, 1874-09-27
THE MARRIAGE QUESTION.

It IL The Fashion To what q number OF weak
and immature creations does this eentenco
| stand sponsor, as it 1t wero necessary to have
precedent for every step IN life, and never,
| except BY some fortuitous circumstance, to
| branch ont in any Independent lne OF
nction- To do as others do, ls a
| great saving OF brain-power in the
| aggregate,-for it is the first sheep that goes
over the fence that does the thinking. and it may
| be some compensation to be loader evon Of
sheep; but it is usually given to greatness and
| originality to stand alone on the iso!ated plane
OF genius. An idea that is 1t once contagious is
seldom good OF bepedcia1 to tho interests Of its
| adopters and fashion OF any kind that be-
| comes Uniform loses its strength by diffusion.
| The latest apology for the increasing celbacy
Of the young men Of the day is tho caption of
this article. We have been at some pains to dis
covor the deeper meaning, and Gnd it in plain
! Answer from one OF the number: " The girls
fine horYes, fine husbands. We can furnish
the last article enumerated. but rot the others
We love, but-we do not marry Bad French
philosophy! It heems at first as il thcre might
be much truth in the statenont but careful
rettospection gives another view
This IL the age OF eznbellisnment. Rebuilt
Chicago exhibits to tho world city OF orua-
mental buildings ito hotels are palaces Its
warehouses are decorative chambers Of Art its
most substantial building are freycocd within
and corniced without It easy to assert that
tbs money expended in decoration alone would
have housed all the poor. Those gilded walls
and frescoed roofs ara as unnecessary as the
lavish burden OF Fashion the young man dare
not assume. Plain walls would have answered
every purpose OF commerce; but the eye must be
pleased and attracted BIZ III outside sple.'dor.-
IN egthetic Taste that really is good for
the soul when properly cultivated. Our
churches, open for religious editlcation
beauty aud l.-ish display. The fretted roof, the
btained glass, tho richly carved pillars, the lux
urious aud costly upholstery, arc all supposed
to be acceptable IN the right Of that High Disln-
ity We worship This e1trayaganco il not born
Of woman. The purple altar-cloth, with dead
Christ enb1azoucd in gold. is all right: but the
purple covering the shrine Of an immortal soul.
consecrate with living Christ within, is all
wrong!
No! is the Divine principle OF Higher Law,
ever urging Us to something bctter. timer,
grander beyond. that gives to all \ love for the
embellishments OF daily life. They who live in
tho valley seek the mountains for purer air and
broader sunshine, and they do not disdaiu the
smallest shrub to help them q step higher; 60
we NAY rise By the trivial accessories Of ci1cum-
Btauce-dreso, fashion, ornament-fron the dead
level Of grosacr life. until NE resch point where
re can safely do without them.-which will be
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