The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
TF the YOUNG MAN STAYS LATE,
what Ga the sleepy Father Of the Young
woman DO About 10:

Politics and finance may be more en-
crossing 70 some. but" said Mr.. Fatheriy.
here is a question that I know will be in
tcresting to many and that | wish you
would print in big type, the same being:
How late ought a young man to stay at
night when he calls?'
Nov there's q question that you'll find
Of interest TO many people. young and old;
to fathers and mothers and 10 the young
people. the visited and the visitors, and to
give you something to build on so that
you can set forth the proposition clearly
| will give you q few facts.
Il have two daughters, nice girls as ever
lived. both Of them. and both charming
and attractive and naturally they have
young men visitors. and I haven't any
thing against them. They appear 10 be a
wholesome. manly lot. but. bless my soul.
they all stay too late.
What I want to know. for one thing, il
how late ought they 70 stay. and for another.
how am 1 going TO get them to go when
they ought.
I'm solving these questions I get no help
from within my own household. MY
daughters say: Why, father. why don't
you 60 to bed when you want to? You
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don't. but ] can't sleep with those young
men sitting aroun talking and laughing
and singing in the parlOr and l don't think
they ought to stay so late. anyway.
As likely as not they hang around till
II o'clock, and ! think they ought TO go by
10: which is my settled conviction n my
constant contention. but | can't get any,
body to do anything about il,
sTha gsrla q than cap't tall tha ,r,,,,x
men thew must 60 at 10 o'clock. and the
girls mother doesn't seem disposed TO
either. and so there you are.
'BGsidGs my two daughters ! have I'VE
sons. n who is old enough to go calling
himself. and he docs go. and he sides with
me in nv views,about when young men
calleT rs at our h~Ouse>ought to go. and sides
will me vigorously. He says that IL they
dom 90 at 10 O'Clock they ought 10 he
tn rown out; and he says furthermore that
in many houses II young men dom nave
senss enough TO go Of their own accord
by that time they are politely thrown ont
when the clock strikes.
He cites shis own experience in one
house where he had been accustomed 10
call, this q most kindly and hoepitable
house and marked as well by education.
cultivation. refinement and grace. Here.
he says, II a young man stayed beyond the
hour Of 10 O'Clock the old man. a fine gentle
man. was sure TO appear TO say in the most
gracious and kindly and yet most unmis-
taxable manner that they closed the house
at 10 o'clock; and no young man who had
once heard him make that statement ever
stayed later after that, for he knew that it
meant business.
And did this action tend to repel Young
men and keep them away? On the con
trnry, my son tells me. young men were
glad OF The privilege OF going to this house, 4
where they met a most kindly and pleas
ant reception but where there was a rule
prescribing at what hour they should bring
their calls TO a Gloss and his a rule that
they knew would be strictly enforced.
And he tells me that we ought to put such
"A rule in operation here in our own home
now and stand 10y il firmly.
HE believes in this as a matter of princi-
pie, and then he wants to go to bed him
self. and he doesn't like to be disturbed.
He is "A hard worker and he wants all the
sleep he can get; the more so now because.
as have explained to yOu. be ia calling
o n a young lady himself and he wants 10
he comes in o. nights.
He says that II the young men calling
here don't show any signs of moving At 10
what | ought to do Is TO 20 in and throw
EN- out. But | can't do this because, 81
far as such a situation would he possible in
do II without raising e rough house.. Mys
daughters wouldn't stand for il and /
doubt n my wife would.
They all conced" that there NAV be
ssnse in my proposition that the Young
men should 20 home early though they
would make the hour 1890 instead Of ION
but they say that my way is not the right
way To go about il. Meanwhile the young
men stay on and what | want to know
is how 10 bring about a reform"