THE JAPANESE BRIDE.
When a Japanese-gjrl isvabont to marry (according to a writer in 'Harper'sMagazine') her mother impresses upon her various rute" of conduct to be followed dur'ng j her wedded life. Some of these are:— | Be always amiable to your mother-in-law and father-in-law.' Don't talk much. Get up early, go to bed late, and never sleep in the afternoon. Until you are fifty never mix: in crowds. Do not consult fortune-tellers. Do not wear light clothes. Be humble and polite. Never allow yourself to be jealous. Even if your husband is in tho wrong never get angry. Never speak evU of your neighbors. Strict obedience to a husband is a wife's noblest virtue. '
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Evening Star, Issue 12764, 17 March 1906, Page 12
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114THE JAPANESE BRIDE. Evening Star, Issue 12764, 17 March 1906, Page 12
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