SOUTHERN BELLE

A SOUTHERN BELLE (DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH BELLE, "BEAUTIFUL") IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A YOUNG WOMAN OF AMERICA'S OLD SOUTH'S UPPER CLASS. DURING THE PERIOD KENTUCKIAN SALLIE WARD OF LOUSVILLE WAS THE MOST NOTED BELLE IN THE SOUTH, HER PORTRAIT, WHICH HANGS IN THE SPEED MUSEUM OF LOUSIVILLE WHICH IS ALSO CALLED "A SOUTHERN BELLE". SOUTHERN BELLES EPITOMIZE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY CULTIVATION OF BEAUTY AND FLIRTATIOUS YET CHASTE DEMENAOR. (THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS A PICTURE OF SALLIE WARD)WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM

I ALSO THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE CUTE FOR THE BLOG. HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO BE A SOUTHERN BELLE.

1. OFFER MINT JULEP OR ICED TEA TO EVERYONE WHO VISTIS YOUR HOUSE.
2. EAT GRITS EVERYDAY FOR BREAKFAST.
3. REFER TO YOUR HOUSE AS "THE PLANTATION" NO MATTER HOW SMALL IT IS.
4. REFER TO EVERY MAN AS A "GENTELMAN CALLER" OR "BEAUX".
5. NEVER LET A MAN KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED OR CHASE HIM BECAUSE YOU KNOW THERE ARE TOO MANY MEN WHO WANT YOU FOR YOU TO EXPAND THE EXTRA EFFORT.
6. WHEN YOU HAVE A DATING DELEMA AND HAVE ANOTHER GENTELMAN CALLER OVER WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER CLAIM TO BE "EXPIRED" AND EXCUSE YOURSELF FOR A NAP UNTIL HE LEAVES.
7. WHENEVER YOU ARE ASKED TO DO WORK, FAN YOURSELF AND CLAIM YOU HAVE THE "VAPORS".
8. REFER TO ANY PARTY YOU GO TO, EVEN THE KEGER AT THE UNIVIRSITY AS A "CIOTILLION", ALL OTHER PARTIES ARE YANKEE GARBAGE.
9. TRY TO USE WORDS LIKE "DARLIN", "SWEET" OR "PRECIOUS" IN EVERY SCENTENCE.
10. BELONG TO A COUNTRY CLUB. EVEN IF YOU DON'T, REFER TO ANY CLUB YOU BELONG TO AS A "COUNTRY CLUB". NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW THE DIFFRENCE.
11. SET UNDER A MAGNILIA TREE WITH A PARASOL FANNING YOURSELF OFTEN. PASSER-BY WILL TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR BELL-NESS.
12. NEVER MARRY A YANKEE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE A YANKEE BY ASSOCIATION.

13. NEVER BE SEEN WITHOUT MAKE UP AND A GIRDLE.

TIPS:

1. A PARSAL AND A UMBRELLA ARE NOT THE SAME THING. IF YOU REFER TO YOUR PARSAL AS A "UMBRELLY" YOU WILL NEVER BE A BELLE.
2. BEING A BELLE IS A LIFETIME OF WORK. SO PRACTICE EVERY DAY.

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