St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-16
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\ Worldly Beauty's Confess
sion Of the Tricks OF the
Craft.
low a Clever Woman Schemes
and Plots and Con-
querS.
che Loves to Dine With Men
and to Dine
Well.
Pointers Which Her Sisters
Can Follow and Also
Dine Well.

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"Women, let your yea be yea; your
nay, nay" This is precept which you
should particularly follow when dining
n public places. for 1t will prove an
upen sesame to the good will of your
companion or host. A man who has
studied the intIicacies of woman's nat
IRE pretty thoroughly expressed HIM
self forcibly few days since IN regard
70 habit which seems universal with
all women, or nearly all, while dining
uut.
When asked to order dinner. to sug-
gest what they prefer, an absurd show
# timidity is displayed, followed by a
series of evaSions which ''gets man so
ratified in the first few minutes" as my
friend explained to me, that he resolves
here and then never to take her out
again.
For the benefit of my sisters at large,
writes Pauline Brent in the New York
Advertiser, and that we may all profit
uy the words of this oracle, permit NE
o say: First catch your hare meanlng
YOUR "man"), and then look him over,
or. like truffleS. he is a luxury, and
must be treated with the tepderest con-
>iGeratiOn.
Suppose he is a regular diner-out,
man about town; inStinctively clever
woman will understand that to order a
Inner is with him an agreeable science.
She may safely trust herself to his
Judgment. thereby fiattering his vanity
and scoring point for her own special
charms.
When she is seated, has deity re-
moved her gloves and the all-important
question is put. what will you have?"
lie clever woman, dining with such 4
man as have mentioned, will cast her
eyes down reflectiyely for second, then
concentrate their brilliancy in one swift,
bright glance "a deferential challenge),
ana, with charming smile, will say,
oh, l shall leave all that to you-I'm
sure you will order delightfully."-"
There will be thrill of qualification
sweep over the mans epidermis at that
moment which will cause his plumage
20 settle gently as he returns that glance
with compound interest, and makes
mental note that this is not only a
charming woman, but also q very clever
one.
SO far, so good. Being put upon his
gallantry, as it were. his skill chal-
lenged. ne will take up the menu, and
possibly name aloud the soups. If he
repeats any particular soup twice or
:hrce you may smile bit and murmur,
That sounds nicely" and down will go
that soup. Then comes the fish. You
will catch his inclination here also by
his tone. After that the entire, the
roast, or, perhaps, game: then the salad
a
the latter very agreeabiy. Unless the
man exercises weakness for sweets
himself, YOU had better eSchew them,
suggesting fruits, cheese. etc. instead.
You will thereby score another point.
Now Tor the wine.
This is, indeed, delicate point, for if
you are thoroughbred your preference
: ter a moderately dry champagne: but
alas-mOst men you know prefer either
Sauterne or Burgundy with their din
ner. Perhaps he has the Anglnmania;
has just been across, don't yer know"
N that case he may talk of 'Dogshead
ae," which is quite good form with a
simple dinner of lunch nowadays.
If you have utilized all the pauses
filled in the chinks of his corporal nat
IRE with bright chat, the chances are
that he will suspect your womanly
penchant for the sparkling fluid, and
your reward a little later will be a
small bottle" POSSIBLY two), with mu-
tual good will.
Few men like to see a woman drink
cOrdials or liquors of any kind. Alb
1inthe-Benedict!ne, and all that sort of
thing. contains great deal of sugar,
and some other mysterious ingredients,
which break up wOman's beauty in a
surprisingly short time. Indulgence in
re har I'd
ness which thoughtful women will be
careful to avoid.
The man who aids and abets feminine
weakness is usually their most severe
Judge: therefore, my sisters, if you are
playing Cor keeps" or if it is only
pour paSSer lie temp. you had better
teave the brandy and its kindred to the
other side of the table.
Now. that's one type of man. Au
contraire, suppose you find yourself
gis avis the man who seldom dimes
out: who has left his wits in bis law
books, or locked them in his safe. and is
quite indifferent, and, in consequence,
more helpless than yourself?
Here is the chance for YOU to develop
your latent talents. With charming
semblance of ignorance and neutrality
you take up the card, mentioning, with
several little ''ahs," any special dish
you fancy. Should any awkwardness
exist. manage in some way, by some
preteXt. TO get the obsequlous white
:ravated waiter to a discreet distance
an extremely frappe glance is often suf-
fcIent. for these people are used 10
studying effects in silk and lace, don't
you know.
Into this lull precipitate yourself,
mention your preferences and name
hnirt1x- fnrf I,iS -
care what you drink. He has come
solely to please You, and the dinner
itself is secondary consideration.
With much tact, refer all your fances
to him. The chances are he will now
take up the pencil with quite an inspired
feeling and by following certain known
rules, neither ordering redundance,
but sufficient variety to please both. a
very delightful little dinner will be
achieved. and another point scored for
you with this man also.
TO evade direct answer is embar.
RAISING and absurd. If you have pref
erences, always mention them; it places
man at ease and he treats you after
ward as a rational being and not but
terfiy.
Then there are other dinners, what
call specialtieS.
Now and then you may have dis
eussed favorite dishes; in that case you
will have decided just where these
toothsome material answers to the
mucllly agitated problem. is Life
Worth Living" are to be found: the or.
dering, then, of them will be brief, in
deed
But if man tells you en- route thai
he ''missed his lunch today" was hor-
IDLY busy" had to ''lush home to get
nto his evening Clothes" ETC., etc.. de
pend upon it that man is hungry. Try
lim, tentatively at first. If he is really
hungry the flash of his eye as he eager
y seconds your suggestions of 'beef
teak with mushrooms or "la Chateau
.)riand," will speeding convince yor
hat your Womanly intuitions have no
played you false. Again you score {
POINT with this type Of man, and, my
word for it, after gratifying the de
nands of the flesh, feeling utterly a