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You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:37 pm
by dales
http://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history ... es-in-1831
An 1830's Guide For The Fairer Sex
Avoid every thing masculine.
Be not too often seen in public.
Consult only your own relations.
Don't even hear a double entendre.
Endeavor to write and speak grammatically.
Fondness for finery shows as bad a taste, as neatness and simplicity imply a good one.
Form no friendship with men.
Give your hand, when necessary, modestly.
If you talk in society, talk only about those things which you understand.
Know that a man of good sense will never marry but the pious, industrious and frugal.
Let not love begin on your part.
Make no great intimacies with any body.
Never be afraid of blushing.
Pride yourself in modesty.
Read no novels, but let your study be History, Geography, Biography and other instructive books.
Sympathise with the unfortunate
Trust no female acquaintance, i.e. make no confidant of any one.
You cannot be too circumspect in matters of love and marriage; and remember that whereas the character of a young lady is considered angelic, any blemish in it, would withdraw the respect men have for you.
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:14 am
by Joe Guy
I long for the good old days when men were men and women weren't!!
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:10 pm
by Lord Jim
Be not too often seen in public.
I can think of some who could definitely have benefited from that advice...
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:10 pm
by wesw
oh god, please forgive me but....
paris Hilton is soooo hot......
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:59 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
wesw wrote:paris Hilton is soooo hot......
You're kidding right?
Please say you are.
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:07 pm
by Big RR
no she is---just ask her.
Re: You've Come A Long Way, Baby!
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:09 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Big RR wrote:no she is---just ask her.
Probably catch something if I got close enough to ask her.
Avoid every thing masculine.