Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08
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From Vanity Fair.
Fnrtationof ssrictiy proper kind, proper nirsa-
ZION, means Irritation with view 70 masrimony;
ana therefore you should choose your nirtee with
an eye to the future.
Inc best sort-as far % outward show goes
y the rather heavy, good-tempered girl She
should be . little greedy-for that will mean
care In the arrangement OF your dinner. She
| should be inclined to be father mothers
weight Is always to be noticed-for then she
Will probably be domestic and disinclined for
much gadding about. She should have charm
ola nomeiy Kind that does not attract fore,gners
anu tnere should be no sparkle or esptegterte or
innocence. she should be fair, with blue eyes
she is not likely Gas otherwise would be the case
Wild, Wild tne sort OF girl am thinking % 70 insist
search OF rural BEAUTY sSe ssouia be very fond
OF her brothers and sisters, and have one or two
bosom girl friends. The more home sentiments and
| the calmer will be her matron dreams
whether she should be ignorant or wise depends
Asny rate sne %as@s and this is ssseDtiai6e
| more Ignorant or less wise than yourself fond
aess i0l dress y not bad thing in is way but
De carefully inquired into as 1t may lead to vanity,
And vanity, In woman may lead to anything A
and docility incaInats-who wore , boots Of an In
| dennlte shape ana Q size too large for her. In
moment OF imbecility he took her TO q good boot
the husband put the wfes foot in il and ruin came
There Is some advantage In your nirtee having
or playing the piano when you are away; but they
should have their limits, or you may ind yourself
| suddenly put In the background, with art and its
ars Occupying your place In your wifes
| Never marry or nirt honoraby with woman
eddy to cease her favorite amusement (and no wo-
man dances well who does not love 1t) because she
married. She cannot, without your both being RI
Ucul0us, dance only with you; and, depend upon
| lt, 1t Is not according TO the proper scheme OF
| things that the mother OF your children (present
| NO accurate Information.
The girl you deem worthy of your hand should
| DC unready, SLOW and uncertain OF speech. She
| should De easily taken at q disadvantage, and
should be prone TO blush on the smallest provoca-
| ton. Quick-w1tted liar Is the most formidable
| foe man can take to his bosom. Whether the
young woman OF whom am treating should have
money Is, OF course, matter between you and
your bankers Having chosen the first thing is to
make sure that you VIII be safe in proposing With
the right kind OF girl this should not be difficult.
or course you must sigh and gaze, and murmur
the usual soft nothngs; and you would do well TO
see whether little piQue or jealousy may not be
useful now and then. Indeed, this is indespen-
sable for II the Jealousy seem very nerce, the lady
| to her husband.
for you have to be careful that your bridges are
| open behind you, so that the moment you see you
| are not likely to succeed you can retreat In good
order and without receiving any disastrous vOlley
from the enemy. In other words, 1t Is your object
that, one OF the TWO should Look foolish, 1t shall
| not be you; and II you can only manage that the
young lady shall refuse your Orer before you have
made IL, you really want but little instruction. or
course, II you have got her into this humiliatng
position, deal kindly and humanity with her. Pos
| sibly then you may turn her hatred to gratitude
and so have maze friend instead OF a peculiarly
| bitter foe.
One smart man OF my acquaintance was in the
habit OF rising TO great heights Of sentiment dur
ing ball. and In q corner or the supper ROOM fix-
pertng in trembling accents, "Then will you have
me?" 1t mattered little whether the answer was
YES" or mo" ior ne was not marrying man,
for he had longed 10 dance the cOtillon with her,
| or that he was delighted, for he certainly would
ne played his little joke too often and after time
found IL difficult TO get partners He has sunk
acres in Sussex, In CATERS and a dirty shooting
Jacket; fattening pigs, and digging up weeds with
| spud Ana Can remember him one OF the
OF cou' Sc, with girl In her nrst-or even per-
haps her second season-there Is little difficulty.
Her eyes VIII show you pretty we'll what answer is
| ready behind her ivory teeth. But do not he too
| easily satisfied with the quick heaving OF her
| bosom. There Is good deal OF excitement to a
| be the cause OF the unwonted heaves Always
propose-Or lead up TO proposal-seated. When
you are standing up you are 10 some extent in a
| worse position Than she Is. Probably she has
| something In ner hand-a fan or a parasol-and
even II she has nothing, a woman can manage her
| arms better than man. Besides you should bear
in mind that If you are accepted your attitude
| must be one or sudden rapture, and II you are
| standing lshe will, OF course, be standing too
| you couldn't propose standing to girl sitting)
you must at once seize her. attempt 10 seize her
| IN close embrace. Now, even Blondin would md
forwara w heS 70 himself and topic
| modest retiring damsel about whom his arms are
twlned while he cannot move either foot forward
for fear OF treading on ner feet or frOck 1t would
| be OmtnOuS to begin by tearing her dress ont ar
| the gathers
No. Propose sitting. II the girl be willing-and
| De not fool eve need not count fOol-girls; they
can be proposed TO In any rough and unscientlfic
style)-she Will allow one little white hand as you
ana nea1g tender
| take possession OF 1t. 1t remains-passive per-
haps, but still IL does remain-ln yours The bat
tie is won. You are engaged from that moment,
and all the rest OF the Interview Is only leather
| and prunela.
| hanging there as bait, 1t Is briskly withdrawn
| and the dignity OF outraged propriety shines out
OF the eyes SO falsely tender moment since, then
recognize at once your danger and rise to the Oc-
| casiOn
"Wny do you object to our being friends, Miss
| Biank?" you should say, little cOldly and with
you can manage the thing-Just a slight suspi-
cion OF amusement in your eyes-or mouth-(prac-
| tce before the glass ana see which comes easiest
This is rather poser. She can't well say that
| she say that she suspected you did not intend TO
stop there Then you can go on.
|
never intend TO marry put In some reason for your
cenbacy here II you have nice one, but 1t is not
OF much Importance and 1t seems ,rd that there
lore should be shut out from friendness Tor init
| macy, the latter for choice0 with nice women"
Here, again, you see you have her at a disad-
| vantage. II she has any conscience, she cannot,
aiter drawing you on so prettily, say that she
| doesn't want to be friends with you; yet II she
says she does, she actually OF her account cuts
| the ground from under her own feet, turns an
sentiment out OF the thing, aud altogether elimi-
| mates the little conquest she had up to that mo.
| ment deemed at her mercy.
should she, however, md herself Obliged to do
this, then, II you have the nerve you can tnfiict
very sweet little bit OF punishment by cOnhding
70 ner some love affair of your own apocryphaI or
| not, ana you can force her, with rage at her de-
feat In her heart to listen to your impassioned
tale OF sorrow, OF two hearts that beat as one Of
| suspicious husbands; or, II she be a shockable
young woman Enough these are rare nOWl Of
| stern and sOrdid parents
1ll-Timed and Well.Timed Hynans,
| From the Chicago Advance August "a
The pastor OF large city church not long since
gave up the prayer-meettng evening entirely to
the ladies' who admirably couhuctod a