The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
The Cost Of Aving-s7 500 . Year.

aimed at by this LEGISLATION. 8.
The Cost Of Lving-s3 500 . Year.
To THE Epuron or The srS--sir: Where.
oh, where. Is that fortunate family OF which
-Cynic- writes who live so happily and com.
fortably on 500 . Year, Won't he send
their address In confidence to The srS for
my benefit?
am 20 years OF age, . university graduate.
and my friends reyard me as quite a rising
young man In business. ] am paid $4,000
year. My wife has an independent income
Of $500 year. Q total family I'M come Of $500
We have two boys. and .. We live In tiny
house on an out-of.the-way street. for which
] pay eSs rent. In the summer We pay $500
rent for . little house In the country. We
have two servants. One Is needed for the
children alone. who must be taken to the
Park every day. morning and afternoon.
This forces my wife to do her share of the
housework.
We cannot give dinner parties. lun cheons.
card parties and other functions for from
twelve to eighteen people. - does -Cynics'
lucky family. n No can pay the butcher
and the milkman every week. We breathe a
sigh OF relief Once We dared give q modest
dinner party for eight. and I was molths
catching Up: Never again
coats and clothes, and halls and shirts every
year, Ihsve not had new overooat for four
Nav MY n sat e SS'hss w1 SSus hs
new derby IN the autumn which wear until
s s a, time: ! sm the proud pCssessSVa5
not ow.l 1t had II cost money. won 1t on
the Rresiieutiai election. ! have forgotten
Eaether Il was 1889 or 1900 ! manased TO
July last. when INDUCED In marked-down
BEEN abe to psy 81 h. b dsG
b., when sued With soS o,kers POI On Technical
nos. 70 d e Sa. Which The bank
month ssa . e q Sc .l; ss:
ss!:: S:r.as asssS:. :u ~ q from
Ny wife Is the most patient little woman IN
winter. nor dress nor garment Of any kind.
mourning and got some OF the oest-on clothes
sss S.ss s.i asis. a i. .s
beionss TO i golf e ouhs o and card clubs / was
f:! ss sss ssS
s,s's had 1hs week ScSsp re ,hs E.st !;
! have pernit}ed myself to be member
n
way because met men whose acauaintance
from q money-making view. TO say nothing
socially. was most valuable.
sionI cigarette and perhaps a little yhiskey
before dinner are ny only Two indn ; ,ss.
M Pe sSs1Set some readers VIII ask: Does he
s pa; pay e %s a. am sessS Stipend %yd 0ss
week ! shal Be- happy. For rent goes ss5-
SiS I owe IS borrowed through the week to
pay for food at home. because we always
ss:s to .. csn sa t. ss MA S
Isl We have - to live upon untl nsxt satur-
does ~Hs cot ~ he y %at have
o. cSJs.s DC ast sIlSw "y:,si sosh H. ,S .yy
and sS6.i.t tii nishtfsli upon the crscisrs
d.d Pm RI sessn x.
$50 q year. hi, Is one Of OUT srssi.st regrets.
cS SS inc ne. 81 Sf dS.,
I I'm nss .f S ss ss,, s2' ,sl srv ssss
| had On inyiolsSIs RUE @ ave 81 500 4 year;
Sns' Fs sen. nov iu sot. ssca o'Ss
ways had plenty Of money In my pocket
Ss 4 az "a! e,nE eGSa ok. .s SSed ns man
monis. and two trained nurses at g. week
Soss c o% q tSs sH ~ e. WINS
stepped n thanks to those sis doctors 4, and r.
ss thss g' t e ssss x Scs S'f
stsn not sy e inc =, ,cr f1 .ns Down
children Of whom -tyI ic.. writes can ret slons
ssS%s they n q % head
the house pay life nsursneei DO. =.
S9 sSos S ssdr t q sT married s oUsr:
oas s.,n. nio dss ssd Ssosi 70
81 srs s1 n. tsss' :. saSS:T %
band: Sa.ins.s: and ne ss,idIsn must g e g
Ss.r Ss' sssts sss:. sss9 p = Mia sS.
family menfio0ed are not tsneT'p r g
INV YoKk. April II.
To rMr EproR on TINE suS-s1, In -FOUR
editorial yesterday you place the question
of entertaining on - son year upon broader
basis BY raising ths point whistler Il u de-
fensihls- to keep up Appearance of better
social and financial condition than that 10
which ws actually are
The question Was put TO DR.. sliosf ~ the
Peoples Institute last pisht. during the dis
cussion that followed bic lecture on Real
Relations Dr.. Slicer took substantially
the sane nesstIvs ground you did. only CIV
ing IL . morn ethical turn.
I nag leave to direr. What woman OF man
who v DESTROYS Of Winning respect aad ad-
anossy < woman win keep NJ appesT-
snces In looks; mbiisteT VIZ keep up ap-
pesyanoes In riehteous houshf: nerchnnt
10 meet tSe psrson 10 any walk o. NE who
well thst' thu, y 40. IL means an Effort TO
project oneself INTO q spheTe hiehaf tbsn OF
z sstS S! y. SSSnps T5.nc, AZ ns sS n'''d
:sSISfhy shs r. n Se sI: :sosis