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Show KEEPING UP APPEARANCES. Frederick Van Feden, the Dutch poet and economist, at a dinner in New York attacked the extravagance and ostentation of the rich. "When I think of these multi-millionaires' doings," he said, "I am reminded of the young nobleman they still talk about in Amsterdam. Am-sterdam. "This young nobleman, on a visit to the country, was seen by a T friend smoking two cigars at once. " 'Why are you doing that?' the friend inquired. " 'Well, you see,' said the other, taking the right hand cigar from t his mouth and putting in the left hand one, 'I can't get in this beastly hole the florin weeds I am in the habit of smoking, and so I have to ,r make shift with two half-florin ones.' " j |
