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! chaperon. But, though much is said
and written about the chaperon nova
days, | am willing to assert that in
the whole of America there are not
more than 1, 900 young ladies b con-
slider the chaperon a necessity. while
at least 500, 900 very excellent young
ladies are being escorted about by adj
miring SWANS every evening in the
year. 1t is also a mistake for a young
lady to correct or scold her parents in
the presence of young men. imagining
they will admire her culture or cour-
age, or imagine they will not notice
it. | heard a wealthy and accom-
| plished young lady at one of our
noted seashore resorts severely criti-
| cised and condemned by a group OF
' gentlemen one day, because n OF
them had heard her speak unkind ly
to her mother. 1t is a mistake for a
woman (wife, mother, sister or sweet
heart), to make plans for the disposal
of all q mans spare hours, and then
expect him to enjoy himself. 1t is a
mistake for a woman to try to prove
to men her great knowledge and SUI
perior intellect. They enjoy an in
Iellectual woman when they discover
her brightness themselves, but they
do not like to have her force her
brains and learning upon thema But
it is just as great a mistake to assume
an air of insipidity and expect a Man
to think it charming. Men are exact
ing in their demands. Too much or
too little brain in is equally
offensive to them.
1t is the mistake of a lifetime to give
a man any liberty which you would
not want known and to expect him to
keep the matter a secret. The excep-
tional man will sometimes hide the
indiscretions of a young girl whom he
believes spoke or acted from ignor-
ance; but the average man, in the
highest, the same as in the lowest
walks of life, boasts of his successes
with foolish women, and the rendez-
vous, the letter, the embrace. or the
souvenir which she has given him,
thinking it will never be known to
others than themselves, is shortly
the matter of gossip among a dozen
people.
Women hide their secrets far better
than men do. They fear the censure
of the world too much to share their
errors or indiscretions with contid-
antes. But men are almost invaria-
bly, vain and proud of their conquests,
and relate their achievements with
the fair sex to. one or two admiring
friends. They may not use names,
but let the incidents once be told it is
an easy matter to discover the person.
ages, if one is at all curious to do so.
The only way to keep mel from be-
traying our indiscretions is not to
commit them. / once made these re-
marks in the presence of several
ladies, and one OF them replied that
she was glad she had never been ac-'
quainted with the class of men l
Knew At the same time that lady's
name had been used lightly in a club
room NOT a week previous, and her
indiscreet actions had been com
mented on by 1.-The class of men" she
did know.
1t is the worst mistake of all for a
woman to think she a make no mis-
take. The moment the conviction
enters her head she is on the highway
to some grand blunder whereby she
will wound, disgust or antagoniZe the
man she most cares for. Eternal
watchfulness, never-failing caution,
perpetual tact, and equal quantities
of pride and humility are necessary
ingredients in the behavior a wonan
needs to use with me. This should be
garnished with coquetry and served
with good nature. And ven then we
will be liable to make some mistakes,
since one man will complain if too
much coquetry in the tiavoring, aud
another will call it insipid; one will
say we have too much pride to render
the dish palatable, and another will
complain of an overdose of humility;
and still another will think we served
our conduct too cold, while his com
rade will think the opposite.
Hiding Her Feet,
The women have a great propensity
for sitting on one foot in a street car
as we'll as in the seclusion of their
own homes. It's a great failing OF
their sex. The ordinary observer
would never notice it, probably, be-
cause their skirts come toe low to tell
whether two precious little feet or
one are dangling down. but if, when
one gets in a car, he will just casually
glance along the line. ten chances to
one he will find n young lady, at
least, who, to all appearances, is a
hero of the battle of Gettysburg.
They do it so skilfullyand deftly that
nobody but a woman is likely to de-
tect them at it. If is done when she
first sits down. Just as she is about
to sit she gives a quick little hitch,
which motion is employed to bring
the leg up to the seat, and then the
rest of the performance proceeds as
usual. Thus, like the Turk
at his pipe or the tailor
at his work, she rides comfortably
from the starting-place to the
destination. There are many advan-
tages in this mode of sitting and few
disadvantages. 1t economies space
in q crowded seat and makes room
for one more passenger, SO that the
gentleman who graciously rises to
give up his seat to the lady who has
Just entered finds. to his astonish-
ment, that there is still room for him
after she has settled down to riding
position. The only great disadvan-
tage is that frequently a lady may
tear her skirt when she gets up to
leave the car. Or, worse still, she may
catch her shoe heel in the dress or
other garment and trip herself. A
lady arose from a Pennsylvania car
seat the other day, and there seemed
to be a Juggling and a pulling going
on under her dress. In a
there was a long. ripping sound, and
she had fallen fiat on her face in the
bottom of the car. When she arose