Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08
NO. l6 PARIS. MAINE FRIDAY.

She had the reputation OF dressing better
than any girl IA her set which meant that
her wardrobe coat the most. Harry took
his wiiu to the Continental Hotel. for even
he had sense enough 10 know he couldn't at.
ford TO ~ to housekeeping n the only way
ia which SOphy ~oGld consent to go that
II. with house on Wall street, or At least
on Chestnut street, furniture from Paris.
ball every winter. and all that sor, OF thiny.
Heaven knows what he PAID for his parlor
and chamber, but 70 was a fabulous sum:
or what wnnld have been ihodsht so in the
DAYS OF your father or mine IL The sum.
mvr they went to Saratoga for Soph,
woullnt StooP tO country boarding. There
she had her PONY .ph!rtou and dozen PirIs
dresses. IL the tall he hard tunes came.
and Harry failed. pafily because he neg
iecie'i his business to bv At Saratoga aud
partly b"cau"c he spent too much money
| understand he owes twire as much n, he
can pay. The principal creditor is rcpor ed
TO have said that II would have been cheap.
to have given Harry the salary OF bank
president. anl let him do nothing Now,
thls II. admit, an exceptional case. Susy
was unusually -xiravagant, even more 50
than Kate. But she is \ type after all. OF
large class; and class that frishtens
Young men and keeps them i-om marry.
ing.
Bat wha, is 10 be done? We all cx.
peci 10 marry some ilv; aud there are no
girls except si,Is like Kate or Su,y."
beg your pardon. There arr plenty
ot them. OF course. to fnd the right kind
You mast, I'm afraid, generally 20 outside
OF the fashionable set. For it is only the
daughters anil wives OF rich men that can
afford 10 bc fl,hionabr Other women
haven't thu time to waste in receptions aud
parties. day after day, and night li,cr night
Nor can any but 'hc rich lifprl to drc., in
the cNtrayiEant manner in which fashionable
women. in great cities ike this. dress now.
day. Ifyou wish wife, you must look
elsewhere for one, unless. indeed YOU arc
a millionaire"
Where would YOU look?"
There are plenty OF families, thousands
OF them in Pailalrlphia, and tens OF thou
sands IN county towns aud villages. where
the daughters are we'll educated. and have
been brought up to help themselves. /
know one where one dlug ter, who has
taste IN ihat direction. makes all the bon.
nets she aul her sister wear Another is A
oluita, dress maker. All attend to house
hold affairs. They make. cook. prepare
desserts. and could. I've no doubt. bake
bread. Yet they are quite ,s Intelligent,
and companionAble Kate krIso aud her
se,. No man. WIKI the rishI feeling, wishes
to make his vile drudge. But we men
have TO work. ani why Shouldn't women
take their share
"Wen. since y ou speak of it. can recall
such families also. Bat they don, 90 to
balls ami dance rhe German"
NO. The daughters of such families
are taught TO think home virtues better
, than mere surisce accompIi shmcnts. Men
want true women ios wives, and Mt mere
butterflies
/ shall bc curious. Frank. to see ,our
, wife
If you will come with mc to morrow
''''"s' wiz '"''o'"'e you 20 'hs young
. 'i'H ""' M p'''n''e'' To M mat position.
one J. '"s "'ns"''r o' widow and h''
r been brought up e,onOn,i, ally. brought up
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