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But, if she is a very young girl, this is most hazardous, and the really sensible thing to do is to follow the oft quoted maxim of the Prime Minister and "wait and see!" BUT IF SHE IS A VERY YOUNG GIRL THIS IS MOST HAZARDOUS AND THE REALLY SENSIBLE THING TO DO IS TO FOLLOW THE OFT QUOTED MAXIM OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND WAIT AND SEE
 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. 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. If a girl or woman is of a sufficiently distinguished personality, and is endowed with prestige and great social position, she can start originalities herself if she pleases. UALLY 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 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 IF A GIRL A WOMAN IS OF A SUFFICIENTLY DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY AND IS ENDOWED WITH PRESTIGE AND A GREAT SOCIAL POSITION SHE CAN START ORIGINALITIES HERSELF IF SHE PLEASES
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