The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-06

| daily given into the hands of girls who
are absolutely untaught. and incapa-
| BILE of caring for the trust committed to
them. When the engineer does not
know her business. what wonder the
matrimonial train so often goes to
/ smash?
1t is dishonest II is taking an I'M
| fair advantage of a man for any girl
to marry him unless she has qualified
to make comfortable home, and thus
fulfill her end of the partnership.
Another view of the partnership of
matrimony has recently forced itself
/ upon my notice. and that is when the
woman is fitted to become not only a
silent but an active partner The
question raised itself in connection with
charming young girl who is about to
follow the happy American custom of
marrying young man, who is all that
one could ask in a man-true and loyal,
and clever and industrious-but who
has only just gotten his foot upon the
first round of the ladder of success. AS
the matter stands, the young man
makes only a small salary-$100 a
month-and with wife to support on
that, II will be years. even with the
best of luck, before he could lay by
enough TO go into business for himself
The girl, however. has a speciality,
which she has spent years and much
money in acquiring, and that would en-
able her to earn more than her husband
if she practiced II. In the small town
in which they are to live there will be
much demand for her services, and
when she asked my advice, / said, en-
phaticaliy: Go ahead. Don't give up
your profession. Add your earnings to
your husbands, be a real partner,
both pulling together, and in a few
years you will be rich. Then, when
you have helped him up the hill. you
can quit teaching if you like, but now
is when he needs you
She is going to do it. People may
gossip a little, but if we waited for
the world to approve all we do, we
should do very little, and no one will
criticise when that young couple gets
along" as they will.
can see no shame TO either when
a woman can help her husband, and
does it. For, after all, it comes back
TO the partnership questionable equal
sharing in prosperity and adversely,
and the pleasures and perquisites of
life. OF one thing l am certain--no
family run on that basis can ever come
to bankruptcy in love.
II Monde Che Ride, an Italian jour
nal, recently offered prizes for the best
three answers to the following ques-
ton:
How can one, without giving any
offense, induce lady TO tell her age?"
Answers poured in by hundreds, and
finally the prizes were awarded.
Go to the lady," says the winner of
the first prize. land say to her: Ma
dame, dreamt last night that you and
/ could win large prize at the lottery
by playing a number corresponding to
our ages, and, therefore, if you will
just tell me your age, will go at once
and buy the ticket The assumption
is that desire to win the money will
impel the lady to comply at once with
the request.
ASK the lady," says the winner of
the second prize, "how long she has
been married, and. after she had re-
Piled, express great establishment and
exclaim: Mon dieu! you must have
been mere child at that time. How
old were you then, at any rate?' "
From her two answers the ladys age
can be ascertained without arousing
any suspicion on her part.
ASK the lady," says the winner of
the third prize, chow many years
younger she is than her husband. This
is an everyday question. and the
changes are a thousand to one that
she will answer it promptly and cor
rectly. Then find out the husbands age
which can very easily be done, and by
working out little sum in arithmetic
you can easily solve the problem"
A Denver, Col, dispatch to the New
York Journal says: Lord Cecil and
Lady Moon are said to be on their
way to Colorado
Many years ago Cecil Moon came to
Colorado with little but long line of
distinguished ancestors. He was at
tackled by mountain fever and nursed
back TO life by a pretty country girl |
with whom he fell in love. The young
Englishman married his nurse. Then
he was notified that he had inherited
the family title and the family for
tune. His distinguished family was
awaiting his return.
Lady Cecil was not accustomed to
distinction of any kind. In fact, she
had a wholesome American hatred OF
titles and she was very unhappy to
think of having one. She never thought
of the thousands of girls who would
sigh with envy, and just because she
never thought of those things she had
not the proper estimation of her own
importance-of what it meant to be a
lady"
The distinguished family awaited the
arrival of the bride and groom with
considerable anxiety. Lord Cecil's
mother was picturing to herself her
new daughter-in-law.
"A rich, fashionable girl who wanted
title, undoubtedly, and fell in love
with Cecil" she thought. well, I will
introduce her properly. at any rate"
So the ancestral halls were decked
in festal splendor and a brilliant as
sembly of rank and fortune were in,
vited to welcome Lord Cecil and his
American bride.
Into all this splendor burst poor lit
tie Lady Cecil.
'Ain't II just grand?" she said.
The distinguished family raised its
distinguished eyebrows. Clearly she |
would never do. She was quite impos-
soble. But what could be done with |
her? She must have a headache. Ac- |
cordingly Lady Cecil was sent to bed |
with a severe headache. Her mother |
in-law made profound apologies. Lady |
Cecil, however. was exceedingly res
tive. Even the headache seemed to |
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