THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1899.
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Shelter Island must have boon a
specimen of the Ganlon of Kden, picked
up and located to more advnntnge
than the early summer icsnrt of our
lllft patents. It Is nil very well to
have four ilveis and a bis tiee In the
midst of the garden, the latter having
special niinnsemonts for getting us all
into u heap ot Double, hut for a sum
mer home, ilveis uien't 1111 whole In
cninpaiis-on with Long Island Sound
and the wide, magnlllrent expanse of
shlinmeilng waves fading out Into the
ocean.
The level sandy beaches along th
Now Jeisey coast htii their charms
and the sand dunes of Nantucket and
Block Island, the lockv palisades
of Maine and the inlets and
bays of Ithode Island and Massa
chusetts aie a Joy forever, but
for riotous beaut , Shelter Isl
and sut passes anything. Ponnsyl
vanlans, coming from a state which
has beggared Itself of trees and f 01 eats
In Its giocd for gain, are piepaied to
nppicointe the wooded bluffs sweeping
down In stately line to the bay and to
marvel nt the magnlllcent trees, thp
growth of centuiles, which are found
on every hand.
The beauteous island Is phenomenal
In Its diversity of scenery. The llnost
possible drives lead arioss It In eveiy
dlicctlon, and while fiom one abrupt
ilse the blue waters, dotted with ves
sels, swenp lound in every direction.
a few tods fnither on one could fancy
being In the heart of a Hch farming
dlsttlct. broken by lino sti etches of
woodland nnd fair landscape. In n
moment the road tmns to come upon a
splendid villa set among the tiees with
n water outlook entrancing at every
point.
The Island lias come down In un
Tirokcn succession, the piesent owneis
of a large portion of It being lineal
descendants of those who (list le
celved It as a munoilal grant from the
King. It Is not nlways remembered
by tho summer visitor that the nume
was given becuuse It wns a shelter for
persecuted Quakeis. who there found
tefufic fiom the stake and the torture
ehambur. Hoger Williams, George
Vox and many other Illustrious mem
bers of the Society of Friends were
shelleied there. In A secluded part of
the woodland, belonging to the Hois
ford estate, Is a tablet relating the
ntor.y of this "shelter" afforded by the
Svlvesteis and thu Oardiners, who,
I Scranton
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J with your Wheel.
Bittenbender
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from the i:nrl of Sterling nnd he from
the king (after the N'arragan&ett In
dians), had receled the nnmoi. Two
solitary women), slngl? and of ad
ancing yeais. occupy the old manor
house, pine colonial in style, with Its
box hedges, it old gaiden, English in
every detail, and Its splendid tiees,
which In Its seclusion and decaying
magnificence of a foigotten age Is
worth a long Joume to see In our
brlc-a-biac day of the world.
It Is small wonder that Mr. K I,
Fuller has chosen this Island as a
place for a summer home. Mr. and
Mrs. Fuller aie enjoying to the full
the loveliness of the lesort. nnd hae
their laige and commodious residence
In the shallow of the largest oak tiee
on the Island, a tiee so colossal, so
beautiful, as to give a revelation of
the charm of IJruldlsm. They have a
steam yacht and have also taken down
both driving and saddle horses, nml
thus their guests, of which they are
entertaining a succession this season,
cannot fail to llnd congenial amuse
ment. The bathing Is fine, and Mis.
Fuller Is one of the best swimmeis In
the throng of nnondny batheis.
Shelter Island Is one or the stations
of the New Yoik Yacht club, and on
the occasion of the club's visit there
last week. Mr. and Mis. Fuller enter
tained a number of prominent yachts
men nt luncheon On Saturday night
a birthday dinner was ghen for Mr.
Mot timer Fuller, when many Man
hanset guests weie entertained, to
gether with the members of the house
party. Including Miss Kleanor Ander
son. Miss Amy Jessup, Mr. Ouerin, of
Xew York; Messis. Kdwaid Holland
and Hobeit Ftey, of this city. This
week Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have at their
home Mr. nnd Mrs. H. i:. "Watson, Mlsa
Hunt, Miss Linberg. of Trenton, X.
J.- Messis. T. S. and F. H. Fuller nnd
Di. J. Decker .
The Scranton contingent has distin
guished Itself on the golf links at Shel
ter Island this season. Mr. ,T. II.
Hrooks, when theie. made the best rec
ord of the course, and his playing at
tracted much attention from some of
the most famous amateurs of the cnun
tiy who were at tho Manhanset. Last
week Miss Flennor Anderson won un
exquisite crystal and sller 1 un at an
Important match. The course Is a
lather line one of nine holes: the greens
nie not, however, In llrst-clas condi
tion, but there Is much lnteiest In the
game.
Mr and Mis. Henry Helln, Jr.. are
entertaining a house party In honor of
their son, La Motte, at their beautiful
countiy plnce, Olenverly, near Waver
ly. Among the guests ure Miss Oei
trade Spiague, Miss Anna Arehbald,
Miss Amy Jessup, Messrs. Hlckock
and Ollbert, of Hurrlsburg, and Thay
er, of Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Godfrey are enter
taining a house party at Lake Wlnola,
where, among the guests, are, Mr. and
Mis. n. II. Davis, Mrs. M, Torrey, Miss
Bessie Dean, Miss Torrey, Mlii Deisle
IJIce, Miss Lees, Miss Pettigiew, Miss
Zang. Miss Kdlth Jones; Messis .Fas
sett. F. V. Ihneilck. Ueeis.
Mis. William Connell has returned
from the Adliondacks and Is spending
a few days at Lake Henry. Mr. James
L. Connell and family have luturncd
after u seveial weeks stay at that
pleasant lesort.
Mr. and Mis. 11. '. IJarker aio chap
eroning a paity at Prestoin Parle,
among the members of which are Miss
Hanley, Miss Geaihart: Messrs. Hobert
and Ellison Snyder and otheis.
A masqueiade party was held at the
summer homo of Mi. Charles Schlager,
at :imhuist, last evening. Tho guests
were chielly relatives and summer resi
dents of that vicinity.
Colonel nnd Mis. Austin 15. Ulalr and
Miss Alice Hlalr aie nt the Manhanset,
Shelter Island, where they have mot
a party of New York fi lends for a
toitnlght's stay.
General Manager H. I'. Williams, of
the Ontailo nnd Western railroad will
po to California early in September
to bring home his wife and daughter,
who hive spent the pan year In Oalc
1'ind. Mrs. Williams has not Impioved
In health ns completely as her many
friends could deslie.
Mr. J. D. Williams entertained
nt a leceptlon Thursdny afternoon
unci evening In honor of Mr. Will
iams' mother. Mrs. Joshua Williams,
whoso eightieth birthday was thus
celebiated. A laige number of guests
attended both functions. Mr. Williams'
In others and sisters Joined with him
In celebrating the event. Mis. Will
lams was sin rounded by her ehlldien,
J. D. Williams, W. C. Williams, It. J.
Wllllums. Kbenezer Williams. Miss M.
Louise Williams and Miss Josle Wil
liams. Besides the ehlldien the follow
ing grandchlldien were nlso piesent:
W. C, Ilobert. Ruth. Call and Halph.
children of W. C. Williams: Hobert
i:., KUIth L. Howaid. Kdward. Mary.
Louise, Joshua, Hariison T Kbenezer
and Sarah, ehlldien of Kbenezer. I'aul
II., Lewis II. and Arehbald, children
of J. D. Williams, and Gerald, son of
Hobert J. Williams. These compiised
all her ginnd ehlldien, with tho excep
tion of Curpotal Hobert 11. Williams,
who is with the American army In
the Philippines.
Mis. Williams was assisted In le
eching the guests by Mrs. W. C. Will
iams, Mrs. Kbenezer Williams,, JIis.
11. J. Williams, Mibs Josle Williams.
Miss M. Louise Williams, Miss Kdlth
L. Williams. Miss M. Adelaide ra les,
Miss Kate Potts, Mis. . Kshclman,
Miss Clunnle Hevans. Mis. F. L. Phil
lips, Mis Kugene F. Mnish, Mis. Hora
tio Keller. Klaboiate refieshments
were served and a musical pingramnie
of remarkable merit was provided.
II.
uro guests at the home of Colonel K.
Hippie.
Mis George H Smith and chlldie.i
h.no been ut Block Island for the past
toi tnlght.
1)1. nnd Mrs X. 1. Leet liue gone
to u lakesldo lesort 110.it Syruouio lor a.
month's stu.
Mr. William Sheiman. of Newport, will
be a gupt ut the homo ot Mr. W. D. Ken-
111 dv next week.
Mr. John Iloll has born brought home
from Mount Clements, Mich., aluimlngly
III villi sclrrho-is ot the Utr.
Mr and Ir. '. P. Matthews and
Mls-.cs Hvolyn and Mai Ion Matthews
luiM- leturr.od fiom I'icstim Park,
Mrs John Fatunt, who has been spend
Ing tho past fortnight at Lake Nichol
son, Is at Montroso for a two weeks'
visit.
Mis. John Williams, Miss Maigaret Bd
wards, MKs Kdlth BIchaids and P.dward
Th.ipr, esq, hao lotuined from a fort
night's stay at Block Island. '
Movements of People
Mrs. W T. Huckolt Is at Summit l.ako
for a few daj s.
Mrs. Slaiy Kays and son are at a New
England resort.
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Sui.dersion were at
Preston Park this week.
Miss Frcderlka Dorman has returned
from 11 visit In Michigan.
Mr. James P. Dickson and family are
at the Valll cottages. Block Inland.
Mr. O. F. Reynolds and fundi) are
spending a fortnight ut Lake Aiiel.
Miss Saiuh Been, of Danville, Is the
giiPHt of Miss Hpriguo on Qulncy uve
nue.
Mr. D. 13. Taylor and family havo gone
for a coast tilp to tomaln for seural
w eo!".
How and Mrs. Iledles, of Philadelphia,
Mr. K. W. Holland Is at Hjo Beach.
Mi A. W. DUkson was in Carbondale
psteiday.
Mi. O. S. Johnson has been sei loudly ill
at Saratoga.
Miss Simpson, of Olive slieet is at the
Thousand Islands.
H. B. Price, esc, . nnd two sons are at
the Thousand Islands.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Itowarth huo been
sppudinT some time at Preston Park.
Mr. and Mis. Will Phillips have been
at Preston Park lor the past fortnight.
Mrs It II. Bennell and Miss ntnnell
will sail lor homo today after a Kuropean
ti ur.
Judge and Mrs. Wlllard hae returned
fiom a trip to Duliith and through the
lakes.
Ml. William Kennedy, Jr., and family
have returned from u fortnight's sta In
r.ie torwllle.
B. II. Ljnde nnd famllv have taken
up their le'sldenco on Gibson street, luar
Qulncy avenue.
Miss Anna Nlcdlg. who has been visit
ing friends In this fit) has returned to
her home In lhiitisburg.
Mr. and Mis J. 1, Crawford and Mr.
and Mrs J. II. Shepherd tcturneil yes
tcnlm tioin Lake George ami Saratoga.
Ailiim Knulinan, of the draughlng de
partment of the Colliery Bngineor, left
on Thursday for a lst to his home, In
Canada
Miss Kva M Blown, of the Collier)
Hnglneer, left for Clark's Summit, where
the will be tho gui'st of Miss Pattern
ov r Sunday.
William Bean leaves Satin day morning
for Peeksklll, N. Y to Join Sawtelle's
Drunmtic company. This is his thlid
season with this company.
n Use for Over 30 Years
s tents on thu shores of Lily I HER POINT OF VIEW. and the coarse In broad duyllgli
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J. K. Burr is at Spring Lake.
Miss Mnrv Hurlo) is at Pond Bddy.
Charles D. Oldknow has returned from
New York.
Mr. W II. Hughes, of Tho Tilbuno
staff is at Atlantic City.
Miss Winifred Howe, of Cupou"o uc
line, is visiting In Boston. "
Miss Cora F.irnluim. of Bdn.t avenue,
Is visiting ut Clark's Green.
Mr. J. C. Wclchel has retained fiom
Drover's Home, Monroe county.
Proiessor J. C Wagner and family
have returned from Ocean Giov'e.
Mrs. S. B. Add) man, of Mousey avenue,
Is the guest of relatives In Blngliumtou.
B H. Stevens and family, of Capouse
avenue, have roturncel from Atlantic
City.
I). J. Bvans Is at Aslniry Park for n
few dajs after which ho will visit New
Yoik.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Barrow man have
returned fiom a month"s stay at Bel
mar. N. J.
Miss Margaret Callahan, of New York,
has been the guest of Miss Knlltel, of
JelTelson avenue, tho past week.
Professor and Mrs. Thorpe1, of Forest
Cltv, are the guests of C. K. Toboy, pil
VJto secretary to B. B. Loomis, superin
tendent of the mining ami leal estate de
partment of tho Lackawunnu road, nt his
Ciipouso avenue residence.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George F. Weeks and
Ms lluirlet Williams, of this city.
Misses May and Maijoiie Ilaslam, Fun
nlo Dershlmer and Lottie Smith, Messrs.
George and Charles Smith, of Dalton,
comprlso a camping party that has
pitched its tents on the shores of Lily
Lake.
Bev. C. D. Mooro and family are at
rnltvvllle, Pa.
Be-v. I, II. Waring Is spending a few
weeks at T)rone I'm
H. B. Williams left lor an extended stay
In California )este relay.
George L. Weaver anil family havo re
turned from Atlantic City.
William Moirls, the shoo merchant, Is
home trom a visit at Philadelphia
L Kus has returnid from the Wyo
ming camp grounds and Harvey's Lake.
Mrs. 13. H. Franklin and son are home
fiom a stay at Carbondale and Waymart.
Miss Bllzabeth Cndden, bookkeeper ut
Seaman's grocery, Is sojourning at Lake
Ariel.
Miss Nellie Scvvnrd, of Ridge Row, has
roturncel from a stay nt tho Thousand
Islands.
Mrs. C. I. Sllverlmig and son, Harold,
of Wyoming avenue, havo returned from
Lake Ariel.
Mis. John Johnson, of Park Place, Is
at the Bimock camp ground, Susque
hanna county.
Miss Mav Leig. of Shenandoah, Is vis
iting her slstci. Mrs. B. F. Laudlg, of St';
Prescott avenue.
Mls aiass and Miss Scott, of Blng
hamton, arc the guests of Mrs. Willis
Ki;nnierc" of Madison avenue.
C. G. Roland Is at Pittsburg and will
visit Allloulpa before his return, where
tho Western Association of Heptasophs
has a celebration.
Martin J. O'Malloy. of the Truth, Is
able to bo around after an operation for
appendicitis, performed by Dr. R. H
Glbbi,ns and son, Dr. Miles Gibbons. Mr.
O'Mallev Is repldly regaining strength
and will resume his duties In a few
v eeks.
Dr. Gardner and family have been
camping at La Grange for tho past fort,
night.
Attorney John B lCdvvards has re
turned from Bioik Island and a trip up
the Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L Dickson nnd Mr.
Wnlter M. Dickson and family uro at a
Jersey co.Tt rtsott
Mrs. Paulina Peeler and Miss Peeler.
of Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. J. II.
Kerst on Webster avenue.
Mrs. A B Hazlett and family, who
have bei'ii spending the summer at Lako
Ariel, have tpturned home
Mis J II Mulley and Miss Cora Farn.
ham. eif Rdna avenue, are the guests of
the Misses Robinson, of Clark's Green
P. 0'Kcef.. II. II. Swells-. Chailes W.
Roberts and wife C. A. Godfrey, George
L Dickson nnd wife and W M. Dickson,
of this cltv. were re gistered at tho St.
Denis, in New Yoik this week.
Mr. anil Mrs lleniv Gessler, of Gib
son sti oct: Mr. and Mis Jacob Baas, of
Taylor avenue; Mrs Hess, of Monroe
avenue, and Miss Mattlc Hapiidlges, of
Vino street, aie spondlng a few days at
Sea Cliff. Long Island.
Thus Are, Wo Judged.
This Is tho maxim they swear most by,
And tho )oung reporter may take the
hint:
"It Isn't tho stuff you wilto that counts,
But what gets into print."
Reams and reams of paper are filled
Bach day by scratchy pen.
With burning thoughts and eloquent
words
From tho teeming brains of men.
And tho editor sits with his pencil blue.
And winnows the wheat from the chaff,
And what survives of the stuff wilt down
Is a good bit less than half.
Men who win nie tho men who llnd
The shortest way the best:
They write no moro than they havo to
write.
And tho desk man does the test,
And this should tho adjective worshiper
know :
The reporter wins renown
As much by tho stuff ho doesn't write
As by that which ho wrltcth down.
Murk, then, the maxim they swear most
by,
It's a rule of the oftiee, hurd as hint,
"It Isn't the liuff )ou write that counts,
But what gets Into print."
A lady who writes chuimingly and ex
presses herself as being un admirer of
Saucy Bess tof com so that's chaunlng)
asks for a car did opinion on Several
matters that to actually give a candid
opinion about, over one's own signature,
would be simply to Invite a riot in one's
vlclnlt) or a box of "fixed" chocolate
creams In one's mall.
Tho fact is this fair unknown corre
spondent wants to know about a lot of
things low-necked dresses on the street
high-skirted gowns on the blcvolo and
other questions of propriety which must
bo loft to the Individual taste. Now thst
phrase sounds well, ' Individual taste" -Just
us Mrs Borer would speuk of enough
salt anil pepper In tho sil.ul dtcsslng
The truth Is that If individual taste could
once upon a time be depended upon, that
condition no longer exists. It has been n
somewhat generally accepted tradition
that no woman of really refined, good
tnsto can go far nstray in the matter of
dress; that her natural Intuition will
teach her what Is unsulted to her st)le
or what is outro in any sense No more
mistaken notion ever existed. Good tnsio
may bt assured In language, in thought,
in gesture, In companionship, but In
dress tho wholo sstem Is largel) a mat.
ter of environment.
Robert Louis Stevenson's wlfo was n
woman of exquisite refinement and cul
ture, but even she, afar trom the In
centives of civilization, within the en
circling purple peaks of Samoa grew cure
less In her toilet, wore u single loose
outer garment unconllned at waist and
ungrateful In cut and folds She forsook
that test of daintiness the smart shoo
of fashionable life anil vvoie loose) and
ugly, If comfortable, moccasln-llko foot
coverings. Once when an Invitation to a
dinner at tho distant commandant's
home promised a certain diversion, the
pleasure had to be accepteel eonditlonallv
on "my wife's finding her other shoe,"
ns the great novelbt wrote in explana
tion. Wheio there wns no puitlculur en
couragement to dress, the burdensome
part of this necessary dally loutlne was
forsworn for ease, bllsslul communion
with u kindred soul, and unconventlon
allty. If Stevenson himself had noticed
tho difference between u costume of
sackcloth or a ityllsh one from Paris his
wlfo would havo been perfect! fumlllar
with tho exact location of that "othci
shoo" and all tho paraphernalia ot so
city life
There, aro probably some women
who would elri'ss for dinner If that
function took place on a desert Island
and consisted of rain water and a few
elates a la mode, tho "diess" being com
posed of a half dozen extra featlieis
to be strung on u sti ing lound her vnlst
In lieu of n trailing skirt. There are
women who, If afar on that desert Isl.
and, would match up tones of featlieis
and shells to harmonize with tho brown
of their theeks and tho sheen of their
hair after their "other clothes" had
worn out. That sort of good taste Is in
herent and Individual und Is Indeed u rare
gift The good tasto which Impels tho
averago woman In society, or on its fringes
to wear a skirt that clears tho ground
when ull her frlenels, and what Is still
moro imnoitunt. all her enemies, ar
trailing gowns that elrag up tho tilth of
tho town. Is still rarer, for It hasn't been
discovered. Like Miss Harris, "Theie
ain't no such person" as the woman who
will absolutely lefuso to yield to fash
Ion's whims no matter what her good
tasto may dictate.
No leflned. delicate minded woman, if
she consulted her gooil taste, would pa
rade along tho beach with a dress abovo
her knee, ar.d which when wet must cling
so closely to her figure as to be Indceen.
that, too, for all the world of summer
Idleis to see, and jet that very thing,
ure the nicest, most fastidious women of
tho land doing this ver) day nt every
fashionable ocean resort, and they enn
not but be conscious of the remarks mado
by tho onlookers on tho defects or atti ac
tions of their forms So that It can reael
lly bo proved that personal standards of
good tasto have really very lit tin to do
with feminine modes of dress and that
custom has everything to do with them.
My unknown friend asks what about
the propriety of wearlng low cut dresses
on the stieet as she says so many ladies
are doing. Now In uply to this It ''lesn't
seem that it very i ell lied lady wilt care
to bo utared at by tho vulijar, tho rude,
and the coarse In broad daylight during
a promt undo down town with her neclc
and ever se little ot her shoulelers or bust
exposed. She will appear III tho even
ing thus clad, or uucidd, without u. ques
tion as to the propriety of her costume,
but for so long custom has decreed that
the high corsage and close tight collar
Is the only peimlsslble day time dress
that It Is rather startling to see It cleneel.
Bngllsh ladles have to some slight de
gree adopted decolleto dress at atternoon
teas this season, and tho other day at
Newport I saw a bwell, sho was ,ono,
trul), feir she rode In a velvet-lined, vol-vet-shod
Yletuil.i with tho most solemn
footman anil the most graven-lmagy
coachman In the morning parade down
Bellevue avenuo and she vvoro a marvel
ous Huff), fu.ini) gown with a tiny V at
the throat, and bore u name extremely
well known aver the length and breadth
of the land
Then the other morning I saw a real
lady down hero at the market In a low
cut clre ss. The reason of my certainty
that sho was a "ical lady" Is because
she said so herself. Sho was scrapping
with the marketin.m about a particularly
fiendish lot 'of canteloupes ho had sent
her the day before, il sympathized with
her miirmurlugs along that line) nnd sho
closed the subject with the decisive state
ment: "It ain't light and )ou know It.
to treat a lad) patron that w.iv and I
ain't iigoln' to stand it no more."
As I was about to remark, sho had on
a blue lawn dress and It was cut very low
Indeed In tho back The V effect being
nice and cool, one would think. I forgot
to add that tho crowning point of her
nttlrc was a checkered sun bonnet which
she kept twitching down In tho back
evidently with the Intention, vain as It
wus, of screening the expanse of plump
shouldeis.
These two examples have been the chief
ones which have come to my personal no
tice In the we) of low cut street garb.
It Is lather safo to assert that the typu
will seiircelv l.ei'ome general as the av
eiago woman Is much like the New Yorl:
child who finished hor bed-tlme pra)or
with the addition, "And O Lord, plcaso
do make us awfully stylish!" Low
necked lrocks for stieet wear are ce.'
tulnl) the reveiso of stvle No woman
on the street enn look anything but
sloppy thus attired. The I1UI1 collar may
bu inn omfortable nnd doubtless will ruin
the necks of women for generations to
come, but It siirelc h stylish, as no
decollete effect trf out of door ilay-tlma
wear can possibly be. and tho fastldloua
woman will be rather slow to adopt so
conspicuous a fashion
Another question nskiil In the letter
under consideration Is which Is tho worst
for a woman to show, her liaio neck on
the stieet or a few inches of a leather
coveied leg ns in blcjcle tiding As be
fore stated. It Isn't a question of "worse,
ness," it Is entirely th.it of custom. Bl
c) cling, tennis, golf nnd the wholesome
tendency of the times to outdoor recren.
tlons are responsible for the short skirts
and what shocked us onco is now so
common us to be eminently proper. A.i
In most matters, good senso has pievalle'l
and tho uluu short skirt is no more seen
nmong self-respecting women. The bi
cycle skirt can leave no opportunity for
eiltlclsm Ii Is of decent length, and M
well fitted and hung Xo woman need
make an exhibition of herself unless she
desires to do so. and tho Hire woman
doesn't deslie
As to the blevclp lending so manv wo
roon nstrav which the query In this letter
Implies as lie Ing somewhat generally
charged Is bevond the pi ov lure of tills
dissertation to declare, it certalnlv given
nn nppnrtunltv fur dlrtnneing the most
wide-awake, sc iiipulnus and luilefatlgablu
chaperon and pmslblv Is the mtdlum for
much laxity of conduct among certain
classes. Hut the Indlscieot girl, the un.
principled man und tho leckless womun
found opportunities for ruining their
own and other people's II) es befoie thu
rise of the blocle and probably will
continue l do so after Its fall There
aio alwavs wavs and wa)s for the weuU
01 the wicked to go wrong If enrlv hoine
training, If Inbied purhv of thought and
deed. If the Inlluences of leliglon and
morality ure not powerful enough to pre.
serve self-respect and nobility of pur.
pose, the wily blocle surely should not
be held solely accountable for all the bad
ends to which fool people come.
Baucy Ecs3a