THE “SPOTTING” HABIT

Hokitika Guardian, 6 June 1925, Page 4

THE “SPOTTING ” HABIT

■ ■ -- ■ YODND WO.MKX AND ALCOHOL. AUCKLAND. .May :M. Vi'hat is colloquially called 1 1 it ■ "spotting" habit among young women is certainly not decreasing in Auckland, lull one i- hound to say in the same breath, lest many good hnl inexperienced and souk what prejudiced folk imagine that this means a moral landslide, that much of it is merely bravado, nothing more than a had attack of “showing oil.” The real dangers lies in the fact that very few gills in this country have grown up in homes where aleholio beverages are customarily used at meals. Ibis is emphatically a tea-drinking country. anti the chances tire a thousand to one that the young women one see.-, in hotel lounges sipping cocktails before dinner, wine during the meal, and .sonic pretty liquor afterwards, have never drunk anything stronger than tea in their own homos. 'I he probabilities are that il they had grown up in household.- where ah.xuun is regularly used they would not ortlei cocktails.

Most of them know as much about cocktails as the farmer who, having for once in many years came to own to see his wool sold, was being entertained hy a wool broker s man at a fashionable hotel, lielure dinuci drinks were suggested, ami la allowed the broker's man to order the first. This up-to-date young man said he would have "tin and a couple cl vermouths. I lie old larmer. not to he outdone said he would have a coup! of beers and a whisky.

Melt who arc i|Ualiiicd to hold their live ii in ordinary whisky-drinking company light shy ui cocktails. A- a rule the cocktail i- an insidious drink, that uiihoul warning may cause the head to spin. Not so the modern miss, who likes its subtle llavotir and the lutpc cl' lire lift!” gla-s. She also a|:;i!..\ e- of i I I in-e ef its pin k “kirk." A seasoned drinker might Bomeiime.x spy that its lack recalls an army mule, hut in the youngs hide's i i i i- r.i! it. ’■ ic. pi n'tuut lor her 1 1 ■ feci ■l l la Irlll as quickly as j n- i!>!y.

What they lorgcl. however. 1 tluo I heir drinking of c .cktains i n hm • I lo:mg .- ci w!:i'<kv or. O. leap its (“N : sugar or milk ph-a-e’’ I at sundry place- of amusement and in mutoi'-car.-on tile way home, is very liable to affect lit air future.

As a general rule young fellow.-, who know what surf of l ittle Ills the hip pocket ui low to flavour gin with other liipier- ti-inliv iird ii convenient to forget I la' knew ledge when they fall in love in the old fashioned manner with the “swietc.-i little girl that ever was." She max have sampled cocktails, hut when the serious hu-i-

nc-s o, matrimony demands In r answer she loses intcresi in them. More olden than nut, however, she belongs to the IV pc who ni-ul' lied il licet • - ary to gather lame as a ••-port.'’ Tin

young man i- not u-imli;. matrumin inly in.dined tow ard joy i idiie: companions v, l:o “lake a spoi

There have been many eases in .tucklaud where “Auld Lang Syne” lml.'ceu played ipiite early he an e most of l lie dancers had wandered away ■ -ii in ears in which there mav have I ecu s| mug waters. l’td'be dam are os willy r . popsihle In i a of excessive drinking l-.v \oiing womeii. There is lii ih: to i heck il. and ca.-t - have occurred wher: a man has found a ''.ul more ~r I. ss juioxii aietl in his iar Her ''ll t "id- lied pm her llu i. i ■ -.r. ie ir '-w n mi - i a hi.face-. There is MO dollying ll'- Led

that the freedom youth has now acquired sometimes becomes license. Lots of girls in their icc.is have acsu) b of a long course of a certain, class cl m i lire*. mill I lie - ar restraining influence, or at I M-t in <h-\eloiiing a ki.ii ciic-ei ii - I". bier iv. N means have !> -ii foam!, however, ni escaping alcooolic headache, and the pains of the ‘’morning a tier the night h:Tur.” c ■niiinue t teach voting women wisdom.