The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-28
FLIRTING A FINE ART.

v,ried Dew ices in Vogue Among the
.s,aav Young Things of Both Sexes To
s.-,rs an Aequ tintanes The Dude and
49,. p.isy-Ihe Bowery boy \ his
Betsy, Bite
,r-oiessioual tlirt who would be thor
o,,,v yersed in the art is obliged to learn
,.r.-sI different modes, that is. if he fre-
,,s,ts various parts of this city. The
rnb avenue signs tor Irritation would be
sir,o., Greek TO a Grand street or Bowery
hsi,e although. perchance, she might know
what her admirer was endeayoring TO tell
her while the Brooklyn girl would think
a New York Hirt a crazy creature. Flirta-
ron is Ike language, 1t differs according
to the location
The dude is the best ilirt. He saunters
m. rpou FiAh avenue from his club, high
co,ls- tight trousers bent arms and fancy
cane and espying very pretty aud limo.
cont schoolgirl, he bows cautiously as
thou.h he was well acquainted, and thea
hastily recognizing his blunder, goes up
and saws: "Ah your pardon; You look 50
much like my pretty cousin Ethel that
certainly thought you were She"
a. Who is your cousin Ethel ~ asks Miss
silly. ,,-
vnoy. 50 hope YOU won't mind my bow.
ing. BY this time they ere walking down
NGh, no." replies Miss Simple, aud thus
an acquaintance is formed. They glide
into a conversation, and the accomplished
dude pretends he knows her brothers ana
her father; and Miss Simple is satisfied and
next day tells her girl friends what de-
lightiUl young man she knows, and
straightway every one OF them is dying
with envy.
THE BowERY SCHOOL.
Now the B0wery or Grand street swell
llrts in an entire different manner With
a gorgeous watch-chain deliberately dis.
played a large seal ring on his finger, a cal
leo collar with scarlet Tie and large pin, his
bat at an angle OF tny degrees, and an I'M
mense cigar in lis mouth, he stands at
some convenient corner with a lamp post
for supper, and eyes girl as she vases.
To describe his lips would be impossible.
and the peculiar OgIe which he usrs is en-.
tirely his own, and has been patented with
exclusive rights. The girl, attired gener-
ally in scarlet or other b. gut ,o!orcd
dress, with heavy gold chain about her
neck, and bracelets that, if gold, would be
worth 81 co., If pleased with the swell,
rather smiles peculiar kind of smile, or
else drops her handkerchief. The young
man then walks up to her and she says,
Good evening" with silly shipper, and
without any prellmnaries the swell asks
her came, takes her TO a treat of ice cream.
aud the acquaintance is then the same as y
they had known each other all their lives.
THE BROOKLYN SCHOOL.
Brooklyn girls and men have an entirely
different method offlirting, which is only
thoroughly understood by true BROOKLYN.
tie. They go slowly and with caution, and.
strange to say, it is the better class that
ilirt most, and Sunday afternoon is the ia.
yorite time. Fulton avenue and Clinton
street are the rendezvous A girl looks at
some handsome fellow out of the corner of
one eye. Perchance he has been seated in
front OF her during church-he looks back
brayely with both eyes-they pass. In Ia
moment she looks around and generally
hnds him doing the same. After walking
0lock both turn, and the girl ignores the
man entirely the next time they meet; but if
she puts her hand over her healt that sig
miles that she likes him. This play con
unUes for two or three weeks, when the
Young man drops his card and the Lirl hers.
Then they find out particulars OF each
other, and try to get an introduction, and
II that fails the young lady writes and IN
yites the young man to call.
BARREN RESULTS.
brooklyn girls have another popularity
which their male adorers follow, that of
.ifting IN couples. One would not have
the courage to tlirt alone, and then they
must have some one else to talk over the
affair with.
We know of several MAJ iiages which
nave come OF flirting, out not many in pro-
portion to the amount of flirting which is
carried on'-lN York Morning Journel. !
,,6hr, W. T. Evans, Jewett, Texas, SAYS:
Browns Iron Bitters invariably give per
4lahenl satisfaction to all who use it,"