New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE INTEREST SHOWN IN THE GREAl
PRIZEFIGHT BY WELL-BROUGh1-
UP WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

rrp NASAL. rwANo IN THE AMERICAN VOICE
CHANCE OR FATE THAT GOVERNS LIFE
HAPPY coNcEIr OF PERSONAL
IMPORTANCE.
It seems tru,sm to say that times have great
" changed and TO talk continually OF the oinerence
between the old and the new becomes tiresome'
How old people prose-. exclaim the young intot-
erahtly land what bores they are with thei' o,o
time ideas. OF course things change aho WHY
should they notT'
I'm a v,av thew are riEht the old manners and
customs must yield 10 the new. Nevertheiess' IN
some respects modern tolerance OK speech anu .o
duct seems 10 a gentlewoman OF the oid 'cnoo
positively dreadful In no way perhaps, nus Wv
difference between modern and od-fashoneo no
tons OF what is proper and seenly oeeh more us
tinctly marked than in the extraordinary interest,"
evnced IN the recent great prizehght, not oniy .!
women Of position and refinement put oy "e
brought-up young girls Of the best socai postum
and little children still IN the nursery-a' nav
49, .rra,v eager to hear tho particulars OF the
brutal encounter. ..,oo
Al a we,-known skating rink on the afternoon
OF tie eventful day group OF charming "c"-oieu
looking girls Of fourteen or fifteen were us0u''s
the returns as they werc brought IN py inc sa,'ou'
now arrivals with all the eagerness and parusah-
ship OF betting men in the ring. 80
~ shall simply die II Corbett 10 beaten! OK
claimed little blond ange! who looked 80 o''''!
and sweet ana innocent that the mere idea OF as
spectacle seemed ike desecratlon.
II have bot so many boxes Of candy on the
night" she continued. that shall have to give up
nv allowance for two or three months al leah' 10
keen Of my debts"
was literally bounced upon by tho excited group OF
children.
What's the nows Harry
ayyhos ahead?' Don't tell ne rs Bitz or III
never forgive you" etc
ordi
.r,re. SIGHT I have ever witnessed" said pessi-
,n,stlc middle-aeed lady OF the Cd school Nhat
IS society coming to when its young people are al
lowed such interests! 1t IS bad enough 10 nave
boys read about such things, but when II comes 10
eirls | call IL the climax Of brutality. NO wonder
that neope believe In degeneration when tho future
mothers of the race are brought up in this man
reri
Pre- ldice against gambling seems to be another
obsolete IDEA Playing for stake OF some Kihd Is
universal In every game among young people, ana
,f MOI encouraged by their elders is certainly not
,scountenanced, for the latter could hardly forbid
their children doing what they Invariably GO lhem-
selves Last but by means least, say the critics
OF modern evolution, IS the want OF reverence ana
refinement in the language OF the youth OF DOth
sexes At the present time. not only arc actual
"svear words" tolerated from the lips OF young
ladies' but they allowed 10 sing tho popular
scrgs OF the music halls. many of which are quite
t,nlroper Altogether very serious Arrangement
And yet here is a paradox: The girl or the per1od
IS as intrinsicay innocent artless and good as hef
prototype Of yore, and even more charhihsIy
natural ITO the pure all things are pure. And
despite the old maxim TO the contrary there may
be an alloy of pitch IN tho mud pies OF our ehhdreh
which apparently need not defie.
An tho same however II would be better that
.r.zoaghts tho big. big d" and tho songs OF the
streets should be eliminated from the social currlc-
ulum OF an up-to-date lasse. and she snouid also
oschew gambling!
TIE NEED OF VOICE CULTURE
Anromania has one decidedly redeemng quality.
Which in the reaction against al afectauon mat is
6c,tdcdlv a characteristic Of fashionable lie In
America to-day has also suffered relapse which
is great pity. The attemp. 20 Initiate the SOIL
c,;ltuyed voices Of English women was certainly
step IN the right direction call it atectation or not
and she careless, slipshod pronunciation and
s,r,dent harsh voices Of young people in good So
cial position of late are most noticeable
How did you enjoy AHco in Wonderland'Y' was
asked recently OF English resident referring 10
the charitable performance fortnight ago at the
Waldorf when a posse OF fashionable children en-
acted the well-known characters who inhabited
that wonderful Greenland Of fancy.
Everything was good except the voices. she
answered "They most noticeah.y bad.
cannot fancy what people can be thinking Of" she
continued. to allow in their children such shril
nasal tones and such slpshod pronunciation
Surely faults like these could be corrected II suf
fcient care were taken! l cannot understand the
Indifference Of American parents about what TO me
Is 20 important Such distinctions with US mark
the difference between the upper and lower classes
and 1t would be impossible for children occupying
a relative social position in England 10 speak 80
unoleasantly. ] told that even in private
schools this important part Of childs education is
almost entirely neglected. Aad why? Because the
teachers themselves have the same faults.
ut 10 curious that people 30 clever and cultured
and naturally musical as tho Americans undoubt-
edly are wanting in ear and the feeling Of
what bsftting as to tolerate SUCH voices ana pro-
nupcaOn IN their rnay n.rs,,. be
sarily severe. there Is more Than gram OF ruth
ing in our schools and nurseries. and the result
IL not 10 be wondered at
IS IT CHANCE OR FATE
''Kismet" rays the devout Mussulman' there is
no use trying TO escape fr;m what is predestned "
"Chance governs our lives" IL tho sceptca Anglo
Saxon version OF the came idea: but, whether 1t 10
chance or fa.e the result seems the same We are
ruled by the unexpected. the unforeseen-a chance
meeting a chain OF events. started by some ins!s-
gret for an invitation may change lies destiny
An interesting example Of this MYSTERIOUS pre-.
tie straws that float on mes current together
IN as S but %srT no5
ttnal Western girl appesred on the social hof ~,
oertsln smart matron who found her little wild
cousin a drawing card at her receptions and din
onsb regarded The Prety with o9 p
En- s
quickly OWNED and resented by the quick -witted
a for fore her on e nfa s'o S eoneesed prs she
exclaimed TO her hostess's great amusement II
there wasn't another man left IN the world, ]
wouldn't take HIM" and during the rest Of her
visit the avoidance was mutual Nearly year
later the Boston man. who was travelling north
from Nebraska happened TO see In the next car q
glimpse OF a familiar profile. which Upon investiga-
tion proved 10 belong 10 the girl he had criti-
c.sed the season before. His first impulse
keep ont OF her sight, but. as the day wore on and
he found his surroundings anything but amusing,
ne concluded 10 pocket his dignity and TO claim
her acquaintance. The young lady received him
frg!dly treating the unexpected meeting with true