New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
soAsErHING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO is
ALWAYS LATE AND WON'T HURRY.
rr.p .,o,.n woMAS.s BACK. AND THE SHOCK IT
OWES WHEN SHE FIRST DISCOVERS
SHE POSSESSES 1T.

GIVES WHEN SHE FIRST DISCOVERS
SHE POSSESSES 1T.
The person who is always late and VINO wont
hurry IS a most exasperating and altogether an
undesirable individual to live with The seihsnhess
which, whether through elaboration or though-
lessness makes others uncomfortaoie anu "p
tleni Is Of all kinds the most irrtatinis' ior '"o
very reason that 1t Is quite unsupported an" "I
acknowledged by the cuprit. who Is sereney u"-
conscious Of her flor 1t must be admi''eu '"'S ~
ss generally feminine) faults toward society IN gen
nrai ana her own unfortunate family In particular
.Cstberine' cries mamma, "the carriage VIII 10
here at s. ~,,. ,,vs,,rnt
Il will be ready" says Catherine. win pro"p'
scuuiescence but without stirring Iheh ie" "''''
u,es later: "a. aud Uni,
catherine, you will surely be late ana w"
-. 80, has 4. "a for the horses to be kept walt
ing In this weather" ,,,.. r,,o.1,-
~ have plenty OF time returns MISS i""e
EASY still reading her book ,
catherine" calls out sister VINO loves ""s..'
you know how hate to miss the oVel'ae -
mako has,ew and finally Catherine commences u
dress A little later 1t begins again
catherine. the carriage Is mere.
"Au right" she answers cheerfuliy ana cai',..
wan trow SAYS her mother. freifully ana nope
lessly how your father ds!iKes 10 nave '"s
kept standing. $500. ors Catherine
We'll why do they stand answers N"'"N'>'
with irritating composure. And SO Oh
WIZ, ;.rre family has not some such aggfa'a'i's
member who soads others into petty r"se Se ~
manning serenely calm the while ana ~eep'"s wy
one waiting. 49,, ,a on older
..If 1 had q list 10 make out sa'u ia
woman "of the characters that MEN s'o"'u -,
marrying | would put the neVer-rea"sS - T.,
hpaA ,, or course bad temper may De
- while actual wrongdong goes "i'"ou' s"'
ING hut in the way OF adding to the o's.o , y. ~
living a selfishly tardy person Is ''"'' -
household
THE OLD wOMAN's Bach
.r.,d coupe of amusing calls this afternoon
remarked a pretty hostess as sue po". ,,s,,or
of s,eamng and fragrant hot Tea ioi nv 49,
"a need the toasted mullins from the non on ''e
FIRE ,, Va, know she
x.. haor away from New-York for years ana DIS
Was natural we discussed old ACQUAINTANCE
..rIou, soS il is she observed, TO see TIL! y,
crch an old woman she has become i,ei So
S.pra entirely gone, with rounded shouiue,' on.
"suio 80 r,ssk Of When saw that old wom-
~. s.,t and the person turned around ana i Sd"
=. as 1yv 7 assure you had shock Anu WHY
Al xou supposc she still clings TO her piihS anu
s,,..s~hecarse she found them becoming yea :
sro, think faded blonde with ,rdo''io"' VI
what used 10 sui, her too meiancnoH o,,
..veu /; happened that Mar! hau "''
,nn r,nutAs when TNy herself came ILL.,
..My dear she exclaimed. 1 nave just nv. "a. :
Van D Such wreck as she $50 snap ~.e
scr.a and old looking! And as 10 her hsure sne 's
cot the old woman's back winch Is 50 u.''' 80 ~.
she continued with happy uncohscious" -
.n,,ns, having Just been applied TO he'se''
81 wonder why some people go 10 pieces 50 i'u0
.nar than others she added glancins al heise
an the mirror with great complacency' Anu WIZ. -
ms amused az the humor or the si'u" o.
..,,oa ;rx.r,lv a sudden thought mace me "i"ee
Doubtless l. TOO have the ola wo"a" ~ ~
ina. as unconscious as they are
vuar TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE.
IT.. sraaen AMI terrible fires which have lately oc
-aa :, welI-to-do households give food for renee
! ,jon The primary cause is OF nrs' lipoi am y
coprsa: bn, afterward, the best way u 'hee e".
an emergency Is also well 10 CONSIDER ioi PIP
very apt, a; such times. 10 DO JUST me WINS ,'
and although i; goes without saying tha' ITO .',,e
...a 90, no established for such different anu oe
=, ,or.,z,ng occasions, there are certain thihss WIN"
are well 10 know and in case OF need 10 'eiAe'''..
In the first place. in ever! mousse '' - - -
ERE axe--hung a, some convenient po'"'' VIE"
of fire buckets. which are very ''sn' anu or
=, ,pa,-rubber and have a dozen mana srenau'
-, Gov ac,i,n-foy such methods promptly aPp'e
=. ~ hse,n,ine Will often avert disastrous con
fagration- ,.. orr,,,e
lady who owned fine country place aiiNe
home one afternoon and ionhd 'he nou, ~
.,.-,ned bv some smoke which was ohis s"e"'' p
parent; escaping from Al ""7 "
rated dini1g-room wall 49, -, 1880,
.1 knew" she said afterward. that .he i''o'''e .
the air reached the fire diausht "ouIo :" n'ao
end the flames would burst FORTH SO his' 'o' -.
co-don Of servants with buckets to the SINK III III
~ a ,hon sending for an told the bute
sss, into the wall at the place where the smoA
crept ou.. ia has,,a,,ne q
80; seems pity, ma'am, ne sad nesna.'ns
s,o,, such a handsome wall Cor such httie s'hone
and verify believe If had not oeeh ',e'e Wv
,ou,d not have had the courage to attack II u"''
~. there were several long tiny tongues OF nam
summing I'D between the beam and IAN "o'h, VIM
~,en exposed 70 the air. began TO burn hercetg' ~
t nr Ta extncuished the flames. although
reach the entire length OF the nre ne n hnra If
"a be called into reQusition in the room a1T,f h
had moi come home that iuncture ve,y o sds
the house would have bnrned Country pace ar
it would have 5ufnea Tor the "a''' VI s~eN''"e
csrress way that servants handle lamps, lea'
draugh;s turned on IN STOVES anu "a reore Common
The larger and more valuable the house .ne m, mo
sSs sy no compsten keep way
and ward the thinGs1,o De at s sne WHO a
paTently have no instinct to protect themselves a,
certainly sense of respohsna.,y % lives a,
make I, incumbent upon them TO suard ''0 "'es a.
sally o. the ass"5n limb a the golden stat
,s M noe;s fancy. She Is real and dangerous era
i she does mot he / apt To Do thin
mh,ch are quite as alarming and unexpected
With the best intentlOis III tHe ~. ~.
Of en- ignorant man. furnaces are frequently mi
managed No householder should leave such an y
nortsn, matter at the mercy Of hirsins- Deit
ti,c N,e' are the omnous words wnirh genera
eie the only explanation possible for some disastro
6ra Eui this seems a conventional expisnaut
which covers multitude of uncertainties In nj
cases out OF ten most probably 1t results from ca
e mo srsy Of fire the price Of safety eternal VII
Lance and the safety OF the household should neN
be entrusted TO servants
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING.
"C-h-,s.mas would be lovely" said mother OF
large family. if the spirit OF barter ana 'ne sense
an,,c,tlon could be banished II gifts could be civ
spontaneously and without any Interior motive.
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