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In the young woman of the day any we than she ever was?' was the sub- ject of a discussion at the London Sebool of Economies, recently.
Lady Frances Balfour said she did not 10ce either the grammar er the wntiment of the title. It presupposed that young wonten were bad, and passed judgment. The young woman of to-day warextreme- ly hire to old age. She did not lose her tomper, was quite evil, and when "she left that presence he always shil, “Oh, she is while." (Laughter.) the past women led more sheltered lives. They knew less, and there was great confù- sion between ignorance and innocenes. On the other hand, they had a more romantis life They know less of mon, and sweet serentert thought of them na paragons of virtue and ariseldishness and all that was heroig That perbags inade: them better that they were today. It was good to hes beilerek in, especially by men (Laughter) They were held as ehely irresponsible. And it did gor matus, in those days, how they spent! their the so hug as they aged men. Being irresponse, they had not the Farling which she believed the young woman had to-day, that something more Chen musement was called for from her. Flat goragou made it most improper that she should know any of the "darker sides of the life of her sex. She thought that in the past there was a more serious" ven in the dividual life. Then the young woman was more interested in th! 'great afluirs of life than was possible] Amid the bustle of to-day. Referring to the cor of her hair when she was Joung, Lahy Frances said that then red hair was supposed to be the distinguish. g thing about a courte, and sho remembered a very great woman saying to her, sorry for you to a (Laughter.) PRONS SAFE Must hear, miss." And he had to bear it with Re Sala -ion test was taught to women in these days. Wing did we see to-day-a young | woman doing everything she possibly would to imitate the courtean. Her face! was a mass of powder, her red lips were Kashel wat of human resemblance, and the stinking reek of her which caune op as she passed made one long for the breath of the gorse or the heather Shel thought the path the young women of tl had to tread was more diffent, and they had to walk it by themselves. The responsibility was great, and more was expected of them. During the war "all classes and ages of women did their! duty. Now they went out alone with na Did they ever! gra example to follow, bear one woman say that she would not: her! drink another cocktail because example might weaken the temperance" of ber son! Walking down Bonil-street the other day she heard one young woman say to another, "Let us go into and have a restils bilkins lunch." laughter:)
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The young woman of today suggested the open air, hurry. and "unashamed- Thess. Se had not much to hide, and JE) she had she would not hide it. (Laugh- ter.) In matters of religion the present young woman was very indifferent. It was was notoriety that was the worry; young
omen did not want the breder of strong feeling.
Great affection and fears and things like that did bore people. She thought the young woman of the moment might take greater care of her heart.
who," he saiü,"buy honours, although Lady Frances Balfour, in the course of her reply, said that is an Edgeworth their inclusion in the lists of honours is their frst association with anything novel one of the heroines who had fallen honourable. Right honourables are occa- Jownstairs modestly covered her ankle sionally wrong dishonourables. The people an operation could not be performed to who give great dinners, who are ostenta- day. She wondered if the women of the tiously vulgar and who have none of the present world in later years feel asham- fine seose of gentlefolk are often the ed of being photographed practically with powerful people it these modern time. no clothes
There was. she was The problem of poverty is not one of in- afraid. no senso of modesty on the part
equality. I know people who are enor of the woman she was talking about mously rich, although they are abjectly. Young people talked about the horrors
THE VULGAR RICH. ATTACK BY MR, MACDONALD.
Mr. Barasay MacDonald delivered striking address to one 3.000 Freel Churchmen in Brighton on The Social Implications in Christianity. Ho made an outspoken attack on the vulgar rich,
of ancient photographs and their excres poor. The real problem of poverty is the ences of dress. They might be reminded degradation of men and women. That is
the poverty which makes Christian- un that that would not be the criticism of comfortable. This la materialistic age, the future. (Laughter.) In conclusion, she paid a tribute to the stage, which and it is useless to tulk huabug about it, The world is suffering because we have, possessed many admirable qualities
never gone to the source of materialism, but have spent ur time in patching. There is every indulgence in recreation to-day, and a general incapacity to spend There never has been, and never will a quiet Sunday. People must be amused be, a long queue waiting outside the sarby the gramophone or something else be- row gate-Dean Inge.
cause they have no eapacity to spend the The word vegetarian no more menta in time profitably by themselves, I'am up- eater of vegetables this the word disposed to think in terms of clase, but really ciplinarian means am eater, of disciples.I am ighting the idea, believing that the Mr. W. A. Sebly.
class motion is poisonous to the social mind. The pity is that the two sides have lost confidence in each other, and they aro fighting by strikes, lock-oute, and other disturbances to the loss of everybody.
Given the American problem and the American climate, I think that if I were an American I would be a Prohibitionist.
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