, 1877-12-30
STREET-CAR ETIQUETTE.
The Female Citizen Comes Back at Some
Of Her Male and Fomale Critics.
To The Editor of The Tribune

The Female Citizen Comes Back at Some
Of Her Male and Fomale Critics.
To The Editor Of The Tribune
CHICAGO, Dec. 29,-They are a11,using,-the
caustic letters in reply to LITTLE wholesome ad-
vice which your spondent freely gave to Chi
cago gentlemen In Sundays TRInuS two weeks
ago-relating to the manifest lack Of civility
towards the ladies in the streetcar, particularly
between the hours Of 5 and .. m. It is an III
controycrtiblc fact that there has been marked
change, yet one cannot but admire the frank
ness with which your male correspondents have
admitted that the men are less courteous than
heretofore; in other words, that they have turned
over i new leaf. The reasons they give for
SO doing no doubt fairly represent the minds of
the sterncr sex. sCan your fair correspondent
take a Hint inquired one in last Sunday IS
paper. Oh, Mister Hint, you came to this great
Western city only last spring, did youG "with
all the prejudiccs Of IN Eastern education, in
which politeness to the ladies is cardinal
point" and so soon have fallen from graces
Because in one instance two women-not Ia
dies--seated in car when you entered, facel
right about, and as near as you could judge,
drew their knees upon the cushion in order to
maintain their rights! That was an odd feature
of woman's rights, indeed; but the gentlcr. sex,
like the sterncr, ,ciN do strange aud unaccount-
able things sometimes But what will the end
Of such d man be who can thus easily
forget the instruction Of his father. and for
saSe the law Of his motherl The writer OF this
also came from the East, years ago, "away
down. from u city set upon SO many hills that
the luxuries Of streetrcar have never Jet bless
cd its people, and never can, unless there shall
" sotae erea1 upucsa'a' =. 'S.s44ns p.oeeee -
Nature. SO to speak but The prcccpts laueht
me IN that little eity, Bangor, ?le:' NouId not
SO soon forget Like Henry ward, we all may
tcel certain Inclination 70 ncslect tnae polttoa
OIL our early training feat!nG 20 me Muen-ul5- 1i
cussed bad place; but 70 1al 70 tnank ING noole
soul VINO wonIo snare us seat "lsn INC Ill i
street-car-neycT! .......
4 woman, in last SUNDAYS TRIBUNE. writes
as II sue oel1eses am one OF Tue Jew
FOR the sake OF seeing and being seen, theh
come home at ~ sne never equld make
greater mistake; anu tncu shc asks II ever
thank fne ecntlc1nan wnen 1 take nls plo,nescu
seat. That woman must DC an oia 1.l@11-not
one OF ths sweet eenti lo1og sind; ~ now
no matter.
A word to "Male C1tlzSn,' VINO SPOKE last
lhnrsuay, anu tr!ea SO galiant.I " ue!enu tne LIZ
men 1oth III tnelt ue" rcE,tac. nScaose ~" 81
- JoAH6 E'>'Sf - o0o -
iailed 10 tnanh }ou' uoht oecoihe QUO " tnose
:who register an ln"aru !o~ 1uat the nsHt
tlsne he ool1gcS IaGy < u sna1t pe on .ne ~
OF the mouth lake that nack, me 10 az SO
much admire . gentleman o. coufllV any ur-
bane manners. women with hearts iali OF
END impulses VII! meyer lal! 10 achn9"leusea
iaVof. u "ou!u pe MstGr IL ~ aao atole "
that spirit OF the heV. Dr. lainase aofoau'
VINO chased tue INTRUDER 1e" uaTS ago. not SO
much to regain his coat rs to o,lcr ms CLOAK
also: Your suggestions concerning tne car
corporations we're excel!cnl, only thcre were no!
enough ot them. 1hc tra'ellnS puollc shoulu
demand better ACCOMMODATIONS anu more
cars, SO tslat; "hen Inc great out
pouring Tor home IS maue IL Tue closc Oh busl-
ness hours, all shall be accommodated with a
seat, Tor wlllcn they pay anu tnree cents lare
will correspond with our city present financial
But thereis no reasonWhy "napless lcmales"
shall suffer more than IS Their snare before order
$ brought ont OF chaos Bc!icV1ng may nave
oecn misunderstood oy some IN fe!atlon 20 nng
aotnes, wal s!ase III suostanse i. lug 49,, ausce
rave last year. 10 close observer thc lace IS
N unm1stakaole mack, ING expressions OF
when are Us Yafle9 as the ctotnes tne women
'cas. Nnen paae, oelNate-IooAlHe !o! "onl-
IN enters tne car. sup4ect 70 1olt.hs
lnd crowalng, sac mlsnt snner much pam ~
ore sue "ouiu venture 70 asS 1of sSat. -
nch case, surfenocr' Il 's very n!uelgn1
shen one or more enler Inc enI ooat1, ]uul.
antly, anu look uc1iahtly aIonE tng "no1s 4lne
i gentlemen' fnuca as 10 say, Asens 1T at3 KY
omE 10 lse, 81, anu E'e eat ~ ~ a..crr e,cb