The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-01

How 10 Get . liusbsnd.
Nelly Gray gives the following sensible
advice to girls. Those who ever expect to
get husbands worthy of the names Of hus.
bands, will do well to read it twice over
and profit by it:
Girls, you want to get married, don't
you?-Ah! what a natural thing 1t is for
young ladies to have such hankering for
the sterner sex. Well, If you want to get
married don't for conscience sake, act like
fools about it. Don't 60 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 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 detestable
Of all young ladies. She is full Of starch
and Fuckers; she puts on many false airs,
and is SO nice that she appears ridiculous,
in the eyes of every decent person. She
will generally be found at meeting. DINING
in, of course, about the last one; always at
social parties and invariably takes the
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, jsst as sure as the Sabbath com.
mences on Sunday. aE..
Men will flirt with you and Aatter 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 young man would have no more
to do with such a fancy thing than with
rattle. snake.
Now, girls, let Nelly give you little
piece of her advice, and she knows from
experience, if you practice it, you will gain
a reputation of being worthy girls, and
stand fair chance Of getting a respectable
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study grammar, etc., but don't neglect let.
ting grandma or your own dear mother,
teach you how to make good bread, and
get meal Of victuals good enough for a
king. No part ola house keepers duties
should be neglected.
you do not marry wealthy husbands,
you will need to know how to do such
work, and if you do, it will be no disad.
vantage for you to know how to oversee q
servant girl, and instruct her how to dc
these things ss you would have them done
In the next place, don't pretend to be
what you are not. Alteration is the most
despicable Of accomplishments, and will
only cause sensible people to laugh at you
No one but fool will be caught by affecta
tion-it has transparent skin, very easily
to be seen through.
Dress plain, but neatly. Remember
that nothing gives girl so modest, becom
ing and lovely appearance, as neat, plair
dress. All the fummery and tinsel work
of the dressmaker and milliner are unneces
sary. II you are really handsome, they
do not add to your beauty one particle
ifyou are homely, they make you look
worse. Genflemen don't court your lace:
and jewelry, but your own selves.
Finger rings and folderols may do t.
look at, but they add nothing to the value
Of a wife--all young men know that. l
you know how to talk, do it naturally, ant
d. not be SO distressedly polite as to spoi
all you say.
Ifyour hair is straight, do not put 0,
the curling tongs to make people believ
that you have niger blood in your veins
If your neck is very black wear lace col
lar, but don't be so very foolish as to daul
on paint, thinking that people are so bin,
as not to see it; and if your cheeks are no
so rosy, do not apply pink saucers, for tn
deception will be detected, and become tn
gossip of the neighborhood.
Finally, girls, listen to the counsels o
your mothers, and ask their advice ir
everything. Think less Of fashion tina:
you do of the realities of-and instead o
striving to catch beau, strive to maxi
yourself worthy of being caught by one.