The Rink

The Rink.

‘An Old Roue’ writes to the Pall Mall Gazette as follows: ‘The evil you have exposed is a warning against roller skating. The evil came with roller skating at the Princess Club. There, for the first time, men about town were brought in daily contact with beautiful children not members of their own families. The little things in their innocence were too prodigal of their smiles and glances, and a passion sprang up for children. The ruin of these children themselves was not the question, but procuresses found the little East Enders, and since then the trade between the East and West Ends has grown enormously.’