Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-27
WOMAN AND HOME.
AMERICAN WOMEN WHO MARRY FOR
A HOME ARE NOT so FREQUENT.

Getting Money order-American Wives
in England-How the Pudding Served
Her Husband = Hints for the House.
sseeper, Cook and Nurse.
Marriage is generally spoken of as il
woman were the chief gamer thereby. She
is naturally more inclined to it than man.
because she is more visionary, more hopeful.
more innocent; because she sees in it anchor
age and safety. But she has lately ceased
here, as she long ago ceased in Europe, to
think of it as the sole fulfllment of her des-
tiny, as source Of support, as the best
means of securing a home. She has now
learned by observation that marriage, for
the sake OF marriage, Is every way worse
than the dreariest ceiibacy; that homes so
gained ore such in name alone Wedlock
is with her no longer an end; she discards the
Idea or IL IRON her consciousness until 1t pre-
sents Itself with a fervor and force that de-
mand recognition. She does not wait for
smtors; she spurns the notion Of exchanging
herself for material maintenance. For this
she depends on herself, and is sncerer,
stronger, nobler for taNAependence. Thou
sands of the finest sinfhest of her sex in
every large American city are now bravely
and BEAUTIFULLY at work.
The words "od maid' have recently been
shorn of their terrifying power; they are re-
vered in contrast with the words unhappy
wife" Independence, while it makes her su-
perior TO marriage, fits her TO be the truest
OF conJugal companions. She or he is, per-
haps best suited TO wedlock who can live
without it. She is, by the law of her sex,
not only homogeneous but monerotic while
he is polygamous and polyerotic As wife
she increases her freedom, though he as a
husband, if he be all that he should reduces
ms. But he is so seldom marital model
that ne is little restricted. With pecuniary
proVislon he is apt to think his domestic du-
SeS discharged. Her duties are innumerable
80 endless When he is Unilcumbared, she
r%oe oSerborne. Few of tie disadvantages
n o. yedlock fall to his share She has ten
times more motive than he 10 avoid matri-
mony, which may he the cause of her Jealous
prejudice IN its favor. The majority OF
4 women are wholly married; the majority of
men but partially.
\ Many wives are unworthy; but they are
few compared with unworthy husbands, who
are largely responsible for their defects
Marriages are generally divided into har
nonious and inhGrmonious ones, though
these comprise q boundless variety. In g
nTasure, each marriage must stand for itself
since no two are exactly alike. The relation
is 50 sacredly intimate that many Of its Sc
crets are secrets still Despite daily diSclos
ures, all its veal and all its woe has never
been unveiled Sometimes the ideal is nearly
attained; but such cases are likely to be hal
lowed by silence, while the real, the repre-
sentative, is subject to advertisement.
Almost everything countenances marriage
in the United States II it be a failure here
it must be principally owing to the marriers
Albeit far from perfect, like everything else
it is the latest and best form evolved for sex
ual affinity. And with us most of the Ok
World limitations and restraints have beei
removed. If we wed unfortunately or un
wisely. as any one Of us may, ample mean
are provided for our retreat. Is marriage
failurel If it be, such a host of men and VIC
men are failures themselves can they, wi
any show of reason, expect, by adding fan
ure to failure, to insure success ;-Juniu
Henri Browne in Forum.