The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-07-14

each sex choose the prettiest woman
there. as they thought, you would rarely
find that they chose the same. III this
be so, we ought not to trust ourselves
even as to our faces without considering
that the sex we are to please must in the
end settle the question in its own way.
Rule Six Gayety tempered by
seriousness is the happiest manner in
society.
"By which I mean," Sophia said.
looking at me with knitted brows, as if
she were about to explain some matter
not altogether clear to herself, "that in
all our gayety there ought to be a hint
of snlf-recollection. Do you understand
me ?"
"Not quite" said.
"This know certainly" she replied;
"the most agreeable women / have met
with--and think the most regarded. have
been women of rank, who have been
trained with due regard for religion.
Their worldly education had made them
mindful of grace and liveliness their
religious education kept those qualities
under particular sort of control which
is perceptibly different from mere good
breeding. 1t seems to me that vivacity
and sprightliness are greatly enhanced
by vein of seriousness. Certainly no
woman ought to be mocker.
Next" she continued, seeing did
not speak, "comes-
"Rule Seven.-Always speak low.
" 1 wonder why l put that down. It
is so obvious. In support of it need
only quote your Shakespeare, who calls
it an excellent thing in woman
"Rule Eight. plain woman can new
er be pretty. She can always be fasci-
mating if 81 takes pains.
I" L we'll remember, Sophia said, after
reading this, to me, questionable
assertion, "a man who was a great adj
mirer of our sex telling me that one of
the most fascinating women he had ever
known was not only not pretty, but as
to her face decidedly plain-ugly, only
the word is rude. / asked my friend,
How, then, did she fascinate 1 we'll
remember his reply. Her figure, said
he, was neat, her dressing was fault
less, her every movement was graceful,
her conversation was clever and ami
mated, and she always tried to please.
1t was not alone who called her fas-
cinating; she was one of the most ac-
ceptable women in society / ever knew.
She married brilliantly, and her hus-
band, barrister in large practice, was
devoted to her-more than If she had
been a queen of beauties.
"Now, here" Sophia continued, re-
Stunning her own discourse-"h was
a woman who, excepting a fairly neat
figure, had not single natural gift of
appearance. Is not this worth our think
ing about-those of US women who care
to please and are not beauties born?
Rule Nne.-Every year a woman
lives the more pains she should take
with her dress.
"The dress of us elderly dames," So
phia said, laughing, fought to be more
of science than it is. How often do
we hear woman of 80 say, 90, my
dressing days are past 7 when," adds
Sophia, If she thought about it, they
have only we'll begun. At least, the
time has come when dress is more TO
her than ever. Remember, from 40 to
60 is a quarter of century-the third
of long life. 1t Is period through
which a majority of grown-up people
pass. And yet how little pains women
take-how little thought beforehand
to be charming then!
"And now" she goes on, seeing did
not speak, "here comes my last rule
as yet:
"Rule Tep.-In all things let woman
ask what will please the men of sense
before she asks what will please the men
of fashion.
CT by no means intend" she added,
"that woman is not to have regard to
the opinion of men of fashion, only she
should not give it the first place. She
will carry the men of fashion sooner by
methods that please the men of sense
than please men of fashion. And be-
side listen to the men of fashion. They
always praise woman for things which
begin to perish at %. Even the old
man of 20 will talk of fine girl
'deucedly fine figure" | wish could
give an idea OF Sophia's slightly wicked
mimicry at this passage.) "And they will
call woman rather on the decline,
when, if she is on the decline, where and
what are they? You see if woman
lives for the commentator of men OF
fashion she will, if pretty, piquant or
what not, have reign of ten years. But
If she remembers that she has charms of
mind and character and taste, as we'll as
charms of figure and complexion, the
men of sense will follow her for half a
century; and in the long run the men OF
fashion will he led by the men of sense.
"And there" Sophia cried merrily,
throwing the paper down on the rug
beside her" there are my rules for re-
forming our little world oil women ~
London Society.