South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-18
SUMMER GIRLS
MUST Be DISCREET
Madame Grundy Lays Down
Laws that Must Be Observed
to Avoid Gossip.

To the conservative grandmother Of
today, whose girlhood was carefully
guarded, the laXity display - by the
young people during Va alton days is
nothing short of appaliins Her up
to-date granddaughter. VINO has earn
ed her right TO carry latch key along
with her salary as teacher, stenOg-
rapher, confidential clerk or salesgirI,
tells grandma shat this is a progress
sive age, and grandma is very apt TO
reply with some warmth that it is a
scandalous age.
"Grandma's" forebodings are not
without some reason. OF late years
the summer girl has rather stretched
the ropes of conVentionality She
makes vacation or even summer DAYS
in town the excuse for doing those
things which in the winter time she
leaves undone, for accepting atten-
tons from men of a nature which she
would refuse TO accept in midwinter.
She is very apt to adopt a few open
work manners along with her peek-a-
boo waist 1t is necessary to talk
frankly with young girls. especially
Independent, self-supporting girls,
about the fayors. inequalities and
cOurtesies which they may feel free
TO accept from that interesting per-
sonage, the summer man.
BE Home Before Midnight.
In the winter, when a young man
takes you to the theater and suggests
supper after the play you are most
particular as to the restaurant named
and equally particular about reaching
home before midnight. But in the
summer, when the same man suggests
an automobile trip, you stop unques-
tiOningly at any rOadhOuse, suggested
and the hour Of your arrival at your
own doOf seems to be a matter of SUI
mr. ind far-o "a 10y nr.rrv~ of
the automobile seems to dazzle you
TO the demands of Mime. Grundy.
If a man asks you to go automobile
ing you have a perfect right TO ask
the destination selected, and if the
trip is to be a long one, to make in
quiries as to your chaperon. The
chauffeur usurps the post of chaperOn
only on day trip. If party of
young people, say four or six, plan an
automobile trip Of several days,
married woman must be included in
the party. If one man acts as host to
the party he fOots all bills. If the
men club together for the jaunt then
expenses, including those of the
chaperon, are divided among them.
Etiquette of BreakdOwns.
In case of breakdown which
threatens to be serious, the girl who
has gone alone with a man and his
chauffeur, expecting only short
| spin, will allow no stone to be left
unturned TO insure her return to the
parental roof by night. If the man
cannot repair his car, then he must
/ care for the girl sending to the near
| est town for a livery rig and seeing
| her on board a train for town. tie
| is then free to return and look after
| his car. No careleSsness in this case
| is excusable. It's a progressive age
! indeed, and even farm houses have
telephones today.
If the breakdown occurs at point
! where it is practically impossible TO
| return to town, that is, at a resort
| reached only by motor or boat and
the last boat has gone, then, If pos
sible, recall some friend of the family
who may reside at the resort and
place yourself under her protection
over night. If all else fails (and this
/ emergency is rare) you must wire to
your family of your whereabouts, go
7 to one hotel while your host goes to
another-and register a VOW never
again to motor without chaperon.
A Days Outing.
The girl who goes unchaperoned TO
pass Saturday afternoon or Sunday at
a nearby resort must be equally care
full about train or boat service. Il is
much safer to pass a few hot mo-
ments in the crowded depot or pier
than to try to explain later on how
you happened TO miss the last train
or beat.
You may accept from a man an in
vitation to attend a big ball game or
sailing race, or sporting event of any
sort in another town, provided 1t is
possible for you TO make the round
trip in one day. If it is necessary to
remain over night in order to witness
the race or game, then you must
either have a chaperon in your party
or remain with family friends while
in the other city. 1t is absolutely i'm
possible for man to send you to g
hotel and foot your bills, even though
he remains at another hostelry. i
seems as If such a word of caution
were unnecessary. yet the news col
lumns of the daily papers tell how
, girls make such grave errors-anC
2 end in the divorce court.