1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD On Being a Bachelor thorlty on wines and knows how to judge them; or, possibly eschewing alcoholic beverages, he can offer sat- isfactory substitutes that fill the bill, and is sufficiently broad to take his lime and seltzer or Apollinaris with a crowd of good fellows growing mellow over their champagne; and ten to one he has a fund of witty rep- artee that scintillates among that of his fellows. If he drinks, he does it like a gentleman and knows when to " turn down the empty glass." If he has a hobby, he rides it decently without coming a cropper at every high gate. The correct bachelor knows all these things intui- He may be impecunious, but he must be artistic. more easily acquired than the stolid young lawyer poring over his Blackstone may dream. The combination of the practical and real Land of Bohemia '' where many are called, but few are chosen." There " every man is manly, every woman is pure " and the spirit of bon camaradie is al- ways in the air. The old Greek maxim, " Know thy- self," and that other, *' To thine own self be true," build a creed of greater worth than tomes of ancient lore. " The hand clasp firm of those who dare and do — half way meets that of those who bravely do and dare." tively. The " artistic temperament " is artistic is much to be desired, and with each succeeding generation this is becoming more largely a matter of intuition and environment than study. The artistic temperament flourishes in that