| Show THE STREET CAR CODE A practical ditl SI solution tl for a much vexed question in Ettl Etti quette the q question estion of streetcar street car politeness or gallantry gallantry may be regarded as battled in paris if the decision of one of the leading papers the figaro may be taken as final inasmuch as we have had a great d deal e al of discussion upon this same subject in this country the views of the french journal and some of its fair correspondents maybe inte interesting r jonew to new yorkers A correspondent asked the figaro if a gentleman seated in an omnibus or a tramway with all the seats occupied should give up his place to a lady the moment she appeared d at the door r the parisian journal says that in a public conveyance each one should occupy the place for which he has paid this it says is the opinion of the majority of our readers and particularly the society ladies who never wear diamonds in in an omnibus they I 1 dont admit that ladies should accept the politeness or rather the service of gentlemen whom they do not know one of them gives this opinion when a lady is contented with the cheap means of locomotion provided bythe omnibus companies she accepts all the conditi conditions ons in all cities where there are omnibuses omni buses tramways tram ways and other public vehicles a woman can see immediately whether there i is room inside or not if on seeing that there is no vacant place she nevertheless enters the car she takes a position which she ought to sustain to permit a man to disturb himself for her when she might wait walt for another car if it was impossible for her to remain standing would be an evidence on her part of a want of good breeding it is very easy for her to thank the gentleman negatively and politely in a few short words so that the incident may not be prolonged nothing can be more annoying for seated travelers than this mutual exchange of so called courtesies and congratulations which goes on at their knees and threatens their feet perhaps more or less afflicted with corns remain seated gentlemen remain seated th the e ladles ladies cannot complain of that without giving satisfaction to those men who reproach them for their want of logic logi since they insist upon equality bafo before r e the law with all the rights and privileges of men they should put up with all that men have to endure A woman in in an omnibus should remain standing when hen there is no vacant seat just as a man does under the hame circumstances another correspondent says remain seated gentlemen you can do it without a breach of politeness when fine ladies with their diamonds take the omnibus or the tramway do not disturb yourselves for them for if you do you will only be a dupe but if you see a poor woman carrying a child or a bundle then give her your place immediately that is not politeness it is simply duty possibly charity the best belt telephone language the french language it appears is better adapted to the purpose of the telephone than the english it is stated that the large number of sibilant or hiss syllables in english renders it a less easy and accurate means of communication some english words are especially difficult of transmission by telephone the word soldier is cited as one of these proper names frequently occur in the midst of an otherwise perfectly audi ble and intelligent conversation which the ear cannot possibly catch these must be spelled out involving delay |
