The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-18

time; yet how churmingy her hair is
done! how simply elegant is her silk
dress and plain white collar? Wha,
hearty kisses she distributes, unasked,
among the members Of the family. She
does no, prcsen, her cheek, or her brow,
bu, takes the initiative herself and kisses
the boys one after the other with an audi.
bic "smack," which says aloud, 81 love
you ever so much, If ever | coveted
anything in my life, it is one Of those
kisses from that I" nice girl" She is
quite at home in all The domestic duties
She troubles no one 10 'help the kettle
She has fetched it from the hob, and re-.
plenishea the teapot, while some one has
been thinking about offering his assist.
ance.
Breakfast over, sh, dives down into
the kitchen TO see about dinner, and all
day long she is running up and down
stairs, always doing and always cheerful
and light hearted And she never ceases
10 be active ana useful until the day is
gone, when she will polka with the boys,
and sing old songs, md play old tunes
10 her father for hours, and never tire
She is perfect treasure-is the "nice
GIRL" When illness comes, It is she that
attends with unwcaried patience the sick
chammber. There is no risk, no amount,
OF fatigue, that she viii not undergo; no
sacrifice that she will not make. She is
all love, all devotion. | have often
thought it woull be happiness TO be i'll,
10 be watched by such loving eyes and
tended by such fair hands.
One OF the most strongly marked char
aclcgistics Of "nice girl" is tidiness and
simplicity Of dress, She is invariably
associated in my mind with high lrock
q plain collar, and the ncatcst Of neck
ribbons, bound with the most modest lit
lie brooch ia the world. never knew
"nice girl" yet who displayed profusion
Of rings and bracelets, or who wore low
dresses or splendid bonnet, Nor can
imagine "nice girl" with curls; but this
may be prejudice.
am quite sure, however, that coax.
crs," or "c,c's," those funny little curls
which it has been the fashion to gum
upon the cheek with bandolne, are to-
tally inconsistent with the character Of a
"nice giTl," And ifany one whom | have
been disposed to regard as "nice girl
were 10 appear with her bonnet stuck on
the back Of her head, should cease TO
believe in her from that moment. The
only degree Of latitude which feel at all
disposed TO allow to my beau idcal-or
shout i. be in this case belle ideal?-is
kid boots with brass holes. There is
nameless charm about tidy feet, which
believe the whole world recognizes. |
maintain that neatly booted foot and
we'll shaped ankle, in conjunction with
a clean white petticoat and tight stock.
ing, will nearly make amends for a
bquint. Young men, is it not so? yes,
you confess it..
say again, there is nothing in the
wohl half SO beautiful half so in,rinsi.
caly good, as mice girl She is the
sweetest flower in the path Of life. There
ars others far more stately, lar more gor.
geous; but there we merely admire as we
go by, 1t is where the daisy grows that
we lie down to rest.
tnlcr every condition, every aspect,
almire--nay, that is too cold word--
love the mice girl" Under every con.
dltIon, every aspect, save one--that one
is the condition Of marmony. When
hear tina, one Of the "nice girls" Of my
acquaintance is about TO be married.
about to be monopolized by some jealous
beast with whiskers, and an ugly sister
who is to be bridesmaid, ! come over faint
and sick at heart. Where mice girls"
dwell it should be written up, as on gates
Of choice garlens, "Do no, pick the flow
ers." Oh, it is horrid, horriJ, to see that
spruce gentleman come in and take her
away into corner for the rest Of the. eve.
ming. may not waltz with her now;
may not catch her at blindman's buff,
my not sit by her and Turn over the
leaves as she sings "Auld Robin Gray"
even though it were Christmas time;
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