The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-21
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0hIs, you want 70 get married, don't you?
All, what .. natural thing it is for young la
I dies to have such, hanksring for the stern
er sex. It is a weakness that woman has
and for this, reason she u called. the weaker
lsexii WelbaifryOuS wAhb b'tOl get married.
doht'EOt conscience ca ke act IKE fools about
it. DOn'f go into ft OF the nimPs every
time you. see hat snl pair Of whiskers.-
Dop tget ths idea into your heads that you
mast put yourself inithe way Of every young
man in the neighborhood, in order to attract
notice, for Il you don't run after the men
they viii after you Marx that. 's''s. - y,
| A husband hunter is the most detestable
Fof all young ladies. She is fun Of starch
and Fuckers, she puts on SO many false airs,
and she is SO nice that she appears ridicu-
lOus in the eyes Of every decent person, She
/ may generally be found at meeting, coming
lin, CT 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 the Sabbath comes on Sunday
Men will iirt with you, and flatter you sim
tpIy because they love to do it, but they have
no more idea OF making you a wife than
they have of committing suicide. If was
a young man, I would have. 10 more to do
with such fancy women than 1 would with
La rattlesnake. ,1.,
Now, girls, let Nelly give you piece of
her advice, and she knows from experience
that if you practice it you will gain the rep
utation of being worthy girls and stand. a
fair chance Of getting respectable husbands,
tits well enough that you learn to finger the
4 piano, ,,ework embroidery, study grammar,
&C., but don't neglect letting grandma or
! your dear mother teach you how to make
bread and get a meal Of yictlals good enough
for king, No part of housekeeper's du-
ties shouldsbeneglectedg If you'd not mar.
Try, a'wealthy husband you win need to
know how 10 do such work. and if you DO
/ Fit will be no disadvantage for you to know
how, to. oversee a servant girl, and instruct
her to do these things, as you would have
them done. In tae next place. don't pre-
tend to, what you are not. Affectation is
the most despicable of accomplishments,
and will only cause sensible people to laugh
at you. No one but fool will be caught
by a6ectation-it has q transparent skin, ca.
silly to be seen through. Dress plain, but
neatly. Remember that nothing gives .
fgrl SO modest and becoming and lovely an
appearance, as a neat and plain dress. All
the mummery and tinsel work Of the drest
maker and miliner are notnecessary. Ifyor
are really handsome, they do not add to youl
beauty one .particle-if you are homely
they only make you look worse. Gentle
! men don't court your faces and jewelry, bu
your own dear selves. ..... =.
Finger rings and folderols may do to lool
at, but they add nothing to the value of I,
/, bwife-all young men know that. IF yol
!: know how to talk, DO it naturally, and b
not SO distressingly polite as to spoil all 70,
say; If your hair is straight don't put Of
the curling tongs to make people believe 20.
have African blood in your veins. If you
neck isvery black wear lace collar, bu'
don't be so foolish as to daub on paint, think
ing that people are SO blind as not to see it
and if your cheeks are not rosy, don't appl,
: pink saucers, for the deception will b,
detected and become the gossip of the
neighborhoods dsaogssz lsu "1e t7s5ibo eJ5
Finally, girls, listen to the council of YOU
mothers, and ask their advice in every thing
. Think less offashion than you do Of kitcher
duties-less of romances1 than you do o
!, realities of slife-- andainstead Of trying I,
catch beaux, strive to make yourselves wort
being caught by them. gri. haH 2;raE
> baG ,assag2rq eaalj NELLY GRAY.
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