The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW

Living is extravagant IN these days, or
it appears 10 be so. which is much the
same thing. Those who keep house have
all the comforts and many Of the lux
uries. while the men and women TO whom
home means one room. or possibly two.
dress well ard eat at places where high
prices prevail Il is needless 20 say that
all this eats up the average earnings as
fast as they are received.
I presume that 10 persons lacking in
sentiment. the credit system is a bless
ing They are able TO enjoy articles by
reason Of small weekly or monthly pay
ments, and when payments fail they
simply cease to own them, regarding the
money paid ont as rental and an equiva-
lent for pleasure received. There are
women who tire Of their possessions and
crave perpetual change, and it can be
secured through the credit system. But
beyond this class is another, bard-woFk-
ing and ambitious. that builds its homes
slowly with a view to permanenCy, and
to its members. also, the credit system is
a blessing as il means enjoyment with
out the drawback OF patient waiting.
Homes purchased on the installmen4 plan
are very numerous. It Is probable that
many OF them would not exist if cash
payment had been required. for the aver
age mortal who breads debt works un-
ceasingly to discharge obligations Mon
ey is liable to temptations, and accumu-
lating is slow work. Seamstresses can
earn a living while paying for the ma
chine by which they earn their money
and musicians become efficient before the
instrument on which they practice is paid
for l know fine Libraries that were built
up piecemeal and without ready money
and the books were a source Of great en-
joyment while the paying process was
going on.
But for shiftless persons. debt is a dead
weight. They buy without much thought
Of the day of reckoning, and buy need
lessly. l believe that cash payment would
be better for all such persons, but that
even reduction or such purchases would
not appeal 10 them in the least Some
families have no faculty for getting on in
the world. even when fortune smiles on
AtLNAAl. y plbeltIOAG lbOhlAB lldn was
pointed out to me the other day as the
owner Of two fine houses, one Of which
he rented. and both were purchased on the
profits of a house-to- house fish business
He had carried fresh fish and sold it al
a fair price FOR years, and now he is
beyond the danger of want because he has
been thrifty.
10 fIos ta ba5 ,-1-,-
ant life, and he looks Il; but he has never
known expensive amusements. or spent
money on lavish living The compensa-
ton for hard beds is healthy. firm flesh
and good figure. it Is said; and simple
food has quite as good an effect upon
health. The life Of a tramp has nothing
to recommend it 10 the opinion OF we'll
regulated human beings. yet Il is free Of
one i'll from which well-fed persons suf-
fer-head colds The theory that over
feeding produces these ailments is gener-
ally accepted.
A man, commencing on the approaching
marriage Of pretty girl from a humble
family, said that a working girl was the
most expensive wife a man IN easy cir
N+'i919HOSS OVuiu tt'A', otCduSe Htt Iutds
grew With the chances for fulfilling them.
girl who had known plenty was not
seeking new ways in which to spend
money. The basis of this opinion was
the changed attitude Of the bride-to-be.
She had formerly looked upon con-
venieHt little fat as the acme of comfort
and elegance-then she agreed to marry
man with a handsome home TO give her,
and other luxuries like motor cars. I'm
mediately her ideas expanded, and she is
now contemplating changes and new fur
nishings that will seriously tax his means.
All this was discussed in a public car
with names and addresses. What a rity
the object of the remarks could not have
heard them. BETTY BRADEEN.
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