New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-18
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Ever hungering after sweetness and light we
opened our paper, and nibbled as follows
THE court commented sharply the presence Of
81 see very young women in the rear ~ the court
room. said the judge. Are they accompanied by
their mothers chaperons?
"One Of the girls spoke up and said they were
IF that's the case said the Judge. then the
sponsbility is on them and not on the court"
Oh. sweetness! Oh, light, How relish this
pretty incident Of the Digs Caminetti trial. Not
in years have tasted more delicious morsel
For there are things that have to get worse be-
fore they get better and, by lingo. name
one Give her her head-so called Set her free"
DO not rebuke that cry Of girlish heart, TITS me
for the pigpen!" Enough OF this and shall see
wonder.
Old maids perhaps. why should young men
marry at home when such awfully nice girls. boy
comparison, going 10 waste in cleaner, greener
lands? There has been far too much prejudice
against color.
But we doubt II It will come to that what we
foresee is pretty rigorous blue-pencling OF the
home grown article. Allow quote from The
Elegant Female" for August. 1918:
NO. a. r W you should not allow your daugh-
ter to shore Acres II Is a harmless play. per
haps. but respectable young do not attend
the theatre"
"W any decent girl dance tho Virginia Reel?
That depends At home. among her brothers
cousins and uncles. she may At parties. never. II
is a step in the wrong direction, and leads to dane
ing"
we cannot too holly denounce the license that
permits unmarried women TO sit on the piazza. Sew
era scandals OF this have occurred lately. In
one instance the culprit could be from the
street"
M. T l.. writes: DO you think my daughter
should be allowed to read Pilgrims Progress?
We have the expurgated edition. our answer Is.
Yes, If the girl is eighteen"
Several questions have been asked MS about the
morality Of dress but the whole point may be
summed up thus The veil is no thicker than an
ordinary bath towel. When worn at dinner 1t
veals every line Of the nose bag. We cannot believe
that any properly brought up young woman will be
guilty of such brazen immodesty. As for the slit
veil, think It all right if smoked goggles
under the slit"
In a word then, the American young girl will soon
pay for her fun. Other countries have gone the gay
road ours is going and this--or something marvel
lousy like it-has been the consequence Look n
France. Look at French lberty-not to say French
license-and then at the jeune file. For that bliss
full young creature they have pagiarized a maxim
from George Ade Keep her in a barrel"
So here's to the ladies', God bless EN-. When
Theodore subsidized vociferously and Germany
gagged the Kaiser, and Brother Hobson shut up,
and DR.. Cook cut for cover and Mr.. Banrer
stopped devouring Gift Pnchot and it was no longer
thought merry to snap apple seeds at Mr. John u.
Rockefeller, wondered what would become of
"Ichabod" our tottering column we heard
woman, in whom there more hob than the poets
at their sweetest ever limited.
But there other problems. For instance.
Which is the most crcus-a bounced ambassador, a
certain President impeached Governor?
We great people. Forward" is our watch
word. But forget that and then 1t is the
summit of art and science and philosophy TO go way
back and sit down
Those captains courageous aboard the Cunarders
report many hairlfting perils encountered in MAX
ing port Queenstown, and beg to he excused. Oh
tmd. We have touched at Queenstown ourself
Naturally. heart in mouth, but the
vessel anchored several parasangs from the shore
and there demonstrations OF a hostile char
acter. True the natives off i'm boats, and the
black they brought with them had shocking
sharp prongs sticking out. Yet few kind +, ords
saved the day Indeed the affair passed off really
very pleasantly and not without profit to the
natives. X. L. H.