Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-16
A BRIDAL LETTER
From Miss Emma Nevada to Miss Susie
California.
From the San Francisco Tn0leside.

my cards and that you know now from
the papers that l am married. You see
| it had to be. was bothered so much by
the men that l made up my mind to
snub them all by choosing one of them.
You think haven't snubbed one very
muohf Wait till you see. He isn't out
of the woods yet. own him and he must
behave. There is no use talking about 1t,
a prims donna must get married. They
all do. II you take my advice you will
| follow my example. Every woman,
whatever her views, is not entirely at
! liberty until she has chained some ami
able man-monster to her triumphant
chariot Wheel
Am getting rhetorical? OF course
am. have right to be. am bubbling
! over with Joy. Whenever | meet any of
! the race again all that have to do Is to
| present my husband to them, with a
| gracious smile. Then they won't think
| Pm in love with them all, the vain
things.
If they would only imagine they were
| in love with me, there would be some
sense in it. But do you know, Su, the
! horrid little idiots imagine that the only
thing have to do on the stage is to watch
them in the orchestra. Won't my hus-
band grow vain? I'll take care OF that.
As long as he is sensible will obey him.
! 1t is better that way. 1t is awkward not
TO have some one to obey. But il he don't
behave himself he will have to obey me.
/ hate to reverse the laws of nature, but
TOR his own good, my dear, this will
| naturally have to be the case.
| What is being sensible? Really, my
dear, in a man, it is hard to tell. have
met so few sensible men, that Pm puzzled
to answer. or course, don't mind max
| ing little allowance for a man. 1t is
very foolish to be in love, know, but IL is
necessary to know how foolish 1t is.
Yes, a man may fall in love. But he
must show it by accident, by necessity,
| and not by choice would have a man
show his affection just like a song tells it,
gracefully, s0noronsly. He can't bleat 1t
out like a calf. Most Of them do bIeat,
you can't deny that.
No, he can't be in love ''forever." That
will never do. He might pay girl the
compliment Of being in love with her for
a little while, but he must finally settle
down into esteem. l think that is what
they call it. At any rate, whatever it is,
| it must not be love. One doesn't want
maniac for a husband. When are we
girls most charming to men? When we
! don't care anything about them. They
should follow our example, and show at
least some control ii they can't show any
difference, s t
| The naxt step I would have my sensible
mantake, is TO keepbhis wits about him
and provide for my comfort. How much
more women understand comfort than
men. Comfort il the real basis of happi-
ness. Men are always in such a hurry
about everything. l know one man, a lit
! eI'ary crank, wHo said that be regretted
| being compelled to wear clothes and to
eati Jnst fancy. He is SO busy fussing
with the valueless ideas that he missed the
real things life. What mOFepharming
! IN a husband than good taste In dress,
| particularly In women's dress, and
| dainty knowledge of the resources of the
table, An inYaluable husband would be
| one who could design all my dresses, and
| would know just what l want for supper
after the opera, and just how much.
am not signing ,fegretfully, really
am not. 1t is out OF, Very kindness to you
that write this letter. / am not telling
much Of my affairs, can assure you.
| Pm talking about the men. / have the
right to. They talk, enough about me,
Above all things, give me good man of
| business. l dom ublarfie Nilsson at all when
she said she married Mr.. Bouzeaud be-
cause she wanted some one to look after
| the box Office. You Know MANAGERS are
such cheats. And it is 50 comfortable to
have some one about, who, If anything, is
| smarter 1than they are. If / could sing
and look after the box Office too, / wouldn't
| be at al afraid There is where woman
/ is match for man-we have only to
look at them to know when they are going
| to steal.
Besides, whose business was it. bray,
to ask Nilsson WHY she marriedy Hadn't
| she the privilege Of marrying Just as well
as any other girl? thinki Nilsson did
| perfectly right. The impertinent crea-
| ture who asked her so silly question
ought TO have had her or his ears boxed
That would have been the proper answer.
But II, out OF good nature, we do conde-
scend to- answer question no one has a
right to put, / don't see why we are not
justified in making the reply we are ex-
pected to make-a frivolous one.
How silly it would have sounded.
Miss Nilsson, Miss Nilsson, why did
you marryY'
"Dear sir, dear madam, married from
rapturous, ecstatIc love-"
Excuse me. We prima donnas express
the thoughts and the passions of other
people. We can, at least, keep our own
sacred.
But haven't finished what was say
ing of sensible men. One of the most i'm
portant things in a man of good sense,
particularly when he has to deal with US.
are ever really angry mean as men are.
Most Of our anger is-nerves.
Now, the most irritating man in this
world, is the man who takes nerves for
anger. He shouldn't notice a little spat.
don't mean that he should be con-
temptuous about il. | wouldn't stand
that from any man. But there is way
OF being mildly silent, and Of quietly
smoking ones cigar which is as refresh
ing as morning dew to one who Is out OF
sorts. Yes, the man who knows how 10
be amiable when you're in temper, is per-
lection. But, l suppose this is too much
TO ask OF the too awfully imperfect
things.
But. my dear, must leave you. We
are of to Nice tomorrow, and my maid
wants me TO tell her how 10 pack my
trunks. You don't know what load OF
pretty things / nave got since last saw
yor. There is one love Of dress-but
there, you can imagine how pretty It is.
IL is becoming TO me.
Good-by. Two hugs just as we used 10
give AZ school. / am coming out 10 Cali
fornia soon, and perhaps / will talk more
freely. | hate TO put things down on
paper, they sound 80 silly. Your afec-
tionate EMMA.
Yellow Jacket Trap.
From me Edtont0a lSd.l Messenger.
Mr. Hiram MOnQvham has diacovarad m