Show CHANGES IN THE LANGUAGE the iche words eutie mw and tady lady are seldom used in polite society at the present time there are some in inthe the english language OU on toot foot the very suggestion of which would be a great deal of a surprise I 1 to bo some of our staid old ancestors chere are lots of everyday words in aso which dout dont mean at an all what hey did years deais ago I 1 doubt if shakespeare should he be so situated that he could stroll down broadway Lo tomorrow morrow or drop into some fifth avenue parlor this evening would bo ible able to readily follow the drift of the eon conversation tor for lots of words used would be so contradictory in their teim connection eji ou with the meaning he troula credit thera them with this was very forcibly brought to I 1 my attention at tho the reception of the r colonial ol onial dub club I 1 was standing on one of those upper floors about the tenth I 1 think where tj the le girls hud fled together and waited for their come coma for them a fellow had to do some waiting t there h ere but etwas it was usually the other 1 way four or fivie five of the pretest prettiest pick alongside riverside drive were waiting and chaft chattering Bring I 1 help but hear at amt they told each other how perfectly lovely the other girls dress it ess was and how poky thoy they felt lu in this horrid old thing that thoy they h had ad way last jut spring you lalow know then one girl said I 1 ii i 1 I came with a kanand man and I 1 wish 1 I hail nt iva its such a bore yes tea 11 replied one of two sisters irk in a rich cre cream satin I 1 so do we I 1 told ibold mamma bamm a I 1 want to I 1 think its over ever so BO much more go a a ball with the girls thau than with a man anz they all chirruped chirrup chirm ped ed and giggled and d said she was right and that men were nuisances each girl had something or other to say about I 1 a man the word gentleman was not once and then their respective mend men came up the stairs agnf the girls were so glad to see them I 1 sin since ce then I 1 have learned that thai aitu the really ju nice i ce and correct hew york young youn g lady tho the word gentleman has bs been laid aside they admit that there are gentlemanly actors actori and gentlemanly gamblers find and that certain A gentlemen gentleman on broadway do a thriving business in the I 1 bunko line hae A policeman is also a good deal of a gent gentleman lemau as a rule but the puro and high type of masculinity is simply a man 21 to them AU all this is in the abolishment of the americanism of lady and the substitution of A woman wom aWl instead there were beret sales ladies chorus ladies and servant ladies until tho the limit was nd and a revolution occurred atheni then came in tho the word 41 woman 11 and its I 1 a fix fixture turo now I 1 Ij suppose the same process has win occurred cut with gentleman down iu in t the 18 fourth ward miss kitty toole defers to teddy as me gentleman friend so bo simple pian man is good enough for tho the girls of 0 fifth avena and those who go the colonial dub club receptions new NewT york Tork herald |