The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-14
HOW TO BECOME A BELLE.
-nnce Lcss with Delightful Men and More
with stupid Beam.


Mamie
"Yes, Clara"
I've been thinking about you You won't
mind II speak plainly, will you, my dearI
This is your first season. you know. aud it's
my third"
"Oh. dear, what have been doing nowT
"Only showing your inexperience, Manic,
and want you TO be a belle"
"And want 10 DO one, OF COURSE
"Then you must 10 more careful saw
you dance twice with Frank Harrington last
night. and you didn't dance once with Arthur
Jones"
But there's something 10 Frank HaTing
ton. while Arthur Jones L. insipid he
doesn't know anything but inane society
+ gossip"
"But hos ono's Of tho beaux. Mamie, you
must remember that"
"Why. he's not entertaining, Is her
Moo, ! can't say that ! ever found him
/ 50. But he always dances with the SWEETEST
/ girls You never saw him with wallfower.
did your
"Never"
"And you've seen Frank Harrington oftenf
"Yes"
"Wen, would you rather DO CHASED with
/ the bellies or the wall aowersi Arthur Jones
and Tom White can make you one Of the
l bellies Of tho season il they like you. and
/ you'll let tbsm. No one will ever think you're
a wall flower if you're with them good deal.
Because they never dance with wall dow.
ersr
Eyes"
"Then, because they are not polite enough
to pay a little attention 10 a girl who lacks
It, am to reward them by being particu'
larry gracious"
"Why, Memier--
"Their seihshness ulaSes than beaux."
"Mamie Browne, you surprise NOR
''The fact that a man whose poiteness con
sists solely in looking out for his own pleas
ure asks me 10 dance should 50 flattcr me that
must encourage him in being impolite 10
my less fortunate sisters"
I. "How can you put such an Interpretation
on what saidi mean, don't you see that
II you dance much With Frank Harrington
and that class Of men people win think you
stand in need Of attention"
THAT am wall lowerP
"Yesp
"And then In tirno that will make mo onef
"Yesn
"For when Arthur Jones and the other
belux get tho idea that am a wall flower
they will let me severely alone"
They won't pay much attention 70 you
"WhyF
any dear, what makes you analyze every
thing In this wayi When came out | was
satisfied to know that things were as they
arc
but I'm curious 10 know why they are
80. Would DO any less entertaining as a
wall flower than as a belleT
'Of course not, Mamie What a foolish
question"
Wouldn't dance just as wellp
Certainly. But you see, if they were
dancing with wall flowers ali the time they
could hardly be beaux."
"They would descend to the level Of cour-
tesy and Frank Harrington
"You provoke me, Mamie
81 don't mean TO- ! only have a way Of
always trying to get at the reason OF things
But Il seems to me that / am 20 reward one
man for being selfish and snub another for
being courteous"
mo, no, no, mol | never said that. Dance
with Frank Harrington II you want 10. !
never meant that you should ignore him en-
tiroy But dance with him less and with
Arthur Jones more"
"But like him better"
$50 DO l."
"Weu, it's all quite odd and gives me some
new ideas about society. But tell M Clara
If dancing almost exclusively with the beaux
makes a belle, what makes a beaufS Is the
situation just reversedp
"Ye-e-s, guess So"
"Theu, whcIe does il all beginin
"Dear me you ask such queer questions
never have thought about itn
"HOw did Arthur Jones get to DO one Of
the swell fellows, as we call themp
Pm sure | don't know The first season /
he somehow got to dancing with the aclznowl- |
eayed bellies Of the screen hetara apa then all I
tho other girls were only too glad 10 dance
with him.
Il think | understand It," thoughtfuny
"a man has push. He insists on dancing ex-
clusiyely with the acknowledged bellies and
ignOrcs the wall flowers. The debutantes are
then crazy TO dance with him, and the next
season be helps 10 make the bellies"
"You provoke mo again. Arthur Jones
has perfect ballroom manners"
"Of course; that's a requisite. So must
bello be pretty and bright But his manners
10 not necessarily make him beau, nor does
her beauty make Der a belle Doesn't it tako
a little grain OF seltishness, Clarar
Mamie"
"Oh, beg your pardon ! was Just think
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