The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-09-17
co0UETRY AND BEAUTY,
The Susceptibility of Men to Frivo1ity and
Simplicity.

The Susceptibility of Men to Frivolfty and
Simplicity.
A born coquette is more dangerous
than beauty. She inherits a better
legacy than wealth, for while money
gives life its cushion beauty gives it
color and coquetry makes it sparkle.
The coquette will go on with her con-
quests while there is a man left in the
world with a heart in his bosom.
There is woman in New York who
keeps big boarding-school for the
education of coquettes, and instead of
walking on rose leaves she treads on
golden eagles. Seats at her perform
ances are secured two years in ad-
vance, and to MIKE the application
you pay handsome deposit. There
are no graded courses of study, no ex-
haustive examinations, no tedious
memory lessons, and no incessant,
| eternal, and intolerable smashing of
piano-keys. Aspirants for degrees can
go to the Harvard annex. Would-be
grenadiers are directed to Holyoke and
Columbia, and blue stockings are ad-
vised to enter local high schools and
universities for intellectual force. Here
coquetry is fostered and no secret
made about it, either. Square should
ers rounded into De Milo grace; fat
soles are raised by judicious foot cover
lngs; high foreheads sheltered by kiss
curls; harsh voices lowered a whole
tonei angular elbows turned in; stiff
joints loosened and every symptom of
strong mind rigidly suppressed. The
pupil is sweetened, softened, and curved
She is carefully instructed to know
nothing and to do nothing that will rob
a grace or mar a smile.
And does she payP
Doesn't she
Drop her in the village lane or quiet
promenade of her native city, and see
If she is not gobbled up by the most
promising young lawyer or most prom
lnent bachelor in the town.
This is serious angular old world.
Men are sick and tired of shrewdness,
logic, argument and brains. They
want to be amused, distracted, divert
ed. Good sense is tedious after the
market closes, and the woman who
talks profit and loss, supply and de-
mand, premium and discount, in even
ing dress, in the moonlight or at din
ner-party, is nightmare in petticoats
to be eluded at the first turn in the
lane. Change is rest, and while we
hate giggling, we love gabble There
IS where the coquetry of woman wins.
remember riding in an elevated
train beside grizzly man of so and
breezy, chatty girl enveloped in fut-
terlng ribbons, dreamy lace, and the
scent of wild olives, who was pouring
society chat into her companion's ear.
When lull came in her recital do you
think he sighed restfullyP Not bit of
it. His only remark was: "Tell me
some more"
Coquetry is to the wine of life what
'he sparkle is to champagne, and there
are women who can no more help being
coquettish than that delicious draught
can help bubbling
A pretty lot of nonsense, too, broth
ers preach against rice powder, curl
papers, lip rouge, and sweet scent 1t
is matter of comment that these dear
protected sisters receive more than a
liberal allowance of home, while the
veriest Dolly Warden in the set has her
fill of the play, the dance, and the ten
mis- court ----.---,-,------
hair-brushed sisters, coquetry is the
very best investment girl can make.
The coquette has seat in the crowded
car, and receives the civilities that
make her glad that she is a woman.
The coquette is helped over danger
GUS crossings. her packages are picked
up and brushed when she drops them.
The first place at bank window and
the first consideration in the shops are
hers. The coquette gets the loveliest
flowers, the most delicious candies, the
newest books, and the latest prints in
the market. The coquettes receive the
idolatry of men. Their hearts, their
hands, their Names and finally their
worldly goods.
She need not make a showcase of
herself nor play the flower garden to
be captivating. A girl can be absolute
ly irresistible in Is cent cambria. In
nocence, youth, beauty sentiment are
associated with girl in white dress.
Plenty of men shrink from brocade
and passementerie as fabrics beyond
their income, but the white cambria, the
white null, the white anything is a
raiment that blots out arithmetical cal
culation.
The coquette may be as wise as
Maria Mitchell, Susan B. Anthony, or
Abigail Dodge but she will never let
man find it out. She knows too well,
how they hate things didactic. And so
she smiles sweetly, talks gayly, and
lives to please. Here's luck to the lit
tie coquette. Long may she wave and
never waver.-N Y. World.