THE AGE FOR MARRIAGE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 20 January 1912, Page 10

THE AGE FOR MARRIAGE

A number of well-known men and women contribute their, opinions on what is the "right age for marriage" to Everybody's Weekly. Lady Warwick leads off with "Marry at any age so long as there is any real love." Mme. Sarah Grand says that 'the time to marry must vary according to temperament." Mrs Kendall confesses that'her views on marriage are strange and weird. "All should marry in their own class of life, their own professions,"' declares the famous actress. "They may be happy, but when they marry above their position or below it, the world suffers, as well as themselves."

Miss Fanny Brough thinks1 the best time is 21. Sir Francis Burnand, in an exceedingly interesting letter, confesses that it is impossible to fix any right age.

Mme. Bernhardt would say to the man: "Look for a wife who will be your companion." To a woman: "Seek a man whom you can trust to be a sympathetic protector."

Sir Gilbert Parker "does not think there is any age for marriage which would either make it any better or any worse" ; while Mr Plowden is of opinion that "marriage is an experiment. The most that can be said is that when it turns put happily the age was not badly chosen; but even so, it might well have been earlier."