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Show Misdirected Ambition. Love of display to outshine their neighbors seems to be the sole ambition am-bition of many women. Circumstances fio not concern them they want to get ahead of those around who are tnore prosperous than they are, and sometimes do get ahead regardless of the fact that they are compelled to go beyond their means to accomplish this end. Persons whose incomes are limited know, or should know, that they cannot can-not imitate those to whom money is a secondary consideration, yet many misguided mis-guided women, who should count every ev-ery penny, live or try to live as their well-to-do neighbors. For a time the farce is kept up, but when the crash comes the only real sufferer in the foolish drama is the merchant or firm who extended a line of credit to the woman in the case. Exchange. ' |