Smyrna times., 1861-01-31
MISCELLAN NEOUS.
Fashionable Women.
FINANCIAL VIEW OF MATRIMoNY,

fANANNlhL VIEW OF MATRlMONY.
You're going to enter into matrimonial
sIsies are you, MF. Brown! And you think
you're eomlag into possession of au angel!
fes. but engels Cost money. Did II ever oc.
cur to you what an expensive article your
iaiihiOnsbie yeung wife was likely TO prove J.
B'sss yosr unsoPbIsIicated soul! you're no
mHrs idea Of It tksn you have of the price of
On'Ois, or the market value of q wash-tub.-
f"a.H hnd out one day. hOwever-to your
grief
49, Two or three stout Irish girls to val; on her
French maid TO arrange her har-fifty dol
laT silks al camers hair sha wis to make her
female friends envous, and half q dszen bon.
ne.s per snOum-while kid gloves, and silver
card ease-ottO of 70 es. aud bouquet holders
-Shy' yoa deluded youHg man, she'll throw
money out with her ringed and lily-white fin.
gers h''sr' by the bUshel, than you can shovel
10 with spade! You don't believe it! Let
I'd make rough estimate, then, of what she
will cost IN foil promenade costume:
Bonnet "a lovely thing. the "sweetest'
Snhs chip, and such bargsin) fifteen dollars.
indis shawl, (of course, you won't be such q
brute as TO expect your wife to wear common
cashmere or br0che, just like the butcher
better half,) only seventy-6ve, the chsa pest
kNCW 1OGks =OEGnBs &n EleVe0suQunC-
cd slk. fOrty-6ve dOllafs, including the trim
mings and tho pay OF the poor drsss- ma ker.-
Valeneiennes collars and sleeves at twenty.
hrs; cunning littls-heeled gaiier boots three
gloves, one; Eiruscsn bracelet, 6fly, (you ex.
pect youf wife to dress like other WON en-, dom
yaa! aud everybody has Etruscan bracelets
brooch and earrings in Italian cameo, thirty ;
easmellsd watch and chain, sevenly-five CO I'd
Casa ss duH ~ II
tea; embroidered handkerchief. eight; lace
psrasol. lined with lavender silk, ter; criro
iae. three; Rna ether "belongings," Iscs
edged and sumptuously decorated, about ten
neaF &c body eau venture 10 guess.
Now, all this is al exceedingly moderate as-
ss"msnt. There ara probably ss many who
sxessd It aa fall short of il. How much do
700 suppose il amousis to, my good Mr.. Brown
wsiL your angel, in the simple matter o.
Famage tor this one occasion, cos:s you mo-
hr iron four hundred dollars. Yes, you may
opsa your eyes and twirl your musIaches il
'nas ineredalous sort Of way. Do you suppose
We dont know ell about il! Yes, aud wher
"soliis come 10, you will remember cur word
" ~ ~arning. You're doing a remarkably fool
80 ining when yeu marry one Of these came
"A.lsPonies diFIaisies. white-ha nded, helpless
aug knoSing Just about as much Of real life
"aJ.asy life, asa canary bird might be ex
,scssd to understand. If we were q man, W,
sssaia as sooa think Of marrying ffail house
Y'sn' ss eas OF these delicate sprigs Of the or
namentaL
1ivs ns the appls-blsssoln type of women
snny, ehssrful, and useful-somethiux eoun
svsy smerEsncy. from washing-day 70
frsA'asenus seires-scmsthing thst under
smHds sns handling of q brsem, and know
what fhs Kitchen poker 10 mads for. and a..
eanculsts 70 q nisesy the exact smount 4
nisee-msat requisite 10 a model sis. besis.,
liking bic of fsn 40 wall as tbs nsxs wons
and Possessing . pretty weakness for livsl
eks and spicy nswspspers. That's the ara
eIe fos our money. -
wife who would select gingham inslesd
avg, when she went shopping, and frsshen U
aaf old bonnes with O hxneh Of satin yiole
aew ribbon. instead Of paying go extra,
Lkm pfies for the latest Paris fooIeriss, &c
s'e sAs hsda'ta womsn's natural psnchas
saes things, but because shs wasted
money--beeamse ker little head vas fs
ssnsmss some day to sontributa somethin
"asa releasing her hasban I'd from the bono
-sssfadgsry Of desk or counter !; do you SUI
psss tne value of such wife can be counte
gold 2iscesf Let your sstin-robsd do
.sep coatsmpssoasly past her on Broadwa,
H. bfswn, time win prove which 10 the bs
AHsHumsnt lssefeHs fks6 asffa bisae y Es.I5.
oalF. before you purchase the Useless, jss
so sey, think swies about H.. Ask yoursel
posfiy and reasonably, ssWhst 10 the price !
"a na Gan afford iti" or j, may be the des
~ ssrgsin you ever made in ysur life. s.-Liy
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