The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
..,o,, OPINIONS AZ TO THE
-" aROyTH or THE HABIT.
II, A., Agreed That Young Women should
A'p,ac,Icaily Refrain FROM Drinking
IN. Gases Where Liquor Il Taken to
$50. The safety Limit In Drinking.

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Il, psdr,s dissertation On expert testimony.
r,,p the sr'iety women themselves are divided
nu, yt,, \ sun reporter. after a series
y n,.r,t.vs with women who walk among the
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s..sops and a conviction that some things
~. enough Co. drive any one 10 drink The
go. consulted WAS a young married woman,
-. .,s' standing and good breeding are
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5.sobu a. .s, esrve drinking among women q
~, rnr Hundred were stun and nonsense
-r,.-s ms, D, women who do the sort OF thing
IN, ,,y,p,prs have been talking about. but
"a M, know them. and | believe I am in a posi-
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.,r Sb. paused, In icy intrroga alton, and the
,.,,rtpr agtedthatshe ought to know the came.
Women d. drink more than they did but I
S-,t believe the change is AZ marked Ia what
4, ,,Md '." smart set AZ \, IL in other social cir
o.. Yea sep. W. have always be'n USED 10
d4nkng don t mean that Inc women ! have
l,oau have b~n N the habit II getting upsy.
u .v are oj much accustomed TO the use Of wine
aid houoi to d. that | lave seen womea whom
new axe ", much wine, but the occssions
h,,. ben yery ra,r. can remember only three
I've head very shocking stories about society
f~uutuous where young women became intoxi-
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8 IN anything Of the kind
II you want 10 arg Ne that all drinking u wrong
va might draw up a very strong case against
n. and perAa rs, you would be in the right but
n. by drinking To excess, one merely means b.
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ON hts way, uncertain as 10 whether the revels
ton. were cheering or depressing. lie decided
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sri less oiach mar " mas Deem painted, ana
called at a Fifth avenue home, whose mistress
knows all that ia Ia he known about IN. u,nu,
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crust III view iofk. one too' was frank, but
sne wasn't optimistic. Either she was more
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d'nk ~ much more Than girls did when ! was
young No girl has any business taking mixed
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vines hr'iy l nave Always served wine IN my
! me. and my daughters drank H. but when
,bsy vs,. d.h,t.n,.s 7 had a n,,c,ic.I s.rsh,
' ' "' " p'"'.''" 'en''o'
tRh, WIN ench oi thehl, ana ADVISED thelr drlnh
ing very cautiously outside Their own home.
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w" 80 ''" Wv "''"'' II" "''i
ieN'ruhg To that as . Sumulhnt I'm afraid
didn't take very high moral ground. but | con.
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hel ''fW, anu We Deeh s"usn"d WIN the result
Of know a great many women who drink too
,uch drink untu ,h,i, chs.,s , raJ .rd hi,
az" '''" w" ''' Nv 'Ne'i
'''fa In'V' anu men manners h'f'rlous' IL ~
elNaNs HisguHlhg bn' II seems "ors" n 4 young
tII man IN any oi" riH" | mean u hurI- one
NOR honyh me girl IN Irobhbly less 10 blame
MAN We Older "oIIlah would IL" see E'rls lunch
ins together and having cocktails. vines, md
I'!iI h"v APPEAR i"ilSN" an idea that That
NheH, n fact, 1t Is not only nnwls-, but Is in airOci
oNsiy Dad thsl" herr girls roasting that they
gan mix fancy drinks, and, at the country clubs.
"a Young men and young women Come in
nom NE soll lluES ana have whihkrt snd-soda,
Or toidy together | go to make visits, and find
all The girls taking rum in their tea, or describing
"a altogether Tor a glass II liquor. 40 To din
tlfs and Sec drbuantrs lead off With cocktails
and trnb freely Of all The wines on The menu.
ending with a llqueur ! he women de- the same,