The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-01-19
WHY THE GIRLS DON'T MARRY.
What are we girls to do 2"

What are we girls to do p
Ihis, writes correspondent in the st.
Louis Spectator, was ;he question of q
beau titul Richmond belle. Here there
arc continued this lovely woman,
I'm the best Of society of our city, over
two hundred aud fifty manageable girls,
many of them highly accomplished and at.
tractive women, fitted to grace any position;
and in all Richmond VIC have not dozen
really eligible men. We have hosts of
oeaux, but no prospective husbands Our
streets swarm with pleasant young fellows.
who do for escorts, dancing partners and
flirtation material, but we have absolutely
no men to whom an intelligent spirited,
ambitious girl could possibly think of tyiny
herself aud her fortunes. They lack educa.
tion' independence, purposc-every,hing
that is necessary to rise. There is no fu-
ture Tor them, and apparently none for us
but to form an old maid brigade and start
on crusade to somo of the far Western
Territories, where sterling men are plenty
and women are scarce"
!hey did not go crusading to the west,
and to day the lamentations of the Virgil.
MIA belle fiuds full justification in the fact
that Richmond is literally overrun with
those most estimabls, but seldom envied
or enviablo portion Of tho divine economy
known as old maid. Every ball room and
parior wall is richly tapestried with these
slightly faded flowers.
But Richmond is not alone in this deli.
cious misery. The same complaint goes up
from every city in tho land. The West
sends to the East q gentle moan Of sympa.
thetio woe. Plenty of girls, lovely as the
sun ever shone on, but a panicky lack of
desirable young men.
Thus spoke clever aud accomplished
young lady not long ago to Journalist:
"You mockinsly criticisc us for encour
aging the attentions Of what you contcmp.
tuously style 'whippcr.snappe 'snips' aud
'callow goslings, but how can we help it
There are twenty of these little fellows in
society where there is one really desirable
nan; and if it were not for them we would
miss many an entertainments that VIC want to
attend, many an opera AMI play, many set
In dancing, that We now enjoy. But for
these very pigmies, with three-hair power
moustaches that you speak of so scornrully,
every girl would be left at home half the
times she now gets out, and would be &
wall flower more than half the time when
she managed to inveigle her father or broth.
er into escorting her to parties and recep.
tions. You find ME plenty of those cultiva.
ted aspiring men, with future ycu talk
BILE of appreciating them and ready to drop
all their retinue of'snips' for them at any
timo. Bring on your 'real men, Trot out
your much-talked.of thorough breds."
She was only deJutante, but she nom
plussca him. Tell over all the masculine
beads of your society rosary; take an inven.
tory of your male acquaintances in what is
called good society and you will have to
admit that this vehement young girl indict.
ment is "true bill" All over this couu
try man famine prevails.
We have hosts Of society fcllows-swels
giddy boys-but they arc. hardly the hus.
band material sensible woman would select
Many of them are kind hearted, agreeable
little creatures, disposed to do evcryth 'ns in
their power to earn the gratitude Cf the girls,
to whose enjoyment they contribute them.
selves and all they have and are. But a
considerable proportion Of them are freaks
of nature, only to be accounted for when the
creation of mosquitoes, feas, mumps and
measles is explained. They are as much
alike, find them where you will, as SO many
peas. There is not originality enough in
them for the tailors they patronize to get up
sufficient difference to be recognized under
microscope. Their physiognomies are
mild burlesques on tho lap dog family
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