The Secret Of Wealth
The Secret Of Wealth132 total pages.
"To rejoice in the prosperity of another is to partake of it."--W. Austin. "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."--Johnson. "No gain is so certain as that which proceeds from the economical use of what you have."--From the Latin CHAPTER V "The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation."--Tupper. THE most handsomely dressed man and the most magnificently gowned woman are garbed within certain limits of conventionality. The most beautiful house or the handsomest automobile are never of the really freakish type. Things of beauty which are also things of utility must be kept within certain limits in design and color, if they are to have that much-to-be-desired individuality, without being freakish. Freak notions, wild fancies and ridiculous fads have been costing the American people hundreds of millions of dollars annually. It is not desirable to try to stamp out individuality or the touches of our own personality in the things we possess but it is surely desirable to eliminate the freakish and the grotesque. Lines of simplicity and elegance in our home, in our motor cars, in the apparel we buy and in the ornaments we wear are the things to be desired. They cost less, give us more pleasure while they last and last much longer than the flashy, tinseled folderols, which have been too much affected in the recent past. Simple lines are usually the most graceful; ultra quality always makes its impression and these two combined add so much to the length of life of anything that they would seem to be worth while. By employing a good architect and in planning a simple and substantial home, we can have elegance, convenience, satisfaction, durability and real value at a cost far below the average house with its unnecessary and often unsightly tips and turrets.
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