The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-02-02
M(istellaneous.
Girls Who Want Husban DIS.

Girls, you want to get married, don't
you? All. what natural thing it is for
young ladies who have sucn a hankering
for the sterner sex Is it weakness that
woman has, and for this reason she is call
ed the weaker SEX Well, if you want to
get married. don't, for conscience sake act
like fools about it. Don't 90 into fit of
the nips every time you see hat and pair
of whiskers. Don't get the idea into your
heads that you must put yourself in the
way of every young man in the neighbor-
hood, in order to attract notice, for if you
don't run after the men they will run after
you. Mark thai.
A husband. hunter is the most detesta-
BILE of all young ladies. She is full of
starch and Fuckers; she puts on many false
airs, and she is SO nice that she appears
ridiculous in the eyes of every decent per-
son. She may generally be found at meet
ing. coming in, of 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 she thinks
she is. Poor girl you are fitting your
self for an old maid, just as sure as the
Sabbath comes on Sunday. Men will hirt
with you, and flatter you simply because
they love to do it {: but they have no more
idea Of making you wife than they have
of committing suicide. If / was a young
man would have no more to do with such
a fancy than would with a rattlesnake.
Now. girls. let Nelly give you piece of
her advice, and she knows from experience,
if you practice it, you will gain reputa-
tion of being worthy girls and stand fair
chance Of getting respectable husbands
1t is all well enough that yon learn to fin
ger the piano, work embroidery, study
grammar, etc., but don't neglect letting
grandma, or your dear mother teach you
how to make bread, and get meal of Wet
uals good enough for king. No part of a
housekeeper's duties should be neglected !;
if you do not marry 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 how to oversee servant
girl, and instruct her to do these things as
you would have them done. In the next
place don't pretend to be what you are not
Afectation is the most despicable of ac-
complishments, and will only cause sensi-
BILE people to laugh at you. No one but a
fool will be caught by affectation-it has
a transparent skin, easily to be seen
through.
Dress plain, but neatly. Remember that
nothing gives a girl so modest, becoming
and lovely an appearance as neat and
plain dress. All the hummery and tinsel
work Of the dressmaker and milliner are
unnecessary.
If you are really handsome, they do not
add to your beanty one particle; if you are
homely, they only make you look worse
Gentlemen do not court your faces and Jew
elry, but your own dear selves.
Finger rings and folderols may do to
look at, but they add nothing to the value
of a wife--all young men know that. If
you know how to talk, do it naturally, and
do not be so distressingly polite as to spoil
all you say. II your hair is straight, don't
put on the curling tongs to make people
believe you have negro blood in your veins.
If your neck is very black, wear a lace col
lar, but don't be so foolish as to daub on
paint, thinking that people are SO blind as
not to see it; and if your cheeks are rosy,
don't apply pink saucers, for the deception
will be detected and become the gossip Of
the neighborhood.
Finally, girls. listen to the counsel Of
your mothers, and ask their advice in ev-
erythng. Think less of fashion than you
do of kitchen duties--less of romances than
you do Of the realities of life-but instead
of trying to catch beauxs strive to make
yourself worthy of being caught by them