Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-07-27
.cUQUETRY AND BEAuTYs
Susceptibility OF Non to Fr.volity,
and Simplicity.
coquetts. Seem Co Command . rrem,unS
Wh+o Brainy Women Are at - ua-
eoant-Tho MAsouline A'i~.s Tire
Of Pedantic Laetrras

Of Pcdantic LaetrsNa- |.
A born coquettc IS moro dangerous
than n beauty, asserts q writer in tho
Now York World. She inhcrits a bet
ter legacy than wealth, for whilo money
gives life Its cushion beauty gives It
color and coQuetry makes 1t sparkle.
Tho coquottc will go on with her con-
quests whilc there Is . man left in tho
world with q heart in his bosom. There
Is q woman in Now York who keeps n
big boapling-school for tho cduca
ton OF coQuettes, and instead
OF walking on roso leaves clio trcals on
golden eagles. Seats at her perform
anccs are secured two years in advance,
and to mako tho application you pay q
handsome deposit. There arc no graded
courses of study, no exhaustive examines
lions, no tedious memory lessons anil
no incessant, eternal and intolerabl1
smashing of piano-keys. Asr!rants for
degrees can go to tho Harvard annex.
Would-bo g%rcaaAiers arc directed to
Holyoke and Columbia, and blue stoclc-
ings arc advised to enter local high
schools and universities for intellectual
force. Hero coquctry is fostercd-
and no secret made about 1t, either.
Square shoulders aro rounded into Do
Milo grace; nat solos arc raised by hi-
dicious foot coverings; high forchcads
sheltered by kiss curls; harsh yoiccI.
lowered q whclo tono; angular elbows
turned in; stiff joints looscncd anil
cvcry symptom OF . strong mind riyidly
suppressed. Tho pupil ia swcctoncd,
softcned and curved. She IS carefully
instructed to know nothing and to do
nothing that will rob o graco or mur n
smile.
And does ohio payP I,
Doesn't she. .
Drop her in the village lano or Quiet
promenade of her native city and 500 IL
Sho is not gobblcd up by tho moat prom
ising young lawyer or most prominent
bachelor iii tho town.
This Is n serious, angular old world.
Mcn arc sick and tired OF shroUdnoss,
logic, argument and brains. They wans
to be amused, distracted, diverted.
Good sonsa is tedious after Tho market
closes, and tho woman who talks profit
and loss, supply and demand, premium
and discount in evening dress, In thu
moonlight or ut o dinner party, is q
nightmare in pctticoats, TO DO cludcd -
tho first turn in tho lano. Change IL
rest, and, whilo wo hate g!yElins, wo
love gabblc- There Is whcra tho CO.
quctry Of wins.
l remember riding in IN elevated
train beside = grizzly man OF lity and a
breezy, ch=tty girl cnvclopcd in iutter-
ing ribbons, dreamy lace and tho sccnt
OF wild olives, who was pouring society
chat into her companions ear. When ~
lull camc in her recital do sou think ho
aished r%estfuliy? not q bit of it. Ills
only remark was: Toll mo some more
Ccquctry Is to the win OF lifc what
the sparkle il to champagne, end thcro
arc women who can no moro help bciny
! ccquettish than that delicious draugbt
can help bubbling.
y pretty LOT OF nonsense, too, brothcrs
preach against rico powder, curl papers,
lip rouge and sweet scent. 1t IL q mat
ter OF comment that these dear protect
cd sisters receive moro than q liberal al
lowanco OF homo, whilo tho vcriest
Dolly Warden in tho set has her Ill OF
b play, tho dance and the tonni1
court.
The ccquctte is helped over dangerous
crossings, her packages AFRO picked u
and brushed when sho drops Thorn. Thu
first place ut o bank window and no
first consideration in the shops arc hers.
Tho coquctto gets tho lovclicSt lowers,
tho most delicious candies, the newest
books and tho latest prints in tho mar
kot. The coqucttes receive tho idolatry
OF men. Their hearts, their hands,
their names, and finally their worldly
goods.
She need not mako = showcase OF her.
self nor play tho flower garden 10 the
captivating. a girl can be absolutely
irresistible in . ~lftecn-cont cambria.
Innocence, youth, beauty, sentiment arc
associated with n girl in q white dress.
Plenty of mon shrink from brocndc anil
p~assameneterlc rs fabrics beyond their
income, but tho whito cambria, tho
white null, tho white any thing is Il
raimcnt that blots out arithnotical cal
culation.
The c%oQuctto may DO ~ wiso as Maria
Mitchell, Susan u. Anthony or Abigail
Dodge, but she will never let a man ind
it out. She knows too we'll how they
hate things didactio. And SO she srlilc.
swcctly, talks gayly and lives To plouso.
lIcrc'O luck to tho little coquctte. Long
may shc wavc and never waycr.