The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

Inc management OF Ihe POST gives mo
this little corner wherein TO air my In
dividuai opinions Of matters social. and
from time to time ! am urged 10 use 1t
for the correction OF certain usages that
seem TO grow upon the body social In
way that Is inscrutable and beyond tho
knowledge Of the common man or woman,
and that are 50 Objectionable so 20 call
for the great power Of the press for their
abolition.
Not long ago a young lady Of Houston,
one Of the most intelligent, by the way, Of
the many Intelligent women OF this city,
one who has travelled. aud In fact could
be roughly described rs one who knows
WHAT'S what. asked me- n | could not
write agalnst the abomlnHbe way In witch
people leave the theAter before the play
or opera Is over. And when l. with my
usual modcsty, said I could not hope to
eheet any good against custom that has
arrived ane reminded me Of what the
newspapers had done In the matter of hats
worn In the thcater. In these days Il is
simply matter III course Ia remove ones
nat and al on account g The war wagod
custom that was 50 disagreeahle, / ad.
united that faci WITH pride IN the great
profession TO which | have the privilege
OF heionging, ana With the hope OF eugug,
Ing with me others mghuer and more per.
sshsas,Ne, ! agreed to say word on two on
When | WAS living In California a few
years ago ! noticed Tor the drst time Iii :
nhptt or leaving the theater before the
elohe OF the maj act aud spoke with great
scorn OF the want Of courtesy implied In
the act
!, You would never see people act Ike that
mighty air that blush now 10 think OF" Of
Imagine then my feelings on my return
70 my native heath. when AT the opera
Winds, and looking around San women
nuung ON ihelr hats, men ashlng thoirs
out rom under their seats putting on their
overcoats and together pushing thclr way
ont Of the house while the motors vera
SUI irving 20 give the denouemcnt 81 the
play In biting dignity on the stage, on
South! '"S VI '"e
And selhshness ts at the bottom Of it all,
nsss t, up tnose people VINO are crowhlng
pass lne others, care whether or not the
others want TO SEE the closing ncf or
ahout the want Of courtesy to the actors
success? Not a thing They want ~
get ont htst and get seat In II ear. well
hhn"miug; 700, mat the car VIII wait for
others and give their city a reputation FOR
rudehess simply 60 crafty themselves hy
sss , q good seat IN carl | wish /
knew now 10 paint the picture with rhIa
pencil OF mine, N such true colors that ia
ughness would Impress Itself on their
of dsn rss d y'Slon' could give them some idea
for IL, begins. WIN
., nnu tnle y true or play, how much
worse Is the stampede at an operaq The
the realization OF the dreams and lebors
Of tue composer IA which the threads Of
are brought together ana woven Into mag
nlneent harmony; to which cultured audi,
has died on the air. Even in the light
operas there Is n certain effpct 10 he
f sst eGtlr t9s Gosng strains yet that ef
pedlng feet ,as the crowd surgcs out 10
eaten 4 garland ear, too. that waits
Others" are deprived Of " pleasure. but
little reck the stnmpeders OF this fact as
rses Tqsn ~ taking and logshIng ~
opera singers Qre stll on the stage, doine
the,r best 20 give that final chorus It's full
There is very beautiful and perfectly
infalllble rule, by following watch Ia every
day life, IN mltters sotidl MS well rs the
never offend nel fai-anc unto INTO S other T"" a.
yc would that they should do unto Won I"
Iry i ami there win he no more. STAN
Margaret Hadley Foster
The Current Litcrlture club enteftaiued
their husbands Thursday evening nj Inc
home Of Mrs. Frank Bonner III q way mat
must have made the guests of homer con.
verts 10 the club woman idea forever. In
tlt hfAi place the exquisite taste shown IN
the decoration Of the house mus, have
shown them very concusIve,y that q nh
work had not interfered IN any way with
The womanlN instincts ~ the club work
els, for everywhere the dainty touch !. +
woman's hand WAS seen The PRETTY
arranged flowers that filed the yaaes aud
bowls in every room. tho graceful garands
~ smilnx that shaded the doorways aud inc
masses Of cape jass mine, IA whleh ma
punch bowl nestled al showed The gentle
refined taste of woman who loves her
home. just above the double doorway that
leads from The hall 10 the parlor the club !
INITIALS g. l.. G., were fnrmed br "a
delicate foliage OF Northern smilax. ana
he's came 10 The work n man. far Mr..
bonner proudly claimed that he had hung
Al through the evening the men were
the guests par excclienee-evprything ~s,s
for their pleasure and when the time cnnie
for refreshing the guests the pretty "a ad
ceuier WIS served TO the mon inst IN
di1 not seem 10 take 10 this very kindf
Pat With the true distinct Of Americans
theT SEEMED Ia feel that something VAS
Alteration.
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