, 1879-07-05
H'TII1j Gl,IDE.|
A LADY WHO Ot}sECTs 70 IT.
IT.. liz Ettifur nj 1.lf Ifti1Illf.

T,thf Eijtnr ot 7it 1rttunr.
MILWAUKEE .1nnc 2s.--l frequently hcas
opinions expressed by my friends cnncrrnlns
thu conduct of yn,,ng folk, mud often ole per-
son will approve niid another ro11lenh tho
samc co,lr.e Of rons1urt. I hare often wol'-
tiered why It Is that VIC overlook In t"H,e people
what We condemn Ia 0t!nrs. | heart II fat!Y
wlo l.tl attended the f|orcrnor's reception Inst
winter say In regard 70 thu dnnc9ng: swell,
w,ut 10 yoll think Of the ncw way III 'SnltzIng,
Ut '1l,e Gtdc' It is tnl!rsla ! suis ono young
Iady nj ,hc reception who was evidently one u
sc urper-trn. wilt, wore an tn'tncnso trf'',. antl
what do YOU tlhnk!-scr uartnrF carried hsr trAiu
nycr his nrm when they Nnitz"tt, a''t1 81" Iai't
her hrad o1l Ills shoulder. They Ind great
ect to dancing how they did look! Why, wa all
la,lEhrd: we waruultn't hrlp 1t; ntt.l eNw eyer
80 il,sny innc1,l,,g. knew they were laughing
at her:h asked. ''Wty should they langh a.
curry lsr trn!t,. xtc. My dear wnnlan, It's alI
lcca,,sc you invent bcrt. In lIsa habit oi Bee!ng
Young America do tI,u .Ie. until yo,l arc
accrstnulcd To the sight OF nut orc bur perhaps
rtrclinE around llall who nre oIjccls 70 ionk
at to laugh Mt, to wonder nt" She sall, !" do
think 1t is ridiculous, n11Y way.' .,,r
\ gentleman who Was present fntl: "!l |
shuuld cate] t!nugtter Of unc dancing tn tint
way, would take l'er lone n'nl slut her up:
the way the hugci1E goes OIL III the danrl''g
| nowadays IL awfil1.h
Afterwards, as vas thinking over the con-
| ycssatton, wondered wlY careful papas dtd not
! thrcuten tEpir boys with sen,c sort Of dreadful
| punishment II they should CATCH thcti' Iiaeclns
The girls In wnltzlng 1T such manner rs to pro.
| yoke conlmc1lte. W!ly tncs tho "ElEdch nHl
uther round dances flourish even III the face oE
persecution It Is credited to Boston girl that,
| when nskcl how sbe liked the wultz. shr said:
| 'tTlc dance was rnt mnch, but tlle hsgEins was
dlyine.n Whatever fashion sanctions is I'LL right,
n1ll, II stItEe Df the ttre tuDdest ours crY uAt
against any practices, they nrt unly called "ou
| fosyn for IT, uni still the dance goes or. while
bccaise they dress loud and net SO tuo, So long
will Alrs. Grnndy wink Ut gross iH.propttcttcs III
her own children, aud loudly comment Oh KS',ic-
tltng not nGnrly 50 bad In so1nc u'e t!se. pre-
sllu,e II werc i gay youne grl mil MI my ''sss
trrs, uuusfne, md auntsn had learned and
tnnccd tie "Yiitlc," should tlo 80 too. II l
made "an objeci y OF niYeclft ! sinrercly hope
t!At shoud hnyc some friend WIN would tell
inc how 1ooked mi beg int tu rcfran. think
to loud nla,lnrvs NH dress, tlieT seclnlI. to
think 1t showed fspw stnart they were, tho BOYS
Us much rs ts,c girls; rcprlnnn QUE rs much rs
the other,-tlMt is thu right way to do.
Attacking theso manners urd customs III
eocscty nlnEcs TIC feel rs II stood OIL tllc crater
Of pent-up volcano. where nM tsnb!e tn bt
elevated to m Uncomfortable hight ut any 't,o'
n'cat. Should MI explosion occur, INC lion.c-
ties will hear It, of course. MIL they eatl inaasnc
me picking up the fragments Of myself. Should
| SUCCEED IN getting enough together to varrnlit
It, 1 ioag give society "lIaI! Coiumna " In soft
| phsnscs aga!n some day, for surely reform Ia
badly needed In many ways.
/ FrnaEc will you tell Romeo tlINt Madame did
cct ttat letter, though she tscncs III JULIET.