The San Francisco call., 1904-04-28
EXTRAVAGANT MAN.

last the long expected blow has fallen. Modern
"A society is frequently arragned for its extrava-
gance in the non-essentalS of existence. Modern
society acquitted by showing that ancient soci
ETY. had the habit Among the Assyrans there
fondness for fine rament for jewels and mansions and
flowers. Mr.. Egibi the Rothschild of Babylon,
looked upon just ]. P Morgan to-day. Among the
Egyptians the gentlemen who cornered the and
linen market and gathered much gear thereby bowed
in good clothes and houses and carried the
tion OF wealth the bedeckng of their tombs, that
the passers-by might say there lies rich housed
elegantly in death and in his very bones enjoying
luxury denied to his betters."
Even the Greeks loved luxury and Cleon could
always carry his ward Athens by decIaimng against
their extravaganza. When we come down to Rome we
find dinners nghtingaes tongues wine by the buck
ettul and the guests empying themselves emecally in
order to sit down and through the bill of fare again.
80 nations and peoples begin in simplicity and end in
course dinners and gold toothpcks dyspepsia They
then enter the breakfast food and coffee pc
Rod and rebuild their stomachs to go the pace again.
1t has been often charged that responsible
Tor these extravagances in vicuas and drink clothes
and houses and horses and carriages In
try there luxury alongside of comfort and comfort
nelghbor to penury Mr. Blaine defended free tobacco
by declaring that the weed originally luxury but
by and habit had become one of the necessaries of
lie he was mindful of the fact that what genera
non ADOPTS as an extravaganza the next learns to treat
as necessity Since the organization of womens clubs
and the demand for suffrage this question of
trayagance has been under discussion The suppressed
woman has laid it at the door of tyrant and poor
man has countered by charging it to luxury-ovng
woman. So the Intellectual debate has gone on each side
asserting the responsibility of the other But fine houses
and hne clothes cut glass and silver good vctuas and
good drink have lost nothing in popularity
AT last the matter up for final and authoritative
decision The ladies of the California Club wanted it
ftlAdo and
verbally battled resolution which stated the ques
ton thus Resolved that are largely responsible
tor the extravaganza of modern life 1t was self
accusatory statement of the 1t brought man to
book before his betters and he found guilty We ad
nit that he galantly defended From what we know
OF man he does not deserve the things said for
him by the ladies who his rescue. Everything
was said for him that could be said for such creature
but his tair oewomen be blinded by the ar
guments for the defense They sentiment to the
winds and did not finch when reminded that they
seemed to forget that their fathers were men, Man was
fully exposed and elegantly roasted to turn He was
proved guilty every and verdict went against
him. He convicted of uncalled for extravapance
and II execution could follow judgment would put on
bread and water jerked of his tuxedo and into over
alls and do time in a shack
Lovely woman is vindicated She does not like Jewels
and Silks delicate dinners and fine house. and in pro-
vldlng these for her is simply drumming on the
''iiiS0 VI MS own vanity ana making himself
Was 1t Othelo who said: Woman thou shouldst have
few sins OF thine for thou art the author
OF such book of follies in mani" If Othelo it was
some other man, which is the same thing for if was
simply specous and illogical defense that man has put
up ever since Adam hid behind Eve
from now on extravaganza will decline The ladies
nave decided that hereafter the extravaganza of man is
not 10 De exhibited on them No diamonds gentle
men, nor silks laces, any vanities If Won must
nave hne houses you must nhabit them alone You NAV
gorge to your goozle strings costly food and swallow
your own hot. rebellious drinks Woman stands for
SIMPLE cottage corned beef and as for ne-
sonal adornment she is the lily incapable of paint
Weil' 1t was time for to be taken down peg or
two and we glad he got it.