DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-02-27
SIRLS WHO ENTERTAIN,
"hS ihey Are Sure to Receive Attention
from Young Men.

sure 10 receive Attentions
from Young Men.
II were girl desirous-as every
young woman is-of being belle" said
"ell-known society man to reporter
'ne other day, 81 would, beyond all else
entertain"
and why SOP"
because entertaining is moro surely
man any thing else productive of atten.
'ion from men. Even the ugltost girl
VIII not be wall-flower if plenty of
parties are given at her house. You
see The men--particularly the young
ohes-are not going out in society for
phllanthropic or unselfsh motives; it is
merely question with most of them
now much in the way of fun and GOOD
shlngS to eat or drink they can get. As
LOT giving any thing in return, in ma.
terlal sense, there is not much posi-.
Dlllty Of that. Washington bachelors are,
US rule, not riCh-many of them who
frequent the best houses and move in
Vhe fashionable SWIM in fact are de-
partment clerks, living on small in
comes-and they are not expected to
send costly bouquets and give theater
parties in acknowledgment of the civil.
ltleS shown them. Nor is it especially
desirable that they should, for, if they
nave not means, there are plenty of
other people about who have millions to
throw away, and there is no good reason
wherefore these impccunious beaux
should not have share of the superfiui-
ties thus distributed. Besides, it is not
true that they have nothing to offer in
exchange. Are not their powers of MAX
ing themselves agreeable worth some
thing? 1t can't be said that they don't
hill useful place in the gay world, for
what sort Of time would the dear girls
have without them?"
but the point we were discussing
was girls entertaining
"EXactly, and am getting to it most
directly. The men, like the young
women, go out to have the best obtaina
bic time. Their object is chiefly to be
invited to as many nice parties and to
be feasted as often and as pleasingly as
may be possible. So it comes about
very naturally that girl who enter
tains attracts the masculine element IN
society very much in the same way and
for the sas4e reason that an accessible
piece of toasted cheese draws the mice
that are anxious for nibble. The men
feek 6esE IS to bG intr2dHssedv t2 h&eFE ard thew
make point of asking her to dance |
Cften, and thus she is pretty sure of a
good time. At her own house, of neccS- |
sity, she receives plenty of attention. 1t
is an immense help to young woman
socially to entertain. On tho other
hand, girl who is a success without
entertaining must be a belle indeed"
ITO be such, of course, beauty is the
most necessary quality, do you not
think?'
NO. | do not. The value of beauty
to girl is incstimable; but, in my opin-
ion, the quality that makes a young
woman most sought by men is vivacity
and sparkle. TO be belle of the first
water she must have this, backed by
prettincss and tact, and must entertain
If she is known to have money of her
own, or even in expectation, it is an i'm
mense help. However, my observation
hasn't been that any amount of money
will make an unattractive girl belle
There are always some men who Will
hang around rich girl with the notion
of capturing her fortune, but they are
marked exceptions and the gossips soon
spot them as money-hunters' Fellows
who amount to any thing won't do that
There is lots of marriageablo wealth in
oetticoats in Neutrality-suspicious. and
millions of dollars but the poor men
somehow DON'T seem to succeed IN
grabbing it."-Washington Star