Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-01-31
A WORD TO THE GIRLS.


Pauls whim. E
A WORD TO THE GIRLS.
One Of our religious papers. in a recent
articles addressed to the young ladies',
gave them some excellen. advice as we'll
as hard hits. saying Your bodies are the
most beautiful of Coos creation. In
the Continental galleries l always saw
groups of people gathered about the pic
lures of women. 1t was not passion ;
the gazers were just as likely to be wo-
men as men it was because of the won
derous beauty of a woman's body"
Commenting on this fact. the writer says
further. on imagining lady passing bis
range Of vision, Now isn't that pretty
looking object? A big hump, three big
Jumps. a wilderness of crimps and frills,
hauling up of the dress here and there,
an enormous, hideous mass of false hair
or bark. piled on-the top of their heads,
.urmounted by little fat. ornamented
with bits of lace. birds tails. &c. The
shop windows tell us all day long of the
paddings. whale bones and steel springs,
which occupy most Of fhe space within
that outside rig. In the name Of all the
simple, sweet sentiments which cluster
about home, would ask, how is a
man to fall in love with such piece Of
compound, double twisted, touch -me-not
arti6ciality, as you see in that wriggling
curiosity?" With wasp-waist, squeez
ing lungs, stomach, liver and other vital
organs, into one half their natural size,
and with that long trail dragging on the
ground, he wonders how any man Of
judgment, who knows tha: life IL made
up of use, Of sense, of service, of work,
can take such partner. He must be
desperate, indeed. to unite himself for
life with such fe,tered. half breathing
ornament. He further tells the girls that
the bad dress, added to the lack of ex-
e-cise that is 80 general. lead to bad
health, and men wisely fear that instead
of helpmate they would get al invalid
to take care of. This bad health in wo-
men, just as in men, makes the mind as
well as the body feeble and effeminate,
leaving them no powers, no magnetism,
He tells those who giggle SO freely. and
use large adjectives, such as splendid" +"
&c, that it deceives no one unless as ell
ly as they arc, ouly showing others that
they are specifically, affected. silly, and
have none of that womanly strength and
warmth which are SO assureing and at
tractive to mau. He tells them they
have become so childish and weak mind.
ed, that they refuse to wear decent names
even, and insist upon baby names. In
stead of HELEN. Margaret, Elizabeth,
they affect Nellie. Maggie. and Lizzie
When brothers were babies they were
called Robby, Dicky. and Johny; but
when they grow up to manhood, no more
of that silly trash, if you please. But
he knows woman Of twenty five years,
and che is as big as both his grand.
mothers put together. who insists on be
ing called Kitty. and her real name is
Catharine and although her brain is big
enough to conduct affairs of state, she
does nothing but giggle. cover up her
face with her fan, and exclaim, once in
four minutes, Don't now! you are real
mean" He wants to know how a man
can propose a life partnership to SO .illy
a goose. He denies the common remark
that most sensible men are crazy after
butterflies Of fashion. Occaeionallw a
man of brilliant success may marry a
silly, weak woman, but nineteen times in
twenty, sensible men choose sensible wo-
men In company they are very likely
to chat and toy with those overdressed
and forward creatures, but they don't
ask them to 90 to the alter with them
Girls must also remember that among the
young men in the matrimonial market,
only a email number are independently
rich, and in America such very rarely
make good husbands. But the number
of those who are just beginning in life.
who are filled with noble ambition. who
have future. is very large. But such
will not, they dare not. ask girls to join
them. while they see them 50 idle. silly,
and so gorgeously attired. Let them
see that girls are industrious, economical
with habits that secure health and
strength that their life is earnest and
real; that they would be willing to be
gin at the beginning in life with the man
you would consent to marry-then mar
riage will become the rule, and not, as
now, the exception.