New-York tribune., 1876-05-13
4 VORD 10 FOREIGNERS.

TIE FREEDOM PERMITTED WOMEN III AdFRCh-
DEMEANOn or Girls WALK AFTER DARK.
To the Edft0r Of Thc Trt6UHe.
SIR: 1t might rs well be understood from tho
nrst By the oreisa visitors who VIII ronf In upon us
during the coming summer that our social conditions are
not always equivalent To those IN he Ol World
Broadly stated It Is AMI has been for long the custom or
American women 30 walk unattended through pc streets
Of largo ctcs when dnty inclination ca'i' tcn forth
Let be understood a. aO axiom by visitors from Tho
Continent that the Philadelphia. New-fors, Or Ciho n
nat ney doos not need the escort protection Of scr
want or masculine friend whoneer she chooses TO taSo
her walks abroad. Foreign eyes iooz a,@anso
at the crowds demoisecs, gay, laughing ooi girls.
shoppers or ctieFs! "lQ thiD'g i,,".n 'Iy 'Hi
CIcsudyst, NIul-s., ant the Avenue on bf-hl at.r-
IL requird o. tbs-tO then--n"vel feature IN ohr
clyiI ion. Whatever difference Di opinion may exit
n0g Va 10 The value ana rc,u!o of this cdl,dii"n'
free'oni tethaps iu view Ol al tEs army Gi comm
crs 10 would bo well for r daiuS'ls Aforesaid 10 taae
uuon h.tu tilU an hEs bcru thfir care
,eq won't TEo sunny t1syciGHce or the American Firis
vry fresh and sweet IN IT, uucyBscOl1n OF the wo1s
o. eare really. a. nat on going upgn hr stage hia
Summer. Ard AZ moro s'uct de51fdm " rrqnrc' npnn
tr paror library a. home, we shai cAptcl American
sEt toc,c Is t,5ilcr distinctive feature, social c
ocie ueuarly or O'yn, wnca 10 is we'd g5p 70 have
rlersiood 10y the visiting Jews ani tribes. u Is tnh
Streets a.tef dark. ana sai'r no Oss ~ Tcsc pliy
tLo.eby nor they permitted 20 be ne siJec5 g.
tyJ s,ficTs OFT ady Cutircy alone, iiay WA oNJ
liz the evening church, 10 lecture or conitf lp H'I
"A friend attend 20 business, ~ comp stdJ i5 tiJd-
II were broad daylight; and e securely too, "a aJt pdt
o. tho city which such ladies may DC called ~ g. -
ycars have long gone by N which woman let hcseI
ron,rflfd ucriJrca 10 remain at home, IN no oF,hhs
uls.s To-. sln llcst specimen 81 Dasculn!y the iru
Oy co.ld bs found 20 play protector ITh'p' % Wa5
Ly rson or these worry sna boys tnat tho absIriy of
the situation became PATENT perhaps u b"-ih ~ 'n
war time when women larned 10 post their own irl
AMI rty the nil!si tO bIF " cNtrds aDng Jie
street; and 10 meet incoming Railway trans at
fDilui.ht, II peradycntI.c he might Uo thfF'.
IL sreins however, tat tho tsNt neels pJGudu- ~
oar gusts f. phadepha. already putting Oh Q"} slot
UayE two ladies v1aing through quct lrt't ~ the
carry evening were approached 10y foreigner with ~
niiiar sautatiDU. Much annoyed, thcy Appealed 20 4
gentleman passing for WOri That vOult III uicin oi tie
Embarrassment Tao gentleman, roIndY and wrath
fuy rating the Offender. dskeG him hOw no dared G9ek
To those ladies. Ladies' mOu D.GuV was The myslrd
rcjoiIder bat they not ladies' Ladies are noe ia
tao streets this hour aOIe Perhlis @Vld ~ Inc
wise visitor Will be sufficient Perhaps sharper Lesson
Will be needed TO maze II understood tha in ths country
pure 1Omeu-adicE-dO walk out In the evening uuat-
tended calls them fOltb, the loyal respect of
American men no less than their own dignity and Woin
anlV depOf ftment their sufficient auard III.
Ihl!adelphia. May ). 1915.