The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
THE SUPER-SNOBS
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

The other night a little woman who has achieved much in the schenie of things-who his gladly and freely given of herself to help humanity at large-who has gone down into the slums of the city and who has sacrificed much in personal way-such a one came in contact with some snohs at the house of 9 friend the other evening.
 l would call this particular kind super snobs. She felt hurt for the moment. But her bigger and better self came to the rescue, as it would with such one and she now sees these people as they really are and has nothing but pity in her heart for them.
 She had sat quietly almost all eve ming without saying anything, listen ing to these particular snobs, who talked only of themselYes-their lit tie ills and thrills. What they thought and what they did seemed to be the biggest things in the world Their ideas, their beliefs and their opinions were so important in them, that nobody or anything else mat tered.
 The hostess happened to ask the real worker in the room what she was doing lately" She began tell
 
 work with which she was engaged work which meant so much to so many.
 The snobs listened in 8 disinterest- ed way with an air of Ill-try be- tolerant and Just as soon as they could, changed the subject to where they had left off about themselves when they were so rudely inter- rupted."
 A cold chill came over hsr who has done so much. There was a feeling as if she was not wanted, and she could not help wishing she were home or among her very poor peo- pie where she was very much appre- ciated.
 Little did she realize at the mo- ment how poor indeed are these kind of people-the super r-snobs-who show no interest in anything but what concerns their own magnified lives.
 They are the cold shoulders of life that carry nothing but the weight of themselves which is very feathery indeed-self-satisf blase. Lemons who make lemonade out Of themselves in order that others might swallow them.
 This kind of snob is the one that should be avoided the most. And there are various kinds. There is the variety that has gotten rich std denly, who goes on the theory that money is everything; who sees noth- ing but what money can buy and de- spises everything that does not gilt ter with show.
 This sort of snob is easily dis pensed with because he generally | finds his like-lives spent in spend- ing money. They give little of them selves in any way. And when they give money for anything it does not cost them anything to do 1t. Then there Is the snob who lives on the life of his dead ancestors who goes on the theory that because his great-grandfather amounted to something and made name, that all he had to do is to wear the name just as his froek coat and high silk hat. To him responsibility is spent with capital R. He usually lives on his wits and the name his ante cedent left him. He is just the an tique fringe of society, taking all, giving nothing.
 Snobs, like birds of feather. should be made to flock together. And the way this can best be done Is for good people to find them out and never invite them with other good people. And by good people, mean the real ones. They are found in the