The record., 1914-12-24
A Lessen From Lauder.

lultiy necessary, ut e hCTatCS lnfo
sordid stingincss, according 10 the
viewpoint of 4 certain class of rer-
sons. Nothing but abject poverty,
10 their minds, should prevent men
in general from cultivatinS a happy
so lucky sort of spirit and being
good fellows on all occasions. re =.
SaFdless Cf how p:ecaIiouS NAV bc
their financial tenure upon the fu-
ture. American people are prohab
ly more prone than any other race
to be prodigal with their money.
This applies not only to the new-nch
class which reJoices IN vulgar osten-
ta,lon, but TO the millions of young
men who are working tor salaries
and who have nothing back OF
them in case of crisis. They
have yet to learn the value of a dol
lar-how To get 100 cents worth in
return for it-or they have a pccu.
liarly distorted idea of what money
should buy.
1t is good every now aud lEen for
some one 10 come along aud tell US
how foolishly We are spending our
money, how we have created for
ourselves false conception of
things worth exchanging our money
for. Those of us who have heard
of the traditional ustinginess" of
Harry Lauder. the Scotch comedian,
may form more just and gracious
estimate of HIM on reading what he
has TO say on the sui ject of spend
ing naoney recklessly. In a recent
intervleSy he says;
"l find that | am more than or
dinaTly econo'p cal. | find that |
could spend a great deal more
money if 1NSere inclined to. But |
cannot find WHY ! shonld. | can
not find where | aD denying myself
any of the comforts OF life; the lux
uries | never had much desire Cor.
uThe Incidents which haze beon
most generally cited as proving MY
stinginess have had to do mostly
with my failure to tip servants lavish
ly, my disinclinatlon to purchase
liquor for heterogeneous and transi
tory collections of actors at promi-
nent bars. my PLAIN and modest at
tire and my jimmy pipe"
On the subject of tipping walters
In hotels and cafes Lauder saws:
ulf give the waiter what | nell
ther think he has earned nor fesl he
should have, | do it because | am
a coward who does what he doesn't
want 10 or need to in fear of The IN
favorable verdict of Judge who is
without my consent,
whose judgement means nothing In
my life and whose verdict, even if
il did effect me, | regard as badly
founded"
Coming to the subject of his ap
parel the Scot states his case in re
gard to his aged ulster as follows:
al have an overcoat that has
withstood for me many a chill blast. !
1t isn't as rev as once it was. The |
nap Is a bit rubbed. But II is clean,
IL hangs together perfectly, it keeps
the warmth in and the cold out.
Now, why should | discard this
tired and loyal winter servant? ii
think a garment should be worn as
long as it hangs together decen,ly |
and keeps out the wind
Treating in barrooms-u utearooms
as Lauder calls them-is scored in
the following hammer and tongs
fashion:
"lf | enter a tearoom for a nigh
cap and you and all your cronies
are there l must ask you each to
drink at my expense or fear to leave
there in the prospect of burning ears.
Ii | met you In clothing store |
wouldn't buy you suit of clothes;
if met you in drug. store IL
~ouldn't buy you an ounce of car
bolic acid just because I'm buying
myself nickel's worth of ipecac.
But In barroom it's ali different,
eh9 | don't see why. If | did I'd
abide by the difference.
Ladders economic philosophy is
'anely set forth in the extracts gwen
above. lie submits unanswerable
arguments in support of the theory
that man should make his dollar
do dollars duty. And he also
delivers himself of a very vital truth
when he charges that moral coward
ice is back of unwarranted