New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-10
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I'm nothing Of prophet I shouldn't be
surprised Il the segregation idea spread 10
the elevated lines also.
AS % what right We have 10 divide the
men from the women. I'm not up on the
Law Of tho case but 81 saves time and
clothes and establishes system where there
was nothing formerly but the rule OF the
survival OF the fttest savage That ought
10 be enough 20 justify IT,"
There are those who have noticed that
when the women get together and start
after the choicest seats the results are
nearly as disastrous as u men were mixed
Up in the fray. They cite the fact that all
experts on war and women have agreed
that II ever women were 10 lend their gen
tie graces to the active horrors Of organ
lied killing. the result would be even worse
than the late General Shermans concise
aehuition Of warfare.
A man has no concealed weapons such as
protrldng hatpins and steel tipped para
soils 10 hinder and MAIN his antagonists
in the struggle for car seats. The very
worst weapon he might bring 10 bear
against opponents IN the battle would be
the serrated edge Of one Of those saw
tooth straw hat Drims.
Also. YOU know yourself that all women
are not light and willoWy. Some Of them
have the general curves and almost the
strength OF Gibraltar, and when you do
fnd one Of the weaker sex so equipped she
is seldom backward in using her natural
gifts for securing place TO sit down
tOr her nickel Put women of 10 them
selves, where there aren't any men around
10 watch what they are doing. and there Is
likely 70 be suspension OF the Aner rules
o. etiquette until some one in pants mixes
n with the scenery.
o. course. one couldn't say that tnere
existed such thing as Lady Car-on' no.
= One couldn't say thing Ike that we
SUI have 10 call them Lady Car seat NO
nopousts And some OF them have a GOOD
mare Of the qualities that have brought
ooHn so many verbal brickbats upon the
heads Of the males Of the species.
One Of the commonest manifestations OF
tns lazy seat grabber is 10 be seen IN the
por'ly person OF the woman who occupies
soouole car seat by herself. She Is ea%iHs
&0sorbedly cut Of the window and doesh
notice al all when YOU take the remnant
o. seat at her side OF course she is wen
pseed IN the centre Of the seat ana al
mat is left over on the outside is yours
there is any. II there isn't, that Is al
yours. too.
+" you move toward her and gently brlhs
1o wandering thoughts down 10 earthiy
-hgs Ike streetcars she will turn suo-
N'ny and look al you with a startled eX-
"ession on her face, such as one sees on
'Nnt Interpreters when they are coming
out OF long and tiresome trance. she
no idea that you were there.
Deg your pardon" she says contriteiy'
- moves over toward the window, where
rat,an.
jewellers In and about the city also run
IS mothers who persist IN having their
~. offspring occupy mans portion OF
= n, seat beside them. when they might
IA, Oeen easily carried in the mothers
eau. there aren't many Of these. be-
eh. 'he average mother can't take any
,,..s with her precious bits Of infant
ara fes Somebody might come along
n. s.esI them IL they only knew what
rally were. - "'''' D'"'O
si,r1-s % mere man. the post hugger
Ge.a himself In the unhandy open
wa sumner cars-may thew soon be re-