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I lie better. There imiy be Irntli In tills.
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Philadelphia Society Draw Aside Lur-Tt;rJz.r$
- Jl . ' - - bit of patient c.
ta e Mignenetted Past ana present vr enaerjm
' Visualization of "My Lady of th.e Crinoline,"
IVhe Did Net Smoke or Drink
Dees Net Like the Idea
of Girls en Slumming Trip
"This nrw idea if girts going slum
ming uml te queer pliuTM lute in dm
dav Is dreadful. I inn net. Ml nil sine
llmt h girl of today has mero outside
interest tliiin we bail. Of course, 1 11
talk n let, but that docs net pievc bow
0
tiiry (dipping in the deer with n bunch
of posies for tlic Indy of his rlieicc.
only te have thorn confiscated nnd looked
up in a loom, te watte their sweetness
en the quiet air.
"The class was from 1) o'clock te 1.
and in these days there were no lute
comer. the thus before It was st.vlish
te be late. They would net miss one
liny step of n waltz or one Hguru 01
the stately quadrille,
"At 1U I wnt the musician:) home and
locked the pinue. Then saw every one
out."
Ne lingering behind in these days.
Ah in some sets father dropped the shoe
en the Ooer ulievc te lei the, young peo
ple knew that it was time te go home,
se airs. Uekcr locked the piano lis a
signal te drparl. She centinued:
"Hetel life uas iinmiewu then. We
had two hotels, the Colonnade mid the
Continental, but we never went te them
mid no one ever entertained there.
Everything centered in die home thcr
was n great deal mure home life. I
daresay hotel entertaining is necessary
new, becaiibe beclcty is te niueli larger
one could net ent.-itsiin mti.fiioterilj
in tne lieme.
"ill tllOii; duje there were He (-..
T neer went te a leU In all the time
I was going nreiiud. Wc ud te call
n great deal. Tim calling -was er
formal mid reguhitcd MricU.. When
we were dchi we would go calling
with our mothers. We were ery un un
Imperlant persons, and we were erv
pleased le be iinilcd ut oil. 'I he fec fec
eud winter girls ere the imperttint
perxens then. Newudajs, ufnr n ear
of lalsh entertaining u girl Is hheved
into tin. corner (e mukn n for her
jeuugcr bblurv.
"There was none of dm terrible
tearing ureiind the mini te ut night.
l.rrythliig was himplT. Ml purlica
were exer at I e clock in the morning
in imj mjij taicM, ineiigii i ri'iiiemui r
i eiu'u kei iieine iron) n uau at u
o'clock, and that wiib a xcrv ccitlii"
NCE upon a time, when the world was young, a sngc remarked that
comparisons wcre odious, and the wise old world lias) smugly quoted
that ever since.
Hut comparisons are often interesting.
Fer instance, when prominent women take a peep into the past the
day. when they were- young and draw comparisons with the youth of
this age, who shall call sucli comparisons odious?
Fer these matrons rule the world.
Se when they consent le express
their opinions they carry .weight.
And women prominent in the
necial life of Philadelphia for years
hnve expressed their thoughts en
many things but especially en the
chunges that have come since they
were in their 'teens. They open a
chapter of old Philadelphia and give
the world a hasty glimpse at the de
mure maiden of these days the
Hays when Philadelphia had mere of
the habits of the Quaker than new.
The war and the automobile have
wrought tremendous changes. Frem
Mrs. Geerge Beker, who made her
debut in'1808, when the memory of
the Civil War was still green, te
these who have 'debutante daugh
ters of their own this year all tes
tify te the importance of the part
played by the two forces.
Older Generation
Frowns en Present
Seme of these women think the
modem age, with all the rush and
dash has developed a type of girl far
nuperier te their day, while ethers
lift hands in horror at the present
generation, and w ith a sad shake of
their heads, mourn for the geed old
days that are no mere.
Mm. Beker, who embodies nil the
traditions of the old esclusivcneps that
made Philadelphia society the most
aristocratic; in the country, told of the
rcstcrdaa of life in Philadelphia thn
niiet time when the was u girl. Mrs
Beker, as Miss Edith Wharten, was
n telle of the jcar 1SCS back in the
dns when there wcre but ten debu
tantes a tencen, and when these ten
rere Urtually "nobedjs."
'Ter ou knew," wiid Mrs. Beker.
rrminiseentlr, "in theMj das the. debu
tantes never held the center of the
Mage the way they de new. 'Ibe debu
tante ras u uobedj , and nothing special
1T83 ever gnen for her."
nd Mrs. Ueker drew n aerry com
parison between the girl of today mid
the cirl of her times. Years nge she
nas the hostess of the Monday Evening
Dancing Class, a claw for the debu
fintcs of the beapen, and next te the
Asembl, the most Important i-ecial
nff.iir. That class met sis times 11
jear. It has since died out.
"The girls were brought up very, eh
Tprv much better in thesu days. Drink
ing was unheard of nnd as for Miiek- ,
In?," Mrs. Uekcr raised her bunds with j
an cM'rcs-sixe scrture that spoke mere (
of the horrors of smeMm,' um '"'
number of words. '
'Tin. awful mnke-up (but the girls
nettudayi puL en their facet, war, never
"tu thought of . Our elders used te
My te in, that only W chlcru gltlu used
I'uwild-aiid that we would be like them
If wc ii'ed it." Mis. Uekcr bullied ut
Hie quaint custom of blaming every -tlilii','
novel or iint'ul en the wild mid
woolly West. "And ' she went en.
"girls, were preitirr without the innk'J
Ui and the ttayed piettier longer.
'The glrlt. used le be much luure
natural and unaffected then. T urn
nfrald the girls of today arc common i
nnd u1gai. There may be some well"
breuglit-up gills, but I have net been
'hem. it doc net pay te be polite new
of ceuiae, If tb" ghls happen te knew
tIik vim are. thev nrc polite, but id
iliey de net, they are net courteous
Iff the old-time politeness, tliere
iiune .iml the manners aie awful."
"This change seems le have come
with the war." said Mrs. Helier
iLeiightfiillj, trying t put her linger
exactly en the cause of the vast dif
ference between the sweet refined girl
of the nineteenth century mid the wlld
jeuug miss of today. Ami te any
Mised in the staid mid -Victorian I'biln
'Iflphia of the tJO's, Hie modern girl
timet be seinewhut of u shock.
"With the war, the girls became in
dependent. l.rn dm ilesely shelteicd
Sltle left home te de i-onie tort et war
work becoming nurses, though they
liad ue training, nnd meeting all sorts
"f men. All this gine the girls n dlf
'rent outlook en life. Yes, I think
Hie war Is greatly responsible for the
'hangu in the girls."
i'es Medem Girl Has
Par Toe Much Liberty
'"J he gills lmc tee inucli liberty
'r tee much. A girl of sixteen gees
"t much mere new than in my young
lnys. And the sad part of It is that
"ew that they hae had a taste of (his
freedom they will never be willing
ffluru te the restrictions of the old
days. We wcre always ehupcreucd
never went out nlene."
Mrs. lleker told of the Monday Eve Eve
deg Dancing cim-a.
"I tried te keep the cluss as simple
' it was possible te be," she bald, "I
jreuld net allow the young men te bring
erB, nud if they did the tlewcrs wcre
Jt' In the dressing-room until ettet
dance vaa qv:r(' and ,, one cun
Wcture a - young . bleed of ' the lasfe-cea
have line sunners. Neer, neer,l
never would u Klrl i"'"-' "''wugh wine
te uffeet her." The thought of th
old etiquette books arose die books
that told u "lady" she should never
refuse le lima her glass filled willi
wine, but should never really drink It
merely touch it le the lips. This
elniuelte made prim little maiden. i,
wllb delightfully btlh" mid rerrei l man
ners'. Everything Peaceful
in the Dear Old Days
"Everything Is very ru-died newit
IMS te no neiicctll . I lie en s were
weet mid dear then, nnd though we i t,i-,,nnm hiveenini the mew iileng. And
r,n?h",r,,: 3 a vt ,bi,,f i'v't ;r;r
wl.imsleally, "we bad mi- little tinnus. ''W. "'"" e "," tUr tn'reiii..-
and reeeivcil our shure of lluweiv and ' den of n perfect lady. Hut new'
prniinsiiis mm mi inai son u nuns, i Kii ckem mid a b . woolly Hey s
They Say in Grandma's Days Shy
Demeanor and Prim Rules Invoked-
Other Sex's Courtliness, Nezv
Sadly Lacking
hiiti.s n flannel petticoat or ki, mid long
trailing skirl. acting like se many little
"The modern cirl is n MilcndM line."'
Mrs. .tames l.nr.c said; "she is won
derfully self-rellunt, mid strong and
healthy. ,Shu is as much ni home in
the kitchen us In the drawing room, Due
le the servant problem, she knows mere
about housekeeping than we did when
we were young. '
Mrs. Lurge iiinde her debul as MI'S
Ethel Page, daughter nf S. Dn.i- lne.
She contends Unit the war had much le
le with cliungiiig the altitude ut lb"
i. I lie
With lb
cw enter- mid a perky lillle bat that s
the rig for a rperty young lady of to te
dayand there is mere of the wild
masculine than ibe perfect lady in her
pose as the skims the surfaee of the
snow ."
Murgnrct Shlppen, was n bud of 1S89,
Is also .1 great nduiircr et the modern
girl . .
"Much nieie i, expected or mc
modern girl than ever was of lis when
wr were girls." she tayn. "She hai
mere liberty, but she is expected te
knew bow te u-e It. She Is able te tnke
din' of herself and stand en her own
feet -but iic has a let of lespeusiblllty
Ibrust en her.
"When J was u debutante it vvns
bad form, very bad form, for girl
te drink nnv thing lnteieatlng. There
is mere, drinking new, but i truly think
reports of it are greatly exaggerated.
i ue war ami Hie automelile.
war e.inii' crent ehnn.e
in llie glrw. Mostly cieiy girl was en
gaged lu eluc borlfef war weik- some
Mis. ,1, Willis Martin dispesnl of And. of course, ibis tearing mound the
the riuestien ill her brisk, bright man- country in meters at night is a very
ner. She was Elizabeth Price.
"I can't tny enough in favor of th
modem girl you will never ue net
silting widi her hands folded waiting
for something te happen. Shn doe-1 se
much and is interested in se many
tiling". Why I can i-.ill en any iiuiii-
In de work
iritv. or any
always will-
ifc uieie, nut
mil thin..
"I can notice mere change in the
bevs than I cm In the girls" Mrs
Dunn reiitiniKd. "After being enter
tained, the bevt. nnd te pay parly cnll3
leligiemly. Tbrir iiiiiiiiicih vwre In
tinitely better and little conventions
win mere Miicdy observed Nowa
days lieys acis pi evetytlling and give
nothing. If they go te a dinner-dunce
thev baldly betlier te dunce with die
girls mid n for pm,y "'alls.' " Mrs.
iJiiini smiled a siiiile (hat fully ex
plmmd bow jinh-c was that cull.
"I think I lie girls of today make
excellent wives, when they filially
marry. I'sually tl.cy can keep beuse,
and In the lime thev iniiirj they have
had m, niueli ent 1 t.itinng and going
;i 1-011 ud 1 bat they are willing te settje
down. In die old days if girls didn I
ha( the 1 tinning around before they
uuriled they leek it aftmvuidH, and
Ihere in" a!"."
Mrs. .le-.-pli Price Tumi, ba . gruve
doubts about the Mat')- of the Klrl of
lay.
"The iinekiiiB mid drinking are
beekins Uf cenric. ui M of the girls
will null s igurctte when they get
a chance, but 1 think that the well-brought-up
girls will net drink te any
extent. Evui when 1 was u debutuut"
dine was u ".piirty lenient, aud prob preb
abl1 there nlwavs will be.
"Tin re is vei) little cluingc In the
11 1 d le go te uancca
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in machines It was net ties- ! tically unkiiewn in a gnat inei--
sible le lace le two and three panics
in the one niglii. Life is much swifter
new everything moves id quickly it
is rush, rush, rush
"Smoking was never thought of
except, of eeuiM, in I mope, wheic,
even then, women were 1110k Inc. The
styles wcre simpler we would we.ir
I night for inc. It was net 11 frequent
uicuireiice te be out till ilawn.
"l'erliaps that is why there was no
leuge then, instead of reuge the gills
leek a geed long beauty sleep.
"The ball thai lasted 1111 il 0 o'clock
was at the I'hlhidclphlu Club. It was
a beautiful affair." And Mrs. linker's
cyiM grew soft at the memory of the
diivs when she was the belle of the
ball. "All the members sent their sll
ut f"1' ''"' supper- that Is. all (he
incnibi'is who bud bllvcr huudtenic
enough 10 send.
"A grc.it th'ng wa- evening visiting.
One bud te have a different young niHii
every night te be considered popular.
New there la very little entertaining of
guests. Many hostesses let their gues s
lleuiuler and get along as best they
can, se long as they themselves arc
Managing te htiye u geed time.
"The general run of boys hnve bud
manner, and have always had them.
We cannot blame the present, genera
tion for that, ut least. But if girls
were inore' particular,5 Klaunera -'would
MRS. JAMES'FRANCIS SULWVArt
deep thc-e interests ere mere fads
I imagiiii ' Ner has Mrs. Uekcr any
time for the present-dav styles.
' Indeed thev would net have been
permitted hi my time," hhc said de
cisively And M-s I'redenck 'Ihurxteu Maien
; agrees wi:i .Airs. Uekcr about the
sty 'ex, at lea'-t. Mrs
it one nine a host
Evening Dancing Class
"The modern -.Hits are frightful I
dmpprew henrdlv of the manner of
ethlng new or ratlier of uncletb n.
I should say. Uut I must admit that
t like tin- short skirts they are mere
sanitary and el.auer we used te carry
our trains even en the street. Whv.
yc." Mr'. Masen cvplalncd, "we used
te have tiains en our street dresses.
T!its iuiuiedist dressing was unknown.
We weiib 1 vw.ir little colored silk
drexj-cs with leiiml iielLs and puffy
.leeves. They were se pretty," anil
Mrs. Masen smiled, perhaps at th"
image of herself, a young girl lu an
eld-fasliHiited drcsj. dtiiielnj; gaily at
her lirsa ball.
Uut Mr Mnen thinks mere of the
modem gul 'ban (Iecs Mis. Ueker.
"Of ceiirc, the gills of tedav h.'ivi
much ui"ii' liberty than we ever
dicnmed et - or," s1P smiled, ".it leasi
thev take mere liberiv. And they have
M 'much spirit mid go and are se
useful iiust leek nr all they de new
they lmvi ihcir charities and they
Mild 1 ibertv Uends and they lend such
Imsy lnv 'I'bcy choeij mid think for
thelliselv 0I1. ves, I must sny, 1
think the present -ilny gill 13 u tine
specimen.'
And Mis. Ma. en. lis she spoke her
approval of the dashing young ludy of
the hour, was the picture of the quiet
gentlcwein.in that is passing out of
sivle. She told of the society she
knew, when ns Miss Rebecca Steven
son she was n debutante in 1870.
"Snu'k Mg, of course, was net even
theuuht et when 1 ws a ghl. Um 1
think it is very silly te smoke they
tell no I' dlsielnrs the teeth and the
lingers Ami the girls are se much
mure athletic than we ever were.
Cricket was the great game for men.
Wc would all go out te the Cieriuan Cieriuan
tewn Cricket Club and watch die
matches, mid the eue.s with England
wcie tne m-si.
"Society la much larger new than it
used te be. Our parties vore small.
I If -10(1 persons were at a party It was
1 thought u huge ball, nnd new they
have 1000 at a dance. Champagne was
1 alvvayb served at the suppera they did
asked for ui"" ' ' " sheet for the
Red Cre iml I 1 r' Lean drives drives drives
soiue worked in h"pnnH and a great
manv girls leek positions Ml combined
te make them independent and te give
thciu tl dlffeient outlook nil tilings
restraint bcc.mn unbearable. Uut 1
think thai the aulnnmlnle lias uiade hu
et my
tl ey de a
time did
' Of nii-e til. i ii'n smoke
dungs like dial, bit thai 1- cntiiel.,
op te their parent" All I (.an uy
i that 1 ilmik tb" 1'iedein girl 1
line great "
Mr Charles Siewait A nn-. who
11.1s tin. 1 rui 11 1. vemn l'anciuc 1 las.
lire n is new-papec talk Mie tell
el the time when she attended ih
Monday Evening Dancing ( 'ass as 1
member when, as Miss E i7.il.eth Wis
ter, she made her ib but in !f.
"The mothers always wenr te tne
Dancing cla,'' he s.tid. "mil nt
nlen the wnlls dining tin dame. Thei,
little white niuilln dicxsc te the dances J-" II0 dinners or tlieatre pir'ies p,,.
and the dances begin nun b earlier. Iern n uiince. .nd we always wen
. "Thm talk of smoking and drinking , ' Jr ': ""? J
s. I 1 in., .irgeiv nisi t.iih Aim tne "-i.- ', ; "" ." "- '.
mil mr in.- , ,..l, . ,
!" , 'Hier. m. v
I IIP I I1III1HIOI X II 1
. . I 1 . . " "" - !' .
It is tills uivv mdepeiideii. lit. t I the ;"" mm miecn uimcii red. tij.it was ! sephi-ticii 1
diff ruiii King it from "" I'ejmmr ioier. lN ,u, en
1 1 ucn .its. vvint- told .1 little ceu
ld 1 ni 111 r 111 mil, inie iiuy. u wna
manners of die girl of t-dav are as ! 'iuiiiflc,ys ""l s--""''. but for
sweet a, when we were girls -there 1 0.1,'," ,m,",f'' "' uen' vml" mu
were as 11111 nv mdepfepb then a new. I Am.1 " "Ils1 !l re'" V1"'" '" '''n''
that Mem 11. erei until .'! and 4 in
the ninrteii l.i t ni I., .r liinl lireaU-
mid ' fai fir- il it ilivin ., tb v de new.
And we had im id p.irties, thinigli cuchr
vmis the game them iml bridgi.
"'I be great' st ihfi'i r-ec lutwecn tlm
gills et today and tin gill" of the yenr
ibat I was a dibutaiin is nitneable in
their manner:. It nxd te Ik the cus
tom iu say gned-irght le the hostess
a-nl epr'ss thanks ler tin p'cnsulit
umc enjoyed, but today a great many
vniinj; p. eple lip out without a word.
' 1 admit thai the girl ledn,. is mero
progressive and will get fuitlnren any
thing she Hurts. And tl.ue is enn
saving point about the modern girl. She
settles down beautifully new as a, w'ife
she imii 1 00k and umii'ige a b is. splen
didly. 1 once went te cooking class,
when I v as 11 debutante, and I went
'itiiil I gei inili.-e-iinii front irviug te
1. 11 vvh.tt I Led. then 1 stepped, "
and Mrs Turns laughed at tin thought
of herself mi n Mis, Annie I,ee II03--1
II. and b" r .idvi mcrci 111 the kitchen.
1 much time in he polite.
r. Intle o'lsnli.itieu ami
nd a gi 1 I, 'I iv is se
gl' I lit MVllI 11 11 1 XV
spirit et the age.
i general 1011 age
.vlrs. 1 urge if.
1 t e in j ' 1 1 en I was a
in
die pn s Ji ut of (hi' 1
emi'ldelxr uf A'I"","' ,,u"1,,rr - '""-iMi.e usn.M.c.v,'p.,M.aii,""i:: Ulccli'm "lh si)eitc(l
And Mrs. lames frauds .s.illivan Is'" !lel(; '" 'J"11" "'' 'Jllt ""s ibe I by Paint and Powder
i,.iii,. -.-.1 ....1. t-t 1 ....... "si 01 iiepu urit.x
uiiinin 111 n.i'i.i ii.i .iir-. .mi.... .ixx-lii , .,
"The chls. of tedav sre ,i- sweet, as ' .. .u.,lll. '' ''"'
well educated, as niiihii i.hi-, and as "-luetic than
thoughtful iisi thei weie in nix "lrlhoeil 1 '"."' ruling.
new aie niueli mere
VM" were, we bud tenuis
iiiniinueil Mrs. i,rtx
lavs. Of ceutse. the di-ne ler biMirv 1 l.t.W11- " Kre.it dung te g te x .ucn
ami excitement is en the increase, but ,',,"'I''1 niatelie.s. Wc would go in
uotteauv tilaiining degrte. That verse ' n -, carry our leinhis nud spem
about gills I "" un5' -'"'ii
1 i.e oev s
eenclies
Ulunding uith iclu Ian! jft.
Where the btoeK wi'l itur imrt.
is as trim new us ever helnrc. liiils
arc as timid, modest mid iliiet.iut new
as they ever were.
Medem Life Is Hard
en Debutante's Nerves
die
Is,.-
'die
" 1 lie make-up I In
idavs is .ibniiiiii.iiili ,
'And il is siilx , loo
ny ii.i i ti t and pexxdei'
-Il letlx 1 liapereiied.
exer VM
glr. use new-
sin went op.
whv s-pml yeiilli
W were very
den t belleve f
ul te a pai iv xwthent a eliaii-
It was a nretix sight in ci'ine. but new all tli.it 1.1 changed
talking te the gills in ""lav.
vv nut 1 contrast net w cm the felIlM
of the nineteenth ceiituix ami these of
1!i: And tin miss of 'i can sen
hcrelf as ethers see bei - edierti look
ing nt her In comparison with the daya
when they were the debut miter
Uut these who pine fm I In (.111 of Inii't
uge. digiuiled ami sweit an a (l
tjuakeiess tun be grateful 1 r nienierv.
It has been said that tied gim u ineui ineui
eiy se we could huve loses iu Decern
bei and 1 he tnuie uicmeiy inn treasure,
thieilgh the mint of galhei In.- xi-nrs. I In.
ruceful I .oft- fur-nil strains i.f -i dieninx v. nil
eii I Iiim 1 , 1.1 n. ..., ,...il. t?u,. ...:.. . . .1 , , ...
,,,, , - , , - ..... .1. ...i.i, ii"'nni 10 iiie iiiiieeiiii
i, 1111,1 i, ,w .. lltlu i..t ....... I. ..! f... .I. 1 1 11.. .. e t . . .. '- iiliir',,1
-- . , , """"- neon "nil inr no- IMI s, ll lull tl a JllV. IIUIII Alellli
"The nutninehile ns brought about
a great change in ceudii :011s When
I was a tlcbutmiic It was only pos
sible te go te ein' place In the eve
ning. Il was a long, mhl drive 111 it
lartiage. I think the girls of tedav
have n gayer time Uut. I doubt if
ihey have a belt r lime (linn we did.
"There Is much uieic doing in the
big cities new, ami it is hud 011 n
debutante's nerves," and Mr. hullivan
told of the parties thev bad then
dancing te the beautiful. giMiefuli "The dancing was different
wan-. ami sue mse 10111 aneiit sicu- uuti picuy, mid net mi mmiv
ding parties. Mrs
Dancing Styles Were
Prettier in Olden Days
r.v inn nlt'-v
"".",,,, ,u"" ,u's ' ""' "-ueis. ceuui teuin en 11 cempi.te diin.-e with inre the dainty little lady of the hist x
And sledding parlies an die vng.m te- Ithe r par rs 'ihey would nil line up 'century, with her.eiillc voice uiid'fiu et
day completing the .x le which the uml take their turns." xx nys, while one lu looking nt t! .. in,.,f
dcbiitimtrs of venrs age began. Uut Wonder if tl... .-l.-ls. ,.f 1 1.1111 , 1,1 ,..,.,. - .i V. ". . . '! ."! "?.'" 'd-
LttJ!ffir3!J"!,i..i!!."A,,,..: "?J..5V0 Lml tt ,ltUe iMn flelu "1? -nd'tnlklru, ',,8 ieml ' "bI ,n.
H..XU w. m H.viiuiiii. iiai 1 j imvh uim iiuit, .vui-iuf neurit? AR t linln.ll- nhi. I. nil.. 1
Then the sMa bundled up, with ptr
Mrsj. Edr.sril St Dun., wbe, as were the splcc of ljfp,
vulzftritr
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