In France women who reach the age of 25 and are not married are called
Catherinettes. Their motto is: 'Lord, give me a husband who's
bearable, or who can at least pass as bearable in the world!'
Whereas French girls under 25 would pray: 'Lord, give me a well-situated husband. Let him
be gentle, rich, generous, and pleasant!'
Catherinettes form support groups, and they can be recognised by their
hats, which are yellow (for faith) and green (for wisdom), topped off by
some eye-catching feature. Tradition has it that Catherinettes should
wear the hat for the entire day without taking it off even indoors.
Milliners in France, and elsewhere, have not been slow to produce ranges of
hats to celebrate St Catherine's Day.
Vicky, a young single lady visits the local dating agency and explains,
'I'm looking for a husband. Can you please help me to find a suitable
one?'
The dating receptionist needs to find out some details so she asks, 'What are your requirements, please?'
'Well, let me see.' Vicky says, 'He needs to be fine looking, polite,
humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good at singing and dancing. Willing
accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hours, if I don't go
out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation
and be silent when I want to rest.'
The receptionist listens politely and carefully and responds, 'I
understand. You need a television.'
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution
yet. Mae West.
'It's
the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.' Tallulah Bankhead
A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.
Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his bachelor's
degree, and the woman gets her master's.
Why Women Are Beautiful
'God,' inquired Adam,
'Why did you make Eve so beautiful?' 'So you would love her.'
'But why did you make her so dumb?' 'So she would love you.'
Words To Describe Catherinettes
The alleged most commonly used words of
endearment: Honey (48%), Baby (44%), Sweetheart (41%), Dear
(39%), Lover (32%), Darling (31%), Sugar (24%), Angel (20%), Pumpkin
(13%), Beautiful (6%).
St Catherine Statue and
Prayers
One custom is that on 25th of November girls should visit a
statue of St Catherine, where they make a little prayer for a husband.
Saint Catherine be good We have no hope but you You are our
protector Have pity on us We implore you on our knees Help us to
get married For pity's sake, give us a husband For we're burning with
love Deign to hear the prayer Which comes from our overburdened hearts
Oh you who are our mother Give us a husband
In England we have a shorter folk saying:
St Catherine, St Catherine, O lend me thine aid, And grant that I
never may die an old maid.
St Catherine of Alexandria, (Saint Catherine of the Wheel) was sentenced
the Roman Emperor Maxentius, the barbaric method in favour for women was
torture then death on the wheel. However, when Catherine was placed on
the wheel it was the one that broke. She was then beheaded, and later
achieved the status of Saint. Incidentally, Joan of Arc said that
Saint Catherine appeared to her on more than one occasion.
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