The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-26
VARIETIES OF COURTsHIP
The Antique, the Progressive and
the Epherneraa-
a ChaperOn Gives Some Interesting OBJ
servations Upon the Workings of
the Tender Passion in Young
Girls of To-Day.

You see, SAID the chaperOn OF a
quartette of lively girls at Long
Branch, says the Chicago Inter Ocean,
''there are now three kinds of court
ing-the antique, the progressive and
the ephemeral. Odd, isn't it, where
the heart is concerned? Both the an
tique and the ephemeral kind are
found among the old girls and boys and
the debutantes, while the progressive
sort is confined mostly to those who
| have been in society half dozen sea-
sons or less.
@sThe antique is the kind which has
for its password one life, one love. The
ephemeral lends to the fancy of the
hour without further reflection. The
progressive is one with which we have
to deal in answering the query: Where
are the old favorities, and why are the
younger set so popular"
sit is most natural that the matured
bachelor and the rosebud should enjoy
each others society. This is epheme-
raj, no responsibility, no care; but the
rosebud has decided advantage over
her courtly gallant; for, while she is
becoming sl1illful in the use of Cupid's
weapons, he is losing time and ground
and some day will awaken to the truth
that he is growing old, bald and ridic-
ulouS.
''What does the young girl see in
her old escort? Mostly attention,
which is very hattering to her in her
first tseason out. And the bachelor
what does he see in her? He is lonely.
The women of his set have disappeared
somewhere, and he is willing to buy
candy, kiss lap dogs, do anything to be
entertained and entertaining. In this
capacity the bachelor is a most
useful member of society. He has
even been known to walk around with
grandmamma and to carry the mar
ried sisters baby and luggage to the
train.
Progressive courtship is curious.
When young woman begins to enter
tain serious thoughts of her future,
whether in choosing a profession, a
business or husband, she rises above
driftwood and marks a tree that will
shelter her. Her time, also, is a con-
sideration. She cannot waste years
dallying with an old beau, a perennial.
''These perennials are many of them
good souls, nice for escorts, but not up
to date enough for ideal husbands. So
the manageable women, those who
can preside with dignity over neat
hOmeS-Ghe DelleS, IN snort, OF past
seasons-leave the ranks and form new
ties.
''When young woman becomes in
different to parties, likes distant
friends, protracted visits and can't be
located, keep a sharp lookout among
the marriage notices. The out-of-town
men secure most of the home prizes
The only chance for home bachelors is
to emulate the example of the girls
that is, to go out of town, too, where
they are not known as everlastings.
Suppose, however, that they can
not give up the old favorites; suppose
that there is great tugging at the
heart when they think of losing them.
In such cases, if the men value their
happiness and wish to wager on their
chances, they must become specialists
in love and ply their skill increasingly
as the summer season approaches.
Good by, sweetheart if said idly, will
be detected by no one more quickly
than by the young lady herself, and
the chance will be greatly in favor of
that London, Philadelphia or Balti-
more man."