The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-03
How Women Eat.

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tho instruments.-Chicago Morning.
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How Women Eat
/ use to know n husband, says Clara
Belle, who said that he always fell more
or less out Of love with his wife on Sun
day, but tumbled slap in again when he
saw her arrayed for church. She was
at such tines 80 neatly dressed, so smil-
ing, 30 sweetly different from her every
day aspect, that she made regular
weekly conquest Of his heart. Oh. there
are few women who can't be charming if
they earnestly set about it--even while
eating. [ mention this test Of feminine
grace because il is severe one. The
process Of filling the stomach ordained
by nature is vulgar i'll itself, and n
great deal OF daintiness is required in the
woman who would eat unrepellantly.
Fried oysters are sore trial 10 the
ethereal girl who sits down TO them with
her admirer after u late theatrical per
Torrance. 1t has been five or six hours
since dinner, and she is as hungry as
bear that has lived on its paws all win.
ter. She knows that bedtime is close
ahead, and she will not have to endure
her corset long, il she does tighten it
from the inside. But big appetite is
Disseminating in 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 periodical 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 mouthlul, as though
You took it under protest. Don't over
do this, and look as though sickened,
but Just elevate the brows trihe, smile
family, and tryto give theimpresrion that
you tolerate fried oyster, but do not
banker after it. watched slender,
graceful, angel.faced creature in fash
able oyster-house the other night, and
saw that by neglccting her department
che was shocking the fellow across the
table. Perhaps she didn't care whether
he adored her or not. Anyhow, she was
putting the oysters into her mouth by
halves, chewing them with undisguiscd
gusto, swallowing plenty Of bread anl
cut cabbage along with them, and taking
no pains whatever TO disguise tho fact
that she was enjoying them nightly.
At the next table sat a thicker and older
woman, who practiced the art of oyster
eating as | have indicated it. Her facial
expression was clever. She slipped in
the food in big pieces when her COM
panion wasn't looking, and nibb!ed
when ho was looking. She got away
with a hearty meal without appearing to
have taken anything to speak Of, and it
was only the empty plates that revealed
the fact She was not less skillful in
her half Of quart a cham
pagnc. The glass was lifted TO her lips
like the hand of Queen to kiss; her
mouth shut over barely an inch of tho
brim; there was oslopping or gurgiug;
the wine trickled neatly down her throat,
but with quite sufficient celebrity. When
starting TO go ont with considerable of
The fluid ellervescing in her brain, sho
JAILED for II dreamy instant to recognize
her reflection in Il full-lcngth mirror,
md tried TO turn ont TO let herself pass
by herself. The blundcr was seen by
nobody but me. She recovered her
instantly, and departed as
as fairy.