New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-19
JUDAS HOLES.

. Letter ists,v appeared IN The L0ai9g T-l..,
written By father Y. fan,y. who warned MS oona-
trywomeD sgsinst becoming ms victims OF ais 81
ink practice which s stated TO prevail snd, We fesE
| does unquestiona5ly p.evsil, IN mary lIn'iheH's
| hotels There are found men sufficiently deStsisd,
AID sufficiently su3aci-us, 70 bore holes lr the eoor,
wainsco.ing CT ceilrg CT bedrooms, tn.ousa wh.a
they may ook, in order TO see the ladies' vi nm q:
ihefr toilette Il is sai thst these holes watch ossr
the appropriate rsms of T'soNs-jnd7s, are specaiy
dc ssgned 10 enable the wretches 10 s.Sy 'ns ohstes
| OF Eucl.h uoren-eithe. because tae unconscious
srhecs o TIE .Yeschery IL this case IA er or os-
| cause tkeir more scrupulous habits o. olesH.neSs
make their toilette longer ana msfe uus at.a:a, oI
because tie traitors enjoy the malignant ss' sSction
of thrkirg III st their insuls, odssyy would be more
deeply shocked If they could bu. kao" vast was
| going or. However this nsy Dc, T.. ensi women
| Are Represented AS the favorte victims, and sc
attention has been drawn to tae prscues oy
vehicle 60 public snd widely circulated, II IS in.
possible any longer To- ignore tire existence OF these
'Judss Holes" Many h gsh lsdes vii feel very uI
comfortable hencefortD ard will csst gsnces ofsP2re-
hensi around them nile they are gong through the
inevitable process which mast beglr JAM end every
day of continental travel. And Is there reay IS no
doubt about the matter, ard s. a.. men who sre ln'-
mateIy acquainted with continental countries hsve
long been that the prac.ce existed we csnnot
hater ourselves that after sll the letter~1iteF may
car ssy how widely, in whst particular pscss this
detestsbe violation of sll honorable feeling may s
ary given time be going o. But ss It does ef,st' and
ss lis existence hiss row been brought 70 the cog
1
is the proper remedy VIVA; ought our countrywomen
| TO do The letterwriter suggests mechanical reme-
| dy He ssys that ladies ought to take with tlen G.
quantity OF shaws, plaids, and Oh TTsps, an1 pa
| them over every possible aperture. The designs OF
the Juiases would thus be defeated, as tney SoulI
find their holes stopped and tne provdent la lies with
in might securely and comfortably nger overthe rys-
| teries of their dressing and undressing.
To this mechsnicsl remedy there may essly De
male mechauical objections. Travelling for ladies' and
With ladies is bad enough as Isl snd Is no slight
fort ge. the large black boxes safely through Gus
tom. houses and changes of railway, and from and to
hotels But f ladies, in addition 20 al they consider
Necessary at present. felt obliged TO add enough wraps
to tapestry the whole OF ar airy and spacious Con,
rental bedroom, poterfablos would a. soon travel
with the bed Of Ware for compsnion as with grown
up daughter. There would be no CO nfcrt with her,
and the vast magazines she would require would be
perpetual source Of family dispute And, then, what
pleasure could the poor thing hersel hnd IN her e1Pe
dtion Seeing ar old cathedral, and making sketc1,
ar peIn citing the French OF Stratsorda.te Bow q.
t1JLdH6ie are diversions tolersb.e enough in their
wsy; but if the thought pressing 81 the day or
the sight seer that the approach Of rgat would entail
the duty of practical upholstery or large scae, she
woulo eoon wish he rsef back the land where there
are no tlIl.dYJcs, but where doors and ceilings are
not perforated by peepi' Toms. Unless the Judas-
holes TO be overcome III some oIher wsyi tuore
An END of Ca u. eLtsl travel tor English ladies'.
The Only remedy is not TO take any trouble soou'
II IS wreched holes at all Ignorance ir tals ase Is
meet certainly bss. We regret that the subject was
ever nentioLsd; but a. it hss been brought io,"Id
|
Ell rt ard relapse ITO state OF unconscious lno-
c.ice Hotels where such practice is tolerated are,
We may venture TO say, exceptional ana .aoy neea
NOT worry herself about the chances OF coming across
| ere ef lie exceptions And this for two re'sons,
| either of which is conclusive. First, however nuch
Size NAV think and fret, and torment herself she Is
utterly pow erless. Her enemies are on 'nsu
groupd aud are quite certain TO beat her wna.eveI
She NAV do. man who has sunk 20 Low as 70 eihase
himself in this way, will not, We may oe sure, os
| sasily bottled. Judas Is not to he banked oy snaN
| .-l rd
Secordly the remedy is worse than the disease. ~ J,
worse that woman should think about being peeped
at than that she should be pesped at
| Purity is tco delicate flower 70 i)uilsh when the
| IMAGINATION is occupied with schemes for check ng
| impurty woman who resolutely resuses TO think
or troble herself about the Judsses Will never must
be remembered, receive any positive snook. She WIZ
never know when where she has been ookeG et roI
even that abe has ever been looked at at all LIE m)-
che can know that the chances srethst at some OF
| other ard in some unknown place. she has been lie
victim of device set in action by persons wnoi sIe
| has never heard Of ii person dines out regAIsty
! during London season, however amisbe ne may De-
the probabilities that to some one stranger az ie'
be has been the object Of dske, or distris or coz
| tempt But no one troubles himself about tins proos-
biy suffers this consideration to move his temper
| or spoil bis digestion. On the oteer nsnd,
If this probability were the source o' eons'Sas
aLlety and vigilance, the ease sac NE NE 70 ~
.oci.ty would be gone. So, If women were 70
20 about the Continent stopping, up Jrda.n.So,,
| they would soon get into an unbearaole stsse oi
prudery and corsciousness Ii would even grow Ia1o
an excitsmen to talk Of the hoHors OF tae tnns ~.
fancy would fasten on the coming dsEger and pIuuee
would ask Ike the old maid at the taxing oi N'''''e
When is the peepng going TO begin ,o,iop
Ii feeling does not intervere-if there Is no LoIoI
Of anything directed personally 70 themseiy ee-so% %
can 20 through much which would snocK AGO isp.
them were i, connected specially With tneI osI s'n
timents. The Greek maids and matrons IooAg. 90
the gan es without any notion that tney were 'ls.s
prepriety. Delcacy and modesty are 60 ial a. C.
thaf custom Alone determines what viii offend. YER
taIly, the slackness TO take ofense can % a,
force Of habit 10 surprising lengths, even 10 ooJ
where proprsty is 90 artificial Is in Ensano;
there is 70 spectacle more CURIOUS than o,cs Inss ~
beach at an ordinary sea eide place Mucn ~
as thsre is 10 catch the eye and imprese the
.trarger in BRIGHTON there il nothing 60 striking 0, ~
imprettive a. the strings Of respecsoe 1er. "ou
fringe the shores within few yards OF the
chimes There they sit, happy innoeeo, Iaf nss.ip
pscioy end nmoysoly gslng o. nunS not sesH to bss
rotion tsat there 10 anything improper-'hss hssh,rs
averted looks, no sidelopg glsnces, 20 Soa,oJnc,
shame. Naked men treatsd AZ one ot tIe Tnsr.
Of the place, like .obsteIs or soIs, 2. o'clock
because after that hour 10 supposed 'Is' rdeS Il
likely TO be about ard that they WI os - tbsa
they zee bs.hers. This rule p'oIP.s N xorr ar And
retical conception Of what would onena .. S--iI
what would practically offend gTesi ms.yi O.. 80
there are found crowds Of highly resKee.se.e saa
modest wemen. who, having no evn P".,r P buntsd by
hearts, and having their artificial moa o:s 70 tEern a.
iO9t o. snS 70, hsSg :. ssy would the
marble images in the Crystal Palace. o.l.Sv;t.
This il going muoh further than persols G, is.J
feeling csS be wishsd or made 70 80. n" ..-svs,
principle which is widely spPlcs oe, 'nss ~.
the practical eIgercies Of HE require 70 be- auc,r
eciousness il IL both wise ana poesips ~ n TS,.",
scious TIE mistake Of the Hsquentes ~ - 80,
beach il merely TIA. they are uncons9' 'es on oas
o.cascp. Bat still, that Custom w ma. :,aaa,a sa