New-York tribune., 1893-12-10
TIE LONDON YOUNG MN.
SOME MOTIFS on HIS STRANGE MANNERS

SOME MOTIFS on HIS STRANGE MANNERS.
Lordon letter TO The san Francisco Argonaut.
The germ Of unhappiness in marriage | believe
to consist entirely In the utter laxity not to say
shine by their absence. Beyond the mechanical
fact that man lifts his hat to a LADY in the
distressing acts of poiiteness is he guilty or The
smart youns man thinks nar ne
invitation to dinner. generally keeping her waiting
for the answer as long as he POSSIBLY can N case case
up. II he goes to dance he takes very good
norns the smiling faced. nicely gowned young la
dies who anxiously awaiting his advent lie
wisely avoids asking the plain daughters Of the
looks upon IT, indeed 80 Kind OF personal lnsuli
women women for thu recipicnts Of his favors lounges
away an hour In sitting g-roon. takes a couple
Of In w or fes s snra young aS" man 1
visits a house where he Is not quite sure OF ne
home Jauntily In the morning air. with overcoat
thrown around and hat poised at the back OF tne
head I'm the serene confidence that he has passed
a well-spent evening.
should some misguided person venture to intro
duce a young lady to him. however nice or at
tractive he promptly after the formality of pres
entaton turns on his heel and walks Ks a%ay Sray,b 500
Introduce girl to me when know such heaps
OF them already -, .,,u. or nor,,es bs
considers that an exploded relic OF the past
M nG ng at further e he
to the struggling young man who Is not YET , smart
enough to be unCtvll. A friend or mine, HiotneI
and a hostess herself. half fainting with heat ana
fatigue once, In her early days OF chaperonage
Whispered to her daughter: Tell your partner l
should like to go down 10 tea" To when the Well
trained damsel promptly responded: Mamma II
| were to tell him that. he would never ask me 10
dance AGAIN. So the patient mother had 10 wait
until some grizzly bearded friend OF her youth. IN
attendance on his own daughter. took pity on her
loneliness and offered her mis- arm.
Many and bitter the experiences OF chaperons;
they must smile and smile ever on the fastidous
Young men, and tempt them with good dinners ana
Invitations TO the theatre and the opera content to
be relocated into solitude and silence Themselves
With the matronly robe. an elderly woman puts on
an utter impervousneSS to all the natural sens'-
tveness OF n woman. II she Is wise and efraces
herself utterly, and Is content with distant bow
from the she has generously entertained.
she may have the satisfaction OF knowing that her
pretty daughters dance and enjoy their balls
AT home. manners are also peculiar with the
strait laced notions and the hoops and powder OF
their grandmotners. young people have discarded
their gentle courtesy The boy olls on sofa,
With his head buried In luxurious cushions while
his sister his mother waits upon him, rings the
bell. or puts Goals the fire. He will dine at
home II he can have champagne and come when he
likes. Is out OF an engagement His mother
would soon ask him TO go shopping with her.
or to take her to a concert. walk In the park.
as crdeavor touch the sun. The day his sisters
require his services Is the day he has promised to
look at "A horse. dine at the Bachelors. go
to a cricket match at Lords. or to Sandown for a
DAYS racing The girls must wait Waiting Is the
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