Show TUE TIlE THE WAR ON WO WOMEN II N Yesterday we had something to say about the ungallant attack upon the fair sex made by a Boston preaches preaches' named Withrow who claimed that so society society society so- so ladies ladles at the hub were in the habit of profane swearing Today our soul is troubled because a Philadelphia clergyman has ventured to hit the fair fall sex from another direction According to the Inquirer of that city he accuses accuses accuses ac ac- ac- ac them of smoking cigarettes with their feet cocked up on the table le He does not say that they do this in public pub pub- lie lic and therefore the sources of his knowledge might be of Interest He also asserts that young oung women In the smart set of the City of Brotherly Love not Love not all brotherly though though are are drinking altogether too much champagne champagne champagne cham cham- and wine He does not charge that they do it with their feet on the table as in Irs the c case se of the cigarettes Perhaps they have to haul hau down their feet In order to drink the champagne and wine without spilling It We do donot donot donot not pretend to know whether the dencal clerical clerical cleri den cal critic is correct in his allegations or not But we do not believe that his information can be ate accurate or his conclusions sound If we are wrong then Philadelphia Is badly in need of reform Young ladles ladies do not act like horse Jockeys on a bender in other well-regulated well social centres |