New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
IS MAN A LUXURY?
The Doubtful Pleasure of Mas
cuIine Society Comes High.

lis woman a luxury Well, like their
nerve! Isn't man luxury? So they talked
us all over behind our backs, did they, at
their old stag dinner, and decided we were
expensive? It never occurred 10 them,
I suppose that we had to pay dearly for
the pleasure % Of their society"
The speaker punched a soft pillow saw
agely as If mistaking it Tor one OF those
masculine luxuries Of which she was dis
coursing. The other bachelor maids at the
Sunday morning breakfast party leaned
hack in their armchairs and stirred their
coffee lazily.
GO on. Polly We're with YOU" they
murmured.
"Luxuries! Humph! We're not costing
any man anything just now, but man
would cost US a lot if he were here. we
couldn't make a feast OF coffee ana IEut
and rolls We'd have to have eggs at %
cents a dozen, and steak and mushrooms
at Heaven only knows how much, and the
man probably would expect whichever one
of US was his wife 10 have risen early ana
baked biscuit for him. We couldn't sit here
In kimonos. either, If We were having Icl
Of men around. and we couldn't talk about
the things We wanted to. because the men
would be doing all the talking. II that ism I
paying dear for the privilege Of masculine
society, don't know what Il!
But men really do cost a girl lot or
money, too" protested the young ana
pretty one Of the company (who had had
s. experience. The kind Of man who com
plains that It costs him $40 10 take girl
out for the evening is just the one VINO
won't look al a girl unless she Is hooole-
skirted. and patent ieather-pumped' ana
long white-kid- gloyed, and usually nc pre-
fers the kind that is false-haired and PANT
ed. Even il he isn't quite so particular as
that, he'd rather die than so TO restaurant
With girl in a shirtwaist Which means
that II girl wants TO DO invited out by
young men she must own an evening gown
and an evening wrap. picture nat -
match, and three or four pairs OF gloves al
$50 pair during the season. II II Is only
once or twice year that she is invited Out
that makes 1t all the worse, because she
probably doesn't have the necessary thlhsS
on hand. If 1t costs the man $40 it may wen
cost her $50 or more"
Not only money, either, my child aaid
the older sister. IT costs her mental
anguish. A man jumps into his dress SUIT
or goes and hires one for the OCCASION pu'
the girl, likely as not. remembers only too
we'll that her party frock won't 90 ior
such an occasion az this. SO she has to puy
material for another. sitting up nights a."
rising with the milkrlen for two weeks bt-
forehsnd 70 make a pretty dress. Cohse-
Qnently. she Is tired all the time coesh
DO her work well. and loses ncr reputation
temporarily, we hOpe-as the oeSI Hl'e
stenographer in the place"
Yes. and In the meantime, maype' sh'
has 10 give up her suffrage lectures the
lie club at the settlement and her before
dinner walk in the park with the other girls
All for one theatre party with rathei
stupid young man. she could 90 TO sec
that same show with some girl On satur'
day afternoon, and have just as good a Tune
at half the price in money and in effort
Then. maybe. he wants 10 come 10 cal
on Sunday afternoon. she has to let him
OF course, though she is nearly dead t"i
lack Of sleep and had just been looking lot
ward all the week 10 a good long nap
Sunday morning she had planned TO wasl
her hair but you can't have man wne'
your hair is flying IN all directions -
: there is another day spoiled, al for s'li'
man