The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

man IN the l'nlIlpplntS nov
that Jim has gone. And lin
says that you only need perhaps
hundred million more to Ice able to pul
out Of business. fix your investments 81
they won't worry you and come OF
here and enjoy yourselves.
| do SO wish we might have com,
here together. OF course | shall know
enough people soon enough there's
no doubt about that; we've got tn,
money But like old friends; | al
ways did. BESIDES, you1l be as fash
.unablo as well b.. They say it's all
= question Of push and money we'll
nope to goodness that's really So. III
furnish the push, and Jim can furnish
he money. AT least. | hope he can
furnish enough.
! wouldn't write what I'm going tn
writc to any one but you. Carrie. But
I've actually had my moments of ner-
vousness about expenses here Jim
laughs at me and tells me To remem-
her that we never spent our income
at Manila because we couldn't But
t isn't 50 easy t. get over your bring
ing up.
Ten years ago before / was married
my father was called rich man, for
Wichita but that was ten years ago.
md II was Kansas What did he
nave? About a million a year. sup
'osp Think Of it. people used To live
IN that,
remember well enough that when |
anne To New York as girl ". used to
ave a parlur. two bedrooms one for
papa and mamma and one for me
bathrooms with plain porcelain tubs
don suppose 1t used To cost US more
nan Wa day, and | believe there
were hotels. second class in "A way hut
quite clean. much cheaper. | know my
brother used To go To funny lit,l,
va fashioned place downtown called tn.
Waldorf Astoria. where he actually got
Il single room for $50 and could dine
Cor ten or eleven.
but or course, those were the DAYS
when You could get rooms without
having Engaged them more than n
month or two ahead. We had our rooms
'aheh mere. as YOU know. before w.,
ever dared stir from Manila II We
nadn We should probably Doc SleepIul.
central Park. Not really of cnursa.
people nowadays buy littl- houses on
me side streets when they arrive and
ma IN" hotels full, and Of course II
~ about a. cheap.
but To go on about hotels. I confess !
mat II seems expensive To- me. We've
-"t some delightful rooms on IN.
'hrtE-hlnth floor Of the Imperial CO. |
'umpld, the same suite. believe. that
ne Princess Alice used 10 have ,she |
ia once at any ratel. | don't deny
hat we're comfortable.
we've drawing room dining room
reakfasi room. library ten thou-
ana volumes, though goodness knnws
D., m and | don't read them-hrd ana
ressing rooms for us. for IN. children
nd for their govern,ss. Lady Nuri.,
!iynchficld n'm glad Insisted ON q
S"Nerncss with title; all the smart
reople have them her, my houdoir-
thlnk that's about all. on. no. tn.
hlldren's ~ mnaslum
me baths are really luxurious. Ne
nave the cunningest little Turkish bath
/ our own with such mic" at,, ndanfs.
nd the children simply ad re our prl-
ave swimming pool which really is
iuIte sWeet-white marble with inlaid
anus OF malachite We've our own
rNate elevator Of course, as well as the
"hhy lIttle electrically heated dumb
after that brings our food up.
!
Fere put at once into liveries To suit
le' the food and wines satisfy Jim
ough he says that Blackie at Cor
ms saloon in Manila In the old days
liked better coCktail-and certainly
verybody seems To- consider il the hest
nd most fashionable hotel Now for
his We pay-not including meals. of
1urSe-twelve hundred and fifty "A day.
men, ! suppose, may be ridlculously
heap, but Well. you See | do get
ervous. Still, guess we've got ;
nough. only don't come. Carrie dear. T,
Ntil Ned has at least a hundred mill :
ans more. ! should almost say a
'uple Of hundred millions
New York is overp wering, there's
o denying II. OF course Jim has
Il money; why, | read that often
nough in the newspapers here. But
seems 10 me everybody else has
Money too. Everybody is what we
Sed to call rich. How, ! ,mctlmes
tx myself in moments Of dis 'uurago-
tent, is money to be any distinctlon II
verybody has II? How is one going to
come fashionable on that? II is all
cry well t. have more money than
lost people, but what is there to buy?
But | mustn't sound too discolIraging
or l really DO THINK my new aero
rotor Is the very Cutest thing in New
ork. and it is certainly the most ex-
ensive the newspapers have thor
ughly Investigated that, and il appears
hat up To now no one has paid more
han $4,000 for one. Wei, ours cost
ll5,OOOD. 1t really Is too sweet.
You know being up out of the dust
lows you to have the lovciest colors.
have mauve and pale blue ,you know
ley always Were my favorites). and
got hold OF the most beautiful en-
robbery for the seats; il used to he
n altar cloth in some church in Rome,
ut the monks got no poor they had To-
I'll IL, or else it was confiscated 10y the
government, don't know which
You have no idea what "A pleasure
is to be up out Of that crash Of
heap automobiles on land | wouldn't
.ep foot in one now. The last time |
as in one hOrrid beggar ran along
de us in the most rldculousy I'D
Iercedcs and cursed me when | gave
i'm only $50, saying it wouldn't pay
n the repairs of his tires. Think that
M can read in old books about giving