THE ART OF KISSING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2216, 24 April 1880, Page 3

THE ART OF KISSING.

We find the following worldly article in'the Portland Sunday “Times,” a paper which is deemed the best authority in the State of Maine, on the subject discussed: “Never kiss a young girl if she don’t want you to. The main ingredient that makes the kissing endurable is a willingness on the part of the female. If it deepens into anxiety so much the better. When a i;irl claws a man’s hair, and scratches lis face then drop her at once. She is destitute of good taste and natural affection, and the sooner you make love to her sister the better. As long as a girl don’t claw, and yell, and struggle like a little panther, it is perfectly safe to continue prospecting. Get a little behind her, pass the right arm round her waist in front, take her hand, and if you don’t know what to do next, go and associate with the boys in the first ward. If you are beginning to teach a shy girl who has heretofore only been kissed by her brothers and father, touch your lips gently to her forehead. She will take this for an exhibition of profound'respect. When that position has been gained, working the way down to her lips is as natural and easy as the course of a dog sliding down a wood flume. Never sit down to kiss. It looks awkward, in case anybody is looking. Stand up, and the closer you press the girl, the higher estimate she will place on your good taste, common sense and experience.” We would however reccomend the kisser if he is married ,to'avoid the lI.M. at Timaru as much as possible.