Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-03
Number 4.
Word to the Girls

ulrls, you want to get married, don't you?- Ah' what natural thing it is for young ladies who have such hankering for the steruer sexI It Is weakness that woman has, and for this reason she is called the weaker six We'll. if you want to get married, don't for conscience sake act like fools about it. Don't get into Tt ot the npS every time you see hat and pair of whiskers. Don't get the idea into vour heads that you must put yourself 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. Mark that
 !, A husband hunter is the most detestabe of all young ladies. She is full of starch and puck CTS she puts on so many false airs and she is so hice' that she appears ridiculous in the eyes of every decent person. She may generally be 'ouhd at church or meeting, coming in, of course, aoout tLe last one, always at social parties, and inFar'aoiy taxes 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 firt with you and Aatter you, simply because they love to do it; but they have no more idea of making you a wife than they have of committing suicide If I were young man l would have no more to do with such fancy woman than would with viper
 Now, girls, let Nelly give you piece of her adVlce, and she knows from experience that if you practice It, you will gain the reputation of being worthy girls, and stand fair chance of getting respectable husbands. It is all well enough that you learn to finger the piano, work embroidery, study grammar, etc. .but don't neg feet to let grandmama or your mother teach you how to make pies and puddings and get meal ot vlctuals good enough for king No part of a housekeepers duties should be neglected; if you do not marry a wealthy husband, you will need to know how to do such work; and if you do It will be no disadvantage for you to know now to instruct 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. Attectatlon is the most despicable ot accomplishments" and will only cause sen- slble people to laugh at you. No one but foot will be caught by atfectation; it has transparent SAln' easily to be seen through. Dress plain, but neatly. Remember that nothing gives a slrl so modest, becoming, and lovely an appear ance, as neat and plain dress. All the num- mery and tnsel-work of the dressmaker and mlllner are unnecessary. If you are really handsome, they do not add to your beauty one partlcie; II you are homely, they only make you look worse. Men don't court your faces and Jewelry, but your own dear selves
 Finger rings and folderols may do to look at. but they add nothing to the value of a wife-al young men know that. If you know how to talk, do it naturally, and not be so distressnglv 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. If your neck is dark wear lace collar, but don't be so foolish as to daub on paint, thinking that people are so blind as not to it; and if your cheeks are not rosy, don't apply pink saucers for the deception will be detected, and you'll be laughed at.
 Finally, girls listen to the counsel of your mothers, and ask their advice in eyerything- Think less of fashion than you do of home du- tles-less of romances than you do of the reali- ties of life; and inste of trying to catch beaux strive to make yourselves worthy being caught by them.