New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
ON FASHIONS IN MANNERS.
WHAT ANNE THACKERAY THINKS ABOUT
THEM.

dumb show what IL is people feel or wish 70 feel:
.S Ss sa Ss D% 20 also
INDEFINITE but unmistakable ehanscs ~ LAY, "a Spv or
wherefore but Which must have some reason some,
where. told that the curious cussSm U, n he
by the hand Of oyay also am an, 'oiG una, u ne
abroad, and as know they have long Rrsya,lea
with us In certain houses and very pSe ,Sey ro ok,
~ The chin and the inward bend Of the back by which
certain number Of shsmGs young te same time
il must be owned that when maiden Of The t, mdd mnS
and respectable classes suddenly sinks 10 tne earu
Ing TO those who do not habtually move In court
circles and until the naG SespT to e unaeced
To take the other extme saw an ADVANCED ato f hat
pretty young lady. only Yesterday oueh ncr rssntS
when she sat down. she crossed her legs In I, as IL
she was hussar or bslletdancer rt,,ou, their
influence upon the fashions Of our own eas .nee the
great &c erean 'G girls and that Of
own msidens land this have heard emphatcay. re- e.
marked BY yey wss Ess the ease is
belonging to the habits Of the country where @
admits the superiority OF any body else t @i aSopcd Il
is al innovation upon the traditions OF the anu roaW
One IS Reminded Of the old story OF AEscps sPdog and
the donkey trying to initiate us anucs put snd nv com
psris0n does not hold out. .,-,. n, youno
OF course the manners and the trimmings Oh yoar M
to Correspond and dress must always be an r m
porant factor in existence wnaev 'dd. IN few
yards Of SIR or wool cotton slut, You wo Ssr
not compare the veied and broader anS the pew
opener shall we saw; or the court LADY, IN t .er
and swansdown to the as act ibc s BRIDE and
the court lady win md time goes on that sts toilette
and AZ ,her ideals The mere fact Of the existence
Of train d . Hna no e bearer of these
Lawn tennis would scarcely become hool, anu nu
farhngalc delbction and deep conres cs very %
oil skin Boating hat and a Jersey would seem very
Quite c" apart also from circumstance and situation
fashion in manner may due 70 some original
person who starts 70 the tore ana SET a Which
l. carried on from one to another, the invisible
conductor beating time with a sp ThUSa
a sS.0n Also oiScr leaders, who chiefly deal in original
Alterations; thee are but fnelemen at te Sa WIZ, ~n
their dancing class stranne after them on their 'oeS
and labori0usly copying their atutudeS. ,..,,
When the writer was a GIRL and Dickens's magic
Tsnd n"rs oc se can s emecr Whole tribe
Sicklebys and Ruth Pinches; Of gentle trippinS;
higher education OF wonans suffrage. Of passionate
Inspiration They were mSc h had h sna st
in turn TO the Walter Scott period. to the Flora
Maclvors. the Brides OF Lammcrmoor. the Anne OF
II one tried roughly to classify the present charac.
terstic manners among young n Women one he sH
IS to begin with M Tie 0MO" nr and CIm nayhs
rasneE :up wHSH than vf a and
(2 the charitable aesthetic as opposed to 90 me
in S en SC%Sy
delightful sketch Of very touching and not a, an
uncommon sIccmen. This a2CiosetS ph rharty
Of c4j the benevolent country side squrcs daughter
Then the Other hand altogether t distinct a frG%
'may the words be excused mel 60
srcd. with more good breeding certainly perhaps
somewhat less art to recommend IT, Then there IS
who busy explaining exactly what It is they arc
feeling ~ the lawn-tennis manner attractive in In
dviduals but not interesting as a class
certainly Va" see a great ADVANCE III the present
tion. and not many OF my own foh,eporTteS
mcnts. think. as far n manner goes, our Genera,
young people not unconscious of their ih'cectu
advantages and superiority, aud with TINS sense OF
and capacity there haN come gradual on,Hc , ~
the manner Of the active classes gris are no -
Of other people. and 80 with this rccude and self
approval naturally follows certain sun abr1pins.s
either bv OF handed familiarity or by critical silence
and aoofcdncNs They make %ne feel so Sfry
nj her own discontinue and describing the Young
frozen ci.c she had been tynS IN van to
irritating and disagreeable are very soId hro ana 10
again suddenly OF their own accord cast aside their
armour and 10, and behold: 1T :, almost a pity they
should do So the attraction OF tho unknown
Is gone and the results are more than disappolnng'
some OF these might study with advantage tho
prcccptS OF the delightful schooboy who lays down
poIitcHess /, rather dinisn thing, especially when
YOU are making u start. II means having the sense
Ia sometimes think Of others we'll as OF Yourself
Many people have not got IT. don't know why unless
\ word or two should I've added concerning that re
pose of manner which is pleasure TO contemplate
in kindly, intelligent and unaffected members oil so,
cicty. Int which approaches idiocy In tic abSolue
immolilty OF stays and wells. powder ana irnz.
aud in The absence Of AN apparent interest In the other
little business To- writ" Of that Of which have 80
small experience though from time to time We nave
all in turn looked on In wondering ad t az
Of high breeding and reserve. which guard them tas
wedding cakes guarded in pastrycoohs wndo"s)
from the dust and flies Of medocrT
! once heard Of girl not so very long ago. VINO
loved dancing bnt ashamed OF IT, for none OF the
| peoplr In her sct danced: they sat out with their
| Tread and huttcr misses who performed. This
! Young lady. being very charming pcrson was
rewarded in due time for her immobility. and be
| came either a Duchess or Warehouses. Their
| Is certain calm rcpn>c which comes from the con
scousne>S n being in the right place. and OF don'
the right Thing by. .ncce>sItv; there +; another
kindness and gcntcneSs Of heart we'll Of breed
| Ing. \ sweet natural manner Is sort Of sunshine
| lighting up the way, making every one happy. Ever
artificial pOlitPncSs is better than none at all. hu
II somehow bears the same relation to sunshine thai
| gas lamps do. II IL positive PLEASURE to rcmembe
the charming grace and Inconsistencies, wellbrc<
and again the clear crisp. intelligent precision, sOf
and Yet steady, and that quick. delicate instinct
which Is beauty In itself and does not always he
long TO the beautiful to the best born. but which
comes perfection where the good seed falls int
good and fruitful ground.