Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-28
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
INTERESTING GOSSIP FOR MAID
AND MATRON.
W'hnt the Scxe. Like in Each Other
Sleeve EHpnnder-Shc. Is Persist
ent-Shndes Matching All Cplorr-
Fashion Echoes-Houschold Hints.

There Is a certain something, which.
for want of better name. is called
womanlincss, and 1T is that which
makes women attractive to men. A
great many virtues go to make UP this
one trait.
bility in n woman. They like a pleas
ant appearance. They like the doing
of little things that are pleasant to
them. They like the courtesy of the
tireside. They like women whose lives
and faces are always full OF the sun
shine of a contented mind and cheer
full disposition. They like ability To
Talk well. coupled with proper appre-
citation of the charm of timely silence.
They like a mothcrlincss large enough
to understand the wants OF the older
as We'll as the younger boys. They
like Il natural disposition TO speak good
rather than evil of amy human being.
They like sympathy. the ear that lends
itself willingly to the tale Of sorrow
or gladness. Ihey like knowledge of
how 10 dress wcll--which. by the way.
does not mean conSplcuous!y. They
like intelligence. but they prefer tina;
the heart should be stronger than the
brain. They like to lind III Il woman a
companion. one who has sufficient
knowledge of the world and lt; ways TO
talk we'll With them who is interested
i'll their lives, their plans. their hops:
who knows how TO give Il cheerful
word or to listen quietly and by a ten
der look express the grief which the
heart is feeling. A man may some
4 q
n nuisance. but he will shrink from a
woman who declares her dislike CT
them. a man expects the maternal III
stinct in woman. and is disappointed
if lie does not find it. Men like women
to be alfectionate; there never yet WAS
Il man. no matter how stern. how cold,
how given to depressing his own feet
ingS. who did not like Il loving pressure
of the hand or n tender kiss from the
woman nearest 10 him.
Women, on their part. like manly.
not womanish men. They like honesty
of purpose united With consideration.
They like lncn who believe in wolnln.
They like their opinions to be thought
OF some value. They like a man who
can be strong rs Il lion when trouble
comes. and vet. if the woman in his
care is nervous and tired, can button
q shoe or draw off Il glove or smooth
a pillow with unobtrusive helpfulneSS.
They like Il man who can even master
a baby, convincing it of his power and
reducing it to subsection and sleep
when its natural care taker is unstruns
and helpless. They like man. who.
however large his own concerns. is in
tcrested in their new dresses. and can
give an opinion on symmetry, color
and fit. They like a man who knows
their innocent weaknesses and caters
to them; who will bring home 4 box of
fruit. the latest magazine, or the clever
puzzle sold on the street, and take his
part in entertaining the household for
an evening They like man who is
master of every situation, who has Wit
enough to realize, when one of Their
sex is slightly stubborn, that persua-
sion is more powerful than argument
They like n man who likes them---who
doesn't scorn their opinions who be-
lieves in their good taste. who has con-
tidence in their truth. and who, most of
all, knows that the love promised is
given him. That's the sort of man
woman likes. and her every sigh Of
qualification is a little prayer: God
bless him. w. A. England in Kate
Fields Washington.