Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-01
CUPID IS GIVEN AID
Miss winthrop. VIM Build $751;
600 Trystlng Place.
Woman Sees Woes Of Street Corner
Cafe and Dance Hall courtships
In Gotham and Becomes
. Phlianthropist

New York. There's no use In deny
Ing the fact that young lovers OF New
York City have a pretty hard time In
getting away with II Anyhow ten
der-hearted Miss Gordenia Winthrop
of Washington, after Ave years OF
lorgnetted investigation OF some OF
the rather distressing social cond
tions of the town. says Il is so Forth
with abe decided something really
ought to be Coincidence a rather In
teresting announcement from Miss
Winthrop
But before launching into Miss win
throp's solution let's see just What Is
this problem OF the young lovers OF
New York The answer Is Where
are they going to do their courtinsY'
Or rather that leads up TO the an
swer. and in the meantime proposes
few questions
With few million people tryins to
occupy the narrow confines OF Nan
haitian Island II goes without further
elaboration that every family cannot
place at the disposal Of Sal and Jane
a parlor each for the entertainment o.
their young man friends over an eve
uings call Moreover. large percen'
age OF the ether half" in New York
City cannot afford single parlor for
the whole family
So when Freddie makes DIT
with Sal Sal must make ansv"T &c
Freddie something 10 this effeci
right. Freddie; mee'cha at the corn
of Hundred and Twenty NTH arr
Eighth Freddie arrives duly W.
will say: likewise Sal Presently th
popular street corner ur'r the -
ing arc lamps and In full CHI g.
passing throng becomes as inviting :"
a continuance of the tryst as Brosn
way for a rest cure
There's little in the way OF a choic
for Freddie and Sal They might walk
q while. yes; but more than love
young dream is niece ssary 10 max"
lovers lane out OF New York street
There's the Cafe dc Something around
the corner The lights are dim there
nobody is his brothers keeper across
that threshold SO we can't approve
OF Sal and Freddie going there
They have another choice. and only
dUOut OHG I1OTt IL 3 tue HOl5N dIHCP
hall down the avenue The brassy
music mimics sadly the sigh;ls OF tn,
evenings breeze OF the country lane
which Is natures own trystiny place
for the village lad and lass: the thick
smoky atmosphere OF the dance hall
Is a poor substitute surely, for the
open sky that falls 20 the lot of young
lovara away from a great city's con
gestion No; TIE dance hall will not
do
For the solution of the problem OF
the counting couples of New York we
may turn gladly to Miss Winthrop's
announcement The fair philanthro-
pist has viewed the problem-viewed
from afar. perhaps. but still close
enough 60 see the temptations which
mock the lot of the young lovers of
the city; to see that loves young
dream unfolding In a dance hall or
cafe may result in something very
different from a storybook ending
to see. finally that the city is sadly
deficient In proper counting places for
the young whose homes offer no such
accommodations
Miss Winthrop's proposition IS this.
She will establish at her own expense
OF $4,000 a house. conveniently
located for the working class, where
the young people may meet under
the supervision Of experienced chaper.
ons
Il have been over every section of
this country studying its social evils"
Miss Winthrop said. ''and think |
have found now what will be a great
remedy for the young In this great
city"