The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-27
'lHE DAILY DISPATCh:
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payiseneas 20 Lm0scs.
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80 p.,,,,,i. tribute 10 the universal ~
,'..,' - : u,sr,c.n gentlemen TO the femae -
= -, ro..ib,e that ali our fair county,
-. -. .nureciate the full extent OF 'nA' 70.
nen ' re aware that In no other country oi
.sar,a Al men 30 uniformly and cheerfuhy sai
.h.,, comfort and convenience IN pao.e
-. "a ladies. q surrender which is some'ine'
p.s,r.a =. matter Of course, and withou' SIN
-. Hateful bow or smile. We go Is iAr - my
4, resnect for woman. We are IN taVo' OF
,.,aIna to her the side walk, the pew the seas IN
~. cn,csr.. the car. the omnibus-every tning' IN
.,.r, .,ve the breaches. Nor do we insist upon
-. .,avledrment In return, save that which
..,r,esv vond dictate, and which gentlemen
,,,.cea unaer similar obligations to gentlemen, uni
f,r,,,v nav There fs one mode, however. OF ties.
,f,nc their appreciation Of the uniform politenesa
- ,ha male sex which the ladies Of America might
annropriately adopt, and which we would recon-
,ena 10 the consideration of such Of them "a have
not We; given It their particular attention.
Uis simply that ladies should extend that cour-
tesy to each other which they themselves receive
from the reugher sex Heaven forbid that we
should venture to insinuate that they, who are the
objects of such general and refined respect, do not
always yield gracefully to one of their own sex J
We know that many of them are too well bred,
when meeting another lady the side walk, to
refuse to bulge single inch, and leave her TO
promenade in the gutter, or down cellar door, As
may be the most convenient. The practiced eye
of gentleman detects at once the distinction in
either sex between good breeding and vulgarity,
10y the graceful Difference to others which persons
secure of their own social position can afford to
yield. There is another feature Of the true lady,
which is invariable characteristic OF pure and
gentle nature. 1t is disposition to put the best
construction upon the conduct of others, having
charity towards all, and especially towards their
own sex. A woman who has censorous tongue,
and is fond of gossip who is III natured sptefui
and yindictve towards her own sex, is, we regret
to beiieve-a possibility Without presumirg to
deny that women are angelic beings-to the other
sexwe should like to be able to believe that they
are all (as many of them no doubt are) full OF love
and forbearance towards each other. 81. Paul, who
was avery considerable gentleman, as well Is an
excellent preacher, and who enrolled Courtesy
among the Christian graces, made some excellent
remarks on the subject of Charity, the absence Of
which, he clearly thought could not be atoned for
even by martyrdom, AMI which he as palpably put
at the head of all Christian virtues the practice of
many modern disciples places it at the foot of them
Whilst, therefore, we do notthink that the gen
tlemen of the country require any exhortation re-
speeding courtesy to ladies, and whilst we freely
concede that true ladies polite and consid
crate to their own as well as to gentlemen, we
sorry TO be constrained to confess that in our
humble opinion, some of our fair and delightful
country women might possibly add finishing touch
to tbsr angelic manners by extending to other la
dies some of the graceful courtesy which they SO
uniformly receive from the gentlemen of the land