The record-union., 1897-09-26
QUESTION OF MARRIAGE.
IN THE MUTUAL
CHOICE OF PARTNERS.
Women Without Domestic Accom-
pIishments, Who Care Only for
Society and Visiting, and Sell
fish, Extravagant Men Will
Never be Congenia1.

rlSQ misery that does not end IN ul-
Vorce are due to the fact that people
marry who have no moral right to do
so. Mankind is reared in the belief
that the right to marry is as inalien-
able as the right to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness"
Unless he has symptoms of heredi-
tary insanity or a well-developed case
of cor sumption. it seldom occurs to
the average individual to question his
right TO marry. Convince this average
individual that misery will be his lot
if he takes a certain step and he Will
not De very likely to take it. and it is
in a sririt Of the purest philanthropy
that sketches are given of few pro-
scribed men and women who are sure
to be miserable if they get married in
their present conditions. The drawing
is done with a very few strokes, but
each portrait viii be easily recognized.
WOMEN WHO SHOULD NOT
MARRY.
The woman who proudly declares that
she cannot even hem a pocket hand
kerchief, never made up a bed in he
life and adds with a simper that She
has "been in society ever since she was
10"
The woman who would rather nurse
a pug dog than a baby.
The woman who thinks she can get
$4,000 worth of style out of $1,000
salary.
The woman who wants to refurnlsh
her house every spring.
The woman who buys for the mere
pleasure of buying.
The woman who does not know how
many cents, halves, quarters, dimes and
nickels there are in a dollar.
The woman who thinks that men are
angels and demgods.
The woman who would die rather
than wear a bonnet two seasons old.
The woman who thinks that the cook
and the nurse can keep house.
The woman who reads cheap novels
and dreams of being a Duchess or
Countess.
The woman who thinks it is cheaper
to buy bread than to make it.
The woman who marries in order to
have somebody to pay her bills.
The woman who expects declara-
ton Of love three times a day.
The woman who expects to have "a
good, easy time
The woman who cares more for the
style of her winter cloak than she cares
for the health and comfort of her chill
dren.
The woman who stays at home only
when she cannot find a place to visit.
The woman who thinks embroidered
center piece and "doilies" are more
necessary than sheets, pillowcases and
blankets
The woman who buys bric-abrac for
the parlor and and borrows kitchen
utensils from her neighbOrs.
The woman whose cleanliness and
order extend no further than the front
hall and the drawing room
The woman who wants things just
because ',other women have them.
The woman who thinks she is an
ornament to her sex if she wins
progressive euchre prize.
MEN WHO SHOULD NOT MARRY.
On the masculine side, it is the man
who talks about supporting a wife
when she is working fourteen hours a
day, including Sundays
The man who thinks it is 'all nom
. sense" for a woman to want a ~
! cent bunch of pansies or violets, when
she hasn't seen a flower for five months.
! The man who thinks a Woman's bon
1 net ought to cost about rs cents.
| The man who thinks his wife exists
for the comfort and convenience of his
mother and his sisters.
| The man who provides himself with a
family and trusts Providence to pro-
vide the family with home and some
thing to eat.
The man who thinks that women are
angels.
The man who thinks that nobody
but an angel is good enough to be his
wife.
The man who thinks woman ought
| to be her own milliner, dress maker
| seamstress, cook. housemaid, and nurse.
| The man who can't remember his
wife's birthday.
The man who thinks woman lis
| fixed for the season. if she has one
new gown.
The man who thinks a woman ought
! to give up a thousand dollar salary and
work III his kitchen for her board and
a few clothes, and be glad of the
chance.
The man who thinks a five-year-o
worsted street gown is the proper sort
of toilet for dinner party or a. recep-
tion.
The man who labors under the delu-
sion that his wifes money belongs to
him.
The man who says Love me, love
my dog"
! The nan who thinks a. parlor carpet
ought to last fifteen years.
The man who has $75 worth of fish
ing tackle and can't afford new set
of u1tains for the dining-room.
The man who always leaves his wife
at horne when he takes his summer va
cation.
The man who doesn't know what on
earth a woman wants with money when
she has a bin at the dry goods store
The man who thinks sick wife
would feel better if she would Just get
up and stir around
The man who forgets his manners as
soon as he crosses his own threshold.
The man who thinks he can keep
house better than his wife does.
The man who thinks there is no
place like home"-for grumbling and
growing.
The man who quotes the Apostle Paul
on the Woman Question" and who
firmly believes that the mantle of the
Apostle has fallen on him.
If the man who considers a bunch OF
flowers useless extravaganza will con-
triye TO marry woman who does not
care for flowers there will be no marital
trouble on that score If the man who
objects to paying milliners' bills will