Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-16

mine, for those of standing like the
late Mrs. Lynn Lynton Of Ouida. They
can write what they like-good, bad,
or Indifferent generally good. / sim
ply write what / see, but to say which
is the best and most righteous and the
correct thing to doom that make no
comment. Still, entire nous, it seems
to me an extravaganza that woman
with a family, and whose husband
earns $500 or G4O0 year, should give
10 guineas for a dress. I do not say
that it will not last her; but the mode
gets old-fashioned, and the stuff gets
dirty, and she
YEARNS FOR d NEW GOWN,
and-well-it is a lot of money oft of a
small income, isn't it; and even have
known wonderland on my Wa, ar.
speaking the truth-aari. ng 35s week
who indulge in silk petticoats, dainty
befrilled- and furhelowed, and who
would not think of having a cloth
gown unless lit was made over silk
foundation. do not say it is extrava
CANT for people with means but for
people without wsll-well, ]
must not be too truthful might give
a harsh name. But women are by TO
means the worst offenders. There are
the men. l have known men pride
themselves on their economy. They
are simply a walking disgrace by raa-
son Of their clcthing-nlen who take a
pride in wearing napless hats, shiny
clothes; whose boots are hopeless il
their wretchedness; and yet who are
hopelessly eUtravagant, because they
thing nothing of paying ninepence each
for cigars, or drink Martell's brandy,
or who play cards at rs and IS points.
In their homes they are wretchedly
economical. Their poor little wives
have the tiniest of household expenses.
Their fare is of the meanest. But the
husband lunches and dimes in the City,
so cold mutton half the week and stale
bread does not matter to him. Posi-
bly, the doctors bill is high, and the
chemists account large; but look how
small the grocer's bill and milk bill
and the butchers account! They are
so economical in the house, and, being
SO economical, he can play his cards
and dine and go for a weekly jaunt =
not always with his wife. l have
heard of men who so away for week
ends, and have a jolly time, and their
wives do not accompany them. 1t is
strange how jolly men are without
their wives. Then this is not a case OF
eNtravaghnce-it is case of toujours
perdrix toujours. Then another thug
the must have a large house. Conven-
tionaDity DEGREES it so. Anyhow, if ii
is not large, it is considerably more
than he can afford to pay fer. This is
not eNtravagance Oh, dear, no! 1t is
respectablfty. But respectability and
extravaganza seems to me nowadays
to mean very much the same thing. So
when we have our big house which WE
cannot afford, and We get our furniture
which we are in debt for, we have, to
let apartments. But we do not call
them apartments. We say we are TAX
ing
PAYING GUESTS"
It means the same thing, but it sounds
so much better. And SO, what with
the paying guests who do not pay
and the house we cannot afford to keep
UP, and the furniture that we never
pay for. / think we are extravagant
How much happier and better we
should all be if we were living in four
rooms, and paid our rent, and our taxes
and did not fly out of the way when
the gas collector called, or did not hide
when the bakers man called! We
should be much more happy, but we
should be respected in any society. In
fact, we should not be conventional. 1t
- ldI DcileE " i've LII q idi5c uOuSe anu
not pay anybody, and get summons
every day in the week, then to live in
small one, and pay our way, and be
hopelessly plebeian. 1t is so awfully
common to pay your way nowadays.
Lords go into Bankruptcy Court, Ladies
are milliners. Women of fortune fin
ance theatres. Let US poor middle
class people have something. Let us
get into debt and not be able to pay.
This is all We have left. / have no OBJ
lection to this state of things. / am,
too truly, Bohemian. Did anyone
ever know = journalist that could pay
his way? never did The only thing
/ object to is giving wrong names to
thines. Perhaps ! better state 81 80