Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
GIRLS ABOUT TO MARRY.
Advice That Is Sound and Practieal-HoS
to Make Home Happy.


to Make Home Happy.
Allow nee just q word or two in tho
ears of many of the bright girls who
are about to marry.
Do not marry, my dear, until you
and Jack have small bank account
take it you have had TO work for
your own living, therefore you are the
more independent and, to use Hiber-
nianism, What is yours is your
own"
The land teens with saving funds;
hope you have book in one of them,
with good balance in your favor. II
necessary draw out some OF this for
your house furnishing, but not all;
leave a reserve for the rainy day which
may come in the shape of ill-health or
we know not what form. Let your
furnishing be simple, but tasty, do not
devote the greater part to swell car
pet for your parlor or a walnut suite
for your bedroom. Paint your rooms
around the edge for about two feet
and have tasty ingram carpet rugs, and
remember there is much light wood
furniture which is inexpensive and
really charming.
This suggestion, iffollowed, win give
you excellent effects less work and
more health in your family. Buy your
self good and durable clothes and
sufficiency to last for some time. In
place OF an imitation seal sacque and
hat surmounted by cocl1atoo as big
as young turkey, select q fine cloth
coat and, at least, two wooden gowns
and plenty of durable underwear.
A young girl of my acquaintance, in
very moderate circumstances, was ex-
tremely particular to have black silk
dress in her wedding outfit which was
much coveted by her less pretentious
friends but doubt il she would have
been considered such an object of)onvy
had they seen her as / did, six weeks
after the wedding when she enter
| tanned me in a much worn Mother
Hubbard" wrapper, and with slipshOd
| feet which disclosed all too plainly the
holes in her stockings; her face wore
lugubrious air of discomfort; she had
not found marriage the holiday it
promised TO be. AS looked at her
|
marks l sighed to think what o little
industry, combined with soap and wa
| ter, would effect, and what miserable
future awaited her companion in
misery, who out Of the great lottery
had drawn such blank. / will give
| but one more illustration out of posi-
bly, hundred. ! knew young wO-
man who moved out OF tasty little
home because, as she told me, she,
would rather have handsome bed
room suite and real Brussels carpet
than a whole house to herself" Imay
say that she lived to miss her husband
as well as her house, for he, having no
| longer home OF his own, began to
look around him. and meeting plenty
of idle people like himself, he soon
found more congenial company than his
lazy wife. Remember how much you
have in your own power; unless you.
have married an exceptionally bad
man, you can make or mar him. Do.
not be persuaded to marry unless you
can see your way clear before you.
Then, having joined hands, throw all
your heart, courage and determination
into your work.
1t is for life. Make then, l beseech
you, an earnest effort to secure your
happiness and his. Give him loving
welcome, an attractive home and we'll
cooked meal, and. above all, let him
find you fair to look upon. Let your
eyes be as two jewels for depth and
brilliancy, and your soft hair shade a
brow whereon sweet content shall rest
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