Ladies seemed to have vanished. When I was younger, I remember, we had ladies. Come to think of it we had gentlemen too. "Ladies and Gentlemen" wasn't just an opening statement speakers used in speaking to a crowd.
There actually were Ladies and Gentlemen. I do remember.
Young boys, like myself, were taught to become a Gentleman and treat Ladies with the honor and respect they were due. We were also taught manners. (When's the last time you heard the term manners? )
The term lady isn't used much any more. Today the concept of Ladies is, well, obsolete ... dead.
I rather miss ladies.
A true lady is rare find ... and probably old.
When they hear of the term Lady, many look back and think of the term Lady as a formal European entitlement ... part of the aristocracy of yesteryear. History.
Maybe that's the case.
Today it's simply woman or women. Woman's lib and Feminists stripped woman of lady. Feminists "We are not the weaker sex! We are equal with men! We don't want men or for that matter need men. Cut your hair, dress in a suit, stand tall; you are equal ... and keep your seats men, we can stand as well as you! No need to open that door, we can do it as well as you and even a little better."
Today it's simply women and men ... continuing their quiet struggle.
Throw out the manners, dignity, honor and respect we had for ladies. Throw out the beautiful and graceful walk of a lady. Throw out the perfumed trail of a Lady.
Today, Its simply men and women, boys and girls trying to blend into some sort of crude short haired Unisex anomaly.
Yeah, as an old Gentleman, I miss the ladies.
