The Street Car Code

The question of Street car po'liteness or gallantry mayberegarded as settled n Paris if the decisión of one of the eading papers, the Figaro, may be taken as final. Inasmuch as we have ïad a great deal of discussion upon ;his same subject in this country, the views of the French journal and some of its fair correspondents may be interesting to New Yorkers. A correspondent asked the Figaro if a gentleman seated in an omnibus or a tratnway, with all the seats occupied, should give up his place to a lady the moment sho appeared at the door. The Parisian journal says that in a public anee each one should oceupy the place for which he has paid. This. it says, is the opinión of the majority of our readers, and particularly the society ladies who never wear diamonds in an omnibus. They don't admit that ladies Bhould accept the politeness, or rather the service, of g-entlemen whom they do not know. One of thera gives this opinión: "When a lady is contented with the cheap means of locomotion provided by the omnibus companics she accepts all the contlitions. In all cities where there are omnibuses, traraways and other public vehicles a woman can see immediately whether there is room inside or not. If, on seeing that there is no vacant place, she nevertheless enters the car she takes a position which she ought to sustain. To permit a man to li.sturb himself for her when she mig-ht wait for anothor car if it was impossible for her to remain standing, wonld be an evidence on her part of a want of good breeding. It is very easy ior her to thank the gentleman negatively and politely in a few short words. so that the incident may not be prolonged. Nothing can be more annoying for seated travelers than this mutual exchange of so-called courtesies, and congratulations which goes on at their knees and threatens their íeet, perhaps more or less afflicted with corns. Remain seated, gentlemen, remain seated; the ladies cannot complain oí that, without giving satisfaction to those men who reproach them for their want of logia Since they insist upon equality before the law, with all the rights and privileges of men, they should put up with all that men have to endure. A woman in an omnibus should remain standing when there is no vacant seat, just as a man does under the same circumstances. "' Another correspondent says: "Remain seated, gentlemen; you can do it without a breaeh of pollteness. AYhen lino ladies witn their cüamoncls take the omnibus or tlie tramway, do not disturb yourselves for them, for if yon do you will only be a dupe; but if you see a poor woman carrying a child or a bunclle then give her your place immediately. That is not politeness; it is simply duty. possibly charity."