The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1860-01-04
Our Young Ladies.
The New Yuk Weekly Atlas, Of a la

Ane Ne" ~ "ecAiy AsIaS, vi latc
date, contains the following racy lecture
The femininity-thc young and attractive
felninini,y Of this me.ropolis--haviug an eye
to rnatrimony, and tire matter Of money
which may accompany it, have been Of late
years making fools of themselves. And their
indulgence in the folly to which this article
will allude has received new impetus by the
eclat which attended the OYiedo Bartlett
wedding. OF that world-known event we
have nothing tosay. 1t has had its tiue Of
comment and proved to be an oasis in the
sahara Of lumdrum life 10 the. repoftorid
fraternity-an .oasis which revived their
dropping, genius and reused to a scratch Of
activity the otherwise effete pen editorial OF
the Herald.
Thosc'young ladies who pride themselves
on Style" asd who would rather shave off
their eyelashes with an oyster knife than be
out offashion, who regard their '.desr papas"'
poo1xvt. rutsc,,
mas affection for them as a mining i'm Piles
.ncnt;; those young ladies' who are estrava-
gantly romantic, and have an especial fond
ness for husbands Of the Count Of Monte Girls
to calibre, are the class We desire to lecture.
They seem to ignore tile propie;y OF com
tracting. marriage with men Of their own
A lot Of Cfeolss, and Spaniards,.
aud Cubans1 Dkisit eur seaboard cities each
year, who represent themselves to be men Of
rank, the inhsritors or wil.be inheritors Of
the vast estates belonging to their millionaire
parents. They stop ut the best hotel, cptan
awful dash, make an extensive show. Of
wealth upon the ratAe-two-p pennies -anl-a-key
principle, and in all respects conduct them
selves in the high pressure, valye-tied-dowp
style, SO characteristic Of young men Of blood
and bank ACCOUNTS.
Our Eoslhsrn girls take to these fellows
like kittens to the hot hearth bricks in a
country kitchen: Their alteration for these
copper-collorcd, cuily-haired bucks is i,rr
measurable. They smile invi,insly upon.
the tbin- -shanked -exotica, languish for them,
encourage then,, marry them, and To-! ilsesre-
sult-disappointment anl divorce, anspetten-
times beggary and poverty.
What must betbc sssfcelinks" Of a brilliant.
dashiug. beautiful belle, who, aticr marriage iia
with one Of these Cuban L sllox ;finds, When
be has taken her II dear, dslightful Cuba
and introduced her t. his family, that lei.
iathc5-in- Law Las woi!y head and her moth.
er-in-law burnt lumber complexion, and
the aniaLle style Of grin which made so ex-
'pressive the features Of Barnu,n's babooh.
Imagine the brides ".seelink.,' 2 too, when
alas! too late--she finds the Hidaigo Of her
choice to DC ss poor MS Job'. off OK. scarcely
able to psy hts passage. She married him
for the sake Of "htyls y for wealth, or.title =
lie married her to get her dowry and sase his
financial department from tosal collapse.
Now AND then, during 4 temporary scarci-
Nv Of Cnbans aud Spanards, With avenue
belIe o. Flora Acfflimsy, Of h 1atlisoa square.
who i anriouAy looking out for posi.ioss, aud
something 10 w6ar, atlemptsito sSeure' those
ultimatisns by union with sFseacjs o.
Genasn cou6t, the chief charm Of whose con-
Iyersation is his mcshol Of bFs.kinx the, ,Ina-
lish language into asnail fragments, assl( S
pering them with choiye. extrscta from his
own, which he undesstood no better Here.
too, comes tie inevitable aisappoins nent.
Tie count Is just u Ekcly ID be French
ekevdlier dindustvie, OF 4 disappointed bar
+ber, a any thing else.
Let our ambitious lnan,as teach their
danghters to look within their pwn land ior
husbands saacllIlem that, IS general rule.
soah bubbles are, ho1l1p, however tley NAV
glitter il the sunshine. Lei them learn fiat
there is 40 styie liks that d comfort nothing
so elegant asshapp6isss. Let the daughters
|of oui ~e.lhy ionsa MARI men, honest bari
|ed upright, brave men, and know that mise.
~ and Giaay,s,niYfgnant ;nns;t.hi- II. s.