National Republican., 1878-03-05
PROUD OF HIMSELF
Editor Of The Corner.

Editor Of The Corner.
| was much pleased to see an article signed
III" in the Corner" Of the 23d ult., speaking
in wOmans favor.
Persons who rent rooms are often heard to
speak Of prcferring men. Although havo
never rented rooms, or had any experience in
that line except to live in the house with
men and women, l am quite sure | should
prefer the latter.
], too, like the words "men" and women"
but in these days the words lady and gentle
man seem more significant in ideas of what
constitutes true lady or gentleman. For in
| stance, a gentleman would never slam u door
late at night, IL il were necessary for him to
he out, when all in the house were asleep nor
would lie stamp the floor afterwurl, regardless
Of the comfort of those in the room below;
nor tilt the chairs and break their backs nor
polish his boots on the upholstery. In fact, as
! understand the term. a gentleman could not
be guilty Of any similar rarelcssneSs of other
peoples comfort. Speaking for ladies, they do
not use tobacco, either in smoking your cur
taihS, or splitting over your carpets and then
those disgusting cuspadore are not to he
washed and kept clean for Indies, which seem
to be Il necessity for gentlemen.
We all know how much house keepers are
inconvenicnced by such filthy habits, and how
much time it takes daily to clean up and set
TO rights when otherwise we might be out
so much the more need where tobacco Is used
constantly in their houses. ! wonder what
our fathers and husbands and brothers would
think of us could We not sit AT home and spend
an evening without chewing or smoking the
whole time, or running out lor beer and oys-
tes when we had already partaken of our
usual hearty meals at home Even If We went
for oysters, or candy or ice cream all Of which
acknowledge feminine fondness for, and
do sometimes indulge in, they would think
We were spending lot of small change that
might be put to better use about the house.
But how about the change when the beer
and cigars are in question? How much dirt
and Inconvenience this tobacCO.chcwng habit
causes ladies who travel? We are constantly
getting our dresses soied dragging over tho
filthy spittoons in the cars and all gentlemen
~ are not careful even to reach the spittoon.
| was somewhat comiOrted Il few weeks ago to
see that young man OF this city had patented
u cuspadOr conducive TO great cleanliness in
railroad cars II seems that as fast as it ro-
ceives il discharges its contents on the road NJ
the cars fly along This youth is certainly q
companies will adopt it throughout the coun-
try. Tho patentee, ! understand, Mr.. q. II.
Burr, does not use tobacco in any way, but has
certainly an eye for cleanliness.
OF course the male persuasion will say that
ladies should not wear their dresses 50 long:
aud agree with them there, but that doss
not excuse their own tilthiucss. Now about
the room renting; there are exceptions to all
rules, but as Il general thing ladies are preiera-
Bile as tenants meaning just what we under
stand by that term. So in the same case, il
We could have what this term really siguifes
We might enjoy having gentlemen in our
rooms too, and not have such cause to COM
plain. Let Us hope that they will recollect
hat many who are now obliged to rent rooms
10 help make living are really ladies' in the
fullest sense Of the word aud then | am sure
hey will be- more careful. Being lover OF all
bat is good and pure ! am in deep sym.
pathy with my fellow men while wish h,
purify and cultivate the good and true in.
tincts oil humanity, would not willingly
wound or hurt, so | trust this is NOT too severe
N either sex, Very respectfully,
WAsHINGToS. MRS. l.. q.