Arizona republican., 1922-01-03
The Marrying Income

we are printing among Letters to the Editor"
this morning communication suggesting question:
nare directed to the girls who read The Republican,
and all the prettiest and the intelligent girls
within this papers jurisdiction do So the subject
of the size OF the income on which should
marry. We are acting this suggestion and we
hereby extend an invitation to all young women for
an expression Of their views this subject. Also,
the experiences Of young who have been
married say within period Of from to five years
are requested.
Obviously the names OF those who write US will
not be published though we would prefer that the
names be sent, as evidence of good faith" That.
however we do not insist upon. AS is suggested,
the communications should state in addition to the
writer's notion OF the required salary her present
situation, clerk, stenographer saeswoman, etc. or II
without occupation, the fact, If So of allowance
she may enjoy; income she herself may be
receiving from any source To this might properly
be added her ideas Of such luxuries she might
desire, beyond the ordinary comforts Of home
we have some ideas Of our own on this sub
ject, and one of them is that the income Of the
husband be is usually matter of minor consid
Grafton to those who are bent upon matrimony. 1t
is never permitted to stand in the Of the
couple If it is given consideration at ALL the
and young woman look bravey into the future
determined to undergo what privatons may be m-
posed to keep within it. hoping inteigently that it
will be increased. A marriage entered into in
spirit necessary sacrifice is apt to be successful
one barring adventitious misfortune.
But the girl must make up her mind to sacrifice
il necessary, for the doctrine that two live
cheaper than one long ago exploded. There
must be no idea in her mind of keeping up with
the Joneses." She must live for her husband as he
must live her. regardless of so-called appear
ances"-always within the income. whatever it may
be.
It is rather more difficult now to marry on
small income than it used to be even when the
average income was much smaller There are many
millionaires today who fifty years ago were small
shop men, working men, carpenters or blacksmiths.
They married the slenderest Of incomes and with
a capital that little than suffced to buy the
marriage license and pay the preacher. But there
were opportunities for advancement then that are
not now open to the young married of today. 1t
is pleasing fiction that opportunities numer
Gus today as they ever were. They comparatively
much fewer for the income drawer There are not
nearly so many foundations of fortunes being laid
comparatively speaking as there were half century
ago.
Now we have what we regard as necessities but
which fifty years ago would have been luxuries OF
appalling cost. They costly, but must
have them because others have them In the old
days the young wife now the millionairess engaged
in drudgery beside her companion and shared his
privations to build up day by day their fortune to
the present proportions
Then they saved their cake and have it now. Is
the girl OF today willing to her cake? Can she
save it while those Of her "set' are eating theirs?