Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-25
Shall the Young
Girl Go Out at Night?

Whether girls shall be permitted TO go
out at night to places of amusement UNI
escorted by relatives or older friends is
one of the most perpleXing problems that
beset mothers of grown-up daughters
nowadays, writes Rosanna Schuyler in
the New York Evening Telegram.
Women of former decades were given
no liberties in this regard, but gradually
restrictions have been relaxed and the
notion is-amOng young girls-becoming
more and more liked that parents should
not interfere with their comingS and go
ings. OF course, young women should
not be encouraged or even permitted TO
90 and come as fancy dictates. Why is
there any less obligation ON a mothers
part TO know the associates of her girls
and the places they frequent than there
was in the old days?
1t seems to me that a large part of
the trouble about girls desire to seek
amusement after dinner shows the fail
ure Of parents to provide it in the home;
and as it is only natural that normally
healthy young women should want some
recreation during the evening especially
if they work all day, they lnstinctively
turn to places away from their families
unless an effort is made TO entertain
them .hCre.
The thing to do is for fathers ana
mothers TO make the effort and the sacri-
flee to live more with their grown uD
children. Years ago house parties, en-
tertainments and amateur theatricals
were as much a part of Il good home
management as breakfast, dinner or sup
per- but that was, of course, when cities
had a neighborhood life and every one
knew all the families in the block.
With the idea that the home is to be a
welcome place Tor other persons, girls
should be trained in the art of entertain
ment from childhood. and any indication
Of talent as a singer or performer ON any
instrument of music should ne encour-
aged. with the expectation that it win
afford pleasure to others.
There should be parties for cards.
Literary clubs are Il splendid form of
amusement. and incidentally Of instruc-
ton, and as most young people take
lively interest III current topics as well
aS books, they will readily agree to meet
with youths of their own age in their
various homes for discussions, debates.
etc Many rising young lawyers and
business men. as well as the young
women, would take delight i'll attending
such societies where there is Il pleasant
combination of light conversation and in
struction along literary lines, followed
by dancing and refreshments.
If mothers are perpleXed over the de-
sire of their girls merely to go some
place in the evening, it seems to me that
they should take the trouble to combine
with other similarly perpleXed parents
and devise an antidote. This should not
he difficult nor the, cause of much eX-
pense if properly conducted.
One way of supplying the demand to
be amused is by taking the young women
To theaters, and if club could be
formed, as was done recently. il would
he success. The society formed for
young girls was called The Balcony
Club organized for the purpose of not
only permitting young women to be es-
"orted by their young men friends to
places Of amusement, but of going with
them. This Balcony Club" attends the
tbeater twice Il month on Friday nights.
l ne members meet at 6 in the evening
az restaurant convenient to the play
house, where they dine together. Dur
ING the dinner Il short sketch of the play
10 be visited, its author, etc, is given
b! one of the company or guest.
Vt the theater the club sits together
Ike big family in a reserved portion
or the house. There are no club dues,
each individual pays for his or her own
dinner and ticket, End the only expense
Mat the members bear is for postage
that notifies them where to meet for the
party 10 the theater.-P Philadelphia Bul-
letin.