Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-29
Saturday, May 20, 1850.
Women.

Aren'. they pretty Some Of them. Aren't
they curious all OF ihcr.
When Adam lost his lib. he soon found that
It was Miss take, sud maokiLd bas eeen Miss
taking ever since.
No, bus what women are attractive. a
hoyfeshce magnet isn't more 50.
Women With banged hair ore deceiiiul.-
Tber cover up their show Of Intellect. and q
man sill marry ore Of them expecting to have
gooa-oa,ured fool for wife tut she'll turn
ont smarter'n chaIn lightning, aud make him
dance all the household hornpipes.
Women with bright eyes are dnocorous.-
They can look so swcetly, and the loving Gin
Ter will pierce II man : soul two blocks away ;
bu, le. them change the expression Of those
eyes in after years Many Of you kuo@ how
il is
Women with poor clothes ere never salts
fed. You may ih;ok thei' taste Is simple.
,la, they ate naturally economical. Give one
of them q chance a! youi parse, md she'll
d,cs, So well that you'll bo ashamed 20 50 on
the stree, s,h her In !cur .hrsc-yes's old
| sult.
Women, especially uoman!ed woman, s'c
snstcs on ihe road 20 Happiness. a follow
will fsll 10 love With ous Of them, ges mar
,Icd. md have fnmily Of five ch!ldfco before
no realizes what no Is doing.
Women of literary Tendencies. How char
minalr they eill talk Of Cbaunce' and Srcn-
ser. TonnyGon aod Miss Burneti, George Eliot
Ard hr, last marriage Add whs, amazing
heavr patches ~ biscuit they maize
Womeo without ouy literary sendcnoies.-
| Heavens You wculAn't have ouo OF 'cn In
TIE housc except 90 vashng-day.
| Women with lasi yoar's ha,s 30 ~car-ooi
never mind. you mere; sec ;hcta. They lead
retired life
Women with purpose. Deliver rs from
iha. sort Of women. They arc nos open 10
cor yIction, much iess conversicn.
Women who are stylish They patade the
streets at the fashionable ladies' hour and the
air Is heavy with dollar-nnd-a.ho holt perlumcry
and the rustic OF theif trailing garments is
Ike The rushing Of mighty wind. But the
sidewalks get their duru.l sweeping
Women who Gro not stylish, but good
There is some.
Women who are sentimental. They assua9e
our gtlofs, augment our joys. aad last bat not
least. rcciptocatc our loeo. They ctc real CON-
! Portable creatures.
Womeo who are not Sentimental. Full d
| busioefs, hard, with cold grey eyes that would
lock fellow out Of bis countenauce il be
ttIed TO cheat them. Don't like that sort.
Women who are plain and know it. When
we see such q woman, we shall have something
/ to say about her.
Women who nro cross. UnloTable. uncon-
genial beings whom We pity; but don't LEI
them Know it, please. II cross woman
should know we pitied he', we should not care
/ to take the consequences.
| or course there are great many varieties
Of women : and they are all ornamental and
the res. useful bu. it would take the whole
space Of the paper to pay our compliments to
! the entire list.
Women-shafers of our Gricfs and ogr pock-
ct books, companions Of our joys and our Pow
erty, wotshippers Of our genius and our posi-
ton. iiatterer8 Of our pride Gnd aspirations,
emuators Of oar example and !u:taiors
Of our few Virtues the world would
! be barren waste without them, and men
would stand poor chance Of being here. Let
Us think well Of women in general aud Of Que
woman III particular.