The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-19
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1885.
Penalties of BelIeship.

One morning. recently, writes an
Old Point Comfort, Va, correspondent
of the New York Graphic, a young
lady in a white cashmere tea-gown,
trimmed down the front with real
Valenciennes lace, lay in her hammock
on the second-stnry yeranda and gaZed
out into the pale-blue sea. A big white
hat trimmed with trailing arbutus
shaded her face, 4 pair OF loose giants
de suide covered her sllapciy hands;
her feet were incased in Louis Quar-
trieze slippers and black stockings. At
her elbow was table with eInDrold-
cred cover, cup of iced tea. and
paper-knife marking East Angels"
From the pavilion the dreamy music
of Strauss yalse rose and fell.
"Why are you not dancing?' | in
CURED. You look like an UNCHANGED
princess. You can't be i'll delicious
with that bloom, nor religeuSe in that
charming gown
And in something like these words
the young reclusereplied: ''Weli, you
sec, I've been out three seasons, and
Pm worn out trying to be belle; it's
the hardest work any woman ever un-
dertook. In the first place, you We got to
have clothes. You might be the presi-
dents sister, and if you are dowdy
girls will pick you to pieces, and men
are just like flock OF sheep-they al
ways follow the leader, and are dread
fully afraid Of being made ridiculous.
So, three times day, you must be
dressed in fresh, new things. You
must go to all your meals and sit in
the parlor after each, else you'll be
overlooked and forgotten. You must
dance morning and evening germans,
or it will be presumed you haven't a
partner. 1t just kills girl to lose her
reputation for belleship. L know
girl whose grandpa died just as she
was having crowds of ii .entlon, and
she just had to stay away from the
german two nights. Of course she
couldn't placard on her back: My
grandpapa is dead is why l am not
dancing though she told everyone
and looked perfectly wretched.
''By the third night she might as
well have died herself. Some malicious
girl had declared that it was an in
vention-that she hadn't any grand
papa; and the men said, We'll if no
one else wants her, don't, and never
asked for dance again.
Il tell you, my feet have been bis
tered from dancing and playing tennis
and walking, and l dared not to stop
lest | be left behind.
And then about the men; anybody
who cultivates his feet can get into So
ciety. OF course he must dress well
and know how to say, How de do?'
but that's all. No matter how stupid
he may be, no matter how tired and
sleepy you are, you've got to remem-
Der there is a ball every night and a
walk every afternoon, and swim at
midday, and you've got to have a part
ner for everything. So you must smile
and chatter and make him think him.
self the most delightful creature on
earth, or he'll 90 off and tell his crowd
you are difficult and they'll all get
some other girl of whose smiles they
are assured. There are always four
girls to one gentleman, so they can
pick and choose.
And then the girlsi You've got
to be popular with them or they'll pre-
judice the married women against you
and it's an awful thing to be out with
the chaperones. So ! was belle down
here two summers. L danced 81 the
germans, ] went to guard-m bunting,
parade, and tattoo. l sprained my
ankle playing tenris and bathed till
was as black as chimney sweep, and
then L decided l wouldn't try any
more. If man joins me dance with
him; | give a promenade if he insists,
and let him 60 even if | have the agony
of being seen alone. Now look at me
and see if haven't improved"
And | did look at her with that APP
| probation for color which Ruskin says
is akin to righteousness-the pretty
red brown hair, the bloom of the lily
| and rose.
'.Ah, my DEAR" calculated, eff the
| others would be as seusiblen'