New-York tribune., 1922-01-08

cost to run it; more in one week thar w.
on taxis in a month" spend
But" argues the man-afra;d.o-
"why throw away all that monev =, '''er
streetcar. subway, elevated or bus vii, ,en
you anywhere you want to go? I'm s.'s ss
spender and don't mind paying for any,s:s 1000 .
want, but the one thing draw the linz s"''Ds ="
wasting money on taxicabs" Va is
This anti-taxi man will march a ~;,,r
in the rain in her silver sandals 49," S"S'
evenings outing and plunge her throne. an
tangles of traffic on to a crowded s.s.d 'd
with smiling complaccncy, for did !. h'a'
earlier in the evening, when he called 8. not
present her with $40 box Of chocolat,n. e'
- bunch Of violcts? And didn't the t;ct..-a
that particular show cost $3.50 eacbo ~, -"
what was her crouch about going home, "'''
More men than womcr seem IN b..
taxi complex On the other hand A.. "s
across many women with an antjn..h.. .'
telephone charges. A certain well-to.do w., !"
Tor instance, bought house in tho so,.sN,
Shc lived alone with one servant To tbn A.
may Of her married sons and daurbtsr. ~ ',
refused to have telephone installed o.
endured all sorts Of inconvenience, ~. -"
and made it very difficult for her sol;u;..
children and friends to keep in touch wiz, ~
She looked upon a phone as sly evr.." IVA
when she considered how many peann,, .s''
amount month would buy. Yes n..,~. ''
She considered peanuts her pct cxtrav,,..
and hHcd to have heaps Of thena aroma -.
house and it pleased her 70 thin1 she s,r.as
them by eliminating the telephone.
Na
band will cheerfully pay 800 for . s,;. =,
clothes and howl to high heaven becsus. ~.
price OF the best hats went over g.. Nor -,
man figure out Why his wife will nav sm
for a hat and always go hunting up obs,u.
cheap little tailors for suit.
Men fuss about light bills and vo 49,.
turning Off switches; women ike to rave d.
ems Of bulbs going, shroudcd din,)v r..
woman who spends reckless sums on nor ho,.
equipment has just one avcrsion-buyiny d,,
toweling. Many people will think notbin,s
signing large check for anything. but ss.
tate on buying any trile with the chano,.
their purse. 1t is well known fact amon,
exclusive dressmakers, mil,iners. etc H.,
many very rich men Wi. give their uivr
unlimited credit and almost beggar.y s;)oz.
ance. Arrangements between customer s-d
shopkecpers have been made for oyerchares
on the bills sent and the difference in c,..
rcbatcd to madam. This is probably ii.
type of millionaire who saves bits OF st-;,s
spending valuable moments unkno.tjur +ber
and winding them into neat little w,eel,.
An elderly relative sent Bcttina check ,x;t.
instructions to buy pair o. sensible snoes
woolen stockings and warm coat. al .:
which the fair creature needed badly Be.tiss
bought glorious negligce.
A wise investmcnt,' explained Ea,tin,
Because that negligee inspired nc to pain.
The best thing ever did in my life. and sold
1t Tor twice what the negligec cost"
And so you got the wooden stockings ana
things after all:" she was asked.
On, no; not at all. It was just enough %
buy the most amusing evening gown. which \
will probably inspire NE to another master.
piece. If there's enough left over s-om The
sale o. that after I've bought some m,r;
things that l want-perhaps." Bett-s
shrugged her shoulders, perhaps II &c. tie
things that I need
Marie Antoinette would not have been 50
much misunderstood perhaps had she lived IN
New York, where. if one cannot get bread, the
do eat cake
And doubtless Cinderella would have lovss
this magic, fairy godnlother city, whe,,
our fine coaches of the moment msy
turn irto pumpkins and our fiery steeis iata
mice. if too closely examined, yet this is ere
place at least in the world where on the sres.
or even at bal--one can't tell poor little
rich girl from a rich little poor girl,