St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-11-19
chances Of .HGrri0ge.

In r.i - times, -ays 4 Frcnchman,
wlu, wiki the usual assurance of hi.
coIrl' .,nr;t. ;,rrtruh- to know something
a"oui won,.:. female beauty was 50 ta>-
c.nallu- that it was a certain means OF
securing husband. NOWADAYS, he
add. men have reflected upon the sub
cct. and it i, seldom that girl i. mar
ricd Tor hcr personal - fractions. what
ever they may he: 81 She runs great
risk of always keeping her honorabI.
title o. uaid. II her parents are not ricI
enough to pay u handsome sum To som,
-ltla;.j III other 10 change it into that o
witr.
1t i an accident, or in fact a sort o
prodigy. whrn a man msrrieS a woman
solely Tor her beauty, 4 quality which
has ~ir@ulariy Iaiicn in value in our mer-
c,nary days. If it ever should take 4
'I-y, il might ba well To adopt the Per
san mode of reducing the number of old
MAIDS. Tins consisted in selling III,
beautiful girl- t. those VIII" were willing
10 bay them. and irving the amount tc
u-iy - that the handSomest endowed
the u-litst the second in beauty, til,
second in ugline>-. {! c,teru.
But this plan would be, we fear, in,
applicable in our days for there woulC
he but few bidders for the beautiful wo
men, and the ugly, if the money was I,
"a with them, would he the only ones tc
lind takers. Seriously, continues ouI
frcuchmln, who, 1t must be borne IL
mind. l. speaking OF France and not o
the United States, marriage is tending {,
disappear from our social habits. Tn,
number of old maids, especially of the
mi lille class, is increasing daily
\ laborcr or mechanic has no difficulty
in getting married, for hi wife takes heI
share ct work. In such case matrimo
ny is a Joint stock association. Tht
worl;ingman spends less when marie,
than single. Ills clothes being mad,
and kept IN repair ut home, and the NOR,
wholesome and less expensive nourish
ment more than cOmpensates for any ad
ditional expense of i.aving another per
. -OIi - l'ApN l'C lpi Al'f We lICCI llO
say, a!ludcS to France, and may be NOR,
or less trur. rs we hope it is, i'll our owl
country,
Among the rich especially where til,
woman brings q handsome dowry, mar
riagc IS also possible; but i'll the middle
class, how can it be nowadays! All tn
young urls are brought up in the sam,
way. Each one is 50 exclusively adapt
ed Tor the grrat prizes that there ar,
none suitable tor the inferior ones. Wha
are now called the nccessaries are IA
more than what were formerly CONSIDERED
. the iuXurics of lifr. All kinds OF equal
/ ity have been tried at various times bu
one only has been retained, and that tn,
most dangerous and most fatal OF all
/ the c4mLty ct crPe"Se.
Every "irl l. brought up with the ide;
! that she will draw i'll the lottery of mar
rage first prize. 1t Is imagined tina
style and accomplishments will make VI
Tor want OF fortune. 1t Is mistake
they will only make it more necessary, il
fact, absolutely indispensable.
Marriage Is the greatest luxury ma
can indulge in. When we reflect tina
all the women Of the middle class ar
nowadays brought up to shine in society
that there are no longer any marked dl:
tnctlonS as tar as expense is CONCERNED
and that the standard of necessary Ii, in
is fixed according to that Of the riches
u inaa must be indeed greatly in love
he does not hesitate before the "mour