The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-02
GIRL s WHO ENTERTAIN.
Wherein They Have the Advantage OF
Prettier Girls Who Do Not.

IF were girl, desirous-as every
young woman is-of being a BELLE"
said a well-known society man to a
Star reporter the other day, Il would,
beyond all else, entertain"
':And why so?''
Because entertaining is more sure
ly than anything else productive of at
tention from the men. Even the ugliest
girl will not be wall flower if plenty
of parties are given at her house. You
see, the en-particularly the young
| ones-are not going out in society for
philanthropic or unseltish 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 anything in return, in ma
terial sense, there is not much possi-
| bility of that. Washington bachelors
are, as rule, not rich-many of them
who frequent the best houses and move
! in the fashionable swim, in fact, are
department clerks, living on small in
comes-and they are not expected to
send costly boquets and give theatre
| parties in acknowledgement of the civ
ilities 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 a share of the
| supertluites thus distributed. Besides,
| it is not true that they have nothing ,
offer in exchange. Are not their pow
ers of making themselves agreeable
worth something? 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?n
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
obtainable time. Their object is chiefly
to be invited to as many nice parties and
TO be feasted as often and as pleasing
ly as may be possible. So it comes
about very naturally that girl who
entertains attracts the masculine ele-
ment in society very much in the same
way and for the same reason that an
accessible piece of toasted cheese
draws mice that are anxious for a nib
BILE. The men seek to be introduced
to her, and do their best to make them
selves agreeable; they make point
of asking her to dance often, and thus
she is pretty sure of a good time. At
her own house, of necessity, she re-
ceives plenty of attention. 1t is an i'm
mense help to young woman socially
to entertain. On the other hand. a
girl who is a success without entertain
ing must be belle indeed;
TO be such, of course, beauty is the
most necessary quality, do you not
think?n
No. do not. The value of beauty
to n girl is inestimab1c; but, in my
opinion; the quality that makes young
woman most sought by men is vivacity
and sparkle. To be a belle of the first
water she must have this, backed by
prettiness and tact, and must enter.
tain. If she is known to have money
of her own, or even in expectation, il
is an immense help. However, my OBJ
servation hasn't been that any amount
of money will make an unattractive
girl belle. There are always some
men who will hang around a rich Cir
with the notion of capturing her for
tune, but they are marked exceptions
and the gossips soon spot them as mon
ey hunters. Fellows who amount tC
anything won't do that. There is lot;
of maria geable wealth in petticoats il
, ashington-millions and millions o
dollars-but the poor men somehow
don't seem to succeed in grabbing it.
-WashingtO7a Star.