Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-04-04
HINTS FOR EMERGENCIES.

Aid to tho Injured.
One of the disagreeable necessities
which confronts every woman at least
| once in her lifetime is that of hearing
an ex-adorer confide his burning az
lection to some other woman. All
girls should be taught by wise mothers
how to act in such an emergency, and
no debutante should be permitted to
enter society until she has practiced
the proper way of receiving such news.
The ex-adorer is always awkward at
such time. He is remembering with
embarrassing distinctness the time
when he told his present confidante
that the tides would cease to obey the
moons control before he would cease
to find in her the guiding influence of
his life. This makes him embarrassed,
and his embarrassment leads her to the
false conclusion that he IS about to
propose for the fourth time.
II have something to tell you," he
says
, "Yes?" says she, iAdifferently.
eyes. Something you will be glad
to hear" he goes on, and the young
woman takes sudden interest in the
conversation.
What is it?" she asks, gently. and
very sympathetically. She expects him
| to reply that his love for her having
proved in vain, he is going to leave the
city, and go to Arizona, where, per-
chance, he may learn to forget. Con-
sequently she is totally unprepared for
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Congratulate me. lam engaged to
Lizette Jennings"
This is the point where the young
woman's wits are likely to forsake her.
She feels the muscles Of her face grow
ing set, as though plaster cast were
hardening. She wonders where her
voice u.s. She doesn't find it for per-
ceptible space Of time, and when she
does il comes from remote distances.
Il do indeed congratulate you," she
says, and the man is convinced by her
leaden manner and look that she has
long loved him and only just learned
it. What she should do is this:
First, whenever man says he has
Something" to tell . woman, let her
instantly prepare herself to receive the
news of his engagement. Let her pro-
coed to look interested at once and let
her say in vols. full of encourage
ment: Tell me all about it," When
he stumbles and halts, as he will under
these conditions. let her say in voice
which is both friendly and qnizzical,
that she thinks she guesses what he
has to say but that she won't spoil his
story by anticipating it. Then, when
he finally gets to the point of his re-
marks, her facial muscles and her voice
will be under control and she can tell
him Immediately, with almost en-
thusiastic friendliness, "how glad she
is and how she has always thought
Lizette the dearest of girls After that
the conversation will flow easily and
NATURALLY. It will concern itself main
| " with Lizette's projections.
After it is over the young woman can
go upstairs and let her muscles relax
as they will and her eyes assume what
ever expression they choose, while She
reflects upon the feeting character Of
all things earthly, particularly Of
mans affection. Her reflections will
end in thrill of qualification that she
did not betray any emotion.
These rules should be practiced
about once month for year before a
young woman enters society.N. Y.
/ World.