The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
pROPOSALSOF TO-DAY

Somebody had wondered aloud whether
the change in young women and in Their
attitude toward men had revolutionized
proposals.
do men propose at all nowadays" asked
the elderly woman, who had invited foul
girls and young bride to lunch with her
They do" chorused three girls The
prettiest one felt that she need not testify
How could that young thing have mar
ried if no misguided man had proposed! 2
sac inquired, waving her hand toward the
Young married woman.
Tae bride laughed.
sIt's quite simple, dear I believe did
the proposing myself she said.
The girls were surprised. The elderly
woman wasn't Sac is ready to believe
anything of this generation.
''You see," the bride continued. Click
and l were both busy. He was running g
Sunday paper and l was editing an idiotie
woman's page in magazine. We didn't
see each other very often, except at din
ner time; but | used to go out to dinner
with him two or three times week.
The elderly wonfan's eyebrows expressed
her opinion, but being hostess, she con-
trolled her emotions and the bride seemed
shalneiessly oblivious of chaperon tradi-
tons.
..OEe evening we were dining together,
she said, after little reminiscent pause.
He was reading the Sunday supplements,
and / was looking over dummy OF the
: magazine. / glanced across the table. Dick
was od-looking; | wasn't unattractive.
He was buried in his work; | was buried
in mine. The situation seemed all wrong.
/ resented it.
We might as well be married. ! said,
Grossly
Dick looked over the top of his paper.
I've thought that for five months, he
said.
HE came to the office and brought me
my ring the next day"
The girls sigaed.
ct wasn't so very romantic . said the
pretty one.
The elderly woman frowned
cit is the sort of thing one expects in
these days." said She
The bride smiled.
1T satisfied Dick and me-" she said
Size has a fashion of saying Dick that
makes the name sound musical.
"But the men do propose" urged one of
the girls.
I. e pretty girl nodded
tied down TO giving expert testimony.
I've studied the ling a good DEAL" she
said
You've lad exceptional advantages"
suggest ed the bride.
1sOf course don't know just how men
used to propose; but I'm afraid it is lost
art-that is, in its highest artistic form.
Way, it was regular function in the old
,,-J txxve-
step, with 900 people looking on, or we get
through it while we are waiting for couple
ahead to leave tie putting green
Even if we do have plenty of time and
an appropriate stage setting for the cere-
mony, we don't manage it with any artistic
skill There isn't any trembling supplica-
ton or trembling yielding.
''You see, a man and a girl know each
other so we'll nowadays before they get
to the proposing point that the result of q
proposal is foregone conclusion. When
our grandmothers were courted they posed
as mysteries.
'.The suitors didn't golf with them all
morning, and sail with them all afternoon,
and dance or sit on the veranda with them
all evening, didn't know exactly what the
girls thought on every conceivable sub
ject, couldn't figure them out like mathe-
NAUTICAL equation.
My grandfather wasn't cocksure when
he proposed to grandmother that she'd
say yes. The uncertainty led to noble eff
fort 1t might have made things much more
interesting.
''They We're taught to conceal their real
-aelings in any particular instance at any
:ost A girl may do that to-day, but if
s..e does, it isn't no general principles.
My uncle says women used to be born