Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-10
Street Car yiannerS.

LGjOf Sdr:-To discover that the old fash
Toned chivalric consideration on the part OF
men for the comfort and feeling Ct women is
last dying out in this country, it was not ne
cessary TO read the communications on the sub
Ject recently published In the columns OF THE
STAR. Those who travel In the street cars or
IN any publlc conveyance, can easily see it for
themselves, any day, and twenty times a day.
for that matter. Nor is the reason far to seek
II IAN be seen any day, and twenty times day,
TOO. The women themselves are to blame for
it. The change on the part OF the men n this
respect Is due, | venture to say. largely. II lot
wholly, to the utter disregard shown by nearly
IL not quite all women Tor the comfort and feel.
lhgS or Inca under the same circumstance
Nothing is more common In a public convey
ance tnan TO see women occupying by the
spreading OF their clothing and the placing by
their side OF parcel or two quite space enough
On seat for an additional passenger; yet let a
man enter, no matter how old or tired he may
De, and no moVem ont is made by these thought
less or heartleSS queens OF creation toward Civ
Ing him that which he may need as much as
they, and to which he is as Justly entitled. Nor
as rule, do they show any disposition to ac-
commodate even their own sex; and IL request
60 10 oblige others, they generally do 1T with an
air which indicates that they feel eithe: IN
suited or injured.
A very marked instance OF this selfish char
acteristfc occurred On one OF the cars on the
9Th street line, waiting the close OF Judge Tour
gees lecture In Association Hall last even
Ing. In this car sat two persons who
had evidently entered 1t at the Gtn
street railway station, and who, by their appa-
rel at Least. one was bound to consider ladies.
Each had placed by her SIDE travelling bag and
wraps which occupied space enough for an ad-
ditional pasSenger-that Is. for two persons fn
the aggregate. AT the close OF the lecture the
car filled up rapidly, as cars always do on such
occasions: but neither OF these persons showed
The slightest disposition TO give 10 others that
to which they had right, and to which she had
none Neither OF them made any movement
toward removing their luggage. even when one
OF their lady acquaintance entered with an
escort 1ar past.mldde life,-the latter being COM
PEELED TO content himself With not more than
half seat, while others We're obliged 10 stand
up, until one OF the fair mOnOpOlsJS was COM
PEELED to make room, apparently reluctantly.
Dy having TO change cars at the street june
ton.
Now. Mr.. Editor am something OF an old
fogy; not too much OF a One, | nope. out Just
about OLD enough; and | always give up my seat
in car 10 a lady,-partly from the good Old
fashioned sense OF chivalric regard for woman
and partly, perhaps from force OF habit; but
made up my mind then that II ever occupied
seat In car when one OF these two Quasi ladies
entered 1t would see her swing by one OF The
hold on straps like pendulum, all day, before
l would surrender 1t TO her. And this same
Keeling was entertained. ! am sure by more
than one OF the other gentlemen In The car re-
ferred to. OBSERVER
february 20, ISL.
PRACTICIN AT TIE WRONG BAR-Sarnuel Keap
agray haired man, lawyer, who practices IL The
Police Court. was brought into that court tins
morning by Otficer Hutchinson, who charged
hean With being an habltual drunkard and
yagrant. The officer stated that Mr.. kean lives
On ~ street southwest, and mas been OIL
drunk Tor about week, and that witness and
his partner have had 10 carry him home several
times While he was helpless; that last night
While On spree he got so loud and profane tnat
they had TO go into his house and arrest him
The court took his personal bonds TO not repeat
the offence for SIX months.