Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05

Society Is to he written up" again
in book form. and this time by a
man who knows. Frederick Town
send Martin, is to be the perpetrator
of this latest 'squeal' on the doings
of the rich. He is famous as M en-
tertainer and as the vice-president of
the American embassy and is n socie-
" man of New York. His first at
tempt at authorship should be worth
while from the standpoint of practi-
cal experience, If not from a literary
standpoint. 1T win be published late
his summer by leading publishers.
The author has the following 10 say
Of his coming book:
Il feel that / can speak with au-
thority on the subject of society ana
that can right impress
Sions that have been made upon the
public by persons who brought only
alien eyes to their studies and obser-
vations and writing on the subject of
the wealthy in America. There was
no sanity in the maunderings of Up
ton Sinclair, who got his view OF So
ciety by way of the servants hall, and
William Allen Whites book "A Ger
tain Rich Man." presented only the
middle class view of the subject. Jo-
seph Medill Patterson's "A Little
Brother of the Rich,' had the bitter
ness Oh Il NOunS SONitlN man III VAN
against idleness, and though 1t may
rave been violent and sensational, il
did show the existence. of such a phase
in the social life of the wealthy in
America as | treat upon in my book
under the title of The Passing of the
Idle Rich
Among society persons OF the pres
eth day" said the author, there IS
no longer admiration for the we'll
dressed, well fed drones, no matter
how handsome, polished or amusing
they may be. There is. indeed, no
longer any liberation of them. The
mere ilder is looked upon with con-
tempt. The aristocracy of mere
none is tabooed. Success in all the
walks of life is what society wants.
Society has open arms for persons
who do things"
Society in It's attitude toward the
public at large is analysed in the iol-.
loving manner: "'Society' has. been
thrown on the defensive. Its con-
science is awakening and il is going
through n process of sclf-examination.
Contrary to opinions held by other
classes, society is more responsive 10
public opinion than is any other So
cial element. nue. more than 1t ltseli
realizes. Just because this is true
that it feeds its soil upon the less IA
vored-it feels most keenly the plttef
change in the attitude Of those VINO
have habitually emlllated its social
forms and longed to enter its care
fully guarded precincts. True, there
are tens of thousands in the idle rich
who are to society. But IN
everything which pertains to the pres
ent discussion they differ from the
members Of society not a whit
THE idle rich of America, with the
bitter voice of poverty n the deep
tones of science alike ringing in tHelr
ears challenges of their existence as
a class. may well tremble at that other
voice. which, though seeming silent,
vet speaks aloud. The nations great
cst MISUNDERSTANDING as unto
liberty. The temple from which ne
drove the idle slave driver, long selZ-
ed and dedicated to Mammon, SIN
looms large ia the visions OF the dls-
inherited.
The Exodus Is general and continual
and the town is taking on the DESERT
ed air. Society sti1 has a few we'd
dings as a sole topic of interest inc
Two of this week occasloheo Wiae-
spread interest, and that of Miss
Nusbaum for the latter part of TINS
month is to be Of social Importance.
There are to be other June weddings
~
but the arrangements are not complet-
ed. at least The dates and names are
not given for publication.
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The Algers-Childers wedding OF
Wednesday evening, june /, was q
notable society event, and probably
one of the prettiest homo weddings in
many years.
The house was decorated throughout
the spacious interior with palms
white roses and peonies. which com
stltuted the general scheme of white
and green.
The white roses were of a climbing
variety and used on the natural stems
in decoration of arches and walls.
One end Of the drawing room was q
solid embankment of greenery inter-
spersed with white flowers. Two pc
destals, each VIII a candelebra OF