Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-03
Lovely Woman and Her Ways.

The following few remarks on some of
the habits of the genter sex we clip
from the Louisville Courier Journal.
1T is indeed funny and ridiculous
sight to see lovely woman stop at street
crossing, give her body fearful twist,
stoop low and reach backward and down
ward nearly to her heels, and grab from
forty to fifty pounds of dress tail, full of
dust and dirt, shake it five or six times,
like buzzard fixing its wings to fly, then
hobble across the street like lame tur-
key to the other side, there 'to let go,
turn around four or five times, and start
off like stern wheel boat in storm -
Such fantastic, fashionable freaks of folly
as we see sometimes upon our streets are
certainly very unbecoming to all that is
modest, beautiful and lovely in woman.
Think of it, The idea Of fashonably
dressed blonde or brunette stopping dead
still upon the street, kick out and up
like q COW at an army of loose hornets,
grab her clothes in her hands, and with
body bent, looking out from under lit
tie hat perched up on one side of the
head, and making public exhibition of
her heels and hose as she skips across the
street like an ostrich on run, an exact
copy in style and dress Of the woman
who rides a spotted horse in circus and
jumps through paper balloon for SIS a
week and applause. Look at the mod
estly dressed, et-faced, humble girl,
walking homeward, having been on a
mission for her mother, perhaps. No
foolishncss about her. She lives, acts,
dresses and looks plain. She aud fash
ion are strangers. Loafers and black
guards don't stare at her and make all
kinds of remarks about her No! She
commands respect by her dross and con-
duct upon our public streets. See her
in spotess white looking like an angel.
Kneeling at the bedside with her face
and eyes lifted heavenward, and in ac-
cents low and sweet, breathing from her
pure lips the language of her soul in
humble prayer: Our father who art in
heaven Angels put their ears to the
twinkling stars and listen to her prayers.
The one meek humble, Christian young
woman whose affections are fixed upon
things above the foibles and follies Of
fashionable world-whose very soul
pants for the light and love of home
over there. The other thin visaQed,
made up woman of tho fashionable
world, whose whole heart and soul is
engulfod in the great whirlpool Of mock
happiness aud folly; who never looks in
the Bible one-huudredth part as much
as she does in looking glass, whose
whole idea of life is to have fun with
the boys until she is forty, aud then
take the chance Of fooling some old man
into buying her, if she can. The one
breathes her prayer and lies down on
her downy bead to dream Of heaven and
the angels. The other comes out Of the
parlor at a late hour, like q tired aad
hungry coach horse. rushes 10 the pan
try, grabs pickle in one hand and
cold ham bone in the other then to her
room. She swings her harness over
the backs Of half dozen chairs, scatters
the other make up about the floor and
forgets the duty she owes 10 God and
herself, aud dives into bed like wharf
rat into a canal, rolls and tumbles all
night as il the bed were full Of hornets,
aud rises in the morning at eight, nine
or ten o'clock, as stiff aud lifeless as a
billy-goat run over by freight train. -
Now which one Of the two, think you.
God and the angels smile upon most
the beautiful woman or the fashionable
young yoman 7"
lie was saying. "As the pcarly column
Of smoke IN a winters atmosphere rises
unbroken heaycnward 20 my heart rises
10 thee. A the snndower follows the
cruel sun which gives il life, so my
heart follows thine. A. the blur brook
runs lis unhindored course 10 the sea. 50
my soul IN slaveFn. goes 10 thee ~
Said she. Henry. now that we're en-
gagged, will your nail blade cut corns p
Boys always have plenty Of help when
sliding down BIN, bat none 10 draw i
up again. Such Is Ito