New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-07
Cbr tribune Magastnr Book Review

if it does not cause you unhappness.' What
ives that?' she naturally inquiries. You reply
Mr.. Brown says that people talk about us
that it is rumored am very thick about here
that l have a Partially for you-that 1t Will
be a match, and all that sort of thing. told
him l was afraid was not so lucky as that
If the girl is pleased with the announcement
you will know it by her answer"
Then follow sections on "Courtship of a
Hayward Girl" "Courtship of a Domestic
Young Lady," "Making Love to a Prude," and
"Courtship of a Proud Young Lady In all
Of them there is the touch of the opportunlst;
as, for instance, in the one on the Proud Young
Lady the advice is, IF any of her relatives are
members of Congress or judges, or if they
hold any honorable public trust, talk about
them-speak of their distinguished position
and it will do no harm if you invent few
anecdotes for the OCCASION
The next chapter is entitled "How to Shine
Up to a Bashful Girl" and is full of the in
huence Of Nietzsche One must go to work with
the same holiness and confidence Of success
"as if he were about to woo a widow" With
heiress just the opposite course should be
pursued, lest she suspect Chapters follow on
the proper approach to a literary lady, ALI
actress, widow, an old maid shrew, how a
lady should manage her beau to make him
propose, how to catch rich bachelor (here,
says Mr.. Hazen, "a bachelor is apt to be suS-
picious of presents, and l therefore caution
you not to be too liberal with pin-cushons,
watch-cases and the like'O.
Among a group of felicitous methods Of
popping the question" is given the following
"a point is often gained by taking the thing
for granted. gentleman who has been pay
ing attention TO lady says: We'll, Mary,
when is the happy day?' What day, pray"
she asks, with a conscious blush. Why, every
body knows we are going to get married and
it might as well be one time as another, you
know; so when will it ber Cornered in this
fashion, there is no retreat for the lady. She
must decide one way or the other
The closing section of the book deals with
love letters. and to disclose their nature to
anv extent would be unfair to Mr.. Hazen, for
it Is into these that he has put the epistolatory
fruits of his triple ententes. One or two may,
however. be quoted, TO show to what lengths
the author has gone TO give his readers their
full quota of advice.
From a Young fellow "who has been very
intimate with his sweetheart, but has never
confessed his sentiments:
Dearest Eliza: During my v1stt last evening
I thought detected a shade Of melancholy ~
,,o,,r co,,ntenance and II seemed to me as y
an inaudble sigh escaped you once or tWlce'
bnps since been wondering Chy yon WeTe
sad. Vas you not thinking o. me am
Of our future? Pardon this abrupt q"est'o"
from one ,ohose ,ctole heart is bound up an you.
O Elizai If you could giUe me but one nora
Of encouragement, / icoltld be the hopp'eS' man
in the world. Pray, consider the matter ana
at our merit meeting consent TO receive me w'M
the fnH understanding that noe shall be ""ifed
NJ some future day. EUer yours,
EDWARD.
As we have said. there are probably many
cases where one must follow the dictates OF
ones own experience and the peculiar con
ditions attendant on ones love affair but N
The main the influence of Mr. Hazen's book
cannot be other than salutary, for 1t brings
home the old truth that. after an, love VIII
find way.