The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-10
Something About Modern Manners.

women to deny their ordinary woman
hood by notifying garments, nor are
they to be condemned rs forward if they
speak beyond monosyllubles or enter into
rational conversation with even q stran.
ger; but the spirit OF adventure in these
bold rowing unblushiug days, has Ger.
tainly been carried to dangerous point
On these texts writer liz the last mum
Der of the SATURDAY Reuicp discourse;
most wisely, and utterS sentiments which
are worthy OF careful peruSal and serious
consideration. Thirty years ago, he says
it would have been almost impossible tC
/ mistake Il modest woman for the reverse
/ but uow-a.days women appear 10 be long
/ cr persuadcdth mOdeSty is nj once their
/ distinctive charm and their best protec
ton. On the other hand, they talk OF
/ doubtful subjects; on the other, they paint
ard t.yc, and dress in the most eXaggera
led haunting fashion. There is no lntGn
ton among any such of being the dcscr,
rose wasting It, sweetness, or hiding the
light of personal charm. under bushels OF
conccalng drapery. The craze for noto'
rIety, excitement, attention, has touched
them, almost all, and the bloom is rubbed
Oft long before the fruit Is ripe,
Women say their lives are dull ant
therefore they are driven into questionable
paths for excitement and diversion -henC,
we lind certain tone IN present man
ners. of which we see the expression, III
the greater license OF talk allowed be-
tween the sexes, in the almost universe
prevalence Of slang, IN the undcnablD
tustness of Young women and girls, and II
the lounging familiarity characteristic q
the modern youthful those OF them who
/ kept to their duties, and made their hap
! pInesS at home, do not lind their lives un
interesting on their hours heavy. q!
the contrary. they find their portion b!
no mems a meagre one, and they ar,
clad t. confess that, if they do all they
have 10 10, they have no time left for re
pining and none TOR the prosecution o
adventures. We say it advisediy, As ;
rulc-no rule of course being without cc
cusioual exccptiouS-that II good girl
who Is careful in her manners and mod
est in her dress, need not get into trOubl,
anywhere. That indchnabe something
which men are very rarely backward II
recognizing, makes her aS sale with
stranger rs with the mythic honi II wo
man who i really on guard at ever,
point is very unfortunate indeed, II sh
cannot travel without annoyance. Ii
beside, being beautiful she Is tree IN he
manner and audacious III her attlr,
should she wonder if she runs the risk O
being mistaken? IL is a bad sign whel
men cease to respect women OF their own
or, indeed, of any class but the womcI
are themselves to blame for the intolera
bly, llippant and impertinent tone pre-
yading young society.
We do not want to 90 back on thu
formaities Of Sir Charles Grandson, anC
there i II winning charm in naturaInes'
not to be had from the most perfected
artiiiciaiity. Nevertheless, Il slight re
turn to OId World forms of courtesy,
little dash Of THAT stately reverence o
J speech and dcmeanor which our fore
/ fathers exaggerated into pedantry, would
. be- a gain in times when the young mei
. give, "a their greatest praise OF girL
/ there is no nonsense about her" mean
/ iug no bashiulneSs, no reserve, no glrllsi
/ shrinking modeStv: while the girls JUS
~ th. commitment by calling tn,
,,,ync men ..daar bows, and sometimes
wuen they have less nonsense even thar
p.u,l and desire closer assimilation o
.tvIe uold men.
'Tri. is The form which i taught ant
raI, nm for alniratiod IN the ladie,
r,y,i. OF the dnv. and it is impossibl,
"a ax,oor.tc the d.pree in which the>,
writtnq. nav bay" tended to corrup
and DEGRADE the sex who chiefly writ,
and read them All these things ar
na.anr Patent too j. the iutereuc,
ihat whom - woman from no fault o
her own. fail. into trouble, she suffer
for the mistakes and follies of her c!a>.
and the time Personally She may b,
wholly hIYmrl..s Lut with ALI these line
nj dr,rurc,t|nn blurred these distinctly,
,hur.ctnri.tir. c,nfu.,I il !. almost in
.vitub'. that there should be mistakes
ION a.. existence, the burden of >cii-pro
lection must to large extent we i'af
rest on the women themselves; the our
den i not heavy and the penahee " III
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