The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-24

YOTNG MEN AND N4RRIA GF.

find some marks of a true wife by
which young men may be helped in
choosing lif-partnpr. b ginning in
the unromanic fashion, say to The
young man: Yon want God house
keeper: Wife is an AngIo-Saxt"n
word, and means weaver b fore our
great cotton and cloth factories arose,
one of the principal emp'oyments in
eve y h me was the fabrication Of
clothing: every family made its own.
The wool was spun into threads by
the girls, who were therefore called
spinsters; the thead was woven into
81, tn by their mother, who was called
the weaver, or wife.
You don't want doll, or something
too fine, too ethereal for real use. The
ideals of womanhood in novels have
all their lovelineess shattered In IL day
by the rough usage of real life. Words
worth paints the woman you want:
A creature not too bright or good
For human natures daily food.
The reason firm, the temperate will,
To warm to comfort, and command
A perfect woman, nobly planned,
And yet spirit, still and bright,
With something of an angel light
Cool housekeeping has far more to
do with domestic happiness than young
lovers dream Of | believe that tn 5
times need women who's most beauti
full work will be done lnsi le Their doors
Without good housekeeping the ro-
nance will som go out of maria e
or course, the man VIII, priz woman
chiefly because she "Looketh we'll to
the WAYS of her household" does not
deserve to have good wife He should
merely employ a housekeeper, and pay
her good wages. But there are social,
moral, and spiritual uses, proceeding
from the wise regulation If tn. | Gus
hold, which bestow dignity on VIII.
would otherwise be trltflng. No ma
ter what g,l's accomplishments may
be, her education is incomplete If she
has not some knowledge Of bake. oIogy
boil-ologv, roast ology, stitch oIogy,
and mend-o,ogy. Even if girl III ,"l /
never be required to do the work her
self, she ought to know " he her it i,
done in proper manner.
The greatest defect in our soc al sy--
tenn is the aimlesss May in which our
girls are brought mp. Many Of them
are prepar. d in neither body or mind
for the lofty duties and serious respon-
slbilities which marriage implies, and
marriage, in consequence, has been
brought down to low, sensual | he
Let our girls be brought up to have
their regular daily domestic duties, let
ldleness be forbidden them. and let
everywoman be clothed with the digni
ty of auseful life. With Dr.. j. G, Hoi-
land, we believe that there is but one
cure for many of our social evils
''universal housekeeping"
Again, | counsel every young man
who is seeking wife to look well to
the temper Of the girls he thinks of
marrying Even if she is model
housewife. beautiful in face, graceful
in manner, and majestic as goddess
still, if she has violent temper, you
had better live on alone. Socrates
said that he married NaEtippe and
endured her for self.dlscipline. The
men who look at tn subject in that
light are like the great Philosopher, =
dead.
Solom, who was not lacking in ex,
perience, took q different view: ut is
belt ter to dwell in the corner Of the
housetop than with brawling woman
in wide house." John Wesley's wife
used to sit in the middle aisle in City
Road Chapel, and make mouths at him
while he preached. One day he spoke
of the ISLANDERS which were being utter
ed against him, and declared that he
had been accused Of every sin and
crime except drunkenness Where
upon his wife arose and accused him
of having been drunk, and the found
er of Methodlsm exclaimed; '.Thank
God, the catalogue is complete" John
Wesley was qualified to give good
counsel. A young man asked his ad
wise about marrying. He had two girls
in mind. One was of gentle and low
ing disposition, but not protesting
Christian. The other was Il church
member, and active in every good
work, but she was hot. headed and
tirey-tempered. Which would Mr.
Wesley advise him to marry? Prompt
ly came the answer: ''Marry the va
man of loving disposition" Char.e,
Swain truthfully sings:
There's not cheeper thing on earth,
Nor yet one half so DEAR
lis worth more than distinguished birth,
Or thousands gained year