The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-26

To remark. even casually, says the chr
cago Times Herald to the average woman
that If she is married, she undoubtedly
did the proposing is TO receive swapping
denial. The truth of the assertion will sur
vive. nevertheless, and that she" does
the proposing all men will gravely assert.
This chat was heard at a wen-known club
not long since.
well, Jack Mary b. knows l am in
love with her, and if she gave me half
chance l would ask her to marry me. But
she won't She. keeps herself incased in
enga gements; says. oh, 1 am so sorry,
but l promised TO meet So-and-So' every
time l bid for an hour with her. But
between puffs-'I guess he isn't ready 10
propose yet; waiting for a new gown or
some other stand-off."
Experienced devotees Of the fair sex say
the widows ere more expert at proposing
marriages than the debutante or reasona-
bly, u,1-to-date society girl. But the widow
is a hard proposition to cope with. She
feels il eminently her privilege to GOO
over a man, say sweet things en- PEASANT
to him. tell him he is the sweetest thing
in town, make him so absolutely comfor-
table that he breads renewed acquaintance
with his bachelor apartments All the
time the idea of love or marriage would
cause her to laugh as an absurdty too
far away even to glance at.
The widow is dangerous. She knows how
to manage a man with skllful tact If she
decides to marry him she win and he is
helpless
l have in mind now a lovely home on
the South Side where hospitality is king,
mamma and papa found admirers of their
lovely daughter. But no man, however
clever. will easily gain one hours con-
versation with Miss Betty alone, and the
years drag on. She is drifting toward the
overripe peach era,-and no chance to WOO
the little god
More desirable bachelors have been
made benedicts through the influence of
an after-dinner cigar. shaded lamps ana
CRATE fire than books ever tell of. A
case of cause and effect
Only when a man is a thorough Ounce
socially will he mistake the privileged
favors of a hostess for something really
serious in her interest. The dividing line
is exceedingly delicate, but so distinctly
traced that it is unmistakable.
In chatting upon this subject with four
of Chcagos cleverest women much was
said pro and con to the argument. Finally
Mrs. c. closed the talk for the day by the
remark: "Well, looking seriously at it, I
guess 1 did propose to jim He had loved
me long enough 10 be rewarded, but was
too busy with his law to form the proper
speech, dressed up in his pet gown
and my big hat and deliberately sat out
in the moonlight with a sad, PARKWAY
glance in my eyes when / knew he was
coming. He took my hand and simply
said: The weather is so lovely 1 wish
we might have a few days by the sea be-
fore the summer c.oses,' and in the most
coy manner I said, Let us co. and we
were married in three weeks" Who'll
dare to saw that madame did NOT svsten1-
atlcally take monsieur by a pleasantly
conceived plan?
Late in the autumn a very well-known
young woman In Chicago society, recov-
erlng from the grip, was taken to drive
by an admiring family friend, also recov-
ering from severe illness. He remarked:
II cannot stay the winter out in this cli-
mate, and 1 plan to go to Honolulu for a
month" She laughingly remarked Buy
a ticket for two" He, promptly: II will
IL you say now you will go as Mrs X"
She, seriously: 81 will do So" Next day
ring, engagement announced, and Feb
ruary will find them sailing away.