Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-16

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Of refinement the more impor-
lance people place upon money
/ and the gorgeous things that represent
money. and nothing but money"
| ! remembered this statement when IN
a railroad restaurant ! CHANGED 10 sit
| next a table at which two Ioud-voiced
! yet apparently perfectly decent women
were seated
II wonder" said one, with q glance
! in my direction 20 see II was prop
! erly impressed. II Harold will meet Us
with the large car or with one Of the
smaller ones. suppose ne will want TO
| drive himself instead Of allowing one Of
his chauTeurs 10 drive"
II suppose So" replied the other
woman. following her lead. What time
Is II. my dsAr7"
Pour o'clock-our train is not ready
yet" replied the other. giancing at her
watch.
Il left my watch at home to-day. for
IT is running slow lately" remarked
No l.
We'll, wore my plain gold watch
instead Of my sl-inorusted one" said
monds in my jsweled watch that think
II Is rather conspicuous for travelling.
don't YOU"
Yes" agreed No. 2. Il think that II
Is. Now this veil pin I have my veil
fastened with is real simple, and cheap.
too. only about sS5 or $40. think II
was. sim. 1t does TO wear upon such
occasions az this"
Yet, although you don't approve Of
much jewelry travelling, I see that you
have on a number OF your rings" said
her companion.
"oh, only five OF them" demurred the
other. languidly. II left a dozen Of my
handsomest rings at home. Yet am so
accustomed to wearing really expensive
jewelry that l feel very plain without
more than l have with me just now"
This is not an exaggeration, but It
actually happened just as l have told
II. II reminded me of how, when we
we're very little girls. we used TO talk
Of the wonderful balls we had at
tended at some fictitious time. expatiat-
ing on our rich and beautiful satins
and velvets," knowing all the while that
we we're lying and had stolen the de-
scription bodily from such a beloved
fairy tale as Cinderella" or another Of
its kind But It impressed the small
| and literal child to whom we made
these me 1dacious statements. Had our
parents known OF our yarns we would
have had occasion to change our boast.
ing into wailing
When I. dressed in a plain travelling
| suit-looking like a brown hen beside
these human birds OF paradise-heard
this converse ton. smiled inwardly
with solid enjoyment. for It was truly
delicious and entertaining Yet after
! the pair had gone to their train | sighed
not only because a source Of amuse-
ment for myself had been withdrawn
! but because the takers had reminded
| me how much mere money means TO
some people, how they feel that to have
all the money one wants must win for
| one the admiration and envy Of all be
! holders. The worst OF It is that TO a
! certain extent they are right
| 1t is but natural that we should
| want money Think what IL means In
the way Of freedom from fear Of want,
| ability to hear and ses the wonderful
| things OF the world, the power TO bring
happiness and opportunities to those
whom We love. to lessen certain kinds
OF human suffering. But why admire
those who have money. yet nothing in
| themselves that is admirable, and why
feel as II such persons were superior to
their neighhors? Yet many men and
| W. LII Of ODD ,tr,4 f.,,,
hidden away somewhere. They may
deny IT. but let US listen for little
while to what they say OF certain
friends and acquaintances
| Il want you to meet Mrs A." says
one. she has beautiful place up the
| Hudson. besides her big town house
Her husband is a very successful man e"
| or, 81 spent last Sunday with young
! Mrs y at her country home. You know
who she is, her father is John Croesus,
who made fortune ten years ago and
! has doubled il since then" Or, Helen
c. Ia one Of my dearest friends She
| has more money than she knows what
| TO do with. and has just bought s.. OO0
| cara sumner" In talking thus do
not the speakers tacitIy acknowledge
| that they think the wealth Of a person
( adds to his OF her STABILITY as a
| friend or acquaintance? To their cred
| 1t he IT said that sometimes they do
mention peoples intellectual achieve
ments and their goodness, but not al
ways as blatsntly as they describe their
| financial attainments. Is It because they
| love the tangible wealth more than the
! equally real, n unseen, graces7
| Why should one especially love the
! person who has money? Perhaps. after
| all, one does not love him more, but one
| admires him more because he is rich
| Yet why Surely the possession Of
| better than his fellows. II may prove
| that he has certain kind of cleverness
| but not that he Is intellectually the
| peer OF those about him. with financial