St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-17

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a. II oM est, not only to
NJ A| those who con-
9R YH06a template going
$&$S1$& E}s\ through the Or
N N5SA9 ! deal, but also to
N%NSs those others who
N W rave passed
I <A(E} IS) through the ter
CMXE,, " rible excitement
r. N&t and forgotten all
KUHN about it. There
~" is nothing, per-
Aaps, so quickly forgotten by a man
as the actual words he employed
in asking mis- inamorata to marry him.
If she SAYS Yes" he forgetS all about
it for JOY; is No. he dismisses the
painful interview from his mind and
never allows it to return. for the simple
reason that all reflection causes him
piQue and annoyance. The question why
men don't mary and why men don't
propose are not OF nearly so much
Importance as that of how they
ought to propose. Men are ready
enough to propose marriage to women,
and, if they sometimes fail, it is be-
cause they do not know the best way
to do 1t, ana 10 one has as yet thought
of giving them a few hints on the sub
ject. AS rule. men begin their career
of proposals at the age of seventeen,
says the London correspondent of all
Eastern paper, and, nothing daunted by
Repeated Rebufs,
they keep it up and go Oh merrily, pro-
posing here and proposing there, till
about the age of twenty-five. Then, if
still free, the proposals decrease in
number, and one year is the average
man attempts until he is thirty. At
that period of his existence a bachelor
seldom proposes, but from fifty upward
he makes up for 1t valiantly, having. as
it were, only recule pour mieux
sauter, and the average increases
at a rapid rate in proportion as
the heart becomes once more
youth. To speak of the various modes
OF proposing generally adopted would
be interesting, but lengthy. Briefly, a
few of the styles may be summarized
under the palpably appropriate head
ingS in well-kuown sketch depicting
the experiences of a would-be skater on
the ice: 1.-The drop sudden" 1.-THE
check Intellectual" 1.-The slide tri-
umphaht," 1.-The victorious retreat"
and 1.-The damp collapse" 1t will
be seen at a glance that these require
no further comments. Its merely sug-
gested how men ought to make their
proposals so as, at least. to please the
women they thus honor, even should
the proffered honor be declined. First
of all, man ought not to mind being
refused and never regret being accept
ed. One is as frequeSt as the other.
When refused, he should never fall
into the too common mistake of say
Ing he
Will Go to the Boys.
Women nowadays are not impressed
ny it: but if a rejected lover really
went to his dog for sympathy and en-
couragement it might touch woman's
heart, and in any case inspire her with
respect. 1t would be we'll if man alb
stained from showing girl any atten-
ton whatever until he has made up his
mind that he would like to marry
her. Then let him ''go at it
plucky." A timid wooer appeals
only to masculine women. A true
woman who sees man dangling about
in desultory manner, one day looking
unutterable things and another time
hardly noticing her, will very soon
make up her own mind; then, that
man should not attempt to propose. The
least said when proposing the better.
although compliance with the following
Odvlce, lately given by well-kdoWn
Aumorist, is not urged:
The chap VINO tries TO win miss
By appealing to her reason
Is much less like 10 gain his bliss
Than he who ventures on a kiss
Combined with gentle squeezinl
This Is Enthusiastically a mans idea
very neatly put, but the sort of proposal
woman really likes best is for the man
TO go straight to the point, and without
hesitation or bashfulneSs, and if posi-
BILE no blushing, to say: miss Mamie,
i love you; will you marry me?n Or.
perhaps, still better: 'Will you?" with,
of course, meaning glance; and the
woman to answer: No, thank you,"
or else Yes, with pleasure" as the
case may be, just as for a dance. This
would save much in the way of
Wounded Pride,
injured feelings and Misunderstanding. for
'least said. soonest mended." Spoken
proposals are so often only the result of
momentary catalepsy of the brain that
1t is not to be wondered at if they gen.
orally end badly. Eight times out of
ten writing is best. but it should be
short also. Sincerity is never wordv,
and women are quick to detect insin-
cerity. No woman could possibly be
offended, even if she knew man but
slightly. should she receive a letter
written i'll something like the following
style:
Dear Miss Zimmerman: | admire Won
anG your many qualities deeply (don't
talk of her charms). 1 am not rich (this
Will most likely be the case: il not, don't
say so-she probably knows it already,
but | make (or have) so much year,
and If the prospect does not brighten
you, and you will consent to become nv
wife (the word wife must be used for
reasons explained later on. and will
grant me leave 10 try and win YOUR love.
VIII ever remain. truly yours, -.
IL 10 this the man receives a polite
rerusal he Will naturally feel rather de-
lected for a week or so; the best remedy
VIII then he complete change of diet.
External agents, live the air of solitude.
have nothing to say to his present con-
dltlon; but If his luncheon usually con-
slstS of a steak and a bottle of lager. he
should at once change it to soup and
SherIy, then vary 1t with fish and claret.
6y the time he finds himself wishing
for his steak and beer once more he
may look upon himself as conyale scent
and-try again.
A Man who Stammers
shouln never attempt to speak his pro-
posal, nor should elderly men. for very
obvious reasons which need not be de-
seribed here. Men, however, who IRE
fer to speak their proposals should first
choose their opportunity carefully or
make it if necessary; but let them be-
ware of the too common snare of array-
ing themselves in unusually fine
clothes, and above all let there
be no buttonholeS. This out
ward decking of the prospec-
tive victim is great mistake in real
life, although it is the generally accept
ed thing in art. on the stage and in novels.
Ancient wooers are, perhaps. the chief
sinners in this respect, but then they
have so much to contend against that
ii is charitable not to be to severe upon