,transcrib]'s note3 ,mrs4 ,hung]=d      
7,m>g>et ,wolfe ,hamilton7 7#ahee8-ahig7
 ,h[ to m>ry well 7f ,! ,ladies' ,home  
,j\rnal vol4 ,,vii ,no ,,iv             
,philadelphia ,m>* #ahij p4#f7     ,!   
,du*ess   ,h[ to m>ry well   ,"s girls  
/>t 9 life ) ! idea t to snub ! opposite
 sex is ! sure/ way ( br++ x to _! feet4
 ,all su* imag9+s are va96 ,a man may be
 amus$ by ! coquetti% imp]t95ces ( a    
girl1 he may ev5 be attract$ by x to a  
c]ta9 ext5t1 b 9 ! end he feels         
repulsion1 & unless x be ! exception t  
proves ! rule1 ha/5s away pres5tly to   
lay 8 "n & =tune at ! disposal ( "s m   
mode/ girl4  ,to m>ry well is ! note t  
/rikes m cle>ly on ! bra9 ( ! dbutante's
 "m ?an on ! e> ( t int]e/+ p]son       
h]self4 ,a girl />t+ 9 life feels all ! 
_w is be=e h] :]e to *oose4 ,%e gives1  
inde$1 too little ?\ght to ! subject4   
,%e comes fre% f ! s*oolroom into !     
cr[d$ draw+-room1 ?9k+ only h[ be/ to   
enjoy h]self4 ,! ?\ght ( m>riage1 if    
ne>1 is yet s f>1 t x h>dly int]f]es )  

h] pleasure 9 ! waltz1 ! !atre1 or !    
et]nal aft]noon tea4  ,x is a pity t !  
educational /&>d fix$ = "y girls        
n[-a-days is ( s l[ an ord]4 ,a smatt]+ 
( ,fr5*1 a ^w or two ( ,g]man1 an idea (
 :at music really means1 z ga9$ f a ?ree
 ye>s' acqua9tance ) scales & movem5ts1 
& songs )\t words--?is is all6 ,!re is1 
( c\rse1 a good deal ( read+ ) sci5tific
 ma/]s t s]ves only to puzzle ! bra9s   
half giv5 to ! matt] 9 h&1 & !n ! girl  
is emancipat$ f ! s*oolroom1 & let loose
 ^u society to be settl$ 9 life1 says   
,mamma4  ,"s ( ^! girls d m>ry          
well--surpris+ly s6 ,b !y are among/ !  
few4 ,z = ! re/1 !y make _! own lives & 
_! husb&'s a burd5 to !m4 ,)\t hav+ "t  
giv5 !m to mature _! ideas1 ^! latt] are
 hurri$ into matrimony :ile /ill *ildr51
 )\t hav+ =m$ a conception ( ! t]rible  
responsibility t atta*es itself to e    
human s\l :o agrees to jo9 itself to    
ano!r4  ,^! latt] d n make good mat*es 9
 any "o s5se ( ! ^w4 ,! /ruggl+ b>ri/]1 
! cl]k1 ! curate1 ! bra9less ma%]--su*  

are _! prey2 & if !y make ri*] prizes   
?an ^!1 /ill ! mat* _c be call$ good2   
pres5tly !re is dis-union z ! clev]     
husb& f9ds ! pretty b nons5sical wife   
utt]ly unable to foll[ him ?r\gh ! pa?s 
( life t ,fate has op5$ out to him4  ,x 
is a common idea t m5 c>e only = beauty1
 & are to be attract$ by no less]       
virtue--if virtue x may be call$4 ,?is  
is a mo/ gross error t ev5 ! e>lie/ (   
our ?9k]s has laid b>e4 ,:at says ,?omas
 ,c>ew3    ,b a smoo? & /eadfa/ m9d1    
,g5tle ?\ghts & calm desires1   ,he>ts )
 equal love comb9$1   ,k9dle nev]-dy+   
fires3--   ,:]e ^! are n1 ,i despise    
,lovely *eeks or lips or eyes4   ,we    
see1 !n1 t !re are ?+s m desirable to ! 
mascul9e m9d ?an ! m]e *>ms ( ! fle%4   
,to be beautiful is a good ?+1 = :i* we 
%\ld ?ank ,nature--to be attractive1    
morally1 r ?an physically1 is1 h[ev]1 a 
?+ = :i* we %\ld ?ank ,nature ev5 m1 if 
%e be good en\gh to h end[$ u ) t la/+  
quality4 ,let a girl le>n once = all t  
h] little s*oolgirl airs & graces c     

please only ! un9tellectual ( h] set1 t 
to make a good mat*1 9 ! mo/ noble s5se 
( ! ^w1 is to =m h]self to be ! equal ( 
! man %e m>ries1 & all w be "r4 ,i speak
 advis$ly1 because a girl :o has !      
c\rage to s plan out h] future is v     
unlikely to w$ ) any save ! mo/         
desirable ( ! o!r sex4  ,b :at is a good
 mat*8 ,does x mean a man ) money only1 
or position only1 or intellect only1 or 
only a capacity = be+ good humor$ "u ea*
 & e circum/ance8 ,! common acceptation 
( ! t]m means a man 9 su* a money$      
position t he c place 8 wife consid]ably
 above t ( h] fri5ds1 s f> z money goes4
 ,& t is a v good ?+ too1 s f> z x goes4
 ,b to be ri* is n ev]y?+6 ,! m]ely     
sordid1 ! entirely un$ucat$ c rise to   
?is height1 b surely to make a good mat*
 "o's husb& %\ld be ! possessor ( some?+
 m ?an money4 ,he %\ld be cultur$1      
ref9$1 intellig5t1 & !re=e ! girl :o    
wi%es to mate ) him1 %\ld take c>e to be
 cultur$ & ref9$ h]self4 ,half ! bad    
mat*es 9 ! _w are caus$ ei!r by !       

educat$ wom5 m>ry+ ! man ?or\ghly b5ea? 
h] 9 all moral qualities1 or ! man :o   
has sp5t 8 life cultivat+ 8 m9d1 fall+ a
 slave to ! petty fasc9ation ( a pretty 
woman :o has only beauty to give        
him--no?+ m6  ,:at girls %\ld nev] =get 
is to be neat6 ,n primly s1 b da9tily s4
 ,! girl well got up1 ) irreproa*able   
gloves1 & %oes t fit1 ?\gh h] g[n be    
only cotton1 yet if x be well turn$ out1
 may compete ) ! ri*e/1 :ile ! slov5ly  
dress]1 :o scorns or =gets to give      
att5tion to details1 is pass$ ov] by !  
discont5t$ eye1 ?\gh h] g[n may be a    
ma/]piece ( ,wor?4  ,a girl %\ld le>n to
 put h] g[n on prop]ly4 ,no creature    
liv+ takes m he$ ( ext]nals ?an y\r     
or?odox man4 ,he may n "k ! price1      
color1 or mat]ial ( y\r clo!s1 b he w "k
 to a nicety :e!r y are well or badly   
g[n$4  ,"o special po9t ,i w\ld impress 
^u ! girl :o desires1 7z all girls d7 to
 range !mselves well1 to make a good    
m>riage--is to be g5tle4 ,! craze =     
vivacity1 = ! free & easy /yle t bord] s

 closely on ! mann]s ( ! demi monde t   
di/+ui%$ ! society ( t5 ye>s ago has    
provid5tially di$ a natural dea?4       
,n[-a-days1 m5 are s5sible en\gh to look
 = com=t 9 _! m>ri$ lives4 ,& surely ! k
 t "o's future wife has a he>t z t5d] z 
x is sympa!tic %\ld1 & does1 g f> to    
arrange a man's decision ( :o %all be ! 
p>tn] ( 8 daily life4  ,i 0 mu* /ruck by
 a little incid5t t occurr$ la/ ye>1 &  
help$ to prove ! tru? ( ?is argum5t4 ,i1
 among/ o!rs1 belong+ to a l>ge p>ty :o 
7 wait+ at a railway /ation = ! tra9 t 0
 to c>ry u d[n to a g>d5 p>ty at "o ( ! 
_m lovely places on ! ,?ames1 saw an old
 man1 a decrepit creature1 b[$ & palsi$1
 mak+ 8 way to :]e ! ?ird-class         
comp>tm5t w\ld be4 ,8 arms 7 full (     
bundles ( v>i\s sizes4 ,com+ ne> a      
truck1 ! old man1 :o 0 half bl9d1 m>*$  
aga9/ ! edge ( x1 & all 8 little bundles
 fell helplessly to ! gr\nd4 ,mo/ ( ! "y
 p belong+ to our p>ty broke into an    
irresi/ible laugh4 ,!y 7 n s mu* to be  
blam$4 ,y\? w see amusem5t 9 ev5        

trifles1 b !re 0 "o among/ u :o did n   
laugh4 ,! old man's *agr9 seem$ to t\*  
h]4 ,%e w5t quickly =w>d1 & z he grop$  
n]v\sly = 8 p>cels %e lift$ !m "o by "o1
 & laid !m 9 8 arms4 ,%e 0 n a /rictly  
pretty girl1 b !re 0 dignity & sweetness
 bo? 9 h] face & 9 h] action4 ,i notic$ 
t a "y man1 "o ( our p>ty1 wat*$ h]     
int5tly4 ,he 0 ri*1 titl$1 "o ( ! mat*es
 ( ! ,london season4 ,supreme admiration
 %[$ itself 9 8 face4 ,he dem&$ an      
introduction4 ,i gave x4 ,9 six mon?s !y
 7 man & wife4 ,%e made a good mat*1 & s
 did he1 9 e s5se ( ! ^w4  ,!re is "o   
la/ rem>k1 h[ev]1 & a vital "o1 t ,i mu/
 make4 ,no mat*1 h[ev] di/+ui%$ ei!r by 
money or position1 c be call$ a good "o 
unless love1 :o is a great ,ma/]1 be ! v
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