The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14

number OF suggestions on this point to
popular Mrs. Howard, nee .|Spr;crie
Post" and 1t was only when a friend told
her that Toms heart was breaking that
she accepted has hnal suggestion. 1t is no
longer a secret that Tom put the friend up-
to the heart breaking" story.
ihey tell this story on Duncan Elliott.
HIS fair tlancee was at Newport at the
time, and while Mr.. Elliott was visiting
her one day she rather inadvisedly re-
quested suggestion or two on the subject
OF time for their marriage. As Duncan
had been doing nothing but suggesting
ever since the engagement was announced,
the strange proposal took him little bv
surprise, and he said he would lot down a
few dates for her at his leisure His sur-
gestlons covered every possible date for
two months ahead, and it is on record that
Mrs. Elliott picked out the last day he
named.
Mrs. Roberts, now Mrs. Colonel Vivian,
set the date eight months from the time of
the actual engagement.
II the parents of your prospective wife
are inclined to be religious make il point
to go to church with the family every
Sunday evening.
The custom of coming early to the home
OF your tiancee and OF staying late is TO be
ceplored. | do not mean to say that you
can possibly become q bore to her. but [
do insist that for the convenience and
comfort of other people in the house you
should cut your visits as short as when
you first began to incline favorably toward
the young lady. Ten O'Clock is a very
pretty hour at which TO leave, and YOU
will find that q strict observance OF this
will make future welcomes much more
hearty.
Don't be enthusiastic over your fiancee
to your friends. Don't make her the sub
lect of your constant talk. Everybody
Efsn hot Tx5 trxta
you are likely TO be the only one who is
apt not to know how unbearably tiresome
you are.
There is one delicate question that l
have been asked TO touch upon, ana that
is. should man of fashion kiss his fan
Gee, and if so on what occasions. There
were times when it was not in fashion to
kiss the young lady until after the we'd
ding ceremony, but happily that time is
only diinly recollected by the society men
of today. The one regulation that
| believe 1t incumbent on me 20 lay down
is that when you kiss the young lady it
should be in her presence alone, because,
while il is a very pleasant pas.ime to the
loving couple, il is bound to be ridiculed
and laughed at. even by the sister and
brother, and smiled at as foolish by the
mother; so don't show your intense alice
ton in the presence of any one except the
young lady herself.
In the ultra ItSnlOnlDie set OF All cities
it is considered proper that the young
lady should always be chaperoned
wherever she goes with her prospective
husband, and no matter what the condl-
tons may be.
The question of the propriety Of young
lady's acceptance of invitations to her
fiancee's home is by no means settled.
There are many worthy dowagers who
would under no circumstances favor the
acceptance bv their daughters Of an in
yltation to visit the sisters of her fancee.
why. just think of it" said one of
these ladies 10 friend of mine the other
dav, their linen would hang on the same
line"
In my opinion these visits are not only
proper but it is advisable to make them.
The young lady will become well ac-
auainted with those who have always
loved and cared for her prospective hus-
band. and she will learn a thousand and
one odd things about her fiancee's likes
and dislikes. BY all means, make these
visits as often As You wish, but don't for
get TO take your chaperone.