Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23

Mary Kyle Dallas Gives Her view
as 10 rs Requirements.
WOMEN EXPECT HUGH or nHS.
rraveiezs Are strangers TO Zach oth.r
and Mus, ACT Accordingly.
she Thinks.

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The question Of public noliteness h. al
ways being discussed and never quite ~.
tied,
No book Of etiquette ca eoNtsin a vaiu-
able CHAPTER on tho subie.s. The only pos-|
tihle guldea TO cno'a conduct arc comroan- {
scnse aud euod feeling,
Neforiheless, there Is certain, unvii.tenN
code which Is remembered hy all people
% refinement and luite flrgutten only hrl
me p's WHOM nature has clothed In humaa
FORM, whether feminine or mAncullno some
years AEo Il was tho custom to write and
tank about no radenesa o. mon IN women
n public places. OF iAta the tables ses
'utncd, ard the lmpoll,eness and lnSrAtl.
'nue % women 20 men Is tho universal topic.
oven when other women are holding i0ith
My own observation Informs the that when
y eo'les TO that sort OF iilng there 10 Jack
ias o'eiy Jil. and Jul for every Jack
ino woman Who IN crowded car Will 90.
eapl TWO srau with her nouneen and pAs.
eeh and general lnpedlmonlA White a man
stands YEARLY 10 the aisle has her mate "a
nv man who, while there arc plcn,y Of va.
can't side seats. chooses & wedge hiineelf
ln'o malt OF the central rcat occupied BY
iauy, ana, stretching out hls lcRa, icicoa her
g oilno ever his icS Ia making her exit
rue INST IA the most diahoncst, Tor tl,s.
ma only paid Tor half the cushion, but his
hsd taste 10 quito as apparent
the man who In q place OF Amusement
Woefa ths chairs nre narrow thoy uAnai. \
" are--throws hlniroli hack. Rquare, ale
shoulders and alternately thuml.. tho lady
on hin fight hAul Ia the chegt With MA III.
DOW az 40 raitea or lowers his opera eia,.
ana tho lady on hs left on too arm a. NJ
oAairitra his nipFrminc, can hardly oxpcct
no lady Who flu before him to take on h6f
PAT In order that he may see .,hn siAps bot.
Yer.
me man who let's the awmg,do0r Of nhap
Dang In tho face q woman whe folioNs
him - brutality ssldah Yet no mora 40 dian,
1he Nnmau WHO. u a sister shapper clvllf
n9,as ono door Will rnolly pass through
without oneflns even that aAslRtinr push IL
ann aud shoulder Which passes il on 10 ,he
venienea
mo man who, standing In rnc at hank
Of posi- oilve windlN, aena wdnsn place
herself al the head OF the linu, and 40 man.
sfe 20 be served nrat may agrss with M.
next urlghhor ~ TO that nin's impuaunre.
nut " Dc VIII remember that he has seen
ier tull'rised men ana ihrte ulioo hoys stou
Into no plaza lust before a mbdost Voting
woman WhD dld not exactly wish to tread
upoN tho heela q tho man In advance nf
Aof, he viii admit tina, that glrl is MOI 10
onit impudcnt perron present
The bloycle gifl who expects all saria ana
rpnlluone VI men, tho lame. thu hall and tho
blind and thlee " i0i included, 10 reinenil
heI that she "a cominf, boil or no bon. "a
mated by tho iian who while dril9nr hia
last hotafh, drNdpa that fqlin have 10 l0ak
OUT fcf iaenaslsss, aid HE elderly niald1u
With her parahol uEdfr her arm and ahAfo
PIN sticking cut " tho crown Of Dor lyji-
net, Whp Backs down npph one oA She pcefs
AZ tho f,rtet nign on tle iamppost through
her long.hsndled eyeflhgs. haa a rompanisn
nsuro ~ tho tall hacheiaf usually Ens.lah
who looks osar the hoads o. shorter rhi-
nle who advance toward hlm. and tiacs tho
bundle ~ canes and umbrella. which he
cAfrca VA q strap under hla clhaw, ~ though
order charge"
I am not suro. however. tia, In aIludinr
10 these ia1i Two persons ! have not wan.
dgrtd ft1m the track, lhny belong rAthdr
% tho awkward squad than % fall impoiltr.
Ihey have 40 Intention N puttlne cut aifau-
gcfa eyes Or mahinf holoa 10 thnif iunKa,
though they sometimes do II. aud II they
realize what they havp done they mhually
say excuse me" or 'bcg pardoa"
~ some thlnfs mon are accused unfairly.
That was WY unDblcvAnt woman who
wrote lately that men universally gaya np
their asata In public oanYCyancss 10 pretty
young rrlu. while oli wonieu aud uisthesa
with babies IN their arms remained slhgd.
Ing I have iroQlentls gone to End to 10
the various city enn,oyanrha Tor years. and
! hayo never seen really venerable woman
remain topnllng about 10 the center o.
car Tor a longer Graco of time than Il took
ihs men WHO occupied the cushions 10 lock
81 each other and Diutfly vast lots M 20
which should make the sacrifice, And there
IL quite iiulo riysiry sometimes, when
mamma, carrying dear baby and dragging
little Billy behind hcr, mhhah an effective
"A 10 which man shall resign In
her favor, ofion have soon long row Of
business men, iinpnryloua 10 the niAncsa Of
beauty Ia bpwitoblnR hats. yield at once "a
an elderly dame. with appfoximeung ncse
and chin q bie shawl and a poke hsnnet.
Meanwhile thOhv who kAy that women DO not
usually utter thAnka ior those small court-
iales from STRANGERS "bil mistake"
often they only murmur them. sometimes
hoy do not smile. hut n a man will listen
no II sure 70 hear iltie "mrw" from under
lha veil. which II the finale 81 thank
you." on which he aaa turned his back
Pending sons statement OF the social
avs which prevent VA from making the
OF agreeable strangers until
ome possibly disAefrashle person, OF whom
We know more than we desire. has said;
Miss smith, permit me 10 Introduce 10 YOU
Mr.. brown" Il IL plain that there must DO
limit TO public courtesy. For example;
Il man should meat . womhn friend IN
ran,it. he would not only sec ihai,aho Nas
ioaiad. but ofl0r 10 carry her shopping bag.
shonld hA Add Ills courtesy TO tho abandon-
reut u cents worth OF car room. ~ ths
use df al unknown falr one, ahe would
lossibly regard him a. Tobher and call for
he aid " the police,
therefore Il seems 10 ma that since the
ravelofa' cnnpanionA Of an hour must "bf
ffanaara STILL" u IL well Tor women not iu
% too exacllng Remtmbfanus OF the golden
tiio and OF the necessities Of Tho case are
III llal ahould DO expected Of an untnown
nan As tor the man, ho may be- qults aurs
hat II he has been unusually courteous 70
ny womaniy woman th1 fart remains IN
.rr memory 4 white rnNef with which 10
mark the diary q her day, aud hat be has
lot made hi, little sacrifice 10 vain.
MAnY krlb DALLAS.
Hr.ippan spaiLn.