The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14

chs rn,inr who has had nothing to do but
look pretty all her iife Marriage is not all
billing and cooling. as many brides expect
ant suppose it to be. Before marriage Ed |
win is ready to go through fire and water.
and to endure any hardship for his be-
loved Angelina: but after marriage, should
tho dinner be a quarter of an hour late, or
the Joint be overdone or UNDERGONE, or any
of the domestic wheels drag a little, Ed
win will lay all the blame on Angelina.
Let Angelina, therefore, before marriage
learn to keep all the wheels properly oiled.
We must give all the NICE modest girls |
we know credit for not consciously endeav- |
oring to catch husbands. but there are those |
who. instead of making themselves useful
and calmly resting in their maiden dignity,
think only of getting married. and use
questionable means to achieve their pur-
pose One Of these questionable means. and
one that defeats itself is for a girl to WOO
before she is wooed. girl who courts Q
man may think that she is making an i'm
preston, for her attentions please and nat
ter him: but she does not win his love. In
disgust he turns to someone else whose
womanly reserve keeps him On tenterhooks.
and gives a zest and romance that were
wanting in the other affair.
To Do Flirts Justice, 1t May
Be Said That They Are Insincere.
To do firts justice. however, It may be
admitted that many OF them have no mat
rimonial intentions. Indeed. they are not
serious enough for that. All they want is
to get fun and to win admiration. This
sort OF girl not unfrequently assumes a
fast style Of talk. manner and dress. In
| doing so, she makes a great mistake A
! loud girl may attract attention, and have
| half an hour Of popularity with the baser
| sort of men. but she will never gain the
lasting regard Of the judicious.
Worse than this are the ladies. especially
those designated by the term 'old stagers."
who permit risky conversation. A man
whose admiration is worth having would be
put off" by this more than by anything
else. Whatever men may be themselves
| they like gentleness. modesty and purity in
| act and thought in women. They think
| that women should be the conservators Of
| oil that is restrained. chivalrous and gentle.
! To encourage q young mans attentions for
| the pleasure Of exhibiting him as CON
| quest, or for the purpose Of exciting the as
!! eiduities Of another person, or from any
motive except the impulse Of regard is so
| cruelty deceitful and dshonorable, that only
| q thoughtless and unprincipled woman will
| do it
But though the word "Jilt'' always car
ries with 1t strong reprobation, 1t becomes
| at times necessity to break off a matri-
| monial engagement A girl should be sure
that a man means something. and that he
has . good character before allowing him
to pay her attention; but II she discover
that his love has grown cold. or that he has
formed some habit which would unfit him
Tor domestic life, It is much better for her
to risk being called a jilt than to bring
| upon herself and perhaps unborn genera
lions intense misery.
A female f1irt is not an amiable character,
but she Is not nearly so contemplate as the
male Of the species. Even II girl be one
Of those emotional young persons who easily
ian In love. or imagine that they do, a
truly ohivalrous man will rather save her
from herself-1rom her own indiscretion-
than make fool Of her.
Nsxt week: "Choice in Marriage"