Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-21

Sood feelings, kindness OF heart an earnes,
o,i' 10 promote the comfort and happiness of
o'ners, 10 put them at ease in your presence
ana make them pleased with themselves In
oruer Tor tins, 1t IS necessary that you conform
10 the customs of whatever society Won bannan
10 be in;-prouidei you 40 i. ,ratiom ann rio
,aa.oH q ma'af duty. II is ever to be remem-
Dered, that our duty to God is paramount to nj,
the customs and fashions of the world VIII,
are usually termed accomplishments are moi to
De pursued rs the business of life but merely nc
PASSPORTS to good society. They are in no case
40 supercede' or interfere with, a useful eeluca-
uon: disregard OF this rule is practical
preference of the body to the mind.
on the subject of conversation The best r,,Ies
Perhaf's' that can be given in few words. are
ISL preserve a proper medium between a con.
ihued Prating and Il silence interrupted only
ny sohtary yes or no Cd, When you converse
WIN people OF either sex, talk to them about
Their afairs rathcrs,han your o.,i,. Sd. lister
s .: !, to whatever they say to you The
'ohow'hg extract gives lady pretty wide
range OF topics of conversation -
trof,ded lady vii! studiousIy, and entirely
avoid all such subjects as even border ON ;ptlc.
hcacy, siander, letrac.ion. vulgarity. ansr, i;s-
puta'i"n, immortality, and irreligion, she NAV
trasei without restraint over the whole c;rcIe
Oh ,ne arts and sciences, using no other pre
CAUTION tian never to fGik, (eXcept by way of in
- " ""ias %"e does NOT understand Every
thing calculated to improve her in innoccn,
WIT, humour, pleasantry, literature. science
morals reiigion,-in short, in useful kuowIe,I,ye.
OF any kind adapted to her circumstances anil
situation IN life, IS a proper subject of conver.
sation tor any lady who chooses it,
Inc sixth lecture contains much GOOD a,iv;ce
on the choice of associates friends and con-
nexions. 1 cannot however enter on this ,uh
Jec' AT present, out must refer your reade,, To
me book itself, or to extracts from it which
may hereafter furnish for publication.
t only remains to notice one or two faults
wnich VIII strike many readers of this IL lie
volume. The negative character Of the first
lecture, has been mentioned In this respec,
the iast' which is recapitulation of the leading
| topics OF discourse, resembles il. A respect,
| TOT religion pesyades the volume, and leaves a
favourable impress to the authors moral
principles. There are nevertheless several
expressions, which, however common thew NAV
De among professors of religion, cannot fail t.
give pam to many pcrsons.of pety Such Is
| the following. tYou will find i'm MANY books
winch nave great currency,-at least i'm the
fashionable world, that much has been said in
recommendation OF what the authors have been
pleased to chr1Stea by the very specious term.
| ria'ohic love- This, although do not think
| II vas SO intended Is in effect fling with one
OF the most solemn institutions of Heaven !.
ana does not materially differ from taking the
Lords name in vain.
| With the exceptions which have been men.
toned, and 4 few others Of the same general
character, the work IS most heartily recon-
Inended To the study of the young ladies of
nb''ia' MAO viii ind II replete with ustruc-
''oi' JENNIE DEANS.