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Because these matters are not questions of right and wrong, which a sense of duty should direct her to have a decided opinion upon immediately; they are merely questions of taste and expediency, and a calm review of them first is necessary before making up the mind. BECAUSE THESE MATTERS ARE NOT QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG WHICH A SENSE OF DUTY SHOULD DIRECT HER TO HAVE A DECIDED OPINION UPON IMMEDIATELY THEY ARE MERELY QUESTIONS OF TASTE AND EXPEDIENCY AND A CALM REVIEW OF THEM FIRST IS NECESSARY BEFORE MAKING UP THE MIND
f 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! About every fad, every fashion, every new thing which is started, the wise woman, Caroline, reserves judgment. ILIZATION 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 ABOUT EVERY FAD EVERY FASHION EVERY NEW THING WHICH IS STARTED THE WISE WOMAN CAROLINE RESERVES JUDGMENT
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