The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-01
WHY SOME BRIDES
 ARE DISSATISFIED

'@You may ib1uster and blow, but we
 know what is bliss!
 Here are laughter and love, and hug
 and a kiss.
 No clustering mind can reach heaven.
 we guess,
 And home may be nore-t should
 never be Iess.''
 It's annaIsfng often to hear engaged couples planning their future. If they have wealth, where they shall go on their honeymoon is a matter of no anxiety; gold throws open the gates to every avenue of pleasure. He says, Where would you like to go, dear?" and after the trip to Washington is settled upon by her, she leaves the rest to his Judgment and the days that fol- low the bridal hour are one long, sweet dream of joy and gayety.
 The young man who has not money to fbIlr1'' intends that his bride shall be just as happy. 'sWe shall not have money to spend in travelling about, ;" he explains, 'ebl1t we will be quite as happy putting the money to a wiser use. After the wedding (and you may be sure we shall have every one of our big crowd of friends at it) we will go straight to our own cosy little fiat, gayly playing at housekeeping-you the presiding geIiusihappy as the day is long.''
 Being sensible girl, she is well pleased with the mental picture. She knows beforehand that she is not to marry 8 rich man and will have to do her own housewor1x but that thought is not appalling to her. The girl who loves the man she weds is happy over the Knowledge that she can transform even a plain little flat into an earthly paradise for him, and prepare whole some meals for him that are fit for a king.
 IT, Q I,a1rS+ <,e oor6I5a,o-o cha oo1 fdes to her young women friends that sine need never be ashamed to have her Harry bring home unexpectedly any number of friends for dinner. She can cook a steak to a turn, cream po- tatoes and bake faky biscuits that cure. to say nothing of her delicious layer cake and homemade preserves remarks which her friends store in their memory
 The ceremony is scarcely over ere her friends begin to throng their mod and cousins flock to see her by the dozens Terror strikes to Ser heart as she counts the numbers Not only is there an insuff1ciency of dishes to go around, but there's an alarming drain on the lander. Worst of all the poor Austered bride has to slip off her prot ty clothes and get into the kitchen and cook, cook, cook.
 To be sure, they do not remain long after they have feasted sunnptuousIy, but they leave the young Hvdfe so thor oughly tired out with baking, broilinez. frying and stew1ng. to say nothing of p11ttertng over pot and pans, that she Is more ready to cry than laugh over honeymoon joys that did not material ize
 This is especially the case if hubby Is fairly tearing his hair with worry
 
 that are piHng up. The first fort- nights experience is usually quite enough to show him, beyond all doubt ing, that the young couple who have a host Of friends are wiser in spend ing their honeymoon beyond their reach. If the bride must 'fpay the piper that is, cook for them, the calls of persons she is not particu- larly interested in are anything but welcome. One last word of advice-be chary of calling on the bride until the honeymoon is we'll nigh over, in such cases.