"A GIRL'S dressing room is a sure index to her character and habits. A clever woman asserted lately that she could gain a better knowledge of one of her own sex by an inspection of her dressing room than after a casual acquaintance of years," says the New York Press. "In fact," she continued, "when one of my sons announces his engagement, I leave no stone unturned to have the girl under my eye for her morning and evening toilet. She is judged accordingly, and from what I see I can pretty well guess the sort of wife she will make. How so? Because we women think a thousand times more of such details than you men, and every thrifty or slovenly trait is sure to crop out then. Why, I could make a black and white list for my marrying men friends, after this method, that would prove a safe guide to future happiness in wedlock. For instance, the girl's own room is almost an infallible indication of her tastes and necessities. I do not mean silver-mounted toilet articles, a lace-draped dressing table, or full-length mirrors. They are well enough if she can afford them, but the first thing to note are her books and pictures, her sewing basket, her toilet articles. It is worth while catching a glimpse of her closets and drawers, as they speak volumes for or against their owner's tidiness. When gloves are rolled in a hard knot, veils jammed under salve pots, ribbons tumbled in with powder and hairpins, beware. That kind of thing is eloquent of curl papers at the breakfast table, muddy coffee, and cold biscuit to come."—Christian at Work.