The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-31
The Dear Things-Thc Age of Chivairy
Past.

NEW YORK, May Is, 1878.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Ah me the age of chivary has fed; that glori-
GUS age when ladies' witchlng smiles and hOneyed
words prompted gallants gay to deeds OF noble
daring; when at her plaintive cry of wrong
ceived the lance was put in rest and vengeance
wreaked upon the catir's head. That age Is gone,
and to all appearance, without likelihood OF its
ever returning. No longer do we behold In this
degenerate age such disnterested devotion to the
"lesser man." Their plantive cries reach the ear
in vain; their wishes are no; gratifed. smile
from peach-hued lips or glance from laughter
speaking eye Is not able to send our modern knight
Grants careering through the land IN search OF
monstdire' or giants castle GRIM" Not at all:
abstain from stuiing the aforesaid fair ones
oliactory organs with smoke wreaths blown
vSEden their signs henrs c van she ms
as web ask as a favor from Of the smoke-pur.
ing galants to mount his steed, grasp his rfe and
away to the lava beds for Captain Jacks scalp 20
| lay at her tiny feet But oh gentlemen, do not
| persist in smoking where .young ladies' are as
mean their pretty faces. know that you will re-
| tort and say, '.They are getting only what they
| clamor for 'women's rghts'-they must learn to
smoke and drink, well to vote ana preach, or,
II not we VIII not abstain from our comfort 10
women's rights in this way DO be magnanimous;
concede to them everything; live only to please
ne se"''' ''s''u''' '"' r RoD DER1 McsHANE.
A Womnn's Protest Against Going Any.
where on Mere SufYcrancc-The smoke
Question Ignored, but Feminine Rights
Kept I'm View.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
was much shocked to see by this mornings
HERALD that "ladies were only admitted on suffer-
ance" to the Thomas concerts. Is this true9
| have been invited and accepted with much pleas
ure the invitations gwen by several OF my young
gentlemen friends to these concerts, and cannot
| believe they would ask me to go to place where
lam merely allowed to enter on Sucn very unequai
| terms. Won't you dear HERALD, speak the word
| and settle this matter at once and i0reyermore.
| Respectfully yours, NEIIlE q.
| A Mother Desires Information About the
Rights Of Gentlemen Nt Central Park
| Garden. ~a~~
To THE EDITOR OF THB HERALD -
am extremely Interested in the HERALD CORE.
| spondence in regard to smoking at Central Park
Garden, and this morning it Is especially interest.
ing for the Information contained. "Henry Clayn
| says "the Garden was founded as q cafe, and he
| kindly goes on to explain that as meaning "a re.
sort for gentlemen" His forte is evidently that Of
| teacher, and II lie had only shown us how, in the
eternal fitness Of things, any resort OF gentle
| men" could be unit for 'women OF refinement he
would have earned our undying gratitude and i'm
mortalZed himself by calculating another OF "those
little mysteries apparently ''inseparable from'
most mankind and deplorably incomprehensible'
to women. He says "woinen are admitted on
suiierance." / admire his generosity, though
doubt his being authority on that point. He writes
very much ike zone VINO treads alone" or worse,
with some nappreciative "scnseess chatterer'
Tor whose sweet sake he Is doomed for ever more
TO rail at womankind Let US know the truth. AS
a mother with grown up daughters, who are often
invited to the Garden much desire Information
on this subject. MOTHER.
A COnciliat0ry Opinion ON Smoking.
MAY rs, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Reading in this mornings paper the several let
tiers with reference to smoking at Mr.. Thsmas'
concerts, 1t has occurred to me that both parties
might be accommodated were one or two evenings
Of the week devoted exclusively TO '.n0nsmok-
istsu
Even were the admission charge as on Thursday
evenings increased, the number would be sur
ncenJ to make the nights proceeds equal those OF
the lower entrance fee and cigar sales.