The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-11

Use Some Judgment.
Allow me just a word or two in the
Ears of many of the bright girls who
are about to marry.
Do not marry my dear, untilyou and
Jack have a small bank account. !
take it you have had to work for your
own living, therefore you are the
more independent, and. to use the
Hibernianism, What is yours is your
own"
The land teens with saving funds;
l hope you have a book in one OF
them, with a good balance in your
favor, says a writer in the Home Jour
nal. If necessary draw out some of
this for your home furnishing, but not
all; leave a reserve for the rainy day
which may come in the shape of i'll
health or we know not what form. Let
your furnishing be simple, but tasty:
do not devote the greater part to a
swell carpet for your parlor or q wall
nut suit for your bedroom. Paint
your rooms round the edge for about
two feet, and have tasty ingram car
pet rugs, and remember there is much
light wood furniture which is mex
pensive and really charming.
This suggestion, If followed, will
give you excellent effects, less work
and more health in your family. Buy
yourself good and durable clothes,
and a sufficiency to last for some time.
In place of an imitation seal sacque
and q hat surmounted by a cockatoo
as big as a young turkey, select a fine
cloth coat and, at least, two wooden
gowns and plenty of durable under
wear.
A young girl of my acquaintance,
in very moderate circumstances, was
extremely particular to have a black
was much coveted by her less preten-
tious friends, but | doubt il she would
have been considered such an object
of envy had they seen her as l did,
six weeks after the wedding, when she
entertained me in q much worn
Mother Hubbard" wrapper, and with
slipshod feet which disclosed all too
plainly the holes in her stockings; her
face wore a lugubrious air of discon-
tent; she had not found marriage the
holiday it promised to be. As | look
ed at her front door, already covered
with finger-marks. l sighed to think
what a little industry, combined with
soap and water, would effect, and
what a miserable future awaited her
companion in misery, who out of the
great lottery had drawn such a blank.
] will give one more illustration out
of possibly 100. l knew a young
woman who moved out of a tasty
little house because, as she told me,
she would rather have a handsome
bedroom suite aud a real Brussel car
pet than a whole house to HERSELF |
may say that she lived TO miss her
husband as well as her house, for he.
having nc longer q home of his home,
began to look around him, and meet
ing plenty of idle people like himself,
he Don found more congenial COM
pany thar his lazy wife. Remember
how much you have in your power;
unless you have married an exception
ally bad man you can make or mar
him. Do not be persuaded to marry
unless you can see your way clear be-
fore you. Then, having Joined
hands, throw all your heart, courage
and determination into your work.
1t is for life. Make then, | beseech
you, an earnest effort to secure your
happiness and his. Give him a low
ing welcome, an attractive home and
a well cooked meal, and, above all,
let him find you fair to look upon.
Let your eyes be as two jewels for
depth and briliiancy, and your soft
hair shade a brow whereon sweet con-
tent shall rest.