Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

am to do with my girls 2" is an anxious
inquiry. which one finds made very fire.
quent'y in these days. When there are
a lot Of daughters and only life income,
this becomes . very anxious inquiry in-
deed.
The wedding breakfast gives one solu-
ton of it. furnishes the good ld-fashiou.
ed Adamic way Of solving it. There was
a worthy cleric who married bis daugh-
ters SO prudently that bis friends called
him the Judicious Hooker. At the same
time, We think that the plan Of training
young women up simply with q view to
matrimony is one OF the worst mistakes
in the world. 1t often means that they
have had no careful, we'll planned training
at all. which is one Of the worst things
toward making good. efficient wives of
them.
II young people are not to struggle on
in life together. not to emigrate, not to
depart from any standpoint of gcutility.
but are to start in the front places. with
villa. furniture. fine raiment. otseq uious
attendants; then the middle classes will
paterfamiIias viii worry dimss.r with me me
inquiry
What am to do with my girls ?"
Though marriage is the lot Of r,ost,
still it is an accidcn. to each, and my own
notion is that young ladies shoald be made
independent Of marriage, and such mat
ters not be allowed to monopolize the
chief places in their ideas. There are
now SO many avenues in which the skille
intelligence Of women can make resources
or a.d to the resources that are posses
s.d
A most important section Of the whole
work Of education is in their hands,
There is an immense and increasing de-
mand for mistresscs in the common schools
Mediocre governesses will always be poor
ly paid and not very respectfully treated;
but there is an unsatisiied demand for
governesses Of the highest stamp. Art
and literature 6nd constant employment
for many. We shall probably see good
many clerkships. besides those Of the tel
egraph Office. in the hands Of women
Let the notion be sedulous!y instilled that
mo work is unladylike" that will make
a lady independent, and ct her to dis
charge q useful post iu life.
When there is seen good woman no.
bly, fulfilling noble vocation. as a school,
mistress welding 4 most powerful and
illimitable influence. or the maiden aunt
being the strength and light of a DWELL
ing. We recognise that she is probably full.
filing more blessed and important sphere
than wifehood aud maternity can confer
So far as material ease and comfort go,
the wife has often far less than the un.
married sisterhood often suppose.
When we know that the lady of the
house is bothered about her weekly bills,
about her servants, about her acqnain-
tauces. that she has to bear q full share
of her husbands anxieties; that after all
she has to devote her main energies to
cutting bread and butter. and altering and
adopting juvenile raiment, We think the
governess. who takes her regular salary,
aud has all the comforts Of the establish
ment without its responsibi!its. has the
best share in the whole concern. Worst
of all is it when father or mother push
es young girl to matrimouy with a man
who has good house aud plentiful income
when the girls heart is not engaged. and
there !. no solid foundation for reverence
and affection.
Wi,hou, going 50 far as the ungallant
bishop who said that in matrimoHy the
hand was put into bag. where one might
draw an eel. but probably snake. it is
sad to think in What large proportion
of cases marriage simply leads up to in
difference, incompatibility. hatred. des-
pair, aud though there may be some
thing glorious in the festivities and tri-
unrh Of the wedding breakfast. We are
sure TO maidenly maiden win ever be in
q hurry for the lace veil and the orange
wreath.