The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-20

Ast. Louis usociety grlr writes to the Globe Dem.
ocat OF TINT city In this respondent strain: alike
many another girl my ears have grown NO accustomed
to compliments that they are only empty, meaning
less sounds; for, despite the Victory woman
ttal, the fact remains that among all the kniehtly
gaans not one has the manliness or courage 70 ask
80 Sea figure 20 a% prsS ne
II my disposition 10 SO charming as they have at last
made me belieye II is myself, why then Is II that
am allowed to be butterfly so long? Isn,atrtmony
out of style, or do the young ind bachelorhood
9 sweeter blessing than connuballty ? Here the
me In condition Of larval retirement again, and
with the russell Of autumn shall DO obliged, sup.
rorm of the social moth. Six years ago-yes, even
10 rec years ago-i could stand this kind OF thing;
indeed, l was fond OF II, and the summer interval
chasm stretching between the night when was a
debuante and the last night I figured in society,
aiding to Mrs, Is reception 10 put the matter In
as strong and clear light as possible, let me ask
girls are there 10 society in my city VINO have been
there longer than three years. Hundreds Of them.
have been I'm the swim, "a they call 1t, for seven
have been with me through this long and weary
ordeal. How many are OF manageable age-f e.,
I am twenty. four myself. How many marriages
are there 10 society each year? Not dozen.
be Se tic vs NOT Inc soey sqs TO
from from four to dozen couples marrying every day.
mSw often DO you on see society sys Or society
average period for counting outside Of fashionable
circles ts, according to reliable old baid-headed
ls-let us sees An average Of one girl In nifty is mar
rlei out OF society each year, and she catches on
The other for,y.nine nope along and take their
chances with newcomers, who, u course, are more
n nan NTH the am mot much
nine could be prolonged, aud the gentlemen, too,
1--we always would be found that the average period
the nelghborhood Of 2,0l6 years, months, and 20
days. Now, isn't this shamefil9 Isn't II simply
CATIONS may 10 my
wonder cit In my room every day, after night Of
decolete dressing and silly waltzng, and shed bitter
Tears because, though men fatter they refuse TO |
think well enough OF me to marry me9 know
tlat snppers, and carriages, and theatre-,ickets,
but they seem more willing 10 remain bachelors |
In poverty than to save money by taking q wife,
after marriage, and who viii save the price Of
supper by eating good lunch before leaving |
home
the girl Ia put, and there seems TO be sympathy
for her even on this slight point. My dresses have
1879 80, aud other expenses will make my presence
IN society cost my mother and brothers ut least,
Know what the attentions S have received I rom
young gentlemen cost them, but we have had many
nights ut the theatres at cost OF s. or $40. many
bais anu parties, excavations, and rink sOciables,
and suppose that possibly have been an expense
to somebody, several bodies, each year, OF per-
men who ran after me since 1870 we have squan-
dered SO 900; and worse than all else we arc lust
now where we began seven years ago That money
would nave made me ami any one OF these gentle
men for they were and still are, all good, worthy,
and deserving young men-happy; with the sgh.,
est encouragement NJ ght now have made loving
wlieto any Of them. But the money ia gone, the
years have aed,. the seventh season IL Overland
what 10 left7 few tear.stained trophies, OF which
am not proud. because they represent no victories
worth cherishng; they were not won, but were
purchased with smiles, and no love memory fingers
around them; ! am sill young and still handsome,
must soon fade. How long shall continue TO be q
mere marioneiie In this circle7 Must II be until my
beauty Ia entirely gone and my age will be the only
prominent feature possess? VIII the gentlemen
who the other evening said was handsome, and
my eyes beautiful, and my figure maRnincIent, con-
tiue to these soft things until they are not true
and Will they then desert me and leave me to the
regreful doom OF spinsterhood