The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-02
THE BACHELOR SIDE OF III.
Some Suggestions for MIR. KrOusL OFFS
Consideration.

Savannah Ga, May Editor Morning
News: 1 have read with some interest
the glowing tribute 90 paid the bachelors
by our ex-alderman, Mr. S. Krouskof. As
there are others who have given the sub
ject some study, there can easily be pre-
scented the other side of the story for, of
course, there must be another side 10 it,
The bachelor is NOT such useless COM
modify as Mr.. Krouskon would have people
believe; as distributor of money through
various channels, the bachelor can well
hold his own with his (perhaps) more ia
vored brother-the benedict. The cloth
Ter the furnisher, the shoemaker. the tail
or, the boarding housekeeper the livery
man, the jeweler, the printer, the confec-
toner, the barber the tobacconist, and
don't know how many others,
all receive revenue from these
poor, abused men. If an hon
est and fair estimate is made, l think it
will be found, that they spend fully as
much. if not more. than married men.
Now why do you suppose there are so
many bachelors these days? Whose fault
is il? Not theirs. that's sure, but rather
lay the blame upon the indulgent fathers
and mothers who failed to teach their
daughters what economy is but think It
necessary that the dear creatures shall and
must appear dressed in the hight of fash
ion, regardless of price; they are not
taught what the duties of wife and mother
are, but are sent out ready to sail on the
sea of matrimouy without any preparation
whatever, or warnings of the dangers they
many encounter, and what's the result?
Bachelors, who are a thinking set Of men
these days forsee a life that should be
bright and happy full of stormy and
troublesome days, and they are frightened
away and discouraged from entering that
life, which should be an ideal and blissful
one; there's many confirmed old bach
who would not be so if things were differ
ent. Women a. { not as they We're twenty
years ago or more. They want to live
life of ease and luxury. They want to in
dulge in dress and pleasure entirely too
much for their own good. to say nothing
of their husbands. They are not willing
to make the countless little sacrifices that
their mothers made for the good of the
dear old home, and I'm sure the dear
mothers and happy fathers, who were mar
ried in the good old days. will agree with
me when / say that their married lives
were far happier and successful than those
made in these enlightened and advanced
times Advancement and improvements
may be all right enough, but l don't see
where any can be made upon the model
marriages and lives of years ago; unmar-
ried women and young married ones don
want to do as their mot hers did; Oh no;
that's too old fashioned. It's pity isn't it
that fashion and fads are dragged even
into marriages? Well anyway, it's no
question but what we have more bachelors
row than ever, and the list is being in
creased every year and why? Well, if any
one can find better reason than the one
given in these lines, let it be brought for
ward. Now, my dear Mr. Krouskoff, if yol
want to discourage bachelorhood you want
to talk to the mothers and fathers aud get
them TO begin the crusade against bache-
lors, right in their homes; let their daugh-
tiers be taught how to make the home
happy and model one; how to make mar
rage what God intended it should be- let
them be taught to seek the welfare in ev-
cry way of the man they vow to dove, hon
or and obey, and right here let me say that
this is a beautiful subject for ministers to
speak upon, and they can do much in as
sisting the fathers and mothers to discou-
rage bachelorhood. for until a change FOR
the better takes place in the present state
of affairs, there will be no decrease in the
long list of bachelors
This is an honest presentation of the facts
in the case by One of Them.