Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-18
GIRLS WHO WANT HUSBANDS.

Girls, you want to get married, don't you2
All, what natural thing it is for young :
ladies to have such hankering for the
sterner sex. It is weakness that woman has,
and for this reason she is called the weaker
sex. Well, if you want to get married,
don't for conscience sake act like fools about
it. Don't 60 into a ft of the hips every
time you see hat and pair of whiskers.
Don't get the idea into your heads that you
must put yourselves in the way of every
young man in the neighborhood in order to
attract notice; for if you don't run after the
men they will run after you. Mind that
A husband-hunter is the most detestable
Of all young ladies. She is full of starch
and Fuckers; she puts on many false airs,
and she is SO nice , that she appears ridi.
culous in the eyes of every decent person.
She may generally be found at meeting,
coming in, of course, about the last one;
always at social parties, and invariably takes
front seat at concerts. She tries to be the
belle of the place, and thinks she is. Poor
girl! you are fitting yourself for an old maid,
just as sure as Sabbath comes on Sunday;
Men will hirt with you, and fatter you, sim.
ply because they love to do it, but they have
no more idea Of making you wife than
they have of committing suicide. If was
a young man, would have no more to do
with such fancy than | would with rattle
snake.
Now, girls. let Nelly. give you piece of
her advice, and she knows from experience
if you practice it, you will gain reputation
of being worthy girls, and stand fair
chance Of getting respectable husbands. 1t
is all we'll enough that you learn to finger
the piano, work embroidery, study gramma,
&C., but don't neglect letting grandma, or
your mother teach you how to make bread
and get a.meal of victuals good enough for
king No part Of house.keeper's duty
should be neglected; if you do not marry q .
wealthy husband you will need to know how
to do such work, and if you do, it will be no
disadvantage to you to know how to over.
see servant girl, and instruct her to do
these things as you would have them done.
In the next place, don't pretend to be what
you are not Affectation is the most des-
picable of accomplishments, and will only
cause sensible people to laugh at you. No
one but fool will be caught by affectation
it has transparent skin easily to be seen
through.
Dress plain but neatly. Remember that
nothing gives girl so modest. becoming
and lovely appearance asa neat and plain
DRESS, All the fummery and tiusel wofkrof
the dress.maker and milliner are unneces,
sary.
If you are really handsome, they do not
add to your beauty one particle; if you are
homely they only make you look worse
Gentlemen don't court your faces and jew.
elry, but your own dear selves.
Finger.rings and folderols may do to look
at, but they add nothing to the value of a
wife-all young men know that. If you
know how. to talk, do it naturally, and do
not be so distressingly polite as to spoil all
you say. If your hair is straight, don't put
on the curling tongs to make people believe
you have negro blood in your veins. If
your neck is very black, wear lace color,
but don't be so selfish as to daub on paint,
thinking that people are so blind as not to
see it; and if your cheeks are not rosy,
don't apply pink saucers, for the deception
will be detected and become the gossip Of
the neighborhood.
Finally, girls, listen to the counsel of
your mothers, and ask their advice in every
thing. Think less of fashion than you do
of kitchen duties-less of romance than you
do of realities of life-and instead of trying
to catch husbands, strive to make yourselves
worthy Of being caught by them.
NELLIE GRAY,