Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-27

with salt. Just before going to bed she must
eat egg salt, shell and all, and neither speak
nor drink after 1t. II that wouldn't insure her o
vivid dream there surely can be no virtue In
charms. And In this connection 1T may be pro-
per to remark, the more l Investigate the
subject and ponder over the thousand
and one charms by which girls may
peep into the future and solve TO them) the
most interesting question OF their lives, the
more deeply am l impressed with the convic-
ton that great injustice Is done to woman by
DENYING her the privilege which tradition gives
most to be pited who has a hesftating lover,
who boggles about popping the question" He
Is worse than bold one. How perfectly salts
factory was the conduct of that brave old Puri-
tan, who rode up to the door of the girl OF his
choice, and having desired her to be called out
to him, said: "Rachel, the Lord hath sent me to
equal frankness ''The Lords viii be done
What blessing to the household is such q
woman, one whose spirits are not affected by
wet days, or little disappointments.
AS women have not to any great extent
availed themselves of their privilege in popping
the question, !" we are unable to say how they
would do it, but It is safe to say they could
as the following will prove: An Irish girl who
was very anxious that her scatter-brained
brother should not be refused by young
English-woman with whom he was desperately
In love, implored him to propose with the serf-
business becoming the occasion. He vowed he
would behave as II he was acting as chief
took his lady-loye after church to see the family
vault, and there In sepulchral voice asked her,
"If she would like to lay her bones besides his
bones?" 1t is enough to say she agreed.
A very neat way Is for the gentleman, after
dancing number of times with young lady,
to say, '1f ever he became benedict he wouli
IKE bis wife to look exactly like and dress pre-
cfSely as she does" This may be promo sal or
not. When however, a shy man having got his
mother to plead his cause, says to the beloved
one, with tremulous gasp, Won't you do the
thing my mother asked you?" there It no doubt
about his wanting her for his wife. More than
one proposal has been made by underScoring
the lines In the marriage service, "Wilt thou
have this man to be thy welded huSband?" and
to the favored one, 1t sometimes oftener than
not comes back with faint, but still visible
stroke, under the 81 WILL" Ayoung man of q
poeucal turn sends the following to acoquettish
OH lovely maid thou art the farsst slave in all Gods
Those charms to win, with all my empire, Iwould
One Hiss send. to pierce like fire. thy too reluctant
1t may be interesting to the young ladies who
are not already aware Of the Important fact that
than ''pop the question" Notes ana queries for
1856 contains the following: eff young lady
should so far forget herself as to suggest
union between herself and bachelor acqIaint-
ance, who should be uncivil enough to decline
her proposal, she could thereupon demand from
him the gift of new silk dress. But to claim
this dress with propriety, she must at the same
time be the wearer Of scarlet petticoat, which,
or the lower part OF which, she must exhibit to
the gentleman, who by the law of leap year is
bound to present to the lady silk dress to cover
the scarlet petticoat, and assuage her dispeasure
at the rejection OF her proposal"
This item OF feminine folk lore may prove ex
ceedingly useful to the male readers of tbs
STAR in putting them on their guard during the
year. For it is not probably without deter
mined significance that the wearing of red petit
coats Is made one Of the chief novelties of ladies
dress during the winter season. In fact it may
reasonably be inferred that the ladies' lazy OF
leap year Is about TO be inflicted upon the gen.
tlemen In It's most expensive silk dress form.
From the above it can readily be seen that
those vacillating bachelors who have managed
for years to steer clear OF hymenS tolls, will be
made to play or pay. 1t is, indeed, wonderful,
how they have so long managed to bid defiance
to the many charming women who have, year
after year, Shone with dazzling brilliancy in the
magnificent entertainments OF the gay capital;
some OF them trailing In beauty the famous
Agnes Sorel, whose beauty was SO striking that
1t caused Henry II, King OF France, to tremble
when first he beheld her.
From q careful consideration of the various
am inclined to think Mr.. Meagle's advice to the
beadle is worthy OF imitation, and that when
ever we see young lady SIN full fig" with a
scarlet pett1coat coming down the street, we
shall show our best discretion by turning, and
running away.
And now word to my bachelor friends by
way of caution-be as bold as before, fear not
the consequences, but when you meet the
ladies on New Years day pledge them as of
yore, with
s'Drink to me only with thine eyes
Or leave kiss, but In the cup,
The thirst. that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask drink divine.
But might, l Of Joye's nectar. sup,
DANIEL MURRAY.