Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-12-16
MARRIAGE.
A Kansas City Lady Gives Her Figure,
On the Cost.

Saturdays Kansas City Star had a
spicy letter from lady on the subject
of marriage and its cost which may
prove interesting to some young peo-
pie generally who have matrimonial
intent, but who don't exactly knew
the cost, and are afraid it will be
more than their purse can stand.
Here is what the lady says:
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
In your Thanksgiving issue you
publish an article ON marriage, to
winch l beg leave to say few words
by way of answer.
In the first place you state that the
cost for furnishing the six-room
house, ".he dove cote, the bower"
would knock the inside out of Sc, 900
bill. Your figures appear all right,
but every woman who has kept house
knows better than this. A young
couple can furnish six-room house
in goo,l style for less than that
amount, and can furnish in
ELEGANT STYLE FOR 5000.
You then give figures for keeping
the machine in running order. Your
first item is $40 per month for gro-
ceries. This 1 can state is too high
by 81; or, say 5000 a year.
Your bill for coal is about correct,
$45; as are also your figures on wash
ing, $50, but on other things I am
going to take you to task.
Rent your place for $500 per year.
l claim that even in this high priced
city you can rent for $50 less year.
You state that for dress it will take
5000 each for husband and wife.
Now, know very little about how
much it will cost you to dress the
editor wishes to state that his tailor
bill this year was $l.s51, but I know
that can dress we'll
FOR 500 PER YEAR.
Now sum up: Rent, $3.50; grocer.
les, 5000; dress, $500; washing, $50
total, $3.50; or 1920 less than your
figures. You throw in $500 for cock.
tails for the man, and car fare and pir
money for "pet." The cocktails car
easily be dispensed with, the car fare
and pin money reduced to 500, and
you have a total of $3.50.
This amount represents the cost ol
a very unnecessarily extravsgan1
house for young couple, and 1 fol
one don't propose to sit calmly dowr
and allow you to put a wet blanket
like this upon the consummation o
the divine passion.
YOUR REPORTER SAYS
he did not have the moral courage te
ask his girl to take anything less
Poor fellow. He don't know any
more about the depth of passion in ,
woman or the sacrifices she woult
| make for love, than wooden Indial
knows about political campaign
If his ''girl" loved him she would
take three rooms and live happil,
and If that was too expensive sh'
would contract to two or enc, ant
sing so happy that he'd want to sta.
and listen to her all the time instea,
of rustling for murders, fights. scan
dals and the other detestable new
Of the day. know Of one case my
self, Mr.. Editor, where a man onl,
| RECEIVED 81 so PER WEEK
and he is good man too, with Al
ex-schoolmarm for wife, and he ha
enough to eat, pays $3.50 per weel
room rent. and some debts out Of tn
!. balance. l can vouch for the fac
that he is happier than tue poor jour
I, nalist who could not see his way clea
with $1,000 per year.
1 Now, in closing, let me say that
think the Evening Star is one of th
brightest, prettiest, newest paper
| in the country, and l hope that som
heiress will answer your reporter
cry for help, but for heavens sak
don't let him get off anything like tbs
article again, or the whole communi
ty will get scared off and become ol
maids and bachelors, in which csse
would be reduced to hopplea
plight. Yours, MAaIAIlIk.