The Natchitoches enterprise., 1897-02-18


Our true and tried friend, The editor
Or the Times. ever ready 70 nelp The la.
dies. particularly in Natchitochea lsakel
mp tile cudgel in sheir defense IN .
stre ng and pungent article which. We
trust may prove efIectlYe.
One or the pretticst and most popular
Of our young girls Wanis 70 know. why
The manager Of she opera house cann0l
publish q notice asking The gentlemen
not to rush out between acts. thereby
disturbing The ladies' bY crushing BY
them, 0penIng the doors and letting IN
the horrid tollacco smoke. which Is al
most as disagreenbie IS the cold air,
apd then lrainplng down tile aisle after
Me curtain IS up and making not only
her but everybody else miss what i
going on On the ssageg She thinks Mr..
Dudenhffer ought TO have made that 4
law and II would have been more lm-
p0rtant and inst than that Of forblddlng
the wearing OK large hats BY the ladies'.
-Nalehlt0ches Enterprise.
The ladies are more than just II their
demand for The abatement Of tins most
serious nuisance that affects the tlieater.
The gentlemen are profuse in their APP
prOvai Of the law that cOmpRla ladies'
10 doH their high bats IN the sheaters
and complimentary 10 the fair and gFa-
clous women f0r their ready acquiee-
ence IN the demands Of the law.
Now let Gbe men show their defer
enee 10 the ladies by ceaaing an annoy :
ance that IL becoming UNDESIRABLE. Not
only does leaving the seats between the
and gentlemen alike 70 actual rudeness
In crowding IL and out Ok the uarrow
rows Of seals. Some one u sure to
come In after the curtain hns been
raised.
Outside Of thanoise and confusion Il
creates a feeling Of dIspleasure that
destroys the enjoyment Of the evening,
II Is thus embarrassing to The audience
/ and the perfoamers. Il men simply 60
I 70 the iheaier nat for amusement but 70
smoke besweea l.Aae ae.s oF e. asep ee'
aud perfume their breath With The
aroma of liquor. cloves Qf coffee an6
tobacLo combined, they give cause for
NE almost General censure bofh OF la
dies and the many gentlemen who re-
main in their Seats
Two Or three hours IL i small part Of
=E@tt+tAA
habits. Not less should they be snbor-
dinnied fo fhe demands Of public 0pin-
ion. or better, let fhe victims Of sacb
Irresistible demands take q seat IN the
rear az the Iisea9ef, both as 4 c0nVe-
nience and tbs minimum OF a disturb
Ing habit. There Is very serious e0m~
plaint and justly, TOO, about this cns-
tom that intrndes on the general en-
iogment at fheaiers. Let the gentie-
men consider this matter and gallantIy
abstain from the habit.
Tho ladies' oE Shreveport who hare
observed a Tie very letter the law
regulating the removal Of their bats In
fheakef Row demand khat the lmen
shall alEo be prohibited from Il nuisance
That Of lfagmg their seats ns soon as
tie curtain goes down. and rushing out
..fO see ffiendv or smoke 3 cigarette.
The ladies claim that thls ls nuisance
equally as great as that OF nfgh hats,
and we are Inclined to think that that
they Fare yIght.-DoHaidscnYille Tlmes-
The ladies are correct as TO those
coRftosles that give charm to society.
Ii the linen demand that high hats be
discarded 10 order TO increase their en-
l0ymcxt 1t theaters how much more
can tho ladies complain ut being jostIed
10 their seats, having theii tempers
aorely tried bT the confusion lucid mt
to going out Of the seats between acts
ard fhefi attention distracted and pleas
me interrupted BY the ingress Of men
who have left the ethenter. Outside
OF the noise made Is the breach Of eti-
quefie and Difference towards the ladies.
II such an example was followed By the
audience the enjoyment Of attending
Theatrical performances would be enflre~
W 8bnudOned Xolnx ngeli don't do
this Shreveport Times.