The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-19
Nelly's Advice to the Girls

z Glrls, you want to get married. don't youf
Al, what natural thing il Il Tor voting ia.3
thes to have such hankerin for the sterncr
sexl 1t is a weakness that woman has, and,
fnrthis reason she is called the weaker sex. /,
Well, if you want to get married, don't for
conscience sake act Ike fools about I'll Don't
so into q tit ofthe nips every time ron see &
a hat and a pair Of whiskers. Don't get the
iden into your heads that you must put
yourself in the way of every young man In
the neighborhood, in order to attract notieef .
for if you don't run after the men, they viii !
run after you. Mark that. ~ SER
a husband -hlnter is the most detestahsg ;
of all Young ladies, She is full of starch
aud .stlekers, she puts on so many false airs,
aud she is SO nice, that she appears ridica.f
Ious IN the eyes Of every decent person
She may generally be found at. church or
meeting, coming in, of course, about the last
one, always at social parties, and Invariably.
takes front seat at concerts Sue. tries to-
be the belle OF the place, and thinacs she is
Ponr girl! you are fitting yourself for an
Old maid, just as sure as the Sabbath coIuear
On Sunday. Men VIII hirt with you, and
hatter you, simply because they love to do
1t, but they have no more idea ofTnal1ing Yea,
. wife than they have OF committing suicide.
II were q young man | would have, no
more to Go with stch fancy women than 4
would with aviper.
Now girls, let Nelly give you piece of
her advice. and she lslows from experience
that il you practice it, you viii gain a repus
tation of being worthy girls, and stand a
TAR chance of getting respectable husbands
L is all well enough that you learn to finger
the piano, work embroidery, study gram
mar, etc, bat dent neglect toilet Grandma
ma or your mother teach you how to make
pies and prddings, and get meal of vietuals
good enough for king No part of a house.
keepers duties should be neglected; If YOU
do not marry q wealthy husband you will
need to know how to do such work; and if
you do, it viii be no disadvantage for You to
knew how to instruct seryaut girl how to
90 these things as you would have them
done. 1fHg 54,sfts tHE H. avrf
In the next place, don't pretend to be
what you are not Afiectat tion is the most
despicable of "aeeonplislnentsg and win
only cause sensible people to.laugh at you.
No one but fool viii be caught by aFecta
tom II has a transparent skin, easily to be
seen through Dress plain, but neatly
Remember that nothing gives d girl so n5od.
est. becoming and lovely an appearance as
neat and plain dress. All the muflmery
and tinsel work of the dress maker and mil.
liner are unnecessary. If YOU are really
handsome, they do not add to your beauty
one particle; If you are honiely, they only
make you look worse Men don't court
7our face and jewelry, but your own dear
selves.
Finger rings and foldero,s may do to look
at, but they add nothing 10 the value of q
wife-aH young men know that IF you
know how to talk, do it naturally, and not
be so distressingly polite as to spoil all you
say. If your hair is straight, don't put on
curling tongs to make people believe, it is
not, IF your neck is dark, wear 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 not ROSY
don't apply pink saucers, for the. e.deSeption
VIII be detected, and you win be belaughed at
& Finally, girls, listen to the counsel of your
Ihink less of fashion than you do Of home
duties, less ofromaaces than you do Of the
realities of life; and instead of trying to
catch beahx, strive TO lnsslcsi yourselves
worth being caught by tthenl. -. .4