The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-09-20
Hints 10 our Fair Readers about
20 Marry.

ties aihdnced see very little Of each other
on account Of absence, ETC., have som'
great disadvantages for, in these engage
ments, the young pair have all the re
straint Of the tie, without being indem
nifed by the pleasure of each other
company. Nevertheless, these engage
ments often progress more smoothly thar
those in which the afRanced couple NEE
perpetually.
After a time, admirers are apt TO be
come weary and listless. then they fail II
their ace Jstomed attentions the ladies are
indignant, and often express their indig
nation in measured terms.
Hence arise lovers quarrels, considered
by some "the renewal OF love-" but moi
unfrequently proving its deaih-blow for
lovers, like other mortals. have their self
esteem, and afironting retorts uttered un.
der the excitement of anger are not easily
forgiven or forgotten. The wounds Of
laaor propre (self-love) do not soon
heal, and it is rather a lamentable fact
that in mems hearts any spitefnl remark.
made about their persons rankle even
more than those that relate to their intel
lectua' or moral defects.
Eifie Dawson, who has been quarrel
ing with her lover, INDUCED, a. .oon II,
the latter left the room, in very ill.na.
,ured speech (she thought it witty about
slight defect in her suitor's countenance.
She addressed her observation to cousin
who was present; but, as her lover wa.
still in the hall. it reached his ear. FL.
fie was So angry at the time that she did
iot care whether he heard il or not but
she had reason to repent OF it afterwar'l-
as he never could forget it, and, even
when hi. anger sub-ided, he thought il
impossible that a girl who could be 81
piteful about him could really love him.
1t any rate, Elite lost a gool match fDr
4 .piteiul joke.
According To an old saying, Word
are but wind" Sometime-, however,
like the east wind. they prove very de-
iuc, We. and spiteful word are like pes,
ilential winds, spreading evils, to which
il is difficult to put any limits.
Ladies have no weapon but their
tongues, and, when they are angry, they
contrive to make their tongues very dan
gerou~ weapons indeed; they can infict
with them blows as deadly as those Of
the prize-fghters in the ring.
Prudence and religion direct US, under
all circumstances. to set watch on that
'unruly member" the tongue. Lldie.
about to marry should be particularly
careful in this respect.
One cause to Which we have attribut-
ed freiful and spitful temper is the list
less idleness in which me afiianced low
ers indulge.
In Switzerland. where knitting is a
great domestic saving, a young lady, dur
ing courtship, knits stockings enough to
last her life; so she has no time to spare
for quarreling.
Talents. such as Nmusic or drawing,
which lovers can carry on together, aTe
great resources and safeguards.
Where people have not had time to
cultivate these talents, there is always the
of reading; of course, we
mean reading aloud, for hardly anything
gives n lady greater ofense than to see
her lovers attention absorbed by the 81
lent perusal of book. or newspaper,
while she is present. But the case is
quite different, when, by mutual consent,
he reads an improving or instructive Look,
while she employs herself Ia some pretty
piece of work-a purse, or a watchwori
for him, or some ornamental article for
the sitting-room of their future home
The old-f,shioned art, PATCHWORK, car
ried on with modern improvements, may
he made to furnish very nice ornaments
for the sitting-room.
Use pieces of silk and velvet, taking
the silk for the lighter, and the darker
shades. You may make up small scraps.
Have stiff paper for the designs. Thee
may be squares, or dinmond', or hexa-
gans (six-slded figures; the last mention-
ed have an excellent effect, suppo.ing
you put in alternately heagons of velvet
and hexagons of silk.
Tack your silk or velvet over your stiti'
paper pattern, sew all the sides nea " to-
gether, according 10 your design, and do
not remove the paper until all the com
pOnent parts are joined; after which the
edges should be pressed, the paper re-
moved and the lining proceeded with.
Very little drawing-room articles of
furniture may be procured by means of
iudicious patchwork. 0ttomans, table
covers, and cushions for chairs or sofas,
may all be made with excellent effect in
'ilk and velvet patchwork. and in this
work, If your lover has taste and dexter
ity, he may be very u.efal IN assisting
YOU with the patterns.
HAVE you found the placer Then