WHEN A MAIDEN MARRIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6090, 29 January 1898, Page 3

WHEN A MAIDEN MARRIES.

She must not expect to find the married state an enhanced garden of happiness, where never a weed nor a thorn grow. She will certainly have many times of trouble and weariness ; but she must, with brave heart and indomitable courage, face the new, unknown life which, along with fuller joy than sb.9 has hitherto known, lies before us. She should never allow even her mother to criticise and find fault with the behaviour of the man she has taken, for better, for worse. She should do all in her power to make the homo tho daintiest, cosiest little nest imaginable, so that the husband shall be only too glad to spend his evenings there, instead of going off to " his club." She must bear in mind that no man, even the" dearest fellow in the world," can bear with good temper being kept waiting twenty minutes for his dinner, or finding his shirts minus their complement of buttons,andhis socksfull of holes. They should not forget that well-cooked, daintily served, meals go far to ensure household peace. No time is wasted that is spent as a means to this desirable end. Everything put on the table should look as nice as it tastes, She should strive to be always as fresh and suitably adorned as a newly-opened daisy sparkling with the morning dew ; and as sweet-tempered and loving a little wife as ever gladdened the heart of a husband. She must not place implicit trust in the arithmetic of her tradesmen. She should add up the books herself, and pay them weekly. She must persevere in taking the liveliest interest in domestic duties, and not be disheartened and downcast at the mistakes she will inevitably make during the first year or so of her marriage. She should never think herself too tired or disinclined to make a minute daily inspection of the contents of the larder, etc., writing down the orders directly after breakfast ; or, better still, when possible, doing the marketing herself. She should take for her motto Nil Despercnulum, and remember that though many a dark day will come, the sun still shines behind the clouds. „_______________