Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-08
NOSES.

nosesl? Are they to be neglected alto
gether, or ministered to by red bandan.
as The question is growing serious,
and demands some inquiry that may
lead to a satisfactory answer. AS mat
ters stand at present the use of white
handkerchiefs by the youth of the pres
ent generation, including both sexes,
is liable to be attended with painful
embarrassment or positive suspicion.
And why? Simply because it has pleased
the Great or, for, reasons not yet made
known to the human race, to bestow
upon many of them degree of intellect
almost infinitesimal, and yet singularly
conspicuous. If lady in street car
makes use of her pocket handkerchief,
and in doing SO with the grace that
distinguishes her sex, happens to -four
ish it even unconsciously, the chances
are ten to one, that some conceited
young fop on the platform, instantly
interprets the signal as an admiring
compliment to himself, and hastily re-
turns it with significant gesture, which
in point of elegant finish, might have
stirred sigh in the bosom of the in
comparable Brummell. Nor is this the
end. 1t is altogether likely that when
the young lady alights, this presump'
tive admirer will be i'm pertineptly Of
fcious in his offers of assistance and if
the scene be in New York city car,
the young man will spend half his week
ly salary in four line advertisement,
It., to be found on the succeeding morn
ing, safely housed in that asylum of
polite but highly enigmatical literature,
the Herald personals, and all this be-
cause young lady in the innocence of
her heart found it necessary, and
thought it not improper to use that del
icate bit of lace which serves for q
handkerchief.
Or on the other hand let us suppose
another instance. A young gentleman
i'd passing a house, in some window Of
which looking toward the street, fresh
young emoiselle may be embroidering
pattern in slippers for her darling AL
fred, on which to bestow these tender
passages of feeling which must find
vent in some tangible shape, she wish
es she had, and may be, is simple
enough to think that process of firta-
ton with strangers forms the proper
channel through which he will come to
her. However the gentleman uses his
handkerchief unfortunately just before
he comes opposite her window. For all
he actually knows about it, the house
may be vacant, or occupied by couple
of maiden ladies, or used rs home for
aged and INDECENT females. Yet as
the thing is carried on to-day what in
most instances would be the conclusion
arrived at by the damsel in the win
dow? Just this, that the fellow was
trying to firt with her. If she were
sensible and womanly her thought
would be "what an egregious fool, y
which it must be admitted is rather a
damaging criticism on the young mans
conduct. If she were giddy and
thoughtless, and he tolorably good
looking, her exclamation would be,
'is'nt he splendid" Now as theact was
wholly devoid of suspicion in itself,
the probabilities are that the young Ia
DIV whom he would have most naturally
chosen for friend has set him down
for fool, and the one who might have
called him splendid, has paid him the
poor compliment of surprising him
charmed with her few attractions. So
should he meet either in society after
ward he would be puzzled to interpret
the cool dignity of the one, or the
somewhat presuming ardor of the 9th
er, and both would be equally embar-
RAISING.
We think the situation invested with
something of the perplexity that marked
the toad under the harrow. The con-
temptation of it is rather calculated to
reconcile us somewhat to the Equal
Rights which woman is so persistently
claiming, for if cambria is to be left
sole monarch of the value of tender
sentiment, and bandanas be used for
the vulgar purpose of wiping our nos
es, our sympathies for the fair sex will
not require such perpetual exercise,
and that's great deal. But we must
confess that if the alternative be forced
upon us, it were pleasanter to give a
gentle shock to our sense of propriety
than he accused of impudence and
then how delightful it will be to wit
ness the harmony of color as seen in
salmon kids and n red handkerchief,
for ladies. It's coming, sure! or else
our reputation for systematic Irritation
must witness change. The language
of the handkerchiefs and fans may be
very fascinating, but isn't it quite as
sensible to use our tongues?