The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-18
MANNERS OF. THE LONG ACC
What Young Lady Might Might Not Do-Engish Visitor Amazed At the Freedom Given To American Girls. Nowadays Duenna Is Not Visible, Neither
 Is She Considered Necessary
BY DOLLY DALnYMPLE.

chanced the other day in a dusty cor- ner of a forgotten cupboard to come upon an ugly old volume, bound in vivid green cloth. with big gold letters, which pro- claimed the title aa. ''The Young Lady 8 Friend; a Manual of Practical Advice and Instruction to Young Females Upon En- tering Life After Quitting School"
 The date it bore was 1915. and the au- thor was that casual parsonage, "A Lady"
 It happened that a few days before had been talking to g. very charming Eng fish woman--a visitor to our shores, who had been rather vehement in her views re- garding the freedom accorded our Amer- ican girls, whereupon I fell to rehecting upon some of the passages had read in the old-fashioned book of the vintage of 1915.
 It was very prim, and very oonserva- tive and very proper-just what a perfect lady' would write, and, strange to say, it was not half as amusing as had im- agined a book of that kind would be in this day and time.
 The exercises recommended for young miss were astonishingly mild, among the number being a suggestion as to playing bowls with small, light balls to suit their little hands while ''battledore," i" "the graces" (whatever that game may be) and of all queer things 'quoits," held a prominent place. A walk in the open was suggested, provided the young miss had an object in view, such as the study of botany or nineralogy.
 In quoting this to my English acquaint- ance. she said;
 What do you suppose the perfect lady who wrote that book would think of hockey and bicycles and gymnasium stuntsr'
 'The perfect lady suggested" said I, that for indoor exercise there was noth- ing better than making beds, which for the rich in life in lack of proper manual diversion, this would remedy many evils.'
 Since I have been in this country said the English lady, "I have been as- tonished at the way young girls are al- lowed to run about alone. In fact when I was in New York last week I was ab- solutely dumbfounded at the manner in which young girls in their teens were seen gallivanting around the tearooms. Why, they walked in and out of these public places with as much aplomb as If they were in their own drawing rooms.'
 Perhaps there is really much more lib- erty granted young girls in New York than in other cities," I ventured.
 'I called the attention of one of my friends to two giddy young things, one afternoon, at one of the fashionable tea rooms," said she, and asked her where the maid was, who should bs in their company To which she replied, Haven't you read enough about Americans to know that maids do not exist for this par ticular capacity?' I then suggested that the family send a footman along to sec that they did not get in trouble, but per haps they just call cab if necessary when they want to go home'
 '.Neither." said I. "They walk quietly along the street until they reach home, unmolested and not interfered with"
 why, have heard in different homes young girls dash in and say to their mothers, Don't wait dinner for me. l am off with Charlie for an automobile ride. Just put the latch key under the door mat, for. as usual. I'll be late and