The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-19

wherein They Have the Advantage of
Prsssisr Girls VINE De Not

III were girl. desirous-as every
young woman is--of being belle"
said \ well-known society man TO
Star reporter the other day, II would.
beyond all else. entertain"
Aud why sop
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 il plenty
of parties are given at her house. You
see, the particularly the young
ones--are not going out in society for
philanthropic or unseliish motives; IL
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 ia return. in a ma
terial sense, there Is not much possi-
bility of that Washington bachelors
are, as a rule, not rich--many Of them
who frequent the best houses aud move
in the fashionable swim, In fact are
department clerks. living on small i'm
comes--and they are not expected to
send costly boquets and give theatre
parties in acknowledgment of the CIV
ilities shown them. Nor is il 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 tho
supcrhuities thus distributed. Besides.
ii is not true that they have nothing {,
offer in exchange. Are not their pow
ers OF making themselves agreeable
worth something's IL can't be said that
they don't I'LL useful place in the gay
world, for what sort OF time would
the dear girls have without themP"
But the point We were discussing
was girls entertaining.
Exactly; and / am getting TO IL
most directly. The men. like the
young women, go out 10 have the best
obtainable time. Their object is chiefly
TO be invited to as many nice parties aud
10 be feasted as often and As pleasing
ly as may be possible. So 1t comes
about very naturally that a 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 nib
BILE. The men seek TO be introduced
TO her, and do their best TO make them
selves agreeable; they make a point
OF asking her 10 dance often. and thus
she is pretty sure of good time. At
her own house. of necessity, she re-
ceives plenty of attention. IL Is an inn
mense help TO "A young woman socially
To entertain. On the other hand.
girl who is success without entertain
ing must be belle indeed
TO be such. of course. beauty is the
most necessary quality, do you not
thinkp"
mo. do not. The value of beauty
to girl is inestimable but, in my
opinion; the quality that makes young
woman most sought by men Is yiyacity
and sparkle. To be belle of the first
water she must have this, backed by
prettiness aud tact, and must enter
tain. III she Is known to have money
of her own, or even in expectation. II
is an immense help. However, my OBJ
servation hasn't been that any amount
Of money will make an unattractiye
girl belle. There are always some
men who will hang around rich girl
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 to
anything won't do that. There Is lots
Of marriageable wealth in petticoats in
Washington millions and millions Of
dollars-but the poor men somehow
don't seem TO succeed In grabbing IT,"
Washington Star.