The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Miss Winthrop win Build Sl5,-
600 TTySting Place.
Woman Sees Woes of Street Corner,
Cafe and Dance Hall Courtships
in Gotham and Becomes
a Phiianthropist.

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 it. Anyhow, ten
der-hearted Miss Gordenia Winthrop
OF Washington. after 1--WE years of
lorgnetted investigation Of some OF
the rather distressing social condi-
tons Of the teWn, says it is so. Forth
with she decided something really
ought 10 be done-hence a rather in
4eresting 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 a
few questions.
With 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
u parlor each for the entertainment OF
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
will say; likewise Sal Presently the
popular street corner under the glar-
ing arc lamps and in full sight of the
passing throng becomes as inviting for
continuance of the .tryst as Broad
way for a rest cure.
There's lSttle in the way of a choice
for Freddie and Sal. They might walk
a while, yes; but more than loves
young dream is necessary to make a
lovers lane out of New York street
There's the Cafe de Something around
the corner. The lights are dim there;
nobody is his brothers keeper across
that threshold So we can't approve
IF Sal and Freddie going there.
They have another choice, and only
about one more. It's the noisy dance
hall down the avenue The brassy
music mimics sadly the signing of the
evenings breeze of the country lane,
which is natures own trysting 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 to the lot of young
lovers away from a great city's con-
gestion. No; the dance hall will not
do
For the solution of the problem OF
the counting couples of New York we
may turn gladly to Miss Winthrops
announcement. The fair philanthro-
pist has viewed the problem-viewed
from afar. perhaps, but still close
enough to 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 s. this:
She viii establish at her own expense
OF $4,000 a house. conveniently
located for the working class. where
the young people may meet under