Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-12

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-. l,.ar- r-ad-.rs % atf.stion. she is By no
means ID. ~ - market, but has the pick
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vo5.5al often maTricS the first time to please
s,.IagEo'i. ".~.'. Her parents. perhaps or some
unl-Sc -lltabe wiIiln which she cannot explain.
A widow niaITirs e. please herself. She knows
tLt ltlr sahterfuEeS of coqUCtTy-the tiny
nOtH,u-- comprised in the glance of an eye or
sqUee4' %; the hanG; the die away look OF long
Ing. or the pert pfG1nCy az atIectiOnatc interest
that draws the cIusty old bachelor out of his
shell and carries IN her wake the yOnn9 one
Who l;lVishes upon her bouquets and smiles.
When the elder Hr. Weller said Beware of
widows. sammy. he seems to have struck
popular freinr- He re-cchOed the sentiments
OF young debutantes and the inn2rnOst feelings
Of n.Hthrrs with marriageable daughters There
are various kinds OF widows. There Is the
B.rE EYED. MrSH AND MILK WIDOW.
soft as pussys foot. and always performing the
die-away act when anybody is 10y to catch her be-
fore She faints She continually talks about the
late lamentel until you know of him as a monu-
Inert al uaheard of virtues Fer a time a widow
loads a iifl 1f clGiStprp1
retirement vearinr an impenctrable veil which
no prGrinG eyes OfcuriOs!ty can penetrate. She
can't eat the wine has lost its flavor. She reads
over and over arain his letters and blots
them with silent tears HIS picture is under
her pillow. her room is decorated with
mCmpntocS OF him. SAe wears the plainest
Of mourning IL She has child. she'll spoil
him. and his every motion and look will remind
her OF the only man who ever lived. She culti-
Yates thS clergy and attends to her masses and
veSp r. her prayers and confessions with a
devotion that i appalling. Men OF the world
shake their heads and wisely whisper: She'll
come out Of all that Aud sure enough she
does. TEe French prOvcrb says. Its hard to
grew old gracefully Ii is hard for a young
widow To come cut of her weeds naturally.
She fancies every one Is looking at her. She
wonders what they will say. Rut she is lively
and young. and youth is full of elasticity and
hope. Ii she could travel il would do her
good Change of scene. say the wise medical
men. Her dress begins to assume change
Jet ornaments appear. whica are well set Off BY
her shapely arms and white neck Pieces of
trimming appear on her dresses and bombaZine
Is discarded for cashmere. She consoles her
sell with Its black; the texture is the only
difference. She talks the matter of dress over
with other huSbaudleSs females They Law aside
folds to put on ruches, and wonder when the
box plaltIngS come in. Some cynical man who
had observed cl1sely this transition or chrysalis
state OF widowhood. reduced it to a science. and
be claims there are five stages of widowhOod:
l. The dress of black bOmbaZine perfectly
PLAN thick Grape Veil. Widows cap: no
Ieweiry. except jet lOcket; collar, &C., of
Grape.
2 The veil thrown back over the bonnet, a
little trimming on dresses: white collars.
The cap disappears: a lace veil is worn
instead ol Grape: more trimming.
J. "lressy mourning of silk, with feathers in
bonnet
>. Half mourning purple and pearl color
SoH COMES the stage where she's deemed dan
Eerous. She has entered the fists and her win
hiDg WAYS and experience all make her one to
be sought and confled IN. Young lovers tell
her OF Their iiirtatio3S and She doles out advice
Slth the wisdom of chaHcery Judge.
Men make fools of girls. but women of this
Class make fools of men. The widow spreads
her web OF fidttery and Irritation and as the
peer insect ventures in she rolls him round and
round IN her nesleS. a a spider does blue bot
lie ~ Perhaps it is hard fate for man
Who's only faut has been his m0desty to be
ToFed 10 10 feed the hungry and ci0the the naked
bat + tie widow had not proposed to him he
never would have had the courage to propose to
all body. aud be gets a companion and a ready
made Family instead OF toilng on through time
solitary and alone. the prey TO envy and the vic
TN OF DESPAIR.
lucky WIDOWS.
Then there are certain far-seeing women. who
having been Kicked and cuffad about consider
atty by their first husbands. who die and leav
them nothing. fall in with some respectable
wheeZy old gentleman. who wants house
keeper AMI somebody to mix his grog nights.
and pu- hot brick TO his feet OF course this
IS a chance that Is barred AGAINST a Young
woman. She could not be q hOusekeeper SU-
ciety would consider il decidedly improper. But
Tor TIE widow il is ust the place. The old fell
.0w put lis affairs in her hands. her habits Of
economy and good management commend her
10 lin. and they 30 in coZily together through
LIE. The world SAYS it most suitable match
and the only objection. if any there is. comes
tsoju tie CNpectaat nephews and njeccs who
EeTed the old fellow would make satisfactory
viii and peg out before any designing woman
made his acquaintance.
WIDOWS Of THE DRAMA
In white cap aud frilis. with winning WAYS or
More often. a manner that can be characterized
s. having their eye teeth cut. widows have been
o faV0Tite character with our leading play
wrights. Sheridan. in his famous play or The
Rivals makes Mrs. Na!apron. one of the most
amusing widows on the boards declare to Miss
Lydla LanEuish: Il am sure hated your poor
dear uncle before marriage as if lie had been a
niacNam0Or-and yet. Miss you are sensible
what a Vile nlsI,ie and when il pleased heaven
TO release HE nom him. lis unknown what tears
/ shed"
In Arthur NUrThy's comedy Of ''Thc WAY to
http hlm the author bestowed great pains on
the Character oil Widow BcmOur q part well
calculated 10 SGT II the fneSse aud mrsces of a
SPIRITED aud accomplished actress She is not
decidedly 4 lady Of fashion nor altogether a
woman Of sentiment: yet She has her cav fits
and her grave ones. and either triles or de-
claims. a. OpIOTfuH,ty offers and the humOr
seiZe' her She has aS much coquctry a. iusti-
hes a ubertiGe like l01cmOre and coxcomb
ike Sir Brilliant Fashion in making their at
ta4ks upon her. Il have been married. she
says. and am a little in the secret. To win q
heart is easy: % keep IL the difficulty. In the
'ReaHy StrataGe;u. by george Farquahr a most
earning widow all charity. appears, Lady
bountHui- Her husband. sir Charles left her
worth ElCD Year. and | believe she lays
cut one-half ont in charitable uses for the
good Of her nei-hb0rs- She cures rheumatism
ana broken shns in men: sickness, the king $
eva. chill cough and cuiIblalns in children. In
snort Sue has cured more people in and about
IItchneId within ten years than the doctors
Rave Killed In twenty, and that's bold word. -
In The play Of the Two Orphans Widow