. Modern manners and social forms . regularities are sub rosa. This society is often very-seductive, and the young person thrown into such acircle walks a slippery path. But it is not good socieiy,for the really good society has both virtue and goodmanners. Those who have been deprived of early advantagesshould not ignore the high polish of cultivated is the outgrowth of a high civilization. Tact, self-control, refinement of feeling and elegance of^mannerare required of those who would lead the best world respects those who have sterling characters,but are uncouth, and j
. Modern manners and social forms . regularities are sub rosa. This society is often very-seductive, and the young person thrown into such acircle walks a slippery path. But it is not good socieiy,for the really good society has both virtue and goodmanners. Those who have been deprived of early advantagesshould not ignore the high polish of cultivated is the outgrowth of a high civilization. Tact, self-control, refinement of feeling and elegance of^mannerare required of those who would lead the best world respects those who have sterling characters,but are uncouth, and justly so; but, while the roughdiamond is more valuable than the paste imitation, thepolished diamond is the most attractive and valuableof all. Again we repeat that good society is composed ofthe very best people—the polished and cultivated, moraland religious, intelligent and accomplished people. Acompany of wealthy people lacking in cultivation, orof polished people lacking in morality, is not goodsociety. CONCERNING HEBE is a growing tendency in the highercircles of American society to introduce theEuropean system of chaperonage. Thistendency has been manifest for severalyears, and it has many earnest is maintained that the freedom of inter-course which was permitted between theyoung people when the towns were smalland every one knew every one else, wherethe children were neighbors and played together, andattended the same public schools and grew up sur-rounded by the same influences, is not suitable inlarge cities, where the young ladies go into societyand come into contact with men of whom their parentsknow little or nothing. It is claimed that societyis too often frequented by foreign titled rakes, and nativerou&Sy who regard the innocent and inexperienced girlsto whom they are introduced as their legitimate save these innocent and attractive young creaturesfrom the dangers in their path, it is proposed to intro-duce the French system of
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