EARLY MARRIAGE.
To a young woman an early mar.iageis the natural course'of life. To this end she tends, and, consciously, or unconsciously perhaps, prepares herself to secure it, according to the requirements of society. Herunperverted taste is for a young man a little older than herself—a companion she can admire, respect, and lore, but still a companion and not a father, it taught by the silent, though still powerful voice of society that barmony of character, of aims of temperament, are the indispensibte foundation ot great and lasting happiness in marriage, that material advantages are secondary to this unspeakable blessing, that thntt, knowledge of household economy, the power of creating an attractive home, are essential to the attainment of this great good, than her instinct, by an inevitable law ©f nature, will tend to the acquirement of theje qualifications.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3589, 28 June 1880, Page 3
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139EARLY MARRIAGE. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3589, 28 June 1880, Page 3
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