"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 always an infallible indication of her tastes and necessi-15ties. 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.