Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-04-10
Miss Winthrop Win Build SIS.
600 Trysting Place.
Woman Sees Woes Of Street Corner,
Cafe and Dance Hall courtships
In Gotham and Becomes
q Philanthroplst.

New York.-There's no use in deny.
ing the fact that young lovers OF New
York City have q pretty hard time In
getting away with it. Anyhow. ten
der-hearted Miss Gordenia Winthrop
Of Washington, after FIVE years OF
lorgnetted investigation Of some Of
the rather distressing social condi-
tons Of the town. says 1t Is SO. Fo-th,
with she decided something really
ought to be done-hence q 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 courting!"
Or, rather, that leads up to the an
swer, and in the meantime proposes .
few questions.
with a few million people trying to
occupy the narrow confines OF Man
haitian Island. It goes without further
elaboration that every family cannot
place at the disposal Of Sal and Jane
q parlor each for the entertainment OF
their young man friends over an we
ning's call. Moreover. a large percent
age Of "the other half in New York
CITY cannot AFFORD a single parlor for
the whole family. .
So when Freddie makes a date
with Sal, Sal must make answer to
Freddie something to this effect: All
right. Freddie; meetcha at the corner
Of Hundred and Twenty-fifth and
Eighth" Freddie arrives duly. we
win say; likewise Sal. Presently the
popular street corner under the glar
ing arc lamps and in full sight Of TN
passing throng becomes as inviting ioi
q continuance Of the tryst as roa
way for q rest cure.
There's little In the way Of a cnoice
| for Freddie and Sal. They might wall
q while, yes; but more than loves
| young dream Is necessary to make 3
lovers lane out Of a New York street
There's the Cafe de Something arount
the corner. The lights are dim there;
nobody is his brothers keeper across
| that threshold. So we cant approve
Of Sal and Freddie going there.
They have another choice. and only
about a more. It's the noisy danes
hall down the avenue. The brass'
music mimlcs sadly the signing Of thu
evenings breeze Of the country lane
which is natives own trysting place
tor the village lad and lass; the thick
smoky atmosphere Of the dance bal
Il q poor. substitute, surely. for tn
opsn shy that falls to the lot OF younl
lovers away from q great city's con
gestion. No; the dance hall Will no
DO.
For the solution Of the problem Q
the counting couples OF New York W
may turn gladly to Miss Winthrop
announcement. The fair phiianthrt
mist has viewed the problem-viewet
from afar, perhaps. but still clos
enough to see the temptations whic'
mock the lot Of the young lovers Q
the city; to see that loves youn
dream unfolding in q dance hall Q
cafe may result In something yer
different from q storybook ending
TO see finally, that the city 10 sad
deficient in proper courtitrg places 70
the young whose homes oisr no sue
Accommodations.
Miss Wfnthrop's proposition 10 this
She will establish at her own exrena
of. $4,000 a house, convenient
located for the working class, wher
the young people may meet undo