The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-15

of gambling at cards, though the latter is
by no means new or modern amuseInens
among the votaries of fashion.
Slang and GTgOt, both racing and general,
are now commonly used by women, vino
pick the language up from the men, and
who consider it the right thing 10 adopt,
and now we hear expressions emanating
from them which formerly, to say the least
of it, would have been considered vulgar,
and, though there may not be any partlcu-
lar harm IN these utterances, Yet this slangy
tendency in conversation det acts from the
high bred tone that should pervade our
best society in London; aud even If anus
ing at the time, it does not Ia any way con
stitute Wit or cleverneSS, aud eau generally
be heard to greater perfection IN the topi-
cal songs at the music hall or read in many
of the sporting payers Of the present day
in fact, much of il is borrowed from these
sources. The influx OF Americans and
Americanisms into this country mas, u o
doubt, a good deal to do with this; but the
main reasoL0fit is that the men make use of
slang; therefore, to be in keeping with the
fashion Of the day, by initiating them and
trying to rose p BILE them as much as posi-
BILE, it is necessary that their forms of Ian
guage should be adopted as far as possible.
Again, in london now, how many ladies
delight in attending what were wont to be
music halls and the London restaurants
When weasay 'sexciusive resorts" ~ e mean
exclusive as regards society of course they
were a always will be the haunts of the
denti-mO Rde, and we fear that that is one
of the reasons why they are now becoming
so popular among many ladies' in society,
who hardly pretend that they are as anus
ing as good tIeater or the opera; but
strange fascination seems to oblige them
20. afa.h >, ola a,,A+ how
infinitely ssfnHsea If Lssay recognize some of
their acquaintance ia the company of
these frail ones They seem utterly obliv-
ious of the fact that 1t Is extremely deroga-
tory to their dignity and their position as
modest women Of good birth and III good
society to have to pass or meet their male
friends ara acquaintance. who are in the
same social grade, recognized, on &C
count of the company they are in; and that
because Of their own action, since they are
in places where they are not expected TO be,
and which have been tacltly acknowledged
to be reserved for that class of the female
population that are without the pale.
Two reasons there are which induce
women to Put themselves III these eQuivocal
posltiOns-One is curiosity which is their
hereditary legacy handed down from
mother Eve; and the other is that as the
men go to these places, it IS the right thing
IL
tibet Rew-fashion says what men may do
women should do alsol inconsistent taey
are; II one of their own class has the mis-
fortune to stray from the paths of virtue
and be found out, she must be treated as a
black sheep, and stunned; yet it is the cor
rect thing now to go where the demi-m0nde
gathers IN all It's strength and numbers, to
study Its members and watch tn emwith
all interest as though their modeo life
l,ral fro fie,Jfl
ing study of nature or beautiful work of
art. There is the feeli that women are
seeing life, and that they are turning over
the pages of book that has hitherto been
sealed to them, though Coen to their male
companions, and they think that bv going
where the men go they get an insight into
some of the manners of spending time and
money adopted by the latter, and that the
advanced ideas Of the present day should,
in all fairness. allow them o assume the
knowledge that has hitherto been acquired
by the other sex only.
There are many sports that, though in
themselves most excellent for women as
well as men, are sometimes carried to ex-
cess, such as riding, driving etc. and,
though nothing is moro charming than
good lady whip, yet the tendency of the
day is, by the style of the turnout, to de-
generate that excellent art into SEM
DlduCo u ldStIosSs anu III LONDON laOleS
who adopt dogcarts, gigs, T carts and other
two-wheeled traps do So. as a rule, TO look
manly. AS we have said before, the rage
now is for women to appear manly and to
copy men in all things; and great mis-
take it is, as by doing 50 they are apt to
lose the. great charms that have always
surrounded well-bred Englishwomen of
gentleness and modesty and they run the
risk OF losing the respect of true gentlemen,
who should look up to them, instead Of
being tempted as they are now to treat
them as boon companions who have adopt
ed their own pursuits and their own ways
of thinking, acting, and talking.