The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-16

substitute the flying bicycle for the cum
bersome t~ricycle. This had led the way
to another sensible reform, which was De
stined to accomplish much for the health
of American young womanhood. lie
sympathized with the increasingly popu-
lar custom now prevailing among WON
en- in the West of riding horseback IN the
divided skirt. 1.-The s~ide-saddle," he
said, twas first devised for a sicKly Ouch
ess, and initiated by snobs that slayishly
followed the nobility"
AS to gymnastics the speaker SAID
"The American miss is learning fast that
a good figure and the highest order OF
beauty are closely related to exercise and
the good health that usually accompanies
it, He alluded especially to 1.-THE dan
gerous and altogether too frequent prac-
tice OF overtaXing our girls in school,
Better" he said. Throw leal niug to
the dogs if it conflicts with health"
SOCIAL MATTERS.
With reference to the latitude which
should be allowed girls in their companion
ships, especially with youngmen, Mr.. Scud-
der said to the parents present." what
ever else you do or fail to do, be sure TO
keep your girls off the streets at nights
Never permit her to venture out after
dark unless attended by a chaperon or
reliable escort. This allowing innocent
girl to roam about the streets at night
is simple damnation. If your daughter
Is IOuu Oh d GcuUlouidh oSiOey
the sidewalk is certainly not the place to
receive her company. Throw open your
parlor doors to the young folks; see to 1t
that they have a rollicking good time,
and when nine o'clock arrives show the
young gentleman to the door and send your
daughters to bed. With tact all this can
be done without offence, aud the boys
will vote you a first-class host. 1t
is the duty of every mother to give her
daughter thorough information concern
ing the mysteries of her being long before
she reaches her sixteenth year. l KNOW"
he said, II am touching upon a delicate
subject, seldom referred to in the pulpit;
u it were better for society If more plain
talk were used upon these subjects, and
parents were told to do their duty Dy
their own children" Mr.. Scudder did
not think any woman should allow a man
to kiss her or put his arm around her
waist until the couple were engaged.
In coutradistinction to tue girl of silly
affectations, Mr.. Scudder caused no little
amusement by his description OF a boist-
erous "Ah, there, girl!' While decrying
the habits of both, he preferred h lat
ter.
THE KIND IS.
"This young woman" said he, sis the
personifcaUion of independence. She de-
fies the laws of conventionalitY and ap-
pears q hundred fold more than she
really is. She chews gum in broad day
light, whistles and shouts upon the
streets, walks with both hands in her
coat pockets, assumes a staggering, inso-
lent gait; talks so loud in a street car
that everyone can hear her; collects with
her companions at country railroad de-
pots and stares at the passengers, inter-
spersing her braZen glances with bolster
GUS laughter and impertinent remarks to
the men who jostle her and speak to her
Familiarity by ner first name. She is not
profane or impure in speech. but you will
find all the latest slang express
sions on her tongues end. In sa-
luting a young man or attracting
his attention, she will say:-.Ah, there.
CharIeyl or Jimmy!' as the case may be.
demonstrate with her and she will tell
you to come off your perch or else, not
deigning TO waste so many words on you.
she will look at you amazedly and ex-
claim:-'Ratsp This girl is afraid of
nobody, and her very boldness consti-
tutes her safety. She can fight her W
battles, and knows we'll how to resent
undue familiarities. She is not usually a
bad girl, but she is very injudicious, for
she becomes the town talk and is wofully
misinterpreted. The fault arises from
a lack of proper home education. A
stern, inexorableI public opinion, however,
soon forces such girls into compliance
with the regularities of refined society"