The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08
The Fourth National Bank.

season and men meet other men and
have a talk, as they would at their
regular clubs In their own country.
There Is an American club and some
clubs admit foreigners. You can be-
come a member Of them and the most
important consideration Of all is that
you can have your penates in Paris as
you have in New York. You have your
den, your library. your newspapers.
your family"
Tell me what you do all the day
long. What are your occupations ev-
cry hourr
II don't get up much later than
did in America. have my de jeuner
O Ia fourchette just the same, only bet
ter cooked. / glance over the morning
paper while my wife pays the cook for
what she has bought the day before.
and settles the menus. for the day. 1t
10 then about $50; the concierge has
brought the mail. and I sit down and
look over the papers. to answer and
write letters, just as I did in my Wall
Street office, when I was in business
At about 1880 ! go either to the Rue
Scribe or to the Chamber of Commerce,
to see what Is going on, or go to the
Bots with my children--you know
have threee little girls. I get home
at 1880, in time for luncheon, have a
talk with my wife about what we shall
DO in the afternoon, and then go to my
den to have my forty winks or to
smoke. BY my wife and / are ready
to go out. The carriage is ready and
the afternoon occupations are numer-
Gus. 1 may have some business to at
tend to while my wife does some shop
ping. We go to the Bots for a drive.
we 60 calling, we go to tea or visit
some artists studio, a picture gallery.
or go to buy magazines and see what
h0nlxu n 20 visit n sick friend.
or simply take a long automobile drive
on the good French roads. We have
dinner at $780, Now, the evenings are
spent most pleasantly. We have din
ner club, dine at each others houses.
entertain our friends from America. We
have card parties, play bridge. ana
when my wife and / are alone In the
evening we read. She often reads aloud
while / smoke my cigar. You see, we
live as we would live In New YORK
| only 1t happens to be fascinating IN
Paris, the capital that every American
wishes to see and enjoy at least once
| In his life"
"Are you perfectly happy enjoying
the money you have, and not increas-
ing your fortune?"
IT am. What IL the use OF having
more than you can use yourseif, beside
the sum of money for your children.
when you are gone? You get over that
thirst TOT money WHch yOu AaNO ANO0
| In Paris for several years. ] don't
think 1t is a healthy thirst. know peo-
| ole, lots of men. who don't know what
| TO do with their money; bachelors who
can't spend II, and get nervous pros
tration in accumulating It,. It Is
disease. feel sorry for them because
they are. possessed with the spirit OF
unrest. They try to think they are en-
| toying life by spending a lot Of money
| for things that bring no return.
would not change with them for any
thing, now that ] am well out of It,
! You see, to be we'll out of II, one must
| tive abroad, for the thirst for money is
contagious"
"You never feel like going back to
the whirl of Wall Streetr
mo, and yet am still in business
there. I have young partner who
Is most active and energetic. and the
more work he has to do the better he
feels. Well, let him feel as good as
| he wants to by doing all the work. He
comes here about every two years to
| talk business, make statements, ana
that's enough for me.
what other inducements have you
TO live In Parish 1 want to let Amer
leans know how II Is that n man who
has been in business all hts life can
make up his mind to live the rest of
his days here and be happy"
| There Is very Important inouce-
ment, and that is that you can get all
the luxuries of New York much cheap
er. Rent here Is about one-third of
what 1t Is In New York: what ] can
get here for $4,000 / would have to
pay $4,000 for there. Food is better
cooked get cuts of meat. The SER
want question is easier; laborers are
contented with smaller wages. I keep
Ave efficient servants, pay them about
one-half OF what I would pay them in
New York. and I keep them longer.