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Show ENGLISH GIRLS. Fashion Mow Allows Them to Walk Oat Unaccompanied. Tho Independence of action characteristic charac-teristic of the day ns regards tha foml-nlno foml-nlno world exercises n marked effect upon tho attitude taken up by young English gtrls belonging to" tbo tipper classes. Formerly they woro hodged round by many restraints; they wero not allowed to go beroorthero without being guarded by ono of thoir own sex, nlllin. h mrttlit.i- ii- mntil. Dili tlinv cm oimor P.y moiuur or maiu. uiu tney va shopping, a maid must go, too, nud sit In the shop slds by sldo with themi did they go out to afternoon tea or to make a call, tho maid roust go, too, and wait In the ball. It U uow considered consid-ered quite perrouslblo and quite conventional for a young girl to walk by hersolf through the streets ot London, tiho may walk olono when shopping, when visiting, when attending attend-ing classes or leoturcs, to early and late church services, to study art at South Kensington and other musoums, or travel by train on district, main cr suburban lines, or whorover engagements engage-ments lead. Tho lino is certainly drawn at walking In Ilydo park nlone, although some few Independent maidens maid-ens consider their pot dogs GuflUionl protection even there, but thcro li no restriction aa to the length of tltno a yoanff lady may look In at shop windows, win-dows, N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. |