Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-10-17
Hints ON CourtshIp.

The greatest epoch in mans life Is
courtship and matrimony, and there
can be no more momentous crisis in his
being than when he makes his declara.
ton of love or when he proposes.
When to make declaration of love Is |
therefore question of interest to all
men. Men should understand the con- |
ditiOns under which the fair sex become
susceptible. Ignorance on this subject
and want of cool reason and sound
judgment have swamped many q man
who might by little study have be-
come social and domestic ornament.
Moreover, mans injudicious selection OF
the moment for revealing the sentiment
of love has ruined the life of many q
woman who, under Other circumstan.
ces, would have welcomed the declara.
ton. The element of time is the most
important of all, and it is not going too
far to contend that any man may sue
woman upon himself, or at best In ex-
tracing q confession of affection, IT he
make the onslaught at an instant when
the stomachic conditions are favorable
| to the contemplation of love in its per-
sonal relations. That is, if the woman
possesses the capacity to affect any one
| man, any man though he be not the
| first choice may succeed in impresslng
| himself if he know and seize upon the
| proper moment. Obviously the worst
time to select is the morning. Novellsts
| frequently fall into the error of engag-
| ing hero or heroine before breakfast.
Whenever you find such situation lay
| the book aside, for the author is at fault
on the fundamental principles OF human
| nature. Primarily, even man will
not attempt love-making in the morn
ing. The operation of sleep has drawn
| the blood from his brain and his imagi-
nation is stagnant. At such time he
is punctual and not romantic, and any
| woman of the world will tell you that,
however ardent her lover may have
been the evening before, he is an unro-
mantle biped before breakfast. To &C.
cost q woman at such q time Is suicide.
| A woman must have satisfied her hum
| ger twice before she is ready to regard
love-making with any satisfaction.
Before breakfasting, her system is
chilled and her blood dispersed through
her body. After breakfast it concen-
trates itself in the digestive functions,
and it is not until after lunch that it is
prepared to abandon business activity for
! a realization of the ideal. Even then a
proposition is unsafe unless you are able
| to detect the instant when digestion ter
inmates and discomfort supervenes.
Students of the fair sex agree that at
this moment the conditions are favora
BILE. but nothing is more difficult to
others than medical men to recognize
the change; and if this discomfort
which RACES upon every woman at some
time in the afternoon is permitted to
assume sway before the declaration is
made, the inevitable result is disappoint-
ment. There is but one way to over
come these conditions, and that is to
project some excursion for the after
noon, if business or other untoYard OBJ
stacles make an afternoon proposal a
necessity. But even this plan is open to
objections. The average girl naturally
shrinks from all fresco embraces, and
sees an incongruity in daylight and
love making. Still, if the excursion be
sufficiently romantic, she may excuse
her preference; for, as there is no rea-
son whatever in the love of woman,
there is no selfishness, and she is con-
sequently prepared to make sacrifices
i Marvellous successes have been attained
at such time, though many pleasant
driveway has been strewn with pititul
failures, and the waves of thousands of
lovely lakes show the wreck of full
many hope shining through.