Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-23

those immaculate young men did not
smoke, because their ladies had not
money enough left, after paying for
the supper to buy them u cigar. We
know not how it was, but We do know
" that a. tho hearts Of some Of the true
women" in there grew brave With a
sudden resolve, to spend some Of their
long-hoarded cash for the qualification
Of their gentlemen friends, they re-
signed without = murmur, the long
coveted ncck-tie or hair ribbon.
"Who will say that theirs was not
the highest and truest cnjoymcnt'?-
the pleasure Of giving instead Of re.
cciving. But then they did not cx-
pect to be drawn fondly to the side Of
the young men, they did not expect to
get close enough to their whiskcrs to
detect the odor Of tobacco, they did
not expect-but Oh why dwell longer
upon this; it sa1'1ens me, oven now, to
think Of what might have BEEN"
We think hose other fair ones need
not have been so alarmed, for in the
case Of one, certainly, the perfume
woull 90 "trilling and ripping"
through his whiskers. and fail HARM
lcssly to the ground.
But young men are not the only
ones who lave vices and bad habits
which are very disagreeable to the op-
posite sex i; t he fact IS, large number
Of young men have taken to their pipe
and tobacco, for tho reason that the
disgusting attire OF their lady friends
repels them from their society aud they
are obliged to take the next best.
Not sat isfied with what God has done
for her, the young lady Of to-day seeks
to make herself look ridiculous after
the fashions of this world. She
crowns her head with great rolls Of
dead hair, or, as she styles it, a CHG.
non. Not content with the fresh
blooming cheek As it came from the
hand Of the Great Paintfr-nature,
she bedaubs her face with rouge and
other paints until her face, save her
contour resembles that Of q wax doll.
Then arr.yed in her " Dolly Warden"
costume, with "Shoo Fly" append
age, and to make her look more dis-
gushing still, if possible, che goes
forth with that common complaist,
the Grecian Bend" which would
naturally lead any young man to
think that his lady friend had been
greatly afflicted with an acute It,
tack Of rheumatism, "Is there one
young lady in the town who would
be a helpmeet?" is the query We
have heard others ask and which we
have asked ourselves, Facts speak
for themselves.
The young lady Of to-day may be
an adept in giving and receiving
calls, but is unable to make her own
bed. She may be an expert in play
ing on the piano or organ, but should
she attempt to make a loaf Of bread
it wonld be heavy and clammy. No
one can be more entertaining in the
parlor than she, though totally ignor.
rart Of the mysteries of the kitchen.
The culinary department is only fit foz
a domestic. The hot fumes from the
boiling pots Of vegetables, aud the
cooking Of meat, make the atmosphere
Of the Kitchen intolerable to the re.
fined. She is versed in all the latest
stories, but entirely ignorant Of solid
reading n'atter-of course such read
ing is not interesting.
On both sides Of the question there
are probably few exceptions, but W
fear q ve'y few.
Young ladies will you not also throw
of the !" itcn chains of habit" and t.
every "appsal" Of the tyrant fashior
give firm and decided no? Young
ladies what answer?
a FRIEND OF You've LADIES.
Austin, Jan. 18th, 1873.