Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-27
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wishes to marry, and can prove that ii
possesses the means of maintaininoawif
1t is customary for him to apply to the
mistress of the Byculla School, state his
wishes and qualifications, and INQUIRE
into the number and character of the
manageable girls. An investigation
Immediately follows as to eligibility. and,
II all promises satisfactorily, he is forth,
with invited to drink tea with school,
mistress upon an appointed evening, to
give him an opportunity of making his
selection. The elder girls are then in
formed of his intended visit and its ptlr-
port, and those who desire to enter the
matrimonial lists come forward and sio-
nifty their wish to join the party. Ere
| quently four or five competitors make
| thelr appearance on these occasions IN
the mistress room. The gentleman,
while doing his best to make himself
universally agreeably, yet contrives, in
the cVarse OF the evening, to mark his
preference Tor one particular lady.
Should these symptoms Of budding
affection be favorable received, he ten
ders his proposals in due form on the
following morning. But it often occurs
that the selected lady does not partici-
pate in the inamoratos sudden fame. in
which case she is at perfect liberty to
decline the honor of his alliance, and re-
serves herself for the next tea-party ex-
hibition.
We have known an instance when an
amorous old gentleman from an out-sta-
ton presented himself three successive
times at these soirees IN the hope of OBJ
tanning wife to cheer the solitude of his
up-country residence, but all in vain;
the young ladies unanimously rejected
him with the highest disdain, wondering
=" how such an ugly old fellow could
have the impudence to think of wife ?''
But very different reception Is given to
the daShing young Sergeant Or smart
looking conductor their attentions are
never repulsed, and the announcement
OF the "chosen intended" as Miss
Squeers would say, is anticipated with
the utmost impotence by many an
anxious young heart. The wedding
speedily. follows, the brides modest
g trousseau" being provided from the
funds OF the establishment, and every
girl In the school cheerfully contribut-
ing her aid in the manufacture of the
dresses.-G.fs Sss Bombay.
Matrimonial SstpersfIsioss.
In the South of England it is regarded
as highly unlucky for a bride on her
wedding-day to look in the glass when
she is completely dressed, before start
ing for the church Hence very great
care is usually taken to put On a
glove, or some slight article OF adorn-
ment, after the last lingering and reluct-
ant look has been taken in the mirror.
The idea IS that any young lady that is
too fond of the looking-glass will be IN
fortunate when married. This is not,
however, TIE only way in which saper-
stition interferes with the grown-up
maiden's peeps in the looI1ing-glass.
Thus Swedish damsels are afraid Of look
ing in the glass after dark, or by candle
light, lest by SO doing they forfeit the
good viii of the other sex. On the
other hand, in England, the looking
glass occasionally holds prominent 20
sition i'll love diyinations. In the north
ern counties a number of young men
and women meet together on St. Agnes
eve, at midnight, and go, one by one, to
certain field, where they scatter some
grain, after which they repeat the fol-
lowing rhyme:
Agnes sweet and Agnes fair,
Hitler, hither, repair;
Benny Agnes, let
The lad who Is to marry me-
On their return home it is believed that
the shadow OF the destined bride or
bridegroom will be seen in o. looking
glass on this very night. Hence, for
many al hour together, the young in
quirers sit up anxiously Watching the
looking glass, before which they not in
frequently fall asleep, installing the
visions that have appeared in their
dreams for actual realities. Belgian
girls who desire to see their husbands in
a dream lay their carriers crosswise at
the foot of the bed, and q looking-glass
under their pillow; in this glass they
believe the desired image will appear.
The Charm Of yyOnsamly Modesty.
Man loves the mysterious. A cloud
less sky and an rundown rose leave him
unmoved; but the violet which hides
its blushing beauty behind the bush,
snd the noon when emerging from be-
hind cloud are to him sources of inspi-
ration and of pleasure. Modesty is to
merit what shade is to q figure in paint
lng-it gives boldness and prominence.
Nothing adds more to female beauty
than modesty. It sheds around the
countenance halo of light which is
borrowed from virtue. Botanists have
given the rosy hue which tinges the cup
of the white rose the name of the
s. maiden's blush" This pure and del
lcate hue is the only paint Christian vir-
tue should use. 1t is the richest orna-
ment. A woman without modesty is
like a faded flower, diffusing an IN
wholesome odor, which the prudent
gardener will throw from him. Her des-
tiny is melancholy, for it terminates in
shame and repentance. Beauty passes
like the flowers of the abe which bloom
and die in a few hours; but modesty
gives the female charms which supply |
the place Of the transitory freshness Of
youth.
A Saving TenMan.
With an economical woman at the
head OF house much can be accom- |
plished. The idea of saving is q pleas
ant one and if the women inhibited IL
at once, they would cultivate it and adj |
here to it; and thus, when they are not
aware of it, they would be LAYING the
foundation of competent seclrity in q |