The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-04-05
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DO you ever read Tic lists OF marriages
mrihs aud deaths in your morning papor2
being man, and an old bachelor at that,
don't suppose you do; but being woman,
! always DO, ahd feel. therefore, competent
to assureyOu that marriages have fallen oil
at least three. .lourths siuco this oruoi war
hoke out aud especially since the principal
alticloS In iho housekeeping lino took such
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.One, two or throe il tic most which now
appears III d list that formerly counted it's
dozens, and tliesc have a poor, solitary,
poveriy-s.rioken look, in tho "no card" 50
frequently appended to them. Hs " 81 saf
Il is aad 10 take apissing look at tho
nice house.furhishhg establishments with
which New York abOunds, fall of kltchen
cnriosiles, aud more interesting to Young
housekoeperB, present aud prospective,
than any Museum, and tlIiik OF them IA
hardly ever called upon for one of those
co.npleto outfits which have dcighted so
nany young wives In days gone by, aud
only keptalive by the Gntring oxertoas OF
SERVANT girls, whose efforts to sustain thom
by breaking every household article or
uteneil they lay their hands upon, deserves
this public cacknowledg
otis faore sad still however, to think of
the young women wln are gradually wear
ing out their no sea and their amiability un.
der tho influence of these depressing cir.
cumstanocs, Wocks lungthcns Into months,
lnOntlls iiito years, and at tho turning of ey-
erylnew corner the prospect becomes more
alarming. limo here, a wrinkle there, a
OF very lato hours aud lo sotno fine morn
ing a crows foot, and not married yeti Is
not that enough to sour tho swoetest tenn.
peri .sFue ta
ia,Water-fallS, cnris. crystal nots, floating
ribbons, pretty bodices, coquettish hats,
mask wells, daiuty boots, tight.litting gloves
Fascinating manners, all ofNo avail. What
can the young men be thinking oil What
Such chances for picking and choosing
haven't existed in years before, aud may
not Tor years again Black eyes, blue Dyes
and gray eyes, aro all ia the market, accom-
PARTED by deiioato ankles, dainty waists
and greater profusion Of hair than was
ever soen before, and IL It isn't all nature
why il is probably y bought, aud paic
for, and that would DO a saving after mar
riage. 'i l3 ,sasa
The want Of matrimonial opportunities il
notcaused by the absanoes of young men
there are plenty of them to be seen in the
slfeels, in SOciot ,aaJ nponhDy public pc
caslobsf sBntit IL notioed that whilo they
are uHusnallysl~I tlloy are alsoaeticent
They only yelstIra on the commQnest attcn
tione ana ictyilities; they seen. u llsve the
aFof'a trial for breach Of promise perpot
ually before ther Dyes, and togbo alwAy'
on lihe defenslyg, ra GrtsA
Thia;nat,rallyp puts, the giils TO u fRtilI
greater dsa,lyaniage --thcyarc notNi1y lo
privod OF many of their usWal methods OF
makl0g air ielpr essiou, hut also oi many o
their forh,or pfasprosS They are mo-
invited half 80 often IL ~thcNters, concerts
or uperhg or evJn TO tllIe.a o chocolate, or q
crean probably boeause prices at fashion
ablc restaurants have doubled, aud young
tnen find itas much as they can do to keel
themselves in cigars and other luxuries
The idea OF love, ol that sort sfromauoc
(which leads Inoa sOeommlt the folly OF tax
rug wife aud trustiag TO Rrovidenee To-
the means TO AMPLY hor with bread an,
butter, is all eone--it never could llourisl
very Yell in purely mercantile community
and itBSems 20 have heon lost entirely il
the recent Huancial changes and revolu
,gtious. ~
The majority of our young mon act a.
il they had been brought up under the tu
telage of oil JonaS GhuAAlewit, aud do groa
credtto his training. They are as cool anJ
calculating as an old etock operator
pride tllemSelves on being up to all lh'
i"dOdges,V aud are never 10 be caught una
wares.
Marriages, thcrefore=-taosu that tax
Place,--will shortly beg,n TO assure th,
attitude Of close bargain in which bot
sidea will seek TO gain the advantage
Young women will have 10 make themsclvC
objects OF interest ia quite another sens
from that to which they havo been aoun
toned, aud must give up all notion of gait
ing husbands by the display of feminir
atlraoliona. A casual aunOuneement
papa" of how much no intends To pa
down, viii do more to elicit an ayowul
serious intentions, nowadays, than an c
tire battery OF personal aud millinery eharl
---and, u is feared, will do so lor some tin
to come.--M Z. Lender.
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PuRirY oF CHARACTgR.--Over the beau
OF the plum and the apricot there grows
bloom and beauty more exquisite than Il
aia iTait itself-asoft, delicate flush spreads
-hushing check. Now, it yon strike .yo
hand over that il is gone. The flower IN
.N@AtHN " AttN utOAnibS fAhtNNilNh WIN NN
arTayed as no queenly woman ever "
aTrayed with iewels--Once shake il so Ia
q the bea.ls roll on and you may spriul
water over it as you please, yet il can ne
er he again what it Was when the dew f
silently ca IL from heaven, On fros
morning you nay see panes of glass cov'
ed with landscapes, mountains. lakes, TIRE,
blended in beSuliful picture. Now !
your hand upon the glass. and by g sorat
Of your finger, or by the warmth of yo
rain. that slelicate trarory viii be ohlih
ated. So there is IN youth a beauty a
purity Of character, which, when ol
touched and detled, can never DO
stonsd.
bEFFER TuAN GoLD--A parent may lea
spatrimony 10 his son, bat how soon
may be mortgaged Ito may have
money, but how soon may Il be sqnander,
BE may leave him an inward abhorance
vice ia any share OF form; this cannot
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