The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-13
NOT THE CORRECT THING.
CYhlC IS SATlRlCAL WHILE Dis
cUsSING PROPERTY.

The Etiquette That Must tie observed ~
Taking a Young Woman to the Theatre,
An Excellent Idea In Mutual Chaper-
oning-The Reasons for II.
SAY. Dick. want you to do a favor foI
me-"
Certainly, my boy What is ia"
well, want 20 take Miss Brown to the
theatre Wednesday evening
Il haven't the least objection Go right
along
"Of course you haven't II wouldn't make
any difference If you bad. didn't ask for
your permission.
Have you asked for hersf
YES, and she would like 10 go"
"Go right along. then. go right along
But hold on see the trouble now You're
broke Why didn't you say so. old man
How much do you wantr
BAIL I've got all I need But you see she
can't 20 with me awe
Cant 60 with you alonel What's the
matterl Mrs Brown suspicious of your
mol think she has the greatest respect
for me-
Hard on Mis- Brown. isn't itFT
"What do you meanT
81 should think she'd feel pretty bad to
think her mother didn't have any confidence
In her.
But she has an the confidence In the world
in her
"She hasi Wen. its rather original way
Of showing it, isn't III My dear girl she
Il a.. 81. J.
in you. but daren't trust you 70 go from
here TO the theatre and back with a man
alone The reasoning il beyond me- my
boy
But il isn't a question Of confidence It.
a question Of propriety."
"Ol that's different Il isn't proper Well
Why
"Well. because it isn't considered 50 in
fashionable circles
An excellent reason. Will 4 reason
worthy Of any woman IL isn't because it
isn't Well. Coon What do you want me
10 dor
Il want you q go. too"
"Ohol Ms Brown has more confidence asa
me Wants me TO keep my eye on you and
see that YOU behave yourself All right. old
man Anything 10 be proper ril be- discreet.
too After we get away from tho house III
get up Oh the box and ride with the driver
and I'll get a seat over the other side Of the
house and just keep you under surveillance
through my opera glasses Say. don't know
Mrs Brown particularly well, though. How
did she come 10 pick me outp
Dick, are sou crazyi Don't YOU know a
little biz about society," She didn't pick you
out, and she wouldn't let her daughter 90
alone with two Of us for the world You
must invite Miss Jones TO go, too"
WIN Mrs Jones let her gof
"Of course. if you're going with Us"
80, We can 90 with you and you can 60
with usf
YES, that's about the way"
"All right III order that coupe always
have, and YOU
Coupe nothing, Dick Don't you know
anything We can't 90 in coupes. "
"Nof
"Of course not Never DO In the world
We must hayea carriage and all go together
IL see it all now We're to watch YOU and
you're to watch u.s. Say. VIII. must make
a written report Of your actions when we
get back, or will a verbal one dor
Now you're joking, Dick You see, IL Is
Just this way. Miss Brown and / wanted e.
60 aud we thought we might make upa par
ty Of four so we wouldn't have 70 have a
chaperon."
It's all proper, is itr
"Oh, yes"
"Wen. this propriety is a great thing
What do you suppose we would ever do with
out itl | shudder to think Of it, But the
theory OF IL is what bothers me Now, il
there is no lack Of confidence IN the girl and
no distrust Of the man what is the reason
tOrn--
"Oh. there's a reason for il, of course Mr.,
Brown explained tho matter TO me- once
You see, may be all right AMI they NAV ba
perfectly willing TO let Miss Brown go with
me, but il she does she can't we'll refuse 20
20 with any one else who asks her"
Il never thought OF that -
"She might 90 with me this week, you see,
and then Tom Jenkins, whose reputation is
far from sayory, might ask her 20 go with
him next week You see what a position il
would put her in. "
"Of course II She accepts from you she
must accept from him"
Exactly
If she accepts one invitation TO a ball she
must accept all sent her
"W-whatw
IF she promises 10 marry one man She has
established a precedent that will prevent her
from refusing the next"
why, Oickw
mo stamina, no will power, no judgment
II she says yes once she must say yes always.
What IN the world
III she accepts vanilla ice cream she must
also accept strawberry. Can't consistently
refuse 3y the way. didn't you 20 boat rid
ing with Miss Brown at Geneva lake last
SUMMER
ION, yes, frequently"
"Alonef
Yes
How did Mrs Brown reconcile il with her
ideas Of proprieiyf
"Oh, that was sort OF vacation, you
know -rusticating IN the country No for
mality mp there
"Ah, yes THIS propriety, then, Is a sort
Of an opera cloak that is laid aside al the close
Of the Season. IL Is fashionable garment
that is worn Tor the looks during the winter
and packed away in the storero0m when you
leave town for the summer You know had
a funny idea about this propriety. thought
thata thing was proper or wasn't proper with
out regard 10 season Well, never mind !
never did know much about these matters
But m ask Mis-, Jones to 90 20 the theatre and
we'll do the thing up 80 the height Of style
Wen conform 10 the strict rules Of propriety
II We have 20 pat an electric light in the car
riage and 500 and / ride on the box."-The
Cynic in Chicago Tribune
smith and Ciiroy.
Here aro portraits Of ID. lowbcr Smith
and nala. 8 Gi'roy. The two estimable
gentlemen uh .e lighting for tho Office -
commissioner o. iii.e works Ia New York
Smith was appo oi 10y 4 S. Hewitt when
the latter was ,yor. aud Glroy Is AN APP
rointec 81 the pr emit mayor, Hugh }. Grant.
Mr Smith vai born 10 New York in 1916
was graduated from the College Of New
York To- 1904 studied in the Paris school OF
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