The morning call., 1891-06-20
WHY THEY DON'T MARRY.
There Are Not Enough Manly Young MeI
Left to Go Around.

There Are Not Enough Manly Young Men
| Left to Go Around.
An elderly country woman, who had
chaperoned two nieces through a gay New
York season, claims to a writer in Wives
and Daughters to have discovered one of
the reasons why girls do not marry" She
says: Right after Christmas, when cards
came asking us to tea at Mr.. VS. rooms,
hesitated about accepting, but finally
yielded and went. l felt for the poor fell
lows natural perplexities ana bought a
bag Of nice Jumbles and some lump sugar,
and took few extra teaspoons along to help
him out of tight place." She found, how
ever, that this young mans apartments
contained all the requisites for tea,
and all preparations were complete and
lavish, and there was no use for her extra
spoons or jumbles. Her possessions became
burdensome. "While he talked to the girls
/ began looking around for some place to
hide those cakes, and heard the spoons rat
tie in my pocket. With each survey that
took that paper bag grew bigger and the
silver spoons iingled under the folds of my
dress" She eDumerateS the splendorS or
the bTic-a-brae and furniture in the corner
and goes on:
There in the corner stood the tea-table in
all its glory, with Mr.. V lowering about
it like protecting spirit. He had lady
ostensibly presiding, but no old maid could
have kept sharper eye on the teacups.
He discussed the different varieties of tea
with warmth. defended the infusion pro-
cess, gave his reasons Tor patrOnlZIng
particular bakery, and, in the meantime,
handed round b0nbOns and salted almonds
to his half-dozen men and women guests.
From confectionery the talk drifted to
napery, and, with glow OF genuine pride,
our entertainer exhibited a set of exquisite
dollies, lately added to his linen closet lie
advocated drawn work and the outline
stitch in white floss as rather superior style
at afternoon functions, and then got on the
subject of china, which was evidently his
hobby. Each fragile cup and SANGER
was dilated upon in turn, the deli
cacy and the beauty of the porcelain
naturally leading 10 wholesale abuse OF
servants. Mr.. v and a man friend
sitting near agreed that they never per-
mitted Biddy to lay finger on the prop
critics of their pantry. They Numbered
every piece Of china and plate personally to
insure safe handling, and used only pure
linen towels in order 10 avoid lint AS you
may imagine sat aghast to hear such con-
Versatisn between two bearded creatures,
and was scarcely surprised afterward when
a woman of the party ventured an opinion
on the subject Of sweeping 70 hear both OF
them summarily suppress her.
The host took the ladies about on tour
of inspection of the apartments, where
everything was found to be in the most
perfect order. and the housekeeping of the
host was complniented most heartily. But
to go on with the remarks of the country
woman:
Since the first afternoon last winter, l
have been TO twenty teas of the same sort
in as many different apartments. New
\ FORK fairly swarms with this new type of
humanity and with each exhibition of his
etieminacy grow more disguised. Ny girls
are athletic, ride, swim, hunt, and use the
horizontal bar. feline is this really revo-
luton of nature. as they Say? Ii so, the
Experimental young man is decided step
toward a reversal Of the senes.