The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-11
Girls who want Husbands.

Girls, you want to get married, do,ft your
And, what a natural thing it is for y&ung la
dies who have such hankering for tie stern
er sex 1t is weakness of woman, and for
this reason she is called the weaker SEX
Well, if you want to get married, dan't for
conscience sake, act like fools about it Don't
go into a fit of the nips every time ytl see a
hat or pair of whiskers
Don't get the idea into your heads Dat you
must. put yourself in the way q ess young
man in the ueighborhood in or'loi ettract
NOTICE. f,, if -s,a 4 't l.sys'.sr
2'Rill run after you, Mark that.
A husband-hunter is the most-detestable 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 ridiculals in the
eyes of all decent people. She may be gener-
ally found at meeting, coming in, Of course,
about the last one, always at social parties,
invariably takes a 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 flirt
with you, and fatter you, simply because they
love to do it; but they have no more idea of
making you wife than they have of commit
ting suicide. If was young man, would
have no more to do with such fancy than
would with a rattlesnake.
Now, girls, let Nelly give you a piece OF
her advice, and she knows from ,expe6ence
that if you practice it you will gain the rep
utation of becoming worthy girls, and stand
fair chance of getting respectable husbands.
1t is well enough that you learn to finger the
piano, work embroidery, study grammar &C.,
but don't neglect letting your grandma OF
dear mother teach you how to make bread OF
get meals victuals good enough fora king
No part of housekeeper's duties slbuld 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 an advantage
for you to know how to oversee a servant girl
and intrust her to do these things as you
would have them done. In the next place
don't pretend to be what you are not. Affec
tation is the most despicable of accomplish
ments, and will only cause sensible people tt
laugh at you. No one but fool will bt
caught by affectation-it has transparent
skin, easily to be seen through. Dress plain
but neatly. Remember that nothing gives ,
girl so modest becoming and lovelyIappear
ance as a neat, plain dress. All the fun
merry and tinsel work of the dressmaker ant
Inilliner are unnecessary.
If you are really handsome they do not ado
to your beauty one particle; if you ate home
ly, they only make you worse. Gdntlemel
don't court your faces and jewelry, but you
own dear selves.
Finger-rings and folderols may dS well +
look at, but they add nothing to the value o
wife-al young men know that. If yol
know how to talk do it naturally, and do no
be so distressingly polite as to spoil all tina
you say. If your hair is straight, dpn't pu
on the curling tongs to make people believ
that you have negro blood in your veins.
your neck is very black, wear a lace collar
but don't be so foolish as to daub on paini
thinking that the people are so blind as nc
to see it !; and if your checks are rosy, don
apply pink saucers for deception, and becom
the gossip of the neighborhood.
Finally, girls, listen to the counsel of you
mothers, and ask their advice in everything
Think less of fashion than you do of kitche
, duties-less of romance than you do of til
! realities of life-and instead of trying to cate
t beau, strive to make yourself worth bein
r caught by them.