Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1882 — Drinking in “Hood Society.” [ARTICLE]

Drinking in “Hood Society.”

A column in a Philadelphia paper headed “In Good Society,’' divulges the following: “The praotioe of drinking is more common among women than it was a year ago. The number of young unmarried ladies who drink wine with gentlemen is increasing, and, strange as it may appear, the effectual protection against over indulgence by young unmarried ladies upon which society de?ands, is the honor of the gentleman. oung ladies seldom are able to judge how much wine they onght to drink, and some wines have more intoxioating effeot than others. A gentleman who would persuade or deceive a lady into drinking more wine than was good for hex woidd be almost sure to forfeit her •esteem ever afterward, and in any event would incur the strongest displeasure of her relatives if they found it out. This is one of the reasons why, sometimes in taking a young lady heme, the gentleman has the driver to go a mile or so our of the way in order to get a little fresh air. Where there is dancing it is considered indiscreet to drink early in she evening, since if the lady falls by accident or has many oollisions she is sure to be accused of ‘taking too muoh,’as they say. For that reason drinking is usually deferred until after the danoing.”