Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-29
Nice Girls.
BY A BACHELOR.

To my mind there is nothing in a
the world half so beautiful. half so dc
| lighted, or half so loveable as a mic
girl" 1 don't mean a pretty girl, or
dashing girl, or an elegant girl, but
"nice girl'-one of those lovely goo
tempered, good hearted, sweet faced
amiable, neat, natty, domestic creatures
whom we meet in the sphere of "home.
diffusing around the domestic heartl
the influence of her goodness, like tn
essence of sweet flowers.
What we all know by ''nice girl i
not the languishing beauty, who dawdle
on a sofa and talks of the last new nov
el, or the last new opera; or the grea
giraffe looking girl who creates an effec
by sweeping majestically through
drawing room The mice girl doe
not even dance well, or play well, anC
she does not know bit, how to use he
eyes or coquette with fan. She neve
| Ilanguishes; she is too active for that
she is not given to novel reading, fol
she is always too busy; and as to the
opera, when she goes there she does no
think it necessary to show her bare
shoulders, but sits generally way back
in the box, unheeded or unnoticed. i
it not in such scenes that we discover
the mice girl" Who is it that rises
first in the morning and gets the break
fast ready before the family comes down:
Who is it that makes papa's toast and
carries up mama's tea, and puts buttons
on the boys shirts, and waters the flow
ers, and feeds the chickens, and makes
everything bright and comfortable in
the parlor? Is it the sofa beauty, OF
the elegant creature? By no means -
It is the ''nice girl Her unaided toll
ct has been performed in the shortest
possible space of time; yet how charm
ingly her hair is done! how simply ele-
CANT is her silk dress and plain white
collar! What hearty kisses she distri-
butes, unasked, among the members of
the family! She does not present her
cheek or her brow, like the fine girl, y
but takes the initiative herself and kisses
the boys one after the other with an
audible ''smack," which says aloud, Il
love you, ever so much" Ifevcr l COW
eted anything in my life, it is one of
those kisses from that mice girl" She
is quite ut home in all the domestic du-
ties. She troubles no one to-'sheip fill
the kettle" she has fetched it from the
hob. and replenishcs the tea pot, while
some one has been thinking about of
fcring his assistance.
Breakfast over, she dives down into
the kitchen to see about dinner, and all
day long she is running up and down
the stairs, always doing and light heart
ed. And she never ceases to be active
and useful until the day is gone, when
she will polka with the boys, and sing
old songs, and play old tunes to her ia =,
perfect treasure, is the "nice girl. -
When illness comes, it is she that at
tends with unwearied patience the sick
chamber. There Is no risk, no amount
oAfatigue that she will never undergo;
no sacrifice that she will not make
She is all love, all devotion. | have of
ten thought it would be happiness to be
watched by such loving eyes and tended
by such fair hands.
One of the most strongly marked
characteristics of mice girl is tidi
ness and simplicity of dress. She is
invariably associated in my mind with a
high frock, a plain collar, and the neat
est of neck ribbons, bound with the most
modest little brooch in the world !
never knew mice gir'' yet who dis
played a profusion of rings and brace
lets, or who wore low dresses or splen
did bonnet. Nor can [ imagine '.nice
girl with curls; but this may be pre-
judice.
L am quite sure, however, that ':coax
ers," or COS those funny little curl,
which it has been the fashion to gun
upon the cheek with bandoline, are to
tally inconsistent with the character o
'nice girl!'' And if one whom [ hav,
been disposed to regard as ''nice girl
were to appear with her bonnet stucl
on the back of her head, [ should ceas
to believe in her from that moment
The only degree of latitude which fee
at all disposed to allow to my beau idea
or should it be in this case belle idea
in kid boots with brass heels. Their
is a nameless charm about tidy fee
which l believe the whole world recog
nizes I maintain that neat boote
foot, and we'll shaped ankle, in cor
junction with clean white pettico;
and tight stocking, will nearly max
amends for squint
Young men, is it not so? Yes, yo
confess it is.
ng'He's one of the greatest exten
pore speakers 1 ever heard said til
school master, striking his cane hard o
the floor, as If to indicate large note
! admiration Mrs. Partington listenc