St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-09
HoNEYMooNs.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Hansbrough
Give Good Advice.


Clever Mrs. McGuirk, who knows the
ins and outs of Washington life better
than any woman In the country, writes
entertainingly of honeymoons and we'd
ding Journeys in the Boston Globe, and
tells what various women in Washing
ton have to say Oh the subject. Hand
some Senator Hansbrough, of North
Dakota. seems always carrying on az
honeymoon with his charming wife. and
Mfs. Hansbrough's opinion may. there
fore, be held to have some weIght. She
says: "Of course l believe in honey
moons, and wedding Journeys, too. 1t
is the happiest time Ill a woman's life,
and is something she looks back to in
after years with great delight. [ be-
lieve that six months Of leiSureiy trav-
cling is the best start in the world for
newly married couple.
"When couple get married they think
they know each others characteristics,
Ebut they do not, and during the time
they are travelling they have an OppOr-
tunity to study each others traits and
become familiar with all their little
faults and foibles. All isn't rose color.
even in the first six months of married
life, and the constant change of scene
keeps a woman from fretting and helps
her to become accustomed to the fact
that she must submit to some other will
than her own hereafter"
.'Dou't you think modern couples are
apt to tire of each other sooner when
they see SO much of each other III that
kind of long trip, and especially when
they discover that the godlike isn't so
predominant after all in each other?"
why, no more i'll that than in any
other way. If people are not happily
| lad fI,Qy tn tIra
| no matter whether they make a we'd
| ding journey or not. l don't believe in
ali this fashionable worry and furry
that attends SO many such Journeys. l
shall advise almost any mother to in
| sist on her daughter making some sort
| of wedding trip. 1t Isl better for her
in every way. One of the pleasantest
WAYS is the style. so many couples are
adopting now. They hire little cot
tage in quiet place comfortably near
| town, and appear at intervals among
their friends. This is sensible, no mat
| ter what way you look at it. Ii is gem
| couples are happiest who are re-
moved from the influences OF the
relatives of both. during the
weeks Immediately following the
marriage. Girls who decree that they
will not 90 OH wedding tours because
the rest of mankind stares at them
make great mistake. II alf the time it
is nothing more nor less than envy.
Then really there are always happy
memories connected with the places
visited that recur time and again to de-
light woman's memory. By no means
abolish homogeneous. --~-
The lovely wife, of Senator Davis. of
/ Minnesota, said: ''sModern homogeneous
are so changed that the Objectionable
features are gradually being removed.
OF course it is natural for newly
welded couple to desire TO be by them.
selves. 1t depends greatly on girls
nature what should be advised. Wha1
might conduce to the perfect happiness
of one girl might make another per.
fectly miserable, aud any one who
wonld presume to lay down universal
rule that every bride and groom could
follow would be in sad situation.
.But there is one piece of advice thai
people contemplating matrimony ant
wedding tours lad better consider IN al
seriousness. Don't start at once fol
Europe. Unless woman is a daughter
!, of the sea and you are splendid sailor
! she is pretty apt to wish she had iIevel
. heard of you before the Atlantic is hal
= crossed. Seasickness will kill love taste