Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-12-10
A Word to the Girls.

you? All, what a natural thing 1t is tor
young ladies who have such hankering
for the sterncr sex. 1t is a 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 90 in
to fit Of the nips every time you see a
hat and a pair of whiskers. Don't get
the idea into your heads chat you must
put yourself in the way of every young
man in the neighborhood, in order to at
tract notice; for if you don't run after
the men, they will run after you. Mark
that.
A husbaud-hunter is the most detest-
able of all young ladies'. She is full Of
starch and Fuckers, she puts on so many
false airs, and she is so nice, that she APP
pears ridiculous in the eyes Of every de-
cent person. She may generally be found
at church or meeting, coming in of course
about the last one, always at social par
ties, 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 Sun
day Men will flirt with you, and flatter
you, simply because they like to do it;
but they have no more idea of making
you wife than they have of committing
suicide. If / were a young man, |
would have no more to do with such fam
cy women than would with viper.
Now, girls, let Nellie give you piece
of her advice, and she knows from ex-
perience that if you practice it, you will
gain the reputation Of being worthy
girls, and stand fair chance Of getting
respectable husbands. 1t is all well
enough that you learn to finger the pia-
no, work embroidery, study grammar,
&c, but don't neglect letting grandma
or your dear mother teach you how to
make pies and buildings. and meal of
victuals good enough for king. No
part of housekeepor's duties should DO
neglected if you do not marry veal
thy husband, you will need to know how
to do such work and if you do, it will
be no disadvantage for you to know how
to instruct q servant girl TO do these
things as you would have them done
In the next place, don't pretend to be
what you are not. Afiectation is the
most despicable of accomplishments"
and will only cause sensible people to
laugh at you No one but a fool will be
caught by n1ectation; it has transpa-
rent skin, easily to be seen through -
Dress plain, but neatly. Remember that
nothing gives girl so modest, becoming
and lovely an appearance, as a neat and
plain dress. All the mummery and
tinsel work of the dress maker aud mil
liner are unnecessary If you are really
handsome, they do not add to your beauty
one particle; if you are homely, they
only make you look worse. Men don't
court your faces and jcwclry, but your
own dear selves.
Finger-rings and folderols may do to
look at, but they add nothing to the val
ne of wifo--all young men know that.
If you know how to talk, do it naturally
and do not be 50 distressngly polite as
to spoil all you say. If your hair is
straight, don't put on the curling tongs
to make people believe it is not. your
neck is dark, wear lace collar, but do
not be so foolish 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 you will
be laughed at.
Finally, girls, listen to the counsel Of
your mothers, and ask their advice in
everything. Think less of fashion than
you do of home duties--less Of romance
than you do of the realities of life; and
instead Of trying to catch beaux, strive
to make yourselves worthy Of being caught
by them.