Evening star., 1886-09-11
ParaSOl FlirtatiOns.


OPPOSITE SEX.
From the Rochester Post Express
"A great deal has been said and written about
street hirtations, and this irregular method OF
making acquaintances has, OF course, been con-
demned on all sides. Nevertheless the practice
is constantly on the increase. The fault lies
principally with the females, who, from care
lessnesS; love of adventure, or from some
worse motive, encourage the advances made
by stairway statues and corner loungers who
iniest our streets. A lady when insulted by
the bold stares or the significant coughs and
wlnks of these nuisances pays no attention
TO the annoyance, and escapes further insults
by her judicious conduct. The females who
are willing TO be accOsted by strangers, and
to form passing intilnacies in that way,
not only respond to the advances made by
the "mashers," but they have in addition
code OF signals which are plainly under.
stood by experts in this line of business
Two or three years ago it was the fashion to
wear long ribbons which were so arranged that
they hung over the wearers shoulders. 1t be-
came well understood that if the streamer de-
pended from the left shoulder it meant, "Fel-
lows, come follow me-" and many young girl
who did not understand the code was subjected
to annoyance and insult Lately new plan
has been adopted by the tirtatiOus females, and
it is now all the rage in certain circles. An um-
Drella or parasOl is the weapon of offense, and
In the hands of an expert it is as dangerous as
the Spanish ladys fan. Ii closed and used as q
cane, 1t signifies that the owner would not be
averse to securing a male companion for the
providing he is good looking
zontally in front of the owner, with the
end sticking out. the Specification is
that the owner can make her own way
through the streets and secure plenty OF room
without additional assistance. Ii closed and
carried over the shoulder much as a careless
sportsman carries a gun, the meaning is that
the fair damsel is looking for an adventure.
When this last signal has attracted the atten-
ton OF desirable party of the male persua-
sion the experienced firt raises the weapon
perpendicularly and then drops it to the front
This means that the man to whom she is sig
satiOn, and the invitation Is seldom disregarded
by the fellows who are constantly on the look
outfor chance acquantances OF the opposite sex.
Many women VINO claim to be, and doubtless
are respectable" indulge in this amusement.
Name Your Daughter Properly.
Charles Dudley Warner in Harpers Magazine
Since women write our books, and teach our
schools, and practice our laws, and ride in gigs.
and send our messages by telegraph, and
"helIo" from one end OF the country to the other
through the telephone, and write after their
names "M.D d." and "A.B," and "A.M.," and
nearly all the letters of the alphabet, and even
"LL.D."-thanks to the Smith college apprecia.
tiOn of Miss Amelia b. Edwards-itis is necessary
that woman should have name that will be
lnai1enable and ner own through life .
In the first place, give the girl III baptism only
one name. She will be perfectly content with
one of her names, if She las halt a dozen. In
the height Of his tenderness he never saws.
Amelia Jane, come to my arms!' He simply
extends his arms and cries "Janev' In the
second place, when the girl marries let her
always Keep her surname. Then, when
ever we see wOman'S name, we Shall
know whether she is married or single,
and If she is married we shall know what her
family name is. Ii she has earned u reputa-
tion as a writer or doctor or LID. as
Mary Brown. she will carry that with ner as
Mary Brown Johnson; and in all cases there
Will be spared an infinite amount Of talk aud
inquiry as to who She was before she was mar
ried. This system is essential to the 'cause"
OF woman. 1t may be said that it lacks perfec.
tlon In two respects; We could not tell from
the three names whether the bearer of them
might not be widow, and 1t makes no pro-
vision for a second marriage. These are deli
cate Questions. In regard to the first, it is
nObody's business to know whether the
woman Is or is not widow, unless she
chooses to make that fact prominent, and
then she has ways enough to emphasize it,
And, in the second place Qn case the woman
does not marry her deceased husbands brother
by permission OF Congress), it does not ut all
matter what becomes OF the name of the first
husband. 1t is the woman's identity that Is to
be preserved. And she cannot be REQUIRED TO
set up mile-st ones all along her line.