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4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 6, 1908. mr SIM AS TIME SUGGESTION TO OUR PATRONS ONLY ACHES Have you seen the latest electric lamp FOR THE HOME FOR THE PARLOR DINING. ROOM or LIBRARY? This beautiful lamp, like picture, .19 inches high, well worth $12.00, will be furnished to Our Patrons Only (none, shipped out of town) for $4.75. 1 t-w. a ss ii WHO VVZ?MWV1.VV1111VM 7 at I n -. s - 1 MT. JIT, -what a (rood Joke slow old Philadelphia has played on rapid New York! The speedy metropolis, ever rejoicing In its favorite sneer at Quakertown, has cow the humiliation of seeing the city Df William Penn furnish the new queen of society for Father Knickerbocker's realm. It is almost too much to be borne that Mrs. John Jacob Astor ehould succeed to Pie scepter Just mada ownerless by the fleath of Mrs. William Astor, who for more than a generation ruled absolutely the polite life of the greatest city on the continent. Not but what Mrs. John Jacob Astor. eaushter-in-law o the late ruler, is all rffcht. She haa the family, the wealth, the rood looks and the .knowledge of bow things should be done. But Just to think! She is a Phlladel phian, and a slow old Quakertown girl arbiter of Knickerbocker's social life! It is a tough blow for those who like to t.atroniz the city by the Delaware! Yes, if a little Investigation Is made Into the antecedents of the new ruler of society, it will be found that in point of family Fhe need yield nothing to any of h r rivals in the metropolis. Mrs. Astor was a Willing, a family which in Philadelphia is connected on both tides with names that go back to the Revolution, and as the Revolution la generally accepted as being the beginning of the National blue blood, this a get tine right hack to the fountain head. Her mother was a Barton, Miss Alice Ilarton. daughter of JJr. John Barton. Elie married Edward Shippen Willing, who on both sides, maternal and pater nal, boasted descent from a family point In the days of the Revolution. On both tides of the family was ample wealth, and the WHllngs took a position M72t32 A ' ' v y p' - , the old Willing M -'if - ft In Philadelphia society that was out ranked by none. And Philadelphia boasts a society much hanit-r to get into than that of New S'ork. The difference is tHat between a town etill somewhat provincial, and one that Is rapidly growing more and more cos mopolitan. New York as the chief port of entry to this country. Is ever in contact with foreigners of sufficient distinction to be worthy a place in its erivial life. More over, as the rallying place for its wealth, it rind its society constantly assailed by the who have no pecial blood claims to social distinction, but who are able to eniertain so lavishly, and who Klve so generously In various ways, that it Is almost Impossible to keep them out. Thus when many wealthy New Yorkers found themselves unable to get boxes for the Metropolitan Opi-ra-House. attend ance to which -is deemed a necessity of tandin well socially, they immediately went to work and commissioned Oscar Uummerste'.n to get them an opera-house of their own. which he did with almost a.lmirable success. Many of those who were on the out si. !e thus succeeded In forcing themselves l:stw the inner circle, and others arecon stantly doir? so. in Philadelphia conditions are the ex act reverse. The number of foreign Boosts of importance Is rare, and unless t!i-v present claims of literary or arttatic d '-ti!H'tioii of some kind, their hopes are sina'.l. As for the climber who has nothing but money, his chances are remote "indeed. t'hiiudrlphla society really goes back for lis rules to a ball first held in Colonial ti:m. called the Assemby. ; This modest little gathering of the rariy days, where ostentation was un liuown. lias become the jrreat social event i' liiu ear, to gais achulssion to which men would spend any amount of money. Family distinction is absolutely the only open sesame to this affair. ' Originally the, list was made up by a committee, and this custom haa been maintained down to the present time. There is no way to break in unless the family strain carries a title of admission. Wealthy financiers have tried often, but In vain. Instances are frequent where one member of a couple, husband or wife, has been eligible, but not the other. In such cases the rule was always adhered to, and is to this day. The one who has a right to be present is invited. Nothing In the world could get an invitation for the other. One of the richest men in Philadelphia married into a family'of aristocratic de scent. It was his ambition to become his wife's social equal, and he worked all kinds of string) to get an invitation to the Assembly. Pb did she make every ef fort to help him. But the invitation came to her alone. Five years he tried, and always with the same success, until, angered and disgusted, he gave up the effort. Yet during all this time one of his em ployes, a tifty-doilar-a-week clerk, was welcomed as a guest. He had the fam ily; the millionaire employer did not.- It was from this society that Miss Ava Willing went to a position of commanding power in New York when she married John Jacob Astor. She was a noted beauty, and in the handsome family home on South Broad street, on the corner of a little alley named In honor of the family, she was the belle of many a brilliant function. . At the time of her marriage to Mr. Astor In 1W1 Miss Willing was a wealthy woman, for the ten thousand pounds which Edward Shippen had brought with him to the colonies in 1C93, an Immense sum in those days, had been developed by careful management and good Investment into a big fortune. Though the wealth of Mr. Astor far outweighed that of his bride, neverthe less ehe was wealthy and beautiful enough to be a magnificent catch, and Philadelphia society sincerely mourned when Mr. Astor took her to New York. They were married in mansion. Going to New York, the Astors in stalled themselves In a palace which ad Joined the home of Mrs. William Astor, the mother of the groom. The walls of the house were so ar ranged that on the occasion of the big annual ball that Mrs. Aetor gave, and in vitation to which established one's social rating, the large reception-rooms could be thrown into one, thus making a magnifi cent ballroom: The young Mrs. Astor was thus in stantly thrust into the highest social life of New York. ' At that time Mr. Ward McAllister laid down the celebrated dictum that the really social elite of the metropolis did not number more than 400. But Mrs. Astor, the" arbiter supreme, never paid much attention to this classification. By inviting newcomers to' her annual ball, she constantly increased the number of the socially preferred until finally the total grew in excess of 1000. The -whole tendency of Mrs. Astor, es pecially in her later years, was to let down the bars. Now arises the great question in the metropolis: . ' "Will Mrs. John Jacob Astor, her suc cessor, take the same view?" It Is borne in mind that she got her first knowledge of society from the nar row social life of Philadelphia, with its tendency to confine the lists to blood rules. Of course she has broadened during her 17-year residence In New York, and by experience entertaining abroad. Nevertheless, New York won't feel thoroughly comfortable till it sees the first invitation list of the new social queen on the occasion of the ball that marks her assumption of power. This will not come till the mourning period ior ner husband s mother is over. Drop us a postal or call at our office and we will'deliver one of these lamps on seven days' trial, if desired. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT 8 POWER CO. 147 SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN MORRISON AND ALDER STREETS office girls as desirable candidates for promotion to wifehood. The happiest mar riage is that which is mutually most help ful, and the trained business man must certainly find the most help in a woman who knows how to enter into his plans and who will help him work them out. THE LIFE OF A FRENCH GIRL STENOGRAPHERS AS WIVES Why Business Men Are Glad to Have Them for Life Partners Occupation Teaches Self-Eeliance and Ability to Think. Savannah News. PROM day to day it may be seen In the newspapers, treated as a matter out of the ordinary and therefore of -much in terest, that "he," meaning a man of money and influence and social standing, "has married his stenographer." The idea seems to be that because "he" has money and "she" Is or was a stenog rapher, something unusual has occurred something on the order of the Prince who married the, beggar maid In. the fairy story. But why, really, should there be any fuss about It? Applying common sense to the proposition, are not the chances about equal that "he" has done much better by marrying his stenographer than he would have done by "going to "society" for his bride, and that "ehe" has made sacrifices in marrying him? The assumption, pre sumably. Is that it is "he" who has stooped, but In the majority of instances it would doubtless be found that "she" stooped to conquer. It is not a rare thing that the man of much money is a coarse', unlovely fellow, who has acquired his pile of this world's goods through the exercise of 'a kind of shrewdness than would not show up well in the light of publicity or stand inspec tion by the grand jury. But, having the money, he holds a position in the select circles of the upper ten thousand. Is it not a sacrifice, rather than an advantage, when a stenographer marries such a man?" As a rule the stenographer and type writer girls who succeed in business and who attract the admiration and sincere affection of their employers do so upon merit alone. They make places for them selves because they are worthy of them. They have brains to use, and they know how to use them. They are not dolls, suited only to be played with at social functions. They know what life means, what its struggles are, and what dis appointments are Inevitable. The society doll Is a perpetual burden upon those who may become changed with her support. The girl who knows how to work, and who goes out and does It, it not a burden to anybody, but a help and an inspiration. What is more natural, therefore; and' what could be more in the line of com mon sense than for a business man to select as his life partner a young woman who knows how to work, how to think, how to execute the ideas she has evolved? The cold fact Is that men of money pos sibly make a great mistake when they fail to consider their stenographers and Housekeeper. EVEN after a French girl makes her debut into Society there., are many "Don'ts" for her. She is never allowed to receive young men alone, and in call ing a man must present a card to the mother as well. French parents would throw up their hands in horror should a young man ask to escort their daughter to a dance. If a young girl is asked to theater the mother must be asked along for a chaperon. A clever Frenchman knows it is far more important to court the mother than the daughter. But courtship plays a minor part in the marrying of a French girl. After a girl has spent two or three seasons In society the parents look around for a suitable man for their daughter. In making a choice many things are considered, though with, most 'parents wealth is given prefer ence to family. Generally, the daughter's opinion carries little weight; she is ex pected to abide by the better Judgment of her parents. It Is not unusual for the parents of the young people to arrange the match alone. When a young man makes the advances he must get the con sent of the parents before asking the girl. The wedding portion the girl gets is also an Important consideration. Without a fortune a girl cannot hope to make any kind of a marriage. Her share is usually the same as or more than the young man's fortune. Busy weeks are those between the en gagement and marriage, wun parnes aim dinners given in their honor. The re ceiving and paying of calls take much of their time. The most important and pleas ant task is the selecting of a trousseau. Nowhere do girls get handsomer trous seaus than among the wealthy French families. French women ever believe in pretty clothes and at no time more than when a girl is to be married. Her moth er and herself find their engagement book crowded with appointments to dressmak ers, milliners and shops of many kinds. A few days before the wedding their- in timate friends are invited to see the trousseau. It is certatnly a pleasure to see so many lacy, fluffy petticoats, soft negligees, chic hats and smart gowns. Even more interesting is the corbeillede noce, the Jewel casket, the gift of the grobm, which contains his presents and those of his parents. There are other gayeties before the wed ding, Including the luncheons and din ners the bridesmaids give to the coming bride and her dinner for her bridesmaids. A French bride is a wonderfully enthus iastic creature. She not only looks for new happiness., but many privileges she could never have as an unmarried wom an. Weddings usually take place at noon, when the processon drives to the Hotel do Ville. where they are united and the marriage contract is signed. Congratula tions over, they drive to the parents' home, where a breakfast is served. The honeymoon is short, for the French are not great travelers, preferring their own country to places abroad. The wedding trip over, they go to housekeeping at once. In France it is unknown for young people to board for a while. The woman newly married does not find housekeeping a burden because her, maids accept re- sponslDlllties wimngiy. To please her husband, is her daily gos pel. She believes that she has exchanged her parents' words for those of her hus band. She Is pleased with the idea of going about unchaperoned, allowed to see all the new plays .and read plenty of ro mances. More difficult is the position of French girls belonging to old families with small fortunes. Their parents believe it is a disgrace fo have them work. They find it even more difficult to arrange marriages because they cannot give, them a dot. So these girls go on dreaming of unknown princes who may seek them in marriage because of their family and beauty. not keep his orchard sound and healthy, anl raise good applee, without James Is doing the same thing: because It he could not. he never would, since not only James orcnard. but the who'le surrounding nature, meadows, fields, woode. brush etc are plump full oC bugs, caterpillars, funguses and ail kinds of natural plant diseaes. And this proves be yond the least doubt, that this whole pester ing Inspection and spraying law is made only for the purpose "to dWcourage snialer fruit farmers from raising any fruit at all and to pester them so long with It untlll they are driven out of this kind of business alto gether for the Bole and only possible benefit of all larger ones." You err if you believe that the farmer raises unhealthy fruit, meat, milk, butter, etc.. without your unwarranted interference in his business and labor; because he uses his products himself the whole year round and hie perfect health proves the contrary. W hat is sound and healthy and good enough for him and his family, are to be sound, healthy and good enough for you. You err if you believe that the farmer is more dirtier and filthier than you fellows In the cities and that there Is great need to Interfere with him by law in this respect; because he Is not, and there is no such need. You err If you suppose that the iio ler cent typhoid germs comes in the milk, you Ufre. on the farm; because they don't! They are caused In almost all cases by the extreme filth in the cities. You err If you believe that the farmer can not take care of his own financial Inter est without your unwarranted Interference In his business; because he can and hfs pros pering In spite of your laws to rob him of his property and other rights proves that beyond the least doubt. You err If you believe that a farmer Is Ignorend and stupid If he don't believe In your notions and refuses your lawful aid; because he is no more Ignorend and stupid in his business or otherwise than you fellows are In the cities. So you see that you are In error right along. , We farmers do not need your unwarranted interference In our business and Hftor and we will not stand it any longer. I hope that my fellow farmers will band together in the future when one of your newly Invented slavt drivers comes around and give him a good sound thraslng. We are as eager than you fellows in the city to produce first class goods and quality, without being pushed to It with a club, and the many exhibits of our products which we yearly arrange proves our pride of it. If you fellows In the cities are such weaklings ' that a few microbes make you sick and upset you when they get into your stomach, then you had better die. to sooner to better: beeauee It is of no good to Mankind to rafFP stock from such wrnkllncru and help them along artificially by law; and besides that, the laws of Nature stand against It and rule different. Our President Kosvelt is Ju.-t now inves tigating with the help of a apfcial commis sion "to find out the true cau.-e of wh'it dlsrourages people to stay n the farms." in order that he might be able to remedy It. The true cause of It Is just this unwarranted Interference of the people the cities with the farmers business and labors, is Just thli ever increasing number of laws which cltlea create to bos, the farmer and to rob him o( his equal rights of property, business. IalKr. sale and trade etc.. is Just this new form of slavery which the cities have invented and workcfl on the farmer; I guess I will have to- write that to the President yet and open his eyes. Or do you really believe that a farmer naturally likes to be boHs.d and enslaved? That you can encourage farming, therefore, by driving, boss-ing. punishing and enslaving him? Or encourage him by laws which mak his property rigr.ts doubtful in the highest degree? only a few months ego a law waa created, mainly by the people of Portland, "which makes it a crime for a fanner to take at any, time in the year a salmon out of his own water on his own property for his own use and gives a few other people the exclusive right to kiil and c.-. t-h those IL-.li In unlimited numbers and quantities the whole year round for the benetlt of their personal gain?" Just think of that! Is that justice? Is the farmers property already public prop erty that the public can go and dispense ol It at pleasure? Is it Justice to prevent thf farmers by law and punishment to have a profit from part of bis property on which he has to pay taxes consisting of streams, water and fish? Why not dispose tn the same way to a few sports in Portland all the game on the farms? Or all timber thereon to a few timber sharks? or all water, water-power, stones, mettals. coals, etc. thereon to a few other people. Do you and ail our judges in our courts, who call this kind of deal or game on the farmers perfectly Just, fair and square, believe that you can encourage farming with such an otitragious Injustice and Interference with his rights? If you don't and you believe that your wel fare can not get aiong without the welfare of the farmers tlitn you had belter to change your policy at once and see to It that they get their full and equal rights with you again, that all contrary laws to that effect are repealed, and your newly invented slave drivers discharged; because only In such way can you really encourage fanning. And I assure you that, if you do that, the apph-s and other farm-products will be Juet as good or better than with your miserable and hateful Interference. Yours truly I.. FEIiDIXAXll FT.osft, "The natural born Vl.-l-.er." illLIAM BTOSEii .i.ii' THIS IS INDEED FUNNY It Is Exceedingly Funny, Since It Reveals a Stale of tlie "Inclepen-. ' dent Rural Mind." I.ATOURELL FALLS. Or.. Doc 4. .To the Ktlitur.) Your critic in regard of the m called "war cry to farmers." which ap peared in The Oregonian last wee (if, is not to the point t all and therefore misleading and unjust. In the first place I was not envying in that war cry the people in the city for anything at all and could therefore not err In that respect; and In the second place I think It Is in the highest degree ab surd to compare the unwarranted Interference of these people with the rights, labor and business on the farms with police regulations and duties In a city for which no farmer Is In the least responsible. It is and can not be me, therefore, who is in error, but only you. Tou are twisting simply the facts In plain view in that war cry for the sake to say something. 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