The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
TWO STYLES OF COURTING.
yuE SOUTHERN GIRLS WAY AND
THE S,lRTHEhN GIRLS

Going In the house across the street; who is he?"
asked the Southern girl Of her Northern friend
nm the day Of hof arrival In Brooklyn
"nh isn't he stunningl Hes Miss Montague's
s,p.e They've only been engaged two weeks
,,I he cones every night and every morning
m ms wav to business"
I'm, I, can't he he. for I saw him let himself In
with latch KEY Has she a BROTHER persisted
the Southern KIN
aOf course hats her nance, and Of course no
t,s.key You don't suppose he wants to ring
III. he'll cvcrt time he comes. do -oC' Don't the
Southern fellows have latch.keys when they arc
engaged" Miss Iiildegardo Heights asked In
surprise
certainly not the Southern girl answered
,.,v positively Il never heard Of such remark
able idea in my life"
.Wen my dear you know they are awfully
td,sshoned down South" Miss Heights began.
vbsr her younger sister broke In
slulIerarde really believe Marie Ia almost
,r-,rcd Al NJ the girls think so, and she GER
,.ir'y acts vctv strangely"
aN~,osi engaged said tho Southern girl In
,.,llrrncnt Il don't understand what you
mean How can there bc any almost In such
sc-s-''
swhv iuce you ask such funny questions
ls,,r means tina, there II one special fellow who
&c, Win Naric MI the time takes her places
,1l I1., cysr hing for her and they will be en-
rl-rl 49, soon 49, he proposes OF course they
r,r, BE- -c,lv engaged IN he asks her. can they1
Van wln'dnt have her announce IL till he says
s0rc'hnr w'nd v0u'-
y, ! would not" lucy Grey answered 7
DIDN'T know thu N,r'hern custom in these mat
H.. ho'1's Ten me some more
what 40 vru want tn know Lucy I thought
engagements wete the same everywhere How
o.. ,i,v .Dp,urr, then, doun Nfi..
Heights asked curousv
-, At All Roth 81 my sisters married at
,s,1tv after henS engaged three or four wears
,r,cs md not = human being knew II ill two
vr'., III -"hErd when the invitations were sent
o. % cr'S- reople had their own ideas and
s..rt17s hT' We I'll denied II upt the very last
Nsl'h,' - hem ever told mother and father till
H., DAY vas positively set and everything de-
{ ." iad then the young man asked fathers
Ir-r s, n
.}a,si his Permission" the rrooklyn rirl inter
rIr'"! My dear how terribly old-fashionedl
ihrqcht thathsd gone out long aRo-
WIS illt--arde what do YOU mean Doesn't
us h'hcr have any say in the matters the South
en- -- said horror.s,ruck
-O' r1Grsr the rirl generally tells him before
IT'S announced. and he is A. glad as sheis But
meuElsS she doesn't even lei him know TIL Il il
81 al he raners Don't you remember Laura
r'-rne, jessie Her papa was about the last
I"'-on TO find II out and he was 50 surprised and
t.n'ri'
W. 0ldest sister was engaged four years 10 a
r'r rom Charleston and NJ course nobody At
home dreamed OF his existence when he came
on 10 see her she passed him Of as her cousin and
family friend and she never spoke In him n, no.
t'ri him II any third person present. He
gave her a beautiful ring the wear before they
were married and abe kept II locked up in the
bureau drawer hll the cards were ont Mother
caught her looking AZ II one day and she nearly
died u embarrassment"
! never heard Of such silly custom Miss
Heights announced v.hemently -whv there.
no fun In being engaged n you keep I, to yourself
ehum o' nine told several II US girls she cS.
p-c'"f To n- -nchFed son and al last when Il
f'aHy happened she telephnned tn us all tina,
'ANs niFW thought II was awfuv dear Of
Hf w ''ursc' We helped her 10 spread IL as fast
- W. could and Il was In seventeen paper.
cali tia, fun
Spread IL Hildegarde'- the Southern e,,l
ssSNt in her Innocence passing over tho res,
o''h- sentence. which Was uninteiligible 10 her
Yes spread II far and Vida Stop every.
bly, We saw and tell them Grace said when
sh- walked in church Sunday she wanted .v.rv
soul there TO turn around and look at her and saw.
That girls engaged" Ny dear II VA, mack. NJ
fun She wore lovely grav.irimmed bro,de,o,h
with fur and her mother gave her a sci Of silver
ioI 'or an engagement present Our pew Ia away.
up'H 'nnt but sat in the very back Of the church
could watch her when she came In I tell
you everybody stared whom she rustled in lat.
WITH Jack Jones following her.
Is h. nice Nr jones' Lucy asked ,,i,uv
No no very. Grace didn like him mucn
AM '7- vas awfuliy stuck on fellow IN U,,,,r,
ol. Of course JacE proposed. and he didn't"
.hinA that is perfectly dreadful Don't
W N PSa.ts nave more Than one man in love
NV ri'l y pr, " iqcky % hay. one Hide
'ir,i ,a H., ,.rnS S! id he glad enough II
'7. 80 lucy, How did %dFS your sister. iasrd sc.
Il, t.. .I, vow ". din. know thy w-r- engaged
..g.' had in .hs.r lives Eliza was engaged 10
-, M men. and to onr Of them til a few weeks
a.r vi i4 sS, I ,nJ ~, Ami. Lee had right
s'Ir" .lan ono at . time, II Il. ALWAYS pleasant
i.. yh It., +. SnoE 81" Is admired and sh. DOESN'T
10y" YOU rraHv means Il is a nice Iitilc
,,"ruon, Haitrrs her vanity and certainly does
n men 1?u y'I Those hire words don necessarily
49,, Wh"r \ dos II she accepts. him they
sy, InT'T e. oos1 drs ar. probably air.ndy
WE n the world 10 break II of II they &c tired
~ my nc NehTl OF awning
ll+ft Lucy. LIP North a broken engagement
namp@ GIN for life. I have never known but
On, AMI -v"rvhnhv thinks ther- must b~ some.
brnk"n H. 800 w -" "'''u" "a'o
.,H"' n" Southern Gid exclaimed, horhned.
~ lomr m honorable gentleman ever breaks
oi an engagement himself There are pl~nty
o. NAYS ~" can max" her do Il, and give her the
T'N ''r Il vow remember In INNINGS ponm
,., t N."1rr RIBS laihcr over his mon b. and pr",
WIS n" mas Nta so Miss Boftins will give him
" Wl'"h -" does. and all her friends have tho
'".WH'Np7 ~ thlnrinr that she IlItrd him"
III hu'" how about being rncsgc1 n sew.
~. men At 0noc' II s~rms IN me horhd 10 XII az
h'n ' '' "''" @' ~" S"u '"Fo
81 t,n't urir-e'ani vou" the Southern Girl
stI WNSNin1 vsTv red, ri course ehe doesn't
~ m" = hem, and a. for saving those things
Nc re lots ~ wavs ~ letting men think what
w. w. il''s" without word on your mart " a
MN II nr7 '"I'ri ENOUGH n think lust because
n "n'N'" Yourself 10 him that vn love him
~ ISN'T voHr fault Mother never told father
m" ,A'"i 'o- him I'LL after thew were mn rrIei
Ins'e Is dear oth iadv at home a. ,iglv a. sin
~, w'HnN"' IN, heart and soul. In her unintor.
.ID' ., 1,iSblnl ono iAv she told me ahnu,
s." M '"' l'7" rfhi's and finally said: That
l,r1 nIne tnHN Won have admitted Won were
,Nrrl ~ Pvt YOU intend IN marry anv ~
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