New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

80, ,,o--nr women OF wealth they are thor
crrrlv American in their ideas, and an An1erl-
ran has & much better chance with them than
foreigner of tile
Many OF them have married since Pittsburg
20, rich. and most Of the marriages have been
harry. Several OF The most prominent young
1-.siaess men in tn city eve their start TO the
thousands which their wives brought them
They tell this story Of a prominent East
Fzr5er whose daughter married = young man
without means, and who has since lived with
his wife un6r the parental roof:
The father. who Is somewhat careless about
his dress, vas working among his flowers on
ths grounds surrounding his elaborate home,
when young man approached
Does M. Smith live hereg he said. asking
for The sOn-iu-lGW.
Yes, Mr. Smith lives here answered the
man Of wealth, grufHy.
Is he Al hone2
How &C ! know?' snapped the old man.
Don't you work for him? was the next
question
Don't work for him" repeated the million
are with grim ghost Of a smile. I've been
working f0- him for the last five years, and I
don't see the slightest chance Of losing my
job
"Fittsburg goes in more for dances than most
popular girls who are still young enough 10 &C
cept every possible invitation. made record Of
from forty 10 fifty dances this season
There IS at least one reason for this dancing
fon6-ess-pleury Of dancing men. The excellent
business opportunities which this city has
offered have brought many Of the best from
Washington New-York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton No-e men than girls is the rule rather
than The exception Al a PittsbUrg ball
The co-lols which are given there are like
coIIIlons nowhere else. There are no figures and
al utter absence CT favors. The dancers in
couples take chairs on either side Of the ball
room. The leader sends out a dozen couples who
dance Z round OF rvo, then separate and call
Out as many more At q signal all are seated
and another dozen have their lead This cotillon
custom dates from the day when Pittsburg ball
rooms were small before the tine Of the Hotel
Sche1lev. The PIttsburg Club and similar places
where there Is 10 end Of room. There seems to
be only one reason for its continuance-it gives
the women chance
Pride is q feature Of the younger generation
Of Pirtsburgers Of wealth. Things Of which
some Of them think they cannot be proud-such
Is the way in which their hard-working fathers
got their start il lIfe-they Try 10 forget That
the fathers are sometimes proud Of this same
loEly start IS responsible for this incident;
Do you know, young man, that once vas
very euvious Of your father" said one Of the
steel kings 10 the son Of a man whose wealth,
while great could be written with one less
figure
And when was chat2' asked the young man,
pleased n think that there had ever been
tine when the king e1vied his father
II vas -his Way returned the Old man l
vas work-g in q ditch for 81 % a day
y didn't know thai you started that way
Interrupted the youth.
That's the way. I was working II TINS
ditch for 8 % and your father was working
il tie same ditch. He got 81 - because ne
was stronger. and ! enyied him the extra
quarter
A certain Spanish count. follower OF King
Don Carlos the pretender, has made palmistry
society fad in Pittsburg this year. His rooms
IN The shopping district are crowded during the
cay, and hardly an evening passes that he is
nct engaged 10 entertain at some private house.
he is clever enough TO know that good fortunes
are the only popular ones IN 2 crowd Accord
ingly young women hear what fine wives they
VII make and the many chances they viii
nave young men have great business careers
predicted for -hen: fathers receive solid ad-
wee as TO stock investments, and the mothers
( general joIv'
Il Is surprising the way the business men
- F-tlSbErg fOCk &c this man Of mystery Is