MOMENTOUS MONETARY QUESTION.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1338, 12 November 1872, Page 4

MOMENTOUS MONETARY QUESTION.

A lady residing in Ennis, who signs herself "A Sister in Tribulation," has sent the following touching appeal to one of the Irish newspapers : — " The extensive circulation of your valuable journal, and your well-known championship of the rights of woman, impel hie to ask for the insertion of this letter, in. order to make known the grievances under which the ladies of this neighborhood labor. A race-ball is to take place in Ennis early in September, for which it is customary to issue tickets for ladies and gentlemen at so much per head. Alas! for the degeneration of modern days, that ladies are obliged to pay. Now, I, and many of my sisters in tribulation, wish very much to be present at this ball, yet, fully imbued with a sense of our own dignity, and with a just appreciation of the greatness of the cause, refuse on principle to pay. In this dilemma we look to you, Mr Editor, to help us, and beg of you in one of these eloquent articles for which your paper is renowned to lny the case before the public. Let me i digress for a moment to ask — Why should ladies pay? What aspect, would a ballroom represent which would be without those graceful nymphs in white, pink, or blue, and in all the glory of plaited chignons and neglige tresses ? Why, they should be paid for enlivening an entertainment with their presence and shedding lustre on the scene. But we gracefully waive all right to remuneration, and merely ask you, Mr Editor, to suggest that every ticket issued to a gentleman may allow of his bringing two, or at least one lady. I think it is onlynecessary for you to appeal to the gentle* men of Clare and Galway to remind them of the ancient glory of their race— to say that in olden times Irishmen were as celebrated for their gallantry as for their bravery. We have, indeed, fallen ,upon evil days when gallantry is made subservient to monetary consideration!/ and

ithe light of chivalry which shone for ages with ■ undimmed splendour, has paled at ■last, and Irishmen have grown insensible jto the flower of beauty."