The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

the man. thoroughly disconnected for the
moment and not comprehending the drift
of her remark.
"Oh. 1t was because you seemed to be
so afraid OF lifting your hat too far from
your head that / thought you must really
have something of the KIND concealed there
which you feared might escape" she re-
piled, with the utmost sweetness and suav-
This decay in the art of bowling consti-
tuteS merely one of the many phases OF
that decline in the chvalry and courtliness
in the manner of men toward women
which Is noticeable to the stranger In the
United States. Twenty and thirty years
ago the American enjoyed throughout Eu-
rope a Well-deserved reputation, and even
celebrity. for the courtlness and chivalry
OF his manners toward women. To-day he
is no longer entitled thereto, and his be-
havior in this respect Is rapidly becoming
as boorish and as rude that of his
English cousin, whom he cndeaVors to imi-
tate with such pathetic Difference and III
deity How few of the men are there
nowadays who viii go to the trouble of un-
glowing their right hand before accepting
that which a lady condescends to extend
to them when they meet her In the street
IL Is but rarely that one finds in these
present times any one, save perhaps some
elderly gentleman, who Is courtly enough
to throw away his cigar If a woman stops
on any public thoroughfare TO engage him
IN conversation, or even to address TO him
but rev words. Indeed, one can actually
see well-dressed men smoking cigarettes
and even cigars when walking in The COM
pany OF women. who are. in a measure,
TO be blamed for permitting such a lack
of Difference.
1t is. uselesr TO harp upon the much-dis-
cussed question of men surrendering their
seats to ladies' in public conVeyances But
! would say this much, that when | was
IN THIS country twenty years ago no one
ever dreamt of discussing such a subject,
since IL was unquestioned that no Ameri-
can gentleman would remain seated in a
Pubic conveyance while any woman, rich
or poor, white or colored, remained stand
ing. In those days, too, 1t used to be con-
sluefed good form for men to raise their
hats slightly, even to the shop girls who
attended to their wants in the stores on
II was in keeping with the practice which
formerly prevailed at Paris, when men
used to bear their heads on entering any
store, and resume their hats only on TAX
adays and here In America, would be Just
~ regarded as an exaggeratlon verging ON
the ridiculous. and eXaggerations of this
KIND are almost as much subject to crit
iclsm as the lack of courtesy, since THY
tend to embarrass the person to whom
the compliment is addressed.
Men IN this country are fond Of ascrib-
ing to the development In recent years OF
the unfeminine department of the fair sex
their diminished Difference and courtliness
sponsibility for their rudeness rests with
the up-to-date masculine female. But
would she ever have sprung into existence
nad II not been for mans lack of courtesy?
Is not the assumption by woman of mans
mannerisms due TO feeling on her part
that II Is only by placing herself on an
equality with him that she can hope 10
hold her OWN That such Is the case is
shown by the fact that in the one country
where the greatest courtesy and Differences
are voluntarily accorded to women, the
masculine female Is unknown There are
no boomers In Austria. Ex-Attache.