The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

JOy AdL4Gu q welcome raw OF
hght indicating the proximity of a rude
, "dug-out," which soon sheltered him. Not
newspaper was visible; on the rough, un-
planed table one large book was lying its
condition giving evidence of constant use.
In the course of conversation nv friend
remarked upon the loneliness of the life
his host must lead in the winter. With q
GESTURE almost affectionate the old man
drew the large book nearer and replied :;
Inls ere book is all | want. | never git
lonesome as long as hev Dan'l for com
pany." 1t was Webster's unabridged, and
II the old froatiersmau had confused
names in his honest heart, it mattered
little
This DER true tale was recalled to nv
mind IN my search for the etymology of the
world indicated as the subject of this topic
LAMP Is always satisfaction to me; in
fact, may call him quite comfort when
he gives such definition as this:
Cnaperon-Of Spanish, French and Italian
Derivation. F'irst-A hood or cap. Second
one VINO attends lady in public places as guide
and protector
1t requires no great stretch of the mag
lnation to see how the latter definition was
drawn from the first, in those days of old
When the ladies' needed protection on al
most all occasions. The nurses who At
tended the Egyptian maidens of high rank
became the chaperons or attendants as
their young charges outgrew the earlier
illustrations, and we find this custom fire.
quently mentioned among the Greeks and
Romans introduced to US by Homer. Vir-
gu and later by Shakespeare. In many in
stances these nurses, in their deyo-
ton to the wishes and fancies of their
youthful charges, were the cause of the
very results they were supposed to guard
against, as was so in the case of fair Juliet
1t is thus evident from the light thrown
upon the subject by ancient romance. his.
tory and song that the custom of
chaperonage was of very early or
igin, and it would have been
great benefit to all orthodox members of
the human race if it had been of earlier
origin; in fact one may say of the earliest.
One would certainly suppose breach of
etiquette was hardly possible in so secluded
place as the Garden of Eden among such
select society; in fact, the very first so.
clety this world has ever known. Yet if
! SN---N "AoO oAO HdICulUl CQGD6cOn had
kindly whispered to Eve of the impropriety
OF conversing with perfect stranger. one
so entirely foreign to her set. whatever
may have been his destinations and accom-
plishments, what sequel of misfortune
might have been avoided! And all the
later history of the entire world might
have been changed-for better or for worse
we are nor prepared to say-had CLEOPATRA
been more thoroughly drilled in etiquette
and perfectly chaperoned when ANTONY
came upon the scene.
In the present age the custom. ACCORDING
to the letter, if not always strictly to the
spirit, prevails in all foreign countries. In
Italy and Spain there is more real license
although great apparent strictness.
In Constantinople, all young ladies must
be accompanied by male attendant when
in the streets. This individual is called
dragoman.
In France and Germany the greatest
strtctness prevails. No young lady must
attend any public place without her mar
RED chaperon. At ball her partner must
conduct her to the side of this chaperon at
the conclusion of each dance. No prone
nading, or sitting in the "dim religious
light" OF secluded corners is allowed
"A lady who spent several months with
an aunt in Frankfort was introduced to p
gentleman, much older than herself. who
for many years had been SO intimate in
Madame FPS family that he called her
mother" One morning this gentleman
called IN the absence OF the aunt, and the
young lady, according to American ems
tom,1 sat down in the parlor to entertain
him. A servant met Madame z. at the
door, frantically exclaiming: oMiss Alice
has been talking to Lieutenant P. all alone |
for an hour"
AT another time two nieces from Aroa,,
lea were visiting Madame F.. and two
American gentlemen, particular friends of
these young ladies, were passing through
Frankfort and invited them to drive Mad.
anne F. was in a terrible ouandarv.
she did not wish to offend the Americans
she could not violate social custom. so com
promised by sending the ouartette OFT in
her own carriage, driven by her trusted
coachman,
A gentlemen in Germany never asks for
the young lady upon whom he wishes to
call; he never expects to see her alone nm
til after betrothal. young lady became
engaged one evening-how, this deponent
saith not-and the event was telegraphed
to all friends that same night and betrothaI
cards were sent out the next morning for
from that time on the chaperon is excused
when the afianced ones meet.
Rhodes, an English writer on etiquette
thus speaks of the impression made upon
foreign minds by American views of this
subject:
'There is no civilized country in the ,
world where so much license is permitted !
IN the intercourse of young men and wo- s
men as in the United States; it gives to s
the foreigner travelling here singular idea 7
of American morality and leads fo,. - .