The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
MAIDEN'S BLUSHES.

Ts Adolpbus compliments Julia, and
II ~ briobten, her cheek burns, |
aes lY,at eS youth had better analyze his feel
:.~s .inS toward her before compulsion is
ine' \. 70 bear, says a writer in the
TlO JonJon Standard. And when she
Lon., I,as color at a gay allusion to the
0"~. ,,oes of feminine art, he will do
"sortly to withdraw little and sur
tbe damsel critically from a post of
,Loorvatior. 1t is not easy for him to
1o.o.t tbe most heartless imposture, if
10 have the inexperience becoming to
his years and sex, and she have the sa-
,oc;tv. perhaps equally becoming to
bors Art is very, long, as we know,
and in this department it stretches
n coils unbroken from the earl
;ost date till now. 1t may be
.,,ot our enamelers use the methods by
which Jezebel painted her face, and
certainly our ooiffeurs employ the pro-
cess by which Roman girls dyed their
hair over two centuries ago. 1t is prob
oble that smaller arts connected with
tbeir practices are not less long lived.
When a loving youth sees reason to sus-
meet that the complexion of his adored
Is less naturalistic than technical, he
sbould not be accused of extravaganza
for buying penny mouse, nor of bru-
tality for letting it off in a moment of
the warmest abandon. In a generous
wav. copious blushing is to be distrust-
ed For modesty ceases to be a charm
when overactive, ceases, in fact, to be
itself as a moments reflection will
show. "To my mind" says the Lieu
tenant in Sheridan's play, "there's
nothing on earth so impudent as an
everlasting blush" The tendency to
flush may arise also, and more com
monty does, perhaps to exaggerate self
consciousness foible hardly to be
recognized to an ingenious mind.
People see this instinctively when face
to face. but they do not always recog-
nize the trait in description. A novel
jst NAV secure general sympathy with a
glowing heroine, who would be inces-
sanity declared to knowing by half in
flesh and blood.
A maiden's blush, IN its proper place,
under proper circumstances, Is one of
the happiest efforts of nature. 1t is
often likened to peach, but few will
deny. after the youthful enthusiasm for
fruit has passed, that i'll flavor it excels
any species of peach yet invented, saw
ing perhaps, the "early Stirling" That
e.. - 49,, ,,,o,. 1,o 1,rO,,ol,f 70 fabia in
perfection at any age when the most
precious bushes are still deficient IN
aroma. But in this branch of horticul-
tural science the place where is almost
more important than the time when. A
Young lady whose bushes fly to the
nose might almost as well cease to cul-
tivate them. They will never be brought
to that degree of finish which enables a
skillful and painstaking grower to ex-
hibit with reasonable chance of taking
prize. which is, we imagine, the ultl-
mate aim of this, as of other pursuits.
As for the young lady who blushes
about the ears, she might as well blush
in her back hair for any points the ex
ercise will gain her in competition
But supposing that all be as it should
in color and place, that the opportunity
ia chosen with care, and the circumstan
ces favorable, well grown blush Il
A lovely product These condition
occur more frequently than nigh
be thought. Almost any man ha
observed one blush at least whicl
struck him for a moment as a maste
work. He did not, perhaps, secure
unanimous verdict in It's favor from TIN
universe, not even from his own family
possibly their representations, or al
enlarged study of the subject, ma
change his own views subsequently
But the impression fingers. 1t may b
questioned, for it has been, whether
Young lady ought to blush when invite
to pronounce such simple word q
ives" or "no." The question is not pu
to her, as a rule, without simple warn
ing. She has been conscious for som
weeks or months or years that it woul
come, and that she must reply. wa
ever damsel taken unprepared by d'
corous lover? Eyes" or even mo" IS M
difficult to say, unless the maiden stan
mers. an infrmity for which the mo-
brutal would make allowance at the mC
ment, and very low tone will suffice
But if there be one touch of nature thi
shows all womanhood akin, it is blus
which greets proposal. Cynics ma
declare that the alarm of modesty
but one among score of secret sprint
but nobody heeds the cynics. Upc
the other hand, indignant champions
the sex point out that men are not en-
barrassed in closing with a bushes
proposal. and why, they ask should
girl be? We do not know; the subie