Show Y r T i DO et IX e A 1 not R Euro I. I I S Q i 6 r I t. t 4 t 4 4 4 4 H e t-t-H- t t 4 4 American as a rule r regent recent ent the the chaperon They declare they have haye no need of such and and will have none of her Furthermore they hey declare declare de de- de- de clare dare that her presence is ah an imputation upon their character that is little short of Insulting IM The girl students of Smith college have tal taken en the initiative initia tive In against th the odious presence The powers th that t be at that institution a. a h tely ordained that the services of a chaperon shall be called Into on whenever enever Algernon comes to 10 pa pay pay- court ourt or an Amherst student wants t to V Jh monotony of a Smith girls girl's life by by- tak taking ng her to to the the the- atre No little walks or c cozy zy little Iun lunches hes with incidental harmless In company with mere man inan He is tabooed except t theargus the e argus eYe of 1 chaperon ha eron have havo hi Judi In f toc ocus J. J Sonie ye the he- rules were very stringent In respect to ch pe nag Th girls were were not to attend the theatre except under the sUr lIan a teacher anc and were only allowed to walk certain distances from th the th college and on certain streets treet Of recent years however rules and n have been done away away vay with and th tb the girls la l have ave been made their own own mentors and given gl perfect freedom As a rule t they tiey e are C highly Indignant a at t having tl their ir privileges withdrawn Whether the thc decision of ot the faculty has been brought about through airy any ay special specia cause or is pimply imply the result of ot a gradual t sentiment throughout the country y is not explained but i Itis it itIs t Is iw e tatter latter atter Thera has certainly been a rapidly growing g sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment in n favor of the chaperon Ev Ever Even J Jin in isi the wild and woolly West social sc-cial forms a. a ar much more complicated ted than n a few y years years ars' ars arsago ago and the the girl of o f good f mily goes driving or 01 to the theatre alone with a man Theris There ere fe e is no doubt lb t th tha t the chaperon has Ilas become a recognized necessity y in Uncle e Sams Sam's country courtry We have Im impo imposed e ed her from Europe along with our other othe r luxuries 5 r jw st st. she Is affect the matrimonial market In the end endI endIs endis I Is a question T T he e American m man mn n does pot not as a rule look upon her with favor favor- favorIn In a very exclusive ive social oc al circle of or a c certain Eastern city chaperonage is car car- vied nod to ouch auch an Extent t nt that the young men complain of nev r having a chance to get acquainted with the girls giris Those Thos who decline to bs he dragged to balls ls ar are e reduced rE to a a. dinner i ner or caIlin calling acquaintance the latter of ot course in presence e of a chaperon flow Now h how w in Ith world is a man t to indulge In sentiment n or form a strong friendship under fauch uch conditions condition However that may be the select cir circle le of the city in show sh-owa sh a surprising number of spinsters spinster s and It is not by any means a a. lack lck of attractions that is the thel the cat cause se |