The sun., 1892-01-03
The Lonely Woman and the Eating
House.

xAOuSes
The naughty householder accustomed to
wrestle with his meals under the sweet care
OF matrimony. and the happy maldens whose
helpless singleness is often sheltered
around his protecting table. will have but
little appreciation Of the circumstances for
which reform is demanded in the subjoined
communications:
AS am young lady employed In this city, and
sometimes obliged to after O'Clock In the
Ing think 1t would be quite charitable for TIL. SrS to
put susatons at intervals all tho city for tho
purpose OF supplying young ladies' with escorts who
wish to be served at respectable restaurant hotel
young ladies who alone not only refused to
be served. but very much humiliated by being obliged
to leave the place before number Of people.
"GRAcn LAYTON.
"P.s-It was my intention to add. no matter who or
what the escort. hut OF course be must be nv'n."
Perhaps it is the very impatience Of Miss
LAwToN's longing to have thrown open to
her oil emporiums OF cookedfood-to-be-
acknowledgements. not only during the
day. while women enjoy public sanction
to roam In solitude. but after the shades OF
night have consigned her to the social re-
quirement that she be accompanied by
man. that has caused her to draw too
harsh line between places respectable"
and not respectable. The main fact which
she asserts in regard to eating houses is
perfectly true. A woman by herself is free
to lunch in a great many places where she
will not be allowed to dine; and tho better
and more attractive a saloon is made, ttAh
in its cooking and in its customers. the
more careful and resolute it is apt to be in
enforcing the rule that falls upon women
after dark. Then society sternly bids her
take to herself masculine companion. or
become q prOwler against whom the eye OF
relentless suspicion Is directed In other
cities. perhaps. as. for example, in Philade-
phia. women can go about at night with
much greater freedom and independence.
But in New York they must submit to
regulation too rigid for any restaurant to
defy and hope to retain tho reputation of
being among the best. So our correspondent
chafes with Indignation as well us dis
satisfaction that at tho time when she must
go in search OF dinner her loneliness is re.
stricted to the restaurants not where
tho company or service is most agree
able. but OF such q location and character
that tho proprietors think best to put
IN the sign OF Tables reserved for
Indies" At tho bottom OF her dssatis-
10 luS SSHNc LIIub C'tH u 6lHR!s
barrier Is raised ngainst her on tho
wny OF life which sho pursues In thu
consciousness and pride of the highcss
womanly dignity Thus the carnestness OF
her rebellion against such a state OF things
makes her Gpplya very unmcrited asperson
20 many entirely worthy eating places wlief.
she Is permitted ~ enter although no man
comes with her. All these latter restail-
rants she puts In the class Of the nOn-rc-
spectacle. although IN maay oasos both
their management aud the manners pro-
yaiiing there are GnexccptionaLi.. luE
We sympalhizs with our correspondent
as the representative Of u vast number
of women afflicted with Just such
troublesome Determinations yet IL ID
b"cnuse our sympathy Is ~ deep aud rests
upon ~ biDud ~ understanding ~ b.rh.Ss u
difficulties, aud upon 80 strong desire aud
IaJg.a BOps ~ has tilcW IssolPls !a.lI thu
iasgi stat, Of fsIiDin. emancipation, that
ws REFUSE ~ jfDliDb, my such system Of
DiAsi.ullI." escorts As h bsfs prayed for
Tue Iai seeing sD'JOloRlsL Won / encourage
emlSIJniy makssbifis ~ that sori, A geDu.
lUe roiOrID"I would thousand times ratLsr
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