The New York herald., 1871-11-09
MICE YOUNG MEN"

Olive LOEan's Lecturc-IIer Ideas of "NIce,,
Youths-Frce Love and It's Supporters.
Some Gases in Point.
Ollve Logans lecture at Steinway Hall last night
on "Nlce Young Men" was listened to with mnch
attention by an appreciative audience, VINO were
evidently anxious to know olives ideas on the sub.
ject
Punctual TO the moment the fair lecturer appeared
on the platform, becomingly dressed in a rich black
silk with court train, elabOrately trimmed with
black and white guipure. The open waist revealed
o white neck, around which was placed the In
evtable black velvet band, holding cross Of brill
llanls. Just below cung heavy cable chain OF solid
gold. Her blonde hair was arranged In massive
Greek coils interspersed with Q few snort curls.
heavy braid formed coronet, and the slightly
creped hair around the forehead softened the dis
contenred and rather scornul expression 80 plainly
percepuble in Miss Logan's otherwise attractive
face
Before commencing the lecture the desk, with ita
brilliant burners and other paraphernalia usually
required by speakers, was removed ar her request
80 that the audience had an unobstructed view Of
the lady as she gracefully swept to the front OF the
stage. She began by saying that there were many
kinds OF nice young men, but that the essential
characteristic was cleanliness ut all hazards. II he
is well bred hts good dress becomes virtue.
worthless men may apply for entrance to
society on the strength OF clean linen and be ad-
mitted; but that Is no reason why dirty shirt
not nOblest work OF GOd but 1t ls the young
who feels in his breast the seething fires Of total
depravity and, resolurely crushing II, ennooles has
nature and becomes far superior to those who are
simply honest because they have no temptation to
be otherwise. A distinguished French philosopher
says that the ingredients OF human happne IS ara
| good digestion, a good heart and good con-
science seconroi Is grander nr virtue virtue than ma
heart destitute os OF passion oansss and devoid Of
j oil hv 1nft in In
morace Greeley they lave been Tor years.
the champions OF some grand political idea, as the
their hands in holy horror and stand aghast at the
thought Of woman suffrage, crying out .Free love-"
free love is synonymous with free suffrage. 10 DC
sure, O pretended champion Of woman's rights mas
Ts FTee dve Written nDon It. Upheld by Theoaore
Tllton and countenanced by those distinguished
Iusrcs Ct ot susan csSy
But Victoria G. woodruff is not our leader.
The ..Free-lovsts' say that 70 the pure
sass soason IT The dosne Of .s wis a na1d
COZ come I YET and il the lion attempt % lie down win
the lamb t WIN be with the lamb inside OF the lon
not not % nice, although highly educated vrtuons as the
Christian Association; but their bad manners dis
| gusted and offended the taste. making them any
| thing but "niCe." She once knew young man.
other wise irreproachabe, who had habit OF suck
ing his teeth, thus interlarding his conversation
| with constant molar explosions the reverse OF
agreeable. Last summer Olive met the "con-
| ventia" nice young man on board the
| steamer for Europe. He was gushing In
| tight fitting trOwers, with spring bottoms,
b0btail black velvet coat auntily fastened with one
I button, a low vest across which hung chain sup
porting a dazzling array OF charms and wei
waxed mustache. This young man considered
himself to be the ships pride and the passengers
Joy. Miss Japonica looked upon him with delight
and regarded with scorn the man whose porirai
figures prominently on our greenbacks. Genera
Spinner who is SO delightfully."- Old fashioned thai
nc wont steal the peoples money, and on tia
account ought TO live here In New York. where they
| like money; but when IL il the peoples gold that
] jingles they don't like the Ring. General Spinner
1 was nowhere beside the nice young man, who
! Travelled exclusively on his clothes but dolbtess
MISS Japonica would changed her mind mad she
listened 10 Poole the great designer or. London
fashions, who pr0nouncc5 SPRING bottom trOWsers
odiously vulgar, and cut-away coat atrocious. An
exaggerated style OF dress Is not cllaracterist0
or gcntillty, but OF vulgarity.
Alter dwelling at some length upon funny young
men, lOng-faced ana stupid ones, Miss Logan cx-
pressed her idea OF a mice" young man as one who
possessed culture without ostenation, was liberal
without license, and was clean in dress, body, soul
and mind With such young men as the guardians
o. the public error will be crushed and truth Will
show her beacon light anu the millennium VIII In
deed have come.