The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-09
PLATA Glris.

The London Saturday Review thus discourses OF
Nobody with half en- eye can fail 10 be fami-
liar with the phenomenon. IN his own circle OF as
tonisblv nglv married women. IL does not, how
ever follow that plain girls are not terribly
Veigbted in the race. There are several reasons
vby women who rely on their beauty remain un'
married at the last, but the reason that thei
beantv rives them no advantage Is certiinly not
one. The first reason, perhaps, is that beantles
are inclined to be fastidiOus and caprioious.
They have no notion OF following ths al
vice of Mrs. Hannah More, anu DelhB
coptented with the first good. sensible Cnristian
lover who falls in their way and they run ~
consequence no slight risk Of overstaylng tnelr
market They go in for more spiendlu sort Oh
matrimonial success, and think they can anoru 10
10 play the more daring game. Pialn girls are
INCIDENTALLY preserved from these Temptations.
A. The close OF a well spent lie tney can CON
scientioHsly look back on career IN "hlca no
reasonable opportunity was neglecteu, anu say
they have not broken many hearts, OF Deeh sin-
fully and dstractingly particular: Ana tnsre Is
the further consideration to be rememDered
in the case of plain girls, that fortune anu
rank are nearly as valuable articles as oeauyi
and lead to a fair number OF matrimonial ALL
srces The system Of Providence is full OF
kindly corporations, and 1t PROOF OF
the universal beneYOlence we see about us that
so many heiTesses should be plain. Plain girls
have a right 10 be cheered and comfOrted by the
thought. II teaches them the happy lesson thai
beauty, as COMPARED with settled income, Is
skin-deep and valueless and that what man locks
for in the companion Of his life is not so much
bright cheek or blue eye, as a substantial and
useful amount of this worlds wealth. Plain
girls again expect less, and are prepared to &C =
cept less In lover. Everybody knows the sort
of useful, admirable, practical man who sets him
self to marry a plain girl. He is not man OF
gteat rank great promise, or great expectations.
Had il been otherwise, he might possibly
have flown at higher game, and set his
heart on marrying female LONELINESS, rather
than homey excellence. His choice, II Il
il nothing else, is an index Of a contented
aud modest disposition. He is not vain enough
to compete in the great race for beauties. What
he looks for is some one who will be the mo-
Their Of his children, who viii order his servants
duly and keep his household bills, and when good
sense will teach her 10 recognize the sterling
qualities of her husband, and not object to his
dining daily in his slippers. This Is the sort OF
partner that plain girls may nationally hope 10
secure and who can say that they ought not TO be
cheerful aud happy in their lot? For charac-
ter of this undeniable sobuety there IS indeed a
positive advantage in a PLAN girl as wife. 1t
| should never be forgotten that the man who mar
ries Plain girl never need be jealous. He is in
the ATcadan and fortunate condition OF lover
who has no rivals. A sensible, unsmbitiOus ma
| ture will recognize in this q solid benefit.
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