Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19

WIDOWS, lnere $ good DlJ OF reason
In this. The woman who has had one
husband has discovered that the proper
study of womankind is-man; and ex-
perience has taught her now to make
life smoother, just as matrimony has
taught her restraint. She doesn't do as
she did at first. She doesn't bother
mans life out Of him by asking him if
she is the first woman he ever loved,
nor does she bring wrinkles on her own
face by fretting over unknown rivals.
She is sensible enough TO conclude that
he has probably loved a great many
women, while she is positively certain
that he must have loved her best, else he
wouldn't have asked her to be his wife.
On her wedding-ring is an unseen gem
-experience--and she uses it to make
light the paths of married life, so that
there will not come over it shadow Of
discomfort
WHICH ARE THE wIsEsT MARRIAGES.
Why don't girls learn that there's not
much compliment in being mans first
love? The man who goes into garden
of flowers and simply takes the first one
he meets, doesn't know what he is doing
1t may not be sweet; there may be thorns
on it, and it may soon fade. The wise
man is the one who goes all through the
garden, and seeing them all, selects the
sweetest, and, most important of all, the
one that will last longest. Curiously
enough, the orchid, which is the typical
flower of civilized woman, will outlast
all the violets, roses and even the great
pure white lilies. To my mind, more
marriages would be successes if women
were more loving, more aifectionate,
more considerate and more patient; but
firmly believe-you see by this | am
an ultra-conservative woman-that the
man should have the more brain of the
two. l don't want woman to be Il
fool, but | think she should be more
loving than intellectual, and more gra-
cious than learned. That's the end of
my sermon on matrimony.
FOR THE GIRL WHO FRECKLEs.
The spring is coming, and with it the
numerous ills that flesh is heir, especially
frccklcs. The girl who is going to keep
herself from getting freckled by wearing
veil must wear one of the thick kind,
that really gives one vapor bath, 1t
has decidedly undesirable way of get
tin in your mouth but as you have to
suffer TO be beautiful and get rid of
freckles, you have to chew the cud of a
thick veil and not complain. Wells are
the coquetry of the young and the
charity of the old, and prove that
charms concealed attract the most. 1t
is very funny, but the veil, that is said
TO be as old as the vanity Of woman or
the curiosity of man, can not be traced
TO its birth. There was a time when
men wore it; but that was very long
time ago, and evidently the women oh
jected, and forced them TO give up the
coquettish bit of dress that really be-
longed to them.
HOW DIFFERENT WOMEN WEAR Wells.
An Englishwoman regards a veil as
something to put on to keep out the sun
or the cold, and consequently she as
sumes it in very slovenly fashion. The
American and the Frenchwoman know
that it is beautifier, consequently they
take great care in getting becoming wells,
and in arranging them so that the beauty
spot is just in the right place, while the
veil itself does not seem to drag the hat
or to be out of harmony with it. The
Spanishwoman knows that her mantilla
and her fan are her weapons of warfare,
and she is an adept in their use
THE VEIL NOW MOST WORN.
The veil most in vogue just now is
the fine Russian mesh without a spot
upon it; the beauty spot, having been
discovered to be ridiculous at times, has
gone out Of favor The bright scarlet
veil is to the fore again, but it can only
be worn by women who are very pale,
inasmuch as it makes every other woman
look as if she had violent attack of
scarlet fever. A plain blue veil-one
of the thin ones-will make you look
pale, and grey one gives you rather a
CHASTITY look. Brown is generally be-
coming; and the fine tulle, in black with
very small dots upon it, is always in
good taste, and usually makes the com
plexion look better.
woMAN's RED UMBRELLA.
Speaking of red wells reminds me
that the rainy weather has brought out
the red umbrella, and made it bit of
brightness on a gloomy day. Personally
/ approve of the red umbrella. 1t is
cheerful and encouraging, after a series
of black ones, though | don't know as
itwould look well to see Il Judge of the
Supreme Court carry one. Still think
most women under 50 look decidedly
attractive under it. The healthy liking
for red should be encourages; aud
don't see why red silk can't he as good
way of protection as black. don't
see why everything that takes care OF
You mayn't be cheerful.
A woMAN's IDEA OF PROTECTION.
Don't you believe in protection
do
Protection from colds by cool opcr
fires, quinine pills, porous plasters, and
warm clothes.
Protection from bores by swords, dag
gers, and pistols
Protection from impudence by police
men, clubs, and the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Women.
Protection from looking ugly by
pretty frocks, pretty shoes, and pretty
tempers.
Protection from dudes by the Goun!
Mems Christian Association.
Protection from bad books by you
own good taste.
Protection from ignorance by thu
establishment of schools where reading
writing, and arithmetic are taught.
am "A believer in protection al
around. Goodness gracious do YOU
suppose anybody will want to be pro
tected from BAB?
CLETEL1ND IND BL.iINE.
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