Show ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Points Out the Folly of Peo People le of Limited Means Trying to Ape the Fads and Fashions of the Rich and Reckless P. P il 1111 h. h Copyright 1907 An American woman In London has ha one dress ress which cost her eleven thou thou- dollars s Enormously h wealthy her wealth carne came through a happy accident accident ac nc- of fortunate Investments and andIs Is 18 without blood stains In truth the woman Is not in the thc least tm to blame for being so liO wealth wealthy It 1 is much to her credit that she does docs no not hoard hoar 1 her money and pride herself hersel upon wearing old gowns an and 1 living Ii In n cheap apartments The only harm which can resul from front the la ladys lady's purchase e of this gown is the time standard it seta elg for tor Ie less lesa wealthy and le less J sensible women If IC such uch harm results It will not be her fault but that of or silly Imitators America Americ Is cursed with silly imitators In Iii the solar system m each cach star keeps to its Its' orbit nn and l lives ilves its own life Occasionally Occasionally Oc Oc- a foolish meteor or a a. wandering wandering wan warm I dering comet cornet makes malies a n. passing disturbance disturbance dis dis- but the tho social con conditions ar are pretty prell well regulated there because because be be- cau cause o en eath h orb attends to Its own duties du lu ties lies and no on one strains after Impossible Impossible mites sible effects If Ie mortals could only ionly b bas be beas beas as sensible A man lives on the thee West e t 81 Side ii iiNes In New Nes York who rho has a fortune of oC r a n million or ot two dollars His home im Is Js beautiful his ram family 11 charming A summer summer- residence affords s him the delI delights de do lI lights of or nature and anti the facilities to tc entertain his mis friends pleasantly I Unreasonable Discontent I But ho he and his wife wiCe arc are restless and n 1 unhappy because they do not reside on or upper Fifth avenue In winter sInter and In Imi Newport during the summer They want to be reckoned among the he ultra fashionables of the time land and so all their many blessings fall to give them pleasure Should the they be foolish home In either cither enough nough to purchase e a l of Df the de desired hed localities they would only succeed In bringing their chagrin In closer range or 01 at best in bt being ln barel barely tolerated b by people upon whom the they hey could could 1 bestow nothing for Cor what the they hey might Imagine they received recel What absolute idiocy to waste the time opportunities opportunities op op- op- op offered by even a t competence competence ence ince for happiness on such false l Ideals deals Yet our country countr I is well populated with such fools It Is this utterly wron wrong standard social condi condi- of or f life which spoils our OUI It is at the bottom of all the time strife between capital and labor As Aswell Aswell well veIl might the tho teacup burst itself inage In rage age because became It could not be bc a Quart bowl owl as for one comfortably fed and clothed hotbed human being to despise his life ife because It did not compare in luxury with some other Of course I realize that this quality has existed in i human nature over since civilization civilization tion on Introduced Its ItH comparative standards stand stand- ards I can cami not say fay that it did not J exist in the tho pre man nan But I I doubt douM If ir It H ever so o dominated a world or OL an nn epoch cIOch as IL It does 1008 modern America Your l. Own O Life The purpose of or this article Is notto not notto to 0 attempt a reform of the world But It Ill Is written In iii the hope rope that some young oung woman or man ma may be once l b by its words to realize the time folly Colly of tr trying to be bo other In this life liCe than her Imer or his own best self To each I would say Live your YOUl own life lite In your our own wa way Mako Make the themo mo most t of or your our abilities and advantages nd but do o constantly compare your situation with that of or a multimillionaire multi million afro aire and amid think you OU are a n failure In life If you OU do not 1101 live Jive dress an and 1 entertain in il-i his style tyle I If you own a horse an and 1 surrey or even a bicycle enjoy it ft and do not spoil your pleasure h by thinking that some one else whom you regard as asno asno asno no better than titan yourself lma has an automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile or a coach anti and four If you possess a row rowboat boat In the summer and amI know ho how to pull the oars do not alow al allow allow al- al low the time thought of or another's steam launch to 10 cheapen anti and belittle your own possession for COl you ou Remember al a always that you are a 1 resident of a democratic country where mind minet manners and amid morals constitute constitute con con- good society no matter what the society correspondent of some newspaper may say ay to the contrary Do no Not ol Imitate In England we wo are told by one who should know that unless you are arc seen to receive the nod of the he head heat of or a prince or 01 a princess you OU are hopelessly hopeless hopeless- ly out of oC society Be not one o of those who attempt to tomake tomake tomake make America a poor imitation of a kingdom om Be an American Cultivate vate rate the very best of or your qualities dress iress as well live as ns well veli entertain as well weli a as your rou means will wili permit and arid keep out of oC debt Do not Imagine lne you are amo a nobody because you ou are obliged oh- oh Make liged to ride rIle in lit a trolley car your own character so 80 worth while of belag being be bt that you are arc conscious always alwa's In lag ing In iii good society Do not hOt allow the time eleven thousand dollar dress dres of or the millionaires millionaire's wife to be 10 your standard of or elegant le ant living In I De one of the tho best of oC your our own kind Bo Do a sensible worth while genuine American not American not a cad a fool or ot an html imi imitator There are enough of all nil these iu in our land of oC the time free tree and home of the tle brave without you ou and ami the they are arc the time ones who grind their thell es down to tho the wheel of labor anti and pa pay starvation wages to those who ho help thorn them accumulate fortunes In or order attempt to emulate that thal thc they mn tony may those wh who buy thousand dollar gowns and build marble palaces for homes Distinguish yourself b by keeping out of or time the procession lon of or Imitators |