New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-07
STREET CARS.

EDITOR REP: :BI!CAN
In your street car article in last Sat
urday's edition, describing one class OF
feminine delnGuents whose seltishness
trespasS.s on the comfort and taxes the for
bearance OF Their fellow passengers, you
fulfilled think. but d portion Of your duty,
and rather conveyed tie impression (how
erroneous viii presently appear) that
il!-uanners IN the street cars are confined
~ the "iaircr half OF creation" This is not
SO. There are every day TO be met in
these private conveyances men dressed
ike gentle lemcn sOmetmcs) who display the
most complete disregard for tile comfort of
their fellow pa>sengers-acting precisely as
if i'll private vehicles OF their own. For
instance. have seen Il tall fellow standing
up III IL car full OF well dressed ladies
ihaving doubtieSs signed his seat 70 one
OF. them through politene-sl. SO utterly re
gardle-s OF leccncy as to squirt tobacco
Juice from his mouth on the ear tioor-indif
tcrcnt, apparently, to the fact that the filthy
stuff spattered i'll all INJECTIONS during its
descent. | have sometimes, OF such Occa-
sions. seen a delicate. daintily dressed wo-
man, III close proximity to snch boor,
timidly draw her skirts closely around her,
and cast at him a deprecatory glance that
ought to have moved the heart of Diogenes
himself but which brought for sole re-
sponse I; second scattering squirt. Another
nuisance. very common OF late, is to see
+ia . of
half used cigars. holding the precious re
mains tcnderly between two fingers and oc-
casionally looking longingly at them Now,
the stump OF halt smoked cigar is q very
offensive thing, ! am told even to mascu-
line noStrils Of any delicacy; to a woman's
it is intolerable, especially in cool weather
when all the windows are closed. Oc-
casioRally the cigar stump is not
carried openly. but makes It's pres
ence known nevertheless by the
offensive ettluyium which it sends forth.
Another otf.nse is for a very tat man TO sit
sldeWise. with one arm out OF the window
ard the posterior portion of his ample per
son protruding into his ncighbors place
Sometimes, also, when the car is not very
full, and two or three of its occupants are
acquainted. they converse in loud tones on
personal matters: criticising the passing
ladies' with a freedom rather intimidating
10 those inside, who cannot lesAe the car
under such circumstances without the I'M
peaSau. thought. Nov. ny time has
come.
Il j. 10, intended by these comments 70
cast any reflections upon the general de
pertinent oI men in our street cars, for as a
rule they are polite and censioerate but
simply 70 show that siie occasional ID
stances OF ill-hreediEg 10 he met therein are
not all on the feminine side. If there are
selfish 'Eosalinds, there are likewise selfish
spitters cigar stump savers, silewisesitters
and slang spouter-. Tie street cars are
filed with representatives OF almost all
classes, and Instances OF bad breeding must
be expected to De sometimes met therein
but, TO the credit Of our city be i said. such
instances are rare.
Another word about ladies receiving seats
without thanks. 1t is often the fault OF the
gentlemen, who, il resigning their places
do not look ut the recipient OF their coug-
tesy. anG SO afford her no opportunity to
make any acknowledgment. l have
more than Once seen an amiable
woman gazing with al expression of
inetfabie gratitude at a PAIR Of masculine
shoulders and evidently uncomrortably
anxious 10 express her thanks to the owner
thereof but compelled to refrain from SO
doing by the persistent untowardness of the
gentleman. What could she do She could
not, with any propriety, pull his coat tail to
attract his attention. and so had 70 swallow
her thanks in silence.
write this not so much with a view to
seeing myself in print tthongh to tell the
truth, expect ne lcss), as for the purpose
OF showing that "a great deal can be. said
on both sides cf this question
ANGELICA.
We publish Angelcas communication
without note or comment, only grateful that
we have not heard from Rosalind-Ep.I