Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04

Glow shall a man propose in order to
be successful in his suit;' repeated one of
the most intelligent society ladies, whose
silver locks only serve to enhance the
beauty of her still youthful face. ''In my
opinion. though all men know well
enough how to make love- there is
not one in a thousand who knows how
to propose. My husband spent six months
protesting and convincing me of his
love, of which, by the way, l was well
aware from the first, without once asking
the important question. will you marry
me-" and finally one day said to
me, with disheartened air: You are
like all the rest, perfect enigma.
l have spent months trying to win you,
and | do not know that | have made any
impression upon you; you are as hard to
unravel as the scarf you wear around
your throat This | exclaimed, in the
most innocent way, why, tits no difficult
task to unravel it, if you only get hold of
the right string He saw the point, took
hold of the right string, and ''His arm
took the place OF the scarf:' 'Well,
neither of us has ever regretted it."
A bright-eyed girl, who Is a skillful
angler for hearts, thinks young man to
be successful should propose after "A very
short acquaintance, take the girl by storm,
as it were, while She is pleased with
new beau, and before she has time to tire
a vigorous cOurtship, lots of flowers and
bOn-bOns, drives, theatre parties, ETC.,
and, if she consents, insist upon a short
engagement by all means.
Another well-knOwn blonde beauty, who
has created sad havoc and had much
experience in this line, says the only sue
cessful way is to propose when least
expected. Allow no time for cOnsidera-
ton, and then insist that the acceptance
muSf mo ssnOW or npVQr - She fpplS sure
that is the only way that she will ever be
captured, but she thinks very few men are
bold enough to try that game.
\ handsome young widow, well-knOwn
in social circles, who is not so rich as she
was, says that the only successful way to
win her is to offer a fine house, horses and
carriage, with plenty OF money to keep
/ them up.
/ \ dark-eyed girl, with Il tangle of soft
/ brown hair shading her brow, says: IF a
/ fellow is desperately in love with a girl
/ and persistent in his efforts to win her he
/ is sure to gain his suit. Widowers under
! stand this point, and know how to make
I love and propose, and you will observe
( they are always successful" She knows
/ one case where a widower went in and
/ hung up his hat, announcing his inten-
/ tiOn of remaining until he was accepted,
/ and the girl had to marry him to get rid
/ of him. A widOwer beau makes her
nervous about the result.
One sweet, dreamy-eyed girl, who is
| just on the threshold of society, says:
| ''LOve-making must be so sweet that she
would wish her lover to be a long time
making the approaches, and she would
/ not shorten the delights Ofan engagement;
/ if they tire of each other it would be bet
/ ter before than after marriage. She is not
/ particular as to his style, but he must be
/ tall and handsome, and sing and dance
/ well, and, above all, he must know how
| to make love- This girls name must be
\ kept secret.
/ \ married lady, in whose household tue
/ little god of love certainly makes his
/ abode, says the only successful PROPOSE
I ton Of which she knows anything was
made without a word being spoken
''JOhn and | sat looking in the fire a long
/ time without saying anything, when all
/ at once he put his arm around me. drew
/ me TO him, and kissed me. When father
/ came in a moment later he said: Major,
! I'm going to steal your daughter "
The quickest cOurtship on record -
/ said one old resident, ''WaS that of DR..
/ Nick Mcdowell, who, while driving along
/ the street in his buggy one day, saw a
beautiful girl standing at the window. He
Immediately stopped and hitched his horse,
rang the bell, inquired the lady's name,
was ushered into the parlOr, announced
his own name, said he was pleased
with her appearance and wished to marry
her at once Nothing but the knowledge
that she was actually in the presence OF
the celebrated physician kept her from
fainting. To her plea Of surprise at this
| unexpected announcement. he only re-
piled: Now or never When asked tC
take a week to consider. he said: Il am
going down street to attend critical
case, and have no time to spare right
| now
"'Giye me a day, them
"I'll tell you what I'll do. When
am through with this professional visit
III drive around and get a preacher; il
you've made up your mind to marry me
by that time, all right " and he left her
breathless and unable to articulatt
another word. When he returned they
We're quietly married. ''NO cards.