Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-04-17
Nelley's Advice to the Girls.

: Nelley's Advice to the Girls.
Girls, you want to get married
!. don't you? All, what natura
thing it is for you young ladies t.
have such hankering for the sterne
sex : 1t is a weakness that woman
has, and for this reason she is called
the weaker sex Well, if you wan
to get married, don't for conscience
sake act like fools about it. Dom
60 into fit Of the nip every time
you see a 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
neighborhood, in order to attract no.
tice; for if you don't run after the
men, they will run after you. Mark
that .........
A husband-h hunter is the most de-
testable of all young ladies'. She is
full of starch and Fuckers, she puts
on so many false airs, and she is so
nice, that she appears ridiculous 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 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, just as sure as the
Sabbath comes on Sunday. Men
will firt with 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
| were young man I would have
no more to do with such fancy wo-
men than I would with viper.
Now, girls, let Nelly give you
piece Of her advice, and she knows
from experience that if you practice
it, you will gain the reputation of be-
ing worthy girls, and stand fair
chance of getting respectable hus-
bands. 1t is all well enough to fin
ger the piano, &C., but don't neglect
to let grandmama or your mother
teach you how to make pies and
buildings, and get meal of victuals
good enough for king. No part of
a houskeeper's duties should be neg
lected; if you do not marry veal
thy husband, you will need to know
how to do such work; and if you do,
it will be no disadvantage to you
know how to instruct servant girl |
to do these things as you would have
them done.
In the next place, dent pretend to
be what you are not. Affectation is
the most despicable of accomplish
and will only cause sensible
people to laugh at you. No one but
a fool will be. caught by afectation;
it has transparent skin, easily to be
seen through. Dress plain, but
neatly. Remember that nothing
gives girl 50 modest, becoming and
lovely an appearance as neat and
plain dress. All the mummery and
5insel-work of the dress-maker and
nilliner are unnecessary. If you are
really handsome, they do not add to
your beauty one particle; if you are
homely, they only make you look
worse. Men don't court your face
and jewelry, but your own dear
selves.
Finger-rings and folderols may do
o look at, but they add nothing to
he value of a wife-all young men
nay know that. If you know how
o talk, do it naturally, and not be SO
Interestingly polite as to spoil all you
Jay. If your hair is straight, don't
out on the curling-tongs to make
oelieve it is not. If your neck is
lark, wear lace collar, but don't be
o foolish as to daub on paint, think
ng that people are SO blind as not to ,
ZEE it; and if your cheeks are not :
osy, don't apply pink saueers, for +
he deception will be detected, and !
'ou will be laughed at. s
Finally, girls, listen to the counsel }
f your mothers, and ask their adj s
ice in everything. Think less of !
ashton than you do of home duties, $
ess Of romances than you do of the r
ealities of life; and instead of trying
0 catch beaux, strive to make your
elf worth being caught by them.