Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-13
Winning a Husband

aunt Jane. wish to conhde In you"
"what is It. dearT'
II love some one who is indifferent
TO me- Do you think it permissible in
a girl to try to win manG"
"CertdnlV, won my husband"
Good graciousl How did you do III"
II will tell you the story, but you
must remember that every case is diff
ferent from every other. l first met
George at dance and was very much
pleased with him, though he showed
no Partially for me Il was then Gus
tomary for girls to ask young men to
call. and invited him to do so on the
evening Of our first meeting. In Civ
ing the invitation didn't do It timidly,
but cordially. He accepted with equal
franlness. and we were en- rapport
from that moment.
Nov, It all turns, my dear, on be
ing en- rapport. If two people OF oppo-
site sex are not congenlal they will
make little or no Roadway in a love at
fair. contrived a number Of meetings
with my victim. but they came about
so naturally that the poor fellow never
suspected that had lain awake nights
thinking how TO manage them. He
was without the slightest suspicion as
to my intention. Indeed, he regarded
me as a friend. a strong friend whom
he could conhde In. He even told me
that he had been quite captivated by
another girl. Instead Of decrying her,
/ told him that she would make him q
very good wife OF course l assumed
that she would be Jealous Of me and
make spiteful remarks about me or
damn me by faint praise. and I knew
this would turn George against her.
Whether she did so OF not l never
knew, for George was too honorable
to tell me. But I did not need to be
told for l could see by her treatment
Of me that she would not be likely tC
say anything good Of me-
mind you. during this time paid es
pecial attention to such matters as are
effective In winning a man OF the omis
sion of which is likely to turn him
away. l never let him catch me IN
working clothes, though l admit, be
ing conscious Of looking we'll in dust
ing costume. 1 got up very becoming
one and. having promised to let hin
know If l could keep an engagement
with him II he would call at o'clocl
in the morning, took pains that h'
should find me busting the parlor. A
this meeting l saw for the first time
admiration in his eyes. Whenever h
called in the evening or l met him II
company / was always dressed as be
comlngly as possible.
"When / considered that the prope
time had come / purposely stood yer.
near him one evening as he was tax
ing his leave, so near that my lips wer
in close proximity to his, and, thu
tempted, he kissed me. l didn't DO,
his ears or take him to task in an,
way / simply looked at him with a
expression Of injured modesty. II
apologized, but the kiss doubtless tasi
ed so good that he wanted another.
told him firmly that since we wer
b. simply friends any repetition woul
, not be permitted.
"Soon after this, despite all could d
b he drifted away 10 the other girl l b
b lieved that no passive resistance woul
e keep him from acting foolishly--for hi
attentions were bestowed upon a pre-
ty wax doll sort Of creature-so 1 too
pains TO let him see that / was In III
matrimonial market as well as oil
er people. / encouraged another maj
!, Men seldom know that they want
4 woman till they find somebody els
does. OF. more especially, that she want
somebody else. l saw at once tina
George had been brought to his sense
He tried TO see me alone, but for
time / thwarted him I'm doing So II
deed, when he met me in company an
G asked If he could call the next evenin
to see me a few minutes in private
told him that l had an engagemer
with his rival
y ''The more l put him or the moi
= eager he became. Having discoyere
: he wanted me, he was in terror LEI
1 he should lose me. l dared not rea
: sure him too soon. for he might di
q cover that after all my rival was h
s chance so I simply. kept him from sc