Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-06-10
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Nelly Gray gives thsaolo.ing sensible
advice to girls Those who ever expect to
get husbands worthy of the names Of hus.
bands, will do wcll,a read It twice over and
profit by it: LOB A-'
| Girls you want to get married, don't you :
! All what a natural thing it is for young la
dies to have such hankerng for the sterner
sex. Well, if you want to get married don
Tor conscience sake, act like fools about il. -
Don't so into a fit Of the nps every time
you see a hat and pair of whiSkers Don't
get the idea into your heads that you mus,
put yourself in the way of every Young mar,
in the neighbo,hood TO attract notice; 70, il
you don't run after the men, they will run
after you--mark that. '. '..
A husband hunter is the most dctestablc
Of all young ladies. She is full of starch and
! Fuckers she puts on many false airs, and is
so nice that size appears ridiculous in tne
e;es of every decent peIson. She will gen.
orally be found at meeting, coming IN. OF
couIse, about the last one always at social
parties: and invariably takes the front sen,
at concerts. She tries to he the belle OF the
place, and thinks she is Poor glrl-you are
fitting yourself for an old maid, just as sure
as the Sabbath commences or Sunday.
Men will flint with yon and hatter you
simply because they love to do 1T; but they
have no more idea OF making you wife than
they heye of committing Suicide. 9l was
a young man world have no more to dc
with such fancy thing than with a rattle.
snake.
Now girls, let Nelly give you a little piece
of her advice, and she knows from expert
ence, it you practice it, you will gain repu
tailon of being worthy girls, and stand iai,
chance Of getting respectable husband. |,
is all well enough that you learn TO finger
the piano, work embroidery. study grsmmar
etc, but don't neglect letting grandma or
your own dear mother teach you how to
make good bread, aaa get meal OF victua's
good enough for king No part of house.
Keepers duties should be neglected.
II yea do not marry wealthy husbands
You will need to know how to do such work
aud il you do il will he no disadvantage for
| you to know how to orcTsrc ServaFt girl
nfid instruct her h0w to do these things as
you would have them done.
In the next place do NOT pretend to be
what you are rot. .tfecta,on is the most
d. spicable ofacconi nilishments. and will only
cause sensible people to laugh at you. M
one hut fool will be caught by aif,ctation
it has TRANSPARENT skin, very easily to be
seen through.
Dress plain, but neatly. Remember, that
nothing gives girl so modest, becoming and
lovely appearance as neat, plain dress. -
All the iiumnery and tinsel work of the
dresSmaker and misliner are unnecessary
II you are really handsome, they do not ado,
to your beauty one particle II you are
homrly, they make you look worse Gen.
i'emen don't court your laces and jcwelry,
but yourselves. ..'.
Finger rings and folderols may do to look
at. but they add nothing to the value Of a
wi'e-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 har is straight, do not put on the
curling tongs to make people believe that
you have nigger blood IN your veins. tf
your neck is very black wear a lace collar,
but don't be so very foolish as to daub on
paint thinking that people are so blind as
not to see IL; and If ynar checks are not so
rosy, do not apply pink sancers, for the dc
ception will be detected, aud become the gos.
sip Of the neighbo, hood -.
Finally, ghls, listen TO the counsel Of your
mothers, and ask their advice in everything
Think less of fashion than You do of the re-
ali,ics of life--and instead of striving to catch
beau, strive to make yourself worthy Of be
ing caught bv orc.