The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-16
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and the woman 70 spend II ana Insy
are living beyond their. means. The
man is a dne fellow who has made
great deal Of money In daring real
estate speculatfons. The woman e q
selfish little fool bent on getting into;
society, vain OF her good looks and
OF her reputation for always being
dressed In the very extreme OF the
style. ~
There comes day when the nus
bands business colIapses, and he Is
left bankrupt. The fine house, the
motor, tie wifc,s Jewels are all sold
to pay the creditors, and the Wagnerss
20 into acheap little fat to live. The
husband has youth and energy and
ability, and he knows that he can re-
coup their fortune, but the wife is abb
fectly miserable without the dne
clothes, the cay restaurant parties and
tIiezsociety to which she was 0ccustom;
ed In their prosperity She is bitten
with the clothes mania rs q man Is
with drink and buys Gne gowns and
hats secretly and lies to her husband
about their cost and breads the DAY
the bills Will come In for them.
In this crisis there comes to her
former friend, Mrs. Garland, gorgeous
" dressed and with tales of tiie gay
world. Lily Wagner pours out to her
the story OF her misery in her poverty
and her longing for the soft things Of
life. Mrs. Garland tells her that there
is a way out of her difficulty. She
knows Mrs. Earring ton. who lives in
a charming apartmentin fashionable
house. Handsome married women who
want more money than their husbands
can give them meet at Mrs. Earring.
toms wealthy men who become their
bankers IF the dressmakers and nail.
liners in New York could tell all they
know" said Mrs. Garland cynicaIly, 1t
would make a disturbance that would
shake the foundations Of the statue Of
Liberty and she's woman too"
At first Lily revolted at the idea; then
q desire for fine clothes and good times
conquers and she becomes a visitor at
Mrs. Farrngton's apartment. In the
meantime without her moving 1t, her
husband becomes agent for the build
ing in which Mrs. burlington lives.
There he finds his wtfes picture. He
questions Mrs. Harrington about the
pretty woman and makes an appoint
ment to meet her. She comes to the
rendezvous and he kilIs.her.
Every young couple who are going
the pace ina fast set should go TO see
this play 1t VIII make them realize
the abyss toward which they are head
ed In time to pull up and 60 slow be-
fore they topple over the brink.
Every young husband should 60 TO.
see this play, because-it S1fE show
him how through sheer love Of his wife
and pride In her and his desire to graf
ffy her whims and to have her AZ well
dressed as the next mans wife he can
cultivate selashness and extrayagance3
in her until she will be both his ana
her own ruin. After ala man Is his,
wife's keeper and he is morally respon-
sible If he fosters and INDUCES her
weaknesses instead OF helping her to
restrain them.
Every husband, especially the hus-
band OF every young and pretty Wo-
man, should take her to see t>To-Day.''
Never was such sermon ON the evils
OF the love Of dress preached to women
as this play breaches. It shows them
how 1t can corrupt the good woman,
how it can lead her into sin and degra-
dalton and finally destroy her. It Is a
danger signal on the path that many a
woman is treadin.; that will surely
warn her in time.
To-Day" is q sermon on the evils Of
and dress more powerful than
was ever preached In a pulpit, but It
is not all q sermon. It is a play thrill
ingly interesting from start to finish.
full ,of dramatic surprises and witty
dialogue and sweetened by a delicious
old German couple, who have held fast
to the better things OF Life. And It L.
magnihcently acted.
Go to see To-Day It's play Of
today that win help to make your to-
morrows wiser and better