Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Notes on Boston Girls.

From the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
Boston girls much maligned. Don't all wear
eyeglasses. Don't live on Greek roots. Do talk
about something besides "culchah.'' Like the.
aters; like operas: like ice-cream same as other
girls Saturday afternoon street full OF pretty
girls. Westinghouse, Tremont-st. to Tenn Pile
bangs; same without bangs Blondes with
frizzes; ditto with false fronts. Pretty girls:
hOmely girls; also dignitied and lad-ylike girls;
others not SO dignifed or refined.
Ladies of the monde dignified, stately, and ex-
elusive. Would attract attention anywhere
Native dignity evidenced in bearing. Not easy
10 become acquainted with. When ice is broken.
one nnds them charming women. They in
stinctively abhor anything loud or common
to certain extent. Careful matchmakers. Like
young men we'll vouched for. Mammon wor-
SHIPPED less than pedigree. Charitable in their
way. Charity more sincere here than IN
Gotham; there II is fashionable. Style here
not so great as in New York. Really. hand
some and fashionable e.quipage not common
here. However, something real and solid about
Boston sweils Full dress les, frequent with
Bostonians. DecoIlete dresses less so here than
daYai'es here than in many capitals. Literary
and social qualities happily combined. Chill
dren of fashionables tastefully dressed; no alb
surd display or overlooking. Many ladies'
dresses said to have been designed after pic
turesque costumes Of children.
Women of the middle class very intelligent
Many engaged as teachers, copyists, or in other
like pursuits. These vocations require educa-
ton. Many ladies live Quietly on small incomes
No Ialse SHOW NO 1alSc pretenSeS to be kept
up. Great good sense. Commands sensible
mans respect Excess OF women over men
noticeable. Forget the exact number Believe
$500 in whole state Boston wives much to be
admired. Domestic and quiet by nature
Fond OF their husbands strange fact nowadays.
Few ciOpements and scandal here. Divorces
among he upper class not common. Married
tlirts in New York society plenty; fact lame ted
by younger girls. Here they are rare. Boston
women, perhaps, inclined to be historical and
victims OF nervous diseases. Good thing for
physicians. East winds enough to- give any one
hts Still. many specimens of perfect ply steal
health. Many women in moderate circum-
every house has rooms to rent. Never saw
such city for that. Not bad plan HELMS
huSba nds to house rent free. Gives single men
comfortable lodging. Often get home comforts
in this way. Show ladies don't mind a little
extra trouble. Much to their credit Shop girls
Clean, neat, attractive, and in many instances
charming girls. Appearance on the street
lady-llke. Behind counters polite and atten-
tive. Compare tavorably' with those of any city
Particularly bright and agreeable to trade with
pleasure to walk down Washington st at 81 x
O'Clock. Then crowds Of pretty, modest girls
go home from work. Pay here no worse than
in other cities. shop girls put in false light
often; also other working girls. Young women
who don't work. can't work. and wouldn't work
If they could, make false claims. Pretend to
be working girls. Attract attention. Make
disco omnes.' Bad plan. One empty head
silly and fiirtatioHs on street-harin done to one
hundred honest girls. AS for BOston's do
mestics, little to be said. Some good; some bad
Many live in families many years. Speaks
we'll for mistreSscs. a well-bred lady can keen
servants; an Inbred one changes once a week
Swedes and Nova ScOtianS favOrites: also p e.
LIS Good ladies maids rare.