The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-16
How Women Eat,

used to know husband, saws Clara
Belle who said that he ALWAYS fell more
or less out Of love with his wife on Sun
day, but tumbed slap in again when he
saw her arraycd for church. She was
ut such times so neatly dressed, so smil-
ing, so swectly different from her every
day aspect that she made a regular
weekly conquest Of his heart. Oh,
there are few women who can't be
charming il they earnestly set about it
even while eating. mention this
test Of feminine grace because il Ia a
severe one. The process Of filling the
stomach ordained by nature is vulgar in
itself, and great deal Of dantiness is
required in The woman who would eat
rcpcllantly. Fried oysters are sore
triad to the ethereal girl who sits down
to them with her admircr after a late
theatrical performance. 1t has been
five or six hours since dinner, and she
is rs hungry rs a bear that has lived on
its paws all winter. She knows that
bedtime is close ahead, and she will
not haze TO endure her corset long, il
she does tighten it from the inside
But a big appetite is Disseminating in a
maiden, and fried oysters are greasy
The problem before her is how to put
the seven oysters into herself without
convincing the Young man that her
stomach is about like his own in its pc.
riodical call for food. There is risk
in the matter that no skill can wholly
eliminate. The best rule is to put on an
expression of very mild disdain at each
mOuthful. ~ though YOU took it in UNI
der protest. Don't override this. and
look asthough sickencd. but Just elevate
the brows tribe, smile family, and
Try TO give the impression that You toll
crate fried oyster, but do not banker
after it, ! watched slender, graceful,
angel-faccd creature in n fashionable
oySter-hou.c the other night, and saw
that by ncglcc,ing her department she
was shocking The fellow across the ia
bic. Perhaps she didn't care whether
be adored her or not. Anyhow. shewas
putting the oysters into her mouth by
halves. chewing them with undsguiscd
gusto, swallowing plenty of bread and
cut cabbage along with them, and TAX
ing no pains whatever to Disguise the
fact that she was enjoying them mighti-
ly. AT the next table sat 4 thicker and
elder woman, who practiccd the art Of
oyster-cating rs | have indicated it.
Her facial expression was clever. Sho
slipped in the food in biz pieces when
her companion wasn't looking. and nib
bled when he was looking. She got
away with hearty meal without APP
pcaring TO have taken anything 10 speak
Of, aud il was only the empty plates
that revealed the fact. She was not less
skilful in drinking her half Of II quart Of
champagne. The glass was lifted TO
her lips like the hand of queen to kiss;
her mouth shut over barely an inch Of
the brim; there was no stopping or
gurgling; the wine trickled neatly down
her throat, but with quite sufficient &C.
lcrity. When starting to 90 out, with
considerable Of the nuid cn'crycscing in
her brain, Sic failed for dreamy in
slant TO recognize her reflection in q
full-lcngth mirror, and tried to ,urn out
to let herself pass by herself. The blum
der was seen by nobody but NE. She
recovered her equanimity instantly, and
departed as smoothly as fairy.