, 1874-01-18

target Tor mascnNne heoin aho aeA4aA4e w. |
tempt. So careful must he be to AVOID all sus-
picIon OF merceuary motives that 1t would aPpeaf
jndelieate for him to mention marr1ag ge-pof''ol's
Of his prospective father-in-la". Inc Young
!adg generally has no idea what her do' viii %;
aud, even it she lad, aud it were smaaef snaa
shc had reason to expect, IL ]"
be questioned whether sha would nave
the fe1nirino independence: ana enough
faith in lor lovers affection, to Lay the 1aes u
her poverty before him. On his side, the lose'
CLOSES over his financial standing 20 ILLS 1aas@
love bv the remark that s' He would never ask |
,scnar to marry him till ne cpu'o snppoft nef' |
7,nt eren it ho sits himself deliberately down.
aud makes fair, full statement OF his monetary
aGaisa, so great ia the ignorance on soea mae1e1s
Of girls who have simply spent the money given
them from the parental purse, that it 1s great's
TO be doubted If any amount OF careiu' espIana-
t;on would give one OF then, any idea OF the !
difficulty Of two people living on hm'eco IL
-o,ue. and making both ends meet. Pecunlafuy
considered therefore, marriage becomes
A LEAP IN THE DAlk >,
for both parties What bridegroom az
when his father-in-law. worth Sluo, WV p1esen1o
lie bride with silver dnner-seryice Notmhe
hut sta1e at it with his hands in his otherwise
emnty nockeis. and consider what chuckle-
headed fellow lie locke when reflected IN lnose
polished surfncee. What lesson to INN on tne
uncertainty Of all human hopes Is Tue poh!-uap
t;.l lrnov.1e1re that ill his wife's share IN hef
licensed fathers estate Id dependent On tne G.
price Of his mother-in-law: oa the o,ner hald,
what moraiist's pen would be capable of euch
6nc strokes ~ would accurately portray tue MN
iatuxe tragedy in the microscopic soul o. 1asn.
;nnmhle yoI1nc ladr when she krst realizes that
marriage is not continuation Ct LIE OF m1Ilns
uet-grounda; courting IL elegant parlots
whitling down long halls encirced by mascunpe DC
.+-c+1, 4,nnr
s ard heepng t%e sntr WIN toes nieIs VII hose SEQ only
rrice seems to be her deep coneldeTatIi,on OF
fnern: epd ravishing costumes the na''s 1ot
vhich only help Papa to fill out bis quota OF
patcrnnl growis? 1cstead OF paeAase oi lnsa at.a
Ing how to replace fastentnGs aud 60" Up M nnsG1- e
iins en- old ones. Instead OF new S2oo Eui'
II means knowing how to make new brill1en-
t;pe. and save sis or $40 btH from tue ofess-
raker Instead Of working Hbelous dogs heade
nu falsely so-cal1ed ornamental sofa-piilows, It
mems pracsicauy illustrating the domcstlc aAlon
that when sheets begin to wear oat, the5 nus1
be cut apart in the middle and se"ed toSetneae
~ t;,a Fides In ehott, instead OF coaxlnE S5u
~ G1(p@ out Of Para now anu then. and having
all lcr bills paid besides. it means that she mas
married man who works on salaIy-ahd
moderate one at that. :.
But many o devoted lover peneses tna1' IL
Eaisins wife from the ranks OF
sELF-sUPpoET1Sd WOMEN,
l. he has solved all the monetary problems "nicn
nav arise in his married life. He has secured
~ vile WHO understands the value Of money, ana
y Bho is accustomed to practicins economy Ii ane
he 50 fortunate US to be possessed Of talent: mn-
nca1, artistic or literary. the ennul Of board
ius-houee ifa is relieved by her voluntary cxer:
10 Of her special gift. and she has some lnno-
ont cxultation in the thought 1has ner hnsnana
to him. Il. however. she has been engaged ~
teaching, copying. c'erking, or in any Elndred
occupation, her husbands pride will not allo"
der to continue her former employ no mat
ter hos limited Ills income may be. she ls. tnen,
obliged to fall back on the faacy TINT it is bet
ter far d vo1uau to save than to earn. She spends
her days rutliug, bouncing, and plating her
dresses making her own hats. etc, ana 1cr pria-
riuaf recreation is to don her homemade hnery
ami promenade where she can get new ideas OF
tue fashions from critical inspections OF the
toilets Of richer women. Her aim IN LIE ls TO
rlrees on $500 or $500 q year go that she may
deceive every one into the oellet tnas sne sienaa
t,gice as much. To the making up OF these Pc
~,piary deficiencies she deyotcs' brain, hands:
aud time If her husband IL not q man'
milliner one feils to see whnt congeniahty thefe
can be between thom when the rapture OF cou1t-
e;,ip is past. She values other women ACCORDING
to their wardrobes. aud men according TO the
impression her toilets produce ou thom. She
reads onlv fashion periodicals. Would not any
man tire Of such j companion. who 80 often tlref
Of herself ? Ono is lstonished to see "Aas par
amount consideration II Daic to
w'u,tES's DRESS.
After recsptious. lerees, and weddings, ladies
haze grown to consider it q compliment TO nave
their names printed in tue next morning s papers
With their toilets described in detail. Gould an1
.uddeplv-epriched Ritchen-girl Display mort
vulgar taste for notorlety g.? There is an aston
isltrent, not unmxed with contempt, IN th
mind of the reader Of the morning news when ~
:ou1es upon tho description OF q Wcodlns II
H;ch Life. and sees that tic reporter has COP
fcicut;ousay fulfilled hie duty, and glrcn tn
value, NOT only OF the BRIDES weddlng~dress. bu
also Of her entire trouseaau. One wonders
tho result Of modern social training wncn Driu
can comrlaccuty SEQ her wardrobe inveosorlet
IL mint for tho satisfying Of the possible cur1osl
ty Of the public
Not only are the daily papers deyoting column
to disseminating information as to the lates
Fluctuations in the ever fiuctuatinG fashions. bu
nyen tie so-called religious veelllies are deyot
mr. erace to that all-mportaut topic. Th
: 1iaunch old country subscriber at the Inde
ns.1neY,t, who has been Saving up the last num
bor Of his favoli:e w9ehy tol q4le1 ,;s oaba hsit
,,er,,sed article on Identification by Faith. t.
;rnt upon . dippant description OF how to MAKE
.party-dress out OF an old light sllk ana o 1e'
sards Of French Elusl1n, the Whole tfesneneo u
,r a bright cherry-colo-ed sash tied at the 1ef
rdo with long flowing ends Poor minis
:oria, rapas, you think your too-woridly daugh
}ers ere showing strong hopes OF change Q
aeart. BECAUSE they beg Won not to fee
sou must give up the % PheE cant oeSau5 y
without it, but leave the reason ungtven.
Nos. why is il that When newsc9nnters ar
flooded with fashion-per1odicals. rehglous pacei
rnusc treat Of that ail- -1e1yading theme,-woman
dress Does anybody foE oae q, m1f1 14 SUP
H ;,,~ ani publishing, and fashion-l letter-wriun
;sdi is done. No, indeed. Those useful members Q
rocety are too busy to consult more ehan sa.{a fa
It is rot fot the very wealthy. Trey a,e salts
ay s remit e1 Gf tns aMp *Snn ssaas oSsf d
Gta;ta III tI,is -literatureis for the ben
cit Of the women who are striving t. make the!
own ingenuity and industry dress 3, them az { goE
ecnuslron few hundreds rs the millionaire $ VII
;:sn ouGl1 dress M on thousands. The wife|5 econom
Which counts every CENT rot to bay .,ae, nome ne
staad or Ielu the husbands business, OF paS e1
tn expenses, but simply 10 ezpend IN persona
adjournment, is not thing to be laudea; snoug e1
fashion writers speak s:s u 1t WERE Moteo'''
lisa ..-...--.x.
to have fondness for seeing the women ne ne,
1ikain familiar garments. More 'o&1' 'Ae -