The bee., 1884-05-17
LOUISE TO CLARA.

last weeks BEE is endorsed by persons
who have a knowledge of Shakespeare.
There were several there who no doubt
presumed that the several pieces
were performed to perfection. 1t is
fact that Miss d. did not play Lady
Anne and so far as Gloster is concerned,
he was burlesqued. Mr.. Beatty foamed
too much at the mouth, in the play of
Macbeth. With proper training he will
make good actor. / remember some
several years ago, when the Ira Aldridge
Dramatic club made its appearance in Pi-
zarro, at Ford's Opera House, the people
were too religious to go, and even the
ministers, kept Rev, j. W. B. condemn
ed the play because it was given in the
theatre. Ifind improvement in our circle
the married men have been taught to
keep their places, but the single men
need reforming, morally. No lady should
allow men to walk in the street with her
pnffing cigar, it looks vulgar, and no
lady will allow it. have been wondering
if our social circle can possibly give a Sc
lect sOciable? have been invited to seyi
eral places this month, and have been in
formed that the affair will be select. l
don't think it can be possible for any Sc
lect affair to be given. l find the dem
mOndes more at these places, more in
number than in years gone by. 1t is sur
prising to me with how much reverence
they are treated by our young men. Go
where you may, and you will find them
in company with our young men, and look
ed after more than our young ladies with
in our home circle. How different our
young men are now, can remember the
time when it would be Ostracism to any
young man, if it were known, to be in the
company of lewd women. 1t is becoming
so now that unless these men can act and
talk as they please to the young ladies', it
is no 60. 1t is the duty of every young
lady to exact from every young man, pro-
found respect. What a difference there
would be in our social circle. / noticed
at the concert given by the Amateur Glee
club several young men in company with
doubtful characters, and | noticed the
same thing at Ford's Opera House.
There is certain clerk (of color in the
Post Office, who would pass for white, if
he could, he accompanied a poor white
woman to the play at Ford,s, and no
doubt thought that the age of Negro equal
ity had arrived. sat and looked at him
and my conclusions were, that Mr.. Y AT.
had decided to change his company. At
tn, Amateurs, saw several of our young
men with doubtful characters, they don't
know for a moment with what disrespect
they are treating respectable people. find
that this class of young men, give these
low women more credit than they do our
girls, who are ornaments to our social cir
Gle, who are more mannerly and intellect
ual. Let our young ladies adopt another
course and will assure them all that there
will be a most wonderful change. Our
young ladies make mistakes when they Sc
lect male associate. They generally 90
after man with high-sOunding name,
and one who has no principle, in preference
to gentlemen who work hard for an honest
living. 1t would be great deal better
for them to select an honest hard work
ing man who will honor and respect them,
instead of looking after one-half of these
Washington fOps and some of these men
from other states, who may have probably
Just been released from prison. If man
S clerk, or messenger in some depart
ment, our females make right for him.
1t is a mistake. I find that there is more
honesty among the hard working classes
than there is in one-half of these Negro
clerks and messengers, who infest our ci-
ty. l appeal to our young ladies to be
careful and demand respect from every
body. Let this be model city, and let
our society be looked upon as pure as bap-
tism. / know that there are married
men in our community, who take spec
! ial interest in our society, and the females
l can name men who are not always
seeking to insult every young lady they
meet or with whom they are acquainted
Yours lovingly,
| LOUISE.
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