The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-23
ORDERLY AND NEAT.
WHICH SEX is 6EST ENTITLED TO
BE so CHARACTERIZED!
the Testimony Of Those Here Quoted Fa-
vors the Men-What Some Ladies' Have
to Say on the Subject-Discouraging Ex-
periences With Women Guests.

to Say on the Subject-Discouraging Ex-
periences With Women Guests.
A bachelor said in my presence a year
or two ago: women are not by nature
or habit so clean or orderly as men or
so delicate in their ideas of SMALL mat
ters.'
| combated the assertion. with indig-
liant protests, and assured the speaker
that only a disappointed bachelor, whom
some woman's pertidy had soured, could
make such n statement.
Nevertheless l set about studying the
habits Of the sexes in these respects, and
I began to question people who had wide
opportunities Of Judging such matters,
and the result has not been wholly com
plimentary TO my sisters.
First, l noticed the dress Of men and
women in public c~onveyances, 1t is
rarely indeed one sees "a man. with any
claims to respectable attire, who dis
plays soiled collar, cuffs or shirt front.
But I have observed soiled laces about
the neck of many an otherwise richly
and fashionably attired woman, and
soiled white gloves are woefully in evil
dence and ruin scores Of handsome tot
lets.
do not think I have ever seen fringeS
or tatters about the ankles of a man.
1t seems to be an understood law
among the most ordinary types Of re-
spectacle men that the first raveled seam
or ripped lining shall be attended to by
the tailor before the garment is worn
again. But nm who carry fortunes
upon their backs display torn tiounces
and ragged laces frequently on the street
crossings or in alighting from vehicles.
Only a few weeks ago l walked be-
hind a young lady in Il prominent New
York avenue and admired the perfect
fit of her brand new promenade costume
and the exquisite details. which exhib-
tied excellent taste and Judgment Of the
wearer or her modiste. Hat, gloves,
gown and wrap and veil We're in har-
monv. But suddenly there came a mud
dy crossing. The lady lifted her dress
and showed a charming foot elegantly
booted; but, alas, above it a silk petit
coat, with three rags hanging from it.
The harmony was ruined by a discOrd.
Just as / was about to emerge from a
Turkish bath establishment one day a
Young woman who speaks three Ian
guages f~iuentlv and who belongs TO a
rich and influential family entered and
tossed off an expensive cloak. display.
ing IA faded silk waist which was out at
the elbows and badly sOiled about the
neck. Her skirt was trim and modish,
her cloak and bonnet irreproachable,
but the waist she wore was inexcusably
shabby. I could not help but wonder if
she had appeared III this garment at the
breakfast table.
Perhaps in similar intimacy men may
see similar u%ntidiness among members
IF their own sex, but l doubt it.
On the other hand, where is the wo-
man who could endure for ten minutes
the filth of smoking car in which
refined men pass hours: The recollection
of passing through n by accident to
reach a parlor car is sufficient to I'M
nerve the average woman.
Talking with a lady who has a large
country home, where she entertains ex-
l6~uSlNtly, i ushtu UtE oIlulOu oA tIls
subject. She gave it as follws:
Il will tell you u experience" she
said, which, l fear, is not a solitary
one. 1t so happened that two young la
dies and two young gentlemen had been
passing a week under my roof, and the
morning Of their departure my house
keeper was i'll, and l went in person tc
~ ,ori,to,l Tho o1,ar;p~ 90 thn rnnDpS
which they had occupied.
The young ladies, mind you, had
been reared in homes Of culture anC
learning and We're to all appearance
dainty and refined specimens Of theil
sex. Yet this was the condition Of the
rooms which they had occupied for ;
week:
The handsome dresser cloth wa
stained and spattered by toilet cream
and washes. \ box Of face powder hac
been overturned on the velvet carpet
and the print Of a small slipper toe hat
tracked it about the room. A large. IN
slightly roll Of mixed blond and brunette
y 'combings' protruded from a pasteboar'
receptacle like a last years bird nest
Three toilet bottles We're minus thei
shoppers. -Four cambria handkerchief
and one glove We're found under tn
bed, and in the ~sweepings Of the roor
were discovered 81 dresspins, -four hat
pins and two lacepins containing jew
els.
when the room just vacated by tn
men was investigated, the only souvt
Mrs remaining were two half burne
cigars, a small heap Of cigar ashes Q
the mantelpiece and one quill toothpic
IN the floor.
"'Sure, and I'd rather clean up aft'
tin gintlemen than one lady any day
remarked my servant, and in view
the contrast between the two rooms
could not rebuke her"
Another hostess whom / consulted {
this subject said: Il do not know tn
have found men guests neater tn;
women. but I have found them mo
delicate minded in regard t 0 many mi
tiers. For instance, the seemingly be
bred girls aud the richest are often