The evening world., 1911-05-11

Initiated into the twelve points of ba
The department specialist as she
Is known. Is a quiet little woman with
a manner OF punctllious courtesy and
a very serious concern about New
York's shortcomings.
We're Too Bohemian.
The Bohemian spirit rules New
York. she said. and Bohemian man
ners prevail everywhere.
"our Young girln n boys are
growing up without h slightest
knowledge or care for tho rrlss OF
conduct which should govern their
relations with each other. Men
nrd rush, rush. rush and
often An escort, whose duty II II
supposedly to protect and shield
his companion. has hard work
keeping up with the go-ahsad
American girl no 10 taking out.
How many New York men observe
that fundamental rule Of department
which says n man must follow a wo-
man in getting on n car. but must pre-
cede her in getting OF? How many
men or women. either. for that matter,
occupy only the amount OF space TO
which they are rightfully entitled?
That space" added Miss McAdams. rs
room enough for the torso when seated.
one has no right TO take up extra
room with sprawling arms and legs.
Arms and legs are the servants OF the
torso and should not he permitted to
So, " GfAr,11 tho tnt1
wag the doS?"
They Dom. Sit, ku. Flop.
My philosophy has never been deep
enough 10 answer that question, sc I
let 1t pass.
New Workers sit down too sud-
denly. They flop down with their feet
wide apart, whereas one should sit
gradually, sort of courtesy into ones
chair. with ones feet In the fourth po-
sition."
I, sounds easy IL one knows what
the fourth position is. ! didn't. so l
asked.
Miss McAdam raised her eyebrows
a triae, her skirts n tribe, and Illus
trated with a pair OF pretty feet:
First position, stand with your
heels together, so. Second position.
advance the right foot with the toe
pointing. Third position. draw the
right foot back TO the instep Of the
left. Fourth position, step forward
with the right foot,
ITO assume the fourth position before
sitting down. draw the left foot back
against the chair and salute, or subslde
Into it.
should sit gradually, grace
fully. not plunl. down suddenly
witt, our full weight"
I am wiling 10 oc: there is not n
reader OF this article who ever sat
down in quite the way described by
Miss McAdam.
In Too Much of a Hurry.
"Thc trouble with New Workers.
IL that they won't take time TO do
things properly" continued the
monitor Of manners. "fyow. In
philadelphia every n takes time
to be courteous. n Philadelphian
saunt.rs along the street with as
much leisure as II he were an old
Southern darby on a summer day.
New Works. manners are not 81
much the fault OF the native NeV
Yorker as OF its foreign population
Mss McAdam conceded. land the one
generation. get-rich-duickly crowd.
know Of no sight more pathetic thai
that Of the first generation New Yorl
girl u sixteen or seventeen One see
her IN restaurants, with loud. quee
clothes and her face made up, drinkin
cocktails with young men, or eve
straight whiskey. I've seen them TAX
straight whiskey. What respect cal
a young man feel for such girls
What worthy feelings can they Inspire
Men are sickened by them, Why, on
OF my pupils said TO me not long ago
Miss MADAM. l. know no woman tina
/ respect except my mother and sister,
Our women, young nj old
alike, are careless IN their deport-
ment. They SIT with iness crcssa2
In public plG:es. no. An!t