man or Of a
man in public life. with her charming manners
and her social tact and adaptabiliiy. she would
have been a yeritabe helpmee,. AS IT is her bu,-
terfy existence cannot last. and what is left?'
II was "Roi ne peut Prince nc dagne. Rohan ie
suis over again and now tohan. or, rather March
she is. and will doubtless remain the end of the
chapter.
HOW TO MAKE CANDLE SHADES
Now that silk. and lace. and tissue paper are no
longer fashionable for lamp shades, the amateur
shade maker finds herself at decided dsadvan-
tage To cut and successfully ornament stiff
shade requires much greater skill than for M kim;
the draped ones
To make stir shade for candles or lamps
circle must first be drawn on the cardboard OF
which II is made Extra heavy white drawing
paper with rough surface * the best material
used.
izontal line like the dotted line A A. on the dia-
gram. Including rather less than two-hrds Of the