The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-22
Henry c. rricx. TIRE steel

w mal'i'm y. marie was re-
check for 100000 to Miss Frances
Schoemaker Dixon the other day. in
Baltimore. as his wedding gift 10 the
bride OF his son. Childs Frick. he did
. great service or a great unkindness
70 the young bride.
VIII this handsome personal for
tune suddenly thrust upon her turn
sut TO be for her own real good. or
will this charming. unaffected, sim
pie. home-loying. serious-minded
young woman be spoiled" and
turned into a frivolous. worldly So
>iety butterfly?
These are the questions being dis
cussed in Baltimore and New York
society and among young Mrs.
Tricks school friends. who are de-
voted 10 her and who sincerely hope
that she will use her money as an
increased power for good.
Mr Frederick Townsend Martin. in
writing recently OF the freuzied tread
mill OF fashionable society, and after
cataloguinE the endless whirl o. so
cial duties and frivolities OF the rich
woman OF fashion. says with earnest.
ness
AT what time does n woman find
time to read In such n treadmiu?
This frenzied social parade is made
up largely OF people who talk well
on tribes and look profound over
sophlstry and humbug.
''If men and women have no time
TO read. then they are unscQua.nted
with the great questions Of the day:
II they are merely smatterers in
aesthetics, what sort OF conversa-
ton will they provide at a dinner
table? Well, the inevitable Will hap
pen. OF course-they will talk twaidle.
The social treadmin Is response.
bic for any dullness We have. Il &C
counts for the strange phenomenon
OF a leisure class with nothing on
earth TO do. getting nervous prostra-
ton doing nothing
1t will be an extremely interesting
matter to watch the development OF
the charming young bride OF the son
OF the steel multi-mi,.loualr and sec
whether she will. as her friends
hope. develop along the lines OF
serious-minded purpose. using her
money and her position for good.
II so. then the s2.On0.U.0 Wedding
gift which it Is reported she received
from her father-in Law viii be used
wisely and will increase young Mrs.
Frick's opportunities FOR doing good
But II this money turns her head and
she enters the social treadmiu. then
her life will become about what Nfr.
Frederick Townsend Martin has so
graphically pictured.
Young Mrs. Tricks life Nd 20 the
present time has been IN the nature
OF a favorable auEury for the future
She has never been fond OF society.
never entered the social whlrl with
any enthusiasm. never making for
NAL debut at the Monday German.
one OF the most exclusive functions
OF the Monumental Ci'v. Her
mothers older friends have always
admired her for her sensible Views. d"
her freedom from false airs and
pride.
Mrs Frick has always had lrvu-
rious comfort. luf Ho- dress and
manner have always been 's1se nf
Eiri OF Moderate means. and e.e
never chose Dor p'arur'r- DIV fns
financial standing 0f fHs.r ri-...e
Her loyalty to her friend. 71e ..a.a
whom her Wedding Invitations vsre
ISSUED Old school friends char aH.
had not seen for some tius older
friends who had ret'sd hr- as o.
child an received clrt- t1 'ta ~ea
ding Tie Same ren af. H.1. uo-a
shown in 'ho choosing ~ her t-1I-.
feau. There nfa f.I a .U'I.r'.. 0r
fnory 'o mark HOP 20 O. 1000 BRIDE.
bit there u.-s plenty 0f rI.I mods.
g7rulr's chosen .H rood faeto %
become The bride o' fHe a1n ~ "a
millionaire Her trunks contained
Che things phir. would be needed
f1r t.e season. bat fI.rs 900. no
great SHOW of gowns. BOUGHT 1.t Ia.
cause they wore becoming and
Knight ta needed