Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-03-19
GIRLS WHO ENTERTAIN.

Why They Are Sure to Receive Attentions
from Young Men.
''1f / were a girl desirous-as every
young woman is-of being BELLE" said
well-known society man to reporter
the other day, 81 would, beyond all else,
entertain"
Sand why sop
Because entertaining is more surely
than any thing else productive of atten-
ton from men. Even the ugliest girl
will not be a wall-flower if plenty of
parties are given at her house. You
see the men-particularly the young
ones--are not going out in society for
philanthropic or unselfish motives; it is
merely question with most of them
how much in the way of fun and good
things to eat or drink they can get. AS
for giving any thing in return, in a ma
terial sense. there Is not much posi-
bility of that. Washington bachelors are,
as a rule, not rich-m&ny of them who
frequent the best houses and move in
the 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 Acknowledgements of the civil
tiles shown them. Nor is it especially
desirable that they should, for, if they
have not means, there are plenty of
other people about who have millions to
throw away, and there is no good reason
wherefore these 'impecunious beaux
should not have share of the superfui-
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
fill useful place in the gay world, for
what sort of a 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-
BILE time. Their object is chiefly to be
invited to as many nice parties and to
be Toasted 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 same reason that an accessible
piece of toasted cheese draws the mice
that are anxious for nibble. The men
seek to be introduced to her and do their
best to make themselves agreeable; they
make point of asking her to dance
often, and thus she is pretty sure of
good time. At her own house, of neces-
sity, she receives plenty of attention. 1t
is an immense help to young woman
socially to entertain. On the other
hand, girl who is a success without
entertaining must be a belle indeed
''To be such, of course, beauty is the
most necessary quality, do you not
think?"
''No, / do not. The value of beauty
to a girl is inestimable; but, in my opin-
ion, the quality that makes young
woman most sought by men is vivacity
| and sparkle. To be belle of the first
water she must have this, backed by
prettiness 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 manageable wealth in
| petticoats in ashington-millions and
millions of dollars-but the poor men
somehow don't seem to succeed in
grabbing it. "-Washington Star.