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About every fad, every fashion, every new thing which is started, the wise woman, Caroline, reserves judgment. ABOUT EVERY FAD EVERY FASHION EVERY NEW THING WHICH IS STARTED THE WISE WOMAN CAROLINE RESERVES JUDGMENT
is the _utter futility of going against the spirit of the Age_. From the earliest days of civilization, waves of an irresistible desire for some change--some freer expression of emotion--have periodically swept over society; all the people with limited horizons of thought have immediately launched forth their protests, and their horrified and outraged feelings upon whatever the subject happens to be have been expressed in frantic cries. But the spirit of the Age has just laughed at them, and gone its way and they have either eventually had to fall in with its mandates, or have been swept aside and left high and dry in loneliness. I have no space here, or desire to bore you, Caroline dear, by giving instances in the past of what I mean, and besides most of them have been already cited in the papers over this matter of the Tango. But to state two--everyone knows the horror the introduction of the valse created, and the thought of a lady bicycling would have made your grandmother shudder! HING TO REALIZE IS THE UTTER FUTILITY OF GOING AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE FROM THE EARLIER DAYS OF CIVILIZATION WAVES OF AN IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE FOR SOME CHANGE SOME FREER EXPRESSION OF EMOTION HAVE PERIODICALLY SWEPT OVER SOCIETY ALL THE PEOPLE WITH LIMITED HORIZONS OF THOUGHT HAVE IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED FORTH THEIR PROTESTS AND THEIR HORRIFIED AND OUTRAGED FEELINGS UPON WHATEVER THE SUBJECT HAPPENS TO BE HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED IN FRANTIC CRIES BUT THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE HAS JUST LAUGHED AT THEM AND GONE ITS WAY AND THEY HAVE EITHER EVENTUALLY HAD TO FALL IN WITH ITS MANDATES OR HAVE BEEN SWEPT ASIDE AND LEFT HIGH AND DRY IN LONELINESS I HAVE NO SPACE HERE OR DESIRE TO BORE YOU CAROLINE DEAR BY GIVING INSTANCES IN THE PAST OF WHAT I MEAN AND BESIDES MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN ALREADY CITED IN THE PAPERS OVER THIS MATTER OF THE TANGO BUT TO STATE TOO EVERY ONE KNOWS THE HORROR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE VALVETS CREATED AND THE THOUGHT OF A LADY BY SICKLING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR GRANDMOTHER SHUDDER
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