The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

Tho London Chronicle has OF late been
giving ana opportunity TO SIS readers 90 air
their explanations of thc poverty that
nearly always accompanies the lahoriug
classes through life aud brings them TOO
often 20 the po0rhouse or "A death caused
hy dest.tution Some. writing Of their own
cases. show how poorly they have ll
ways been paid. and how frequent illness
cs have made 60 impossible 20 lay by any
thing Othcr ana the greater number.
lay the trouble 10 drunkenness; some
make the ieuomnt and slaitcrnly wife an
swcr for everything others have a
brighter story 90 tell Of money saved ana
adequate provision made for old age. ono
entcrpris.ng widow proudly stating or
man and wife who had saved i5eo one
woman could not au1 would not bear the
aspcrsiOns cast upon che wives and or
frrcd a remoustruncc. She evidently WAS
OF q better class. and 90 the accusations
OF cxtravagancc answered:
Woman has awakened 20 Che fact that
II she wants TO keep her husband al
home. she has 10 provicc him with a.
good dinner as d. would get az hla
club II she does not. what happens He
batakes himself TO the club. and what is
hls wife to do that evening stay al
bome2 why should she? IL Is all very
veu blaming women for cXiravogancc,
but are men never extravaganza DO ihey
ever depriye themselves OF cab fares OF
cigars or whiskys and sodas az their
clubs2 Why should the wife be expected
20 do all the economizingf Many wives
arc extravagAut. ] odmit. and unior.u-
natelv. in the most wastciul manner. We
live in am age OF waste. FOR II is au age 81
cheap tins-led. ruhpishy wares Win Whi."
vo decorate ourselves. and our homes-
compare tho nncn, the silver. the furri-
trre the laces which out greoi-grand-
mothers left us 10 what We shall leave
o,,r descendants take the question
aornewhat more seriously than your cor
respondenf. 'Pcnnywisc." and II appais
me 10 consider the money that Is thrown
away on mere Idle so-cailed pleasures ana
th.n 10 find that the most guilty Ones
vhen death overtakcs them. leave their
yrfves and children uuproyidcd FOR ana
d.pondont on the charity OF friends. Jht
question h q vast one. and applies 20 tHe
member 81 exclusive sOcicty-u there ~
such a thlnE-who lives beyond MS M
come 10 thc stock exchange gambler, as
well as To the middle classes who pay
rent they cannot afford to be in "a gen
te.l.' ncirhborhood. or 20 b. able TO boast
Of a good address" But goes sven
further. IL goes 20 the working class VINO
cooling the txtravaEance OF both the up
nor and and the middle class, becomes
themselves Accommodations, ir my
Judgment the frequent strikes. AlmpT
v.Itrout exception. and from TOP ." bp'-
49,, vo are. as a nation. becoming cXtraN-
,,,rt thrifficss and improyident, ana
m = ventilation OF the question could
hiring about a change. YOU would be DO
ing The the world ln general ana women
In particular. a great service
This IS a true statement. thoush nov
,he whole. The fact OF the matter r.
~. IN wastcfulncss IN the family u ~
ant 10 be six or ore and a half OF dozen
~ tho other. In one family the husband
)1rirts smokes expensive cigars, ana
t.fes his pleasures. in another the wire
yuebes into extravaganza IN dress ana
botisehoid Furnishings. more venial snort %
roinrs than that OF the husband. bur Juet
81 snro 10 bring the family 10 want. and
~ mako Impossible the laying away OF
the sum for a rainy day
Il never was so surprised IN my me-
said ire girl with the box Of stuffed dates
10 the girl who was inFesiisalins me out-
,uf ~ Judges And as for Tom. ne was
sbout "a frightened as man could De-
: rcauv think the shock viii have a Tine
asIcct on him. Il was worth ten temper
snre lectures. You see. we we're ronlns
srn,e from dinner and e wasn't raining
h,t Inc air was wet with a horrid fog
"a Mat Il was only six blocks home
"a we walked. and when we got there
ram came IN for a few minutes. As l
.nrneA up the light ne gave funny Sina
~ gasp. Then ne got pale ana ea~o'
.T-I-thousht," he S7mmered' 'yoa