The National tribune., 1909-04-15

nine WOulu-Dc utSlioScI VI Id" anu
order has taken unto herself several
| mates since then, without Egg particu-
| lar regard to the usual forms observed,
| but she is known to have been really
married to this man Kerschner, ard
her right to citizenship founded on his
right. While so far she has done no
very serious harm by her noisy har-
angues, etc, there is no knowing what
she might do with the Anarchist class
growing bigger all the time, and it Will
| be a good thing to get entirely "shet'
of her. ~
What a sermon on the present cx-
travagance of living in America Z; sug
gested by the recent suicide in New
York of well-known member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers!
For years this man has been living be-
yond his means, and not able to face
| the inevitable smash which always
comes sooner or later in such cases. he
blew his brains out. The letter he LEFT
written to his wife, who was at Allan
tic City at the time, very likely at one
of the most expensive hotels, was most
pathetic from its cold, quiet statement
of facts. The smash had come which
he knew must come; he had saved
enough for her, but there was not
enough for both; he wished her happi-
ness and was sorry that he had to go.
The greatest source of unhappine5s in
this country to-day is the spending OF
more than is earned. The very moment
a young couple go in debt for any lux
ury the danger line is passed. Some
times this is the fault of the husband,
but too frequently, alasi it is the fault
of the wife. How grown people, not
mentally defective, can deliberately
take the risk of playing with such
dangerous firebrand as living beyond
their means passes the comprehension.
They expect to escape, of course, they
all do, but where one weathers the
storm, to change the figure, SO go I'M
der. The qualification of the moment
seems to be all such people think cf,
| TO keep pace with their richer neigh
bors their whole aim and object. The
beauty and dignity of life mean nothing
to them. We Americans. more than
any other people in the world, live be-
yond our means all the time. This sort
of thing in England, France or Ger
many is looked upon as positively dis
graceful, and society frowns blaclsly
upon it. Why cannot our young cou-
Piles, just starting out in life, be con-
tent to go slowly. to deny themselves
the fieeting qualification which extrav-
agance gives and look beyond tc the
years when their sensible self-sacrif;ce
shall be rewarded by the comfortable
competence which brings peace of
mind, the respect of neighbor and an
enjoyment of the material things of life
without any of the sting following un-
justified extravaganza?
Whitelaw Reid's little baby grandson
is in for a tremendous honor. The King
of England has announced his desire to
be the baby's godfather, and will be
present at the baptismal ceremony. 1t
will be a great occasion, of course, with
the Queen and all the court present in
all its glitter and splendor. They say
that King Edward wishes to do this not
only on account of the baby's father,
the Hon. John Ward, of whom both he
and the Queen are very fond, but large
ly on account of the baby's great-grand-
father, ID. o. Mills, who, 1t seems, has
been most useful to King Edward on
several occasions. Nothing of the sort
has ever happened before. and the King
may have established an uncomfortable
precedent, thereby likely to get him
and his SUCCESSORS into trouble. This
distinction will be most gratifying to
the Reids, the Mills, their friends and
a large class of Americans, but the baby
isn't going to care a bit about ii for a
great many years, and will it help in
any way to make him better or more
useful man?
Gladys Vanderbilt, Countess Szech-
.enyi. has come over 10 make us visit
She has not been home since she mar
with her, as she wasn't quite sure
whether he would prove good traveller
or not. She says her young son and
heir looks just like his papa, and that
he is, well, he's just lovely" AS to
that little matter about her not having
been presented at the court of Vienna
yet, she has so far said nothing. Altho
married for year and a half, the fact
remains that she has not been present.
ed, and II is said, moreover, she never
can be unless Emperor Joseph makes
an exception in her favor. For, 1t
seems, by marrying Count Szechenyi
she lost her own nationality and be-
came the wife of a liege of the EN-
peror. subject to the laws of his coun-
try, and these laws demand that the
fair presentee must show that she be-
longs to noble family, or at least
that a certain number of her ancestors
were noble. AS our little American
Countess cannot do this. 1t is feared she
will have to content herself with the
position her husbands name and rank
give her in Hungary.
The death of the novelist, Francis
Marion Crawford, will bring sincere
mourning to the hearts of thousands
who greeted each new story OF his with
enthusiasm. He was very popular
and prolific writer, and from the time
of the appearance of his first book,
Mr.. Isaacs," never seemed to lose the
ear Of his audience. No writer has
pictured Italian life as yiyidIy and truly