Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1875, Page 1

ribmne. VOLUME 29. CIIICAGO, OLOTHING. IMPORTANT CLOTHING BUYERS. We nro closing out our ontire stock of New and Desirable FALL AND WINTER Youths', Boys', and Children's CLOTHING! To the Trado at o GREAT BACRI- FIOE on oasy terms, proparatory to & chacgo in our firm, boodman & Barle, 80 & 82 Wabash-av., MOSIOAL. ROOT & SOMS PMUSIC . GO, OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO PURCHASERS-AT WHOLE- SALE AND RETAIL-OF FOREICN AND DOMESTIC SHEET MUSIO AND MUSIC BOOKS, THEIR OWN IMPORTATION OF VIOLIN AND FINANOIAL, TEE Merchants’, Farmers', & Mechanics' Savings Bank, 756’ CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES. Pepfest Security~Liberal Interest. TABLE of Incremso of **Inveatment Certifie cnten, secured on mproved renl satate, hears ing Intercst, payablo In qunrterly (nstalls menta, at tho rate of T 3+10 per cent peran- wums Showing the necumnlntion of sumn ine vested for the benefit of Childron or othierat THE YOUNG PEOPLE. They Continue Their Debate on the Subject of Matrimony, And Draw the Matrons and Bachelors into the Discussion, The Married Ladies lllustrate ase.a! 710,10 1,748,858 2,161,483 1.420,30 F400.70 432380 tLat foterest, when due, f¢ and favasted lu INVEST- s o Acébimiintd, the Beauties of 160, "' B Wedlock. While the Maidens Comment npon the Sellisiness of the Youug Mau of the Day, e poldor of » Gertiflate hma tho prisflege of examin- ng the condition of the trust at aoy tuse oo ealling at thooffico of the Trustee, Certificatos forwarded, and Intorest, when duo, rein- vestod. if doslred, or remitted by draft or express (o any ltod Stataa, Address i BYDNEY MYPRS, Mansger. INVESTMENT SECURITIES, WE OFFER FOR HALE LAKE VIEW WATER BONDS, TEN PER CEONT BCHOOL BONDS, EVANSTON BONDH. We buy and el good MUNICIPAL BONDS and other firat-clugs ivertment securitie. PRESTON, KEAN & 00., Bankers, 100 VASHINGTON-NT L‘ $100,000 toloanat 8 yer cent antd 23§ per cent com- miasion, i sums of $30,000 or more, Oi) busiuosy prop- erly, ¥, C, TAYLOL, 181 Dearbortioat, On property in Clicogo and (mmediate yiciulty, $4,000 in Land, MEAD & COE, 215 Lusiall _COAL. Whereupon the Bachelors Get Back at Them with the Ory of Estravagance, But the Lassies, Being the More Clever with the Pen, Make the Best Showing, And Are Gallantly Backed Up by the Married Men. THE MATRONS. ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION OF HOW IT CAN BE 0O 7o the Editor of The Cldcayo Tribune : Curcaco, Aug. 29.—Voltairo suve * Marriago makes & man more virtuous and moro wise," That tho famous Freuch philosopher kuow whercof hio epoke no one who bas lived to mil- dle lifo and studied mon aud women can deny. Shall young men mud women marry? is fant becoming ono of the socisl queatlons of tho age; eud there i no donbt but that mapy aro hold back from mar- rige Dbocausn they lhesitato to take wupon themaelves tho responsibilitios of marriod Iifo npon small fncomen sud littlo prospect of largor ones. Dut by far the largor proportion of young mon who deliborately refuss to matry CUITAR STRINCS, ACCORDEQNS, ' do Bo, not 8o much from tho fear of Lelng un- CONOERTINAS, . FLUTES, able to support a fawmily as from the disiuclina- QUITARS, VIOLINS, PICCOLOS 8Y | tionto give up the froedom of singlo blessod- CLARIONETS, HARMONICAS, MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF ness for tho sostraints which marriago should DULCIMERS, ZITHERS, VIOLAS, VIOLONCELLOS, AND BRASS AND CGERNIAN SILVER BAND INSTRU= MENTS; ALSO PIANOS AND ORGANS, OR _ANY ARTIGLE IN THE LINE OF MUSICAL MER- CHANDISE. . OENERAL NORTH- WESTERN 'ACENTS FOR THE STECK PIANO AND STANDARD ORCAN. QUALITY QUARANTEED. CATALOGUES AND PRICE.LISTS FURNISHED FREE, CORRESPOND- ENCE INVITED. 156 STATE ST. impose. Tho club-room, the billisrd-lmli, the gilded palaco of min, are far moro outicing to tbom fhao the tamer, but sweetor sud puror, leaanres of tho homo and family, 'T'o all auch would say, If you cannot give up such pless- uros, by all means do not marry; thero aro too mauy of that kind of busbauds, avd too many wivea mado wrotchod by negloct and fudiffor- ence, aftor the fimst fover of poseeszion hns pasecd awsy. But #o those young men who do not marry becauso thoy are f0o covacientious to ask tbo swoman they love to share what may be 2 Iifa-ong struggloe for bread, I want to Apeak & word of encouragament. I can asruramy young friends that I know wherocof I spoak, having goon both bright and dark days and, having for yaars -hoth etndied and «practiced a common wenso ecouary, a fow idoas as to how o family may live on & small income, and still neutly sud comfortably, may bo of interest to somoe of the many who Would marry if they dared to. My life previous to my marriage somo fen yeara since was suont a8 that of wany girle ts, 1n school, muwic, socicty. eto. I kuew but httle of Lousobold autics, and for several yoars after Coal and Coke WILLOW GROVE, YOUGHIOGIIENY (Gas Coal). HOCKING VALLEY. BLOSSBURGIL LACKAWANNA (all sizes), WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Spectl Lnducements wate!0 large Consumers aud Deales, MAIN OFFICE: No. 1 W. Randolph-st. CHICACO, Tor Sale and to Lease A 1y marrage wo boarded ; 8o of courso 1 Joarnod BAILLROAD XARD: tut litglo more, Wo bogau lifo an o salary of {orcommeciat purpones sna. manuastuing e, | o e C0F Oarroll and Morgan-te, | 855, her pusr graisly incsseiv i ne with raliway connoctlons, with sud without - water ——— g bitiouy, embarked in business for Limsolf, which fiputs SWaoRatdan uhorepied pperly Bk of B REMOVALS. vesultod dissetrously, and swopt awsy our littlo all, loaving us to begin lifo ngain with our houselold offocts, ono child, and our baudw, Wo changed ourutyle of lviog to suit our altered circurstances; routed o tlat of pix roome. for which we pay €20 por month, My husband’a satary haviog been $18 per woek for he Ingt two yoars, wo do not aliow ous table expenaca, lights, soap, starch, ote., including husband's luuch down toww, to oxcecd ¥5 por wesk. Woset a gooa table, but not un extrav- agant one; but Lam never sshamed to hiave a friend drop in upon ua at svy meal, Oar fuol costaus 81 por week in summer and §2in winter; oar-fares, and ‘Tus TrimvNe #1 more, making & total of 814.60 & wook for tho suppors of threo pervons. Thus we have left for clothMg and other expenses £5.50 por wook—not & Jarge aum to be aure, hut wo dresa neatly aud tastefully, I do all my own work,—wash, iron, bake, markot ; do my own sowlug and mending, tako caro of my Httle one, and atiil have leisure for reading, ete. Now, young en, thero aro plenty of girls 1 wight introdiica_you to, who, when it becomes iecossary to work and economize, will do it with chooerfulness, and prove themweives lolpmoets iudeed, Women au a rale ara much bettor ocos omints than meu, and, to their credit bo {t said, aelgom fall to aland elboultder to ehoulder with ! Partles desiring to buy can obtain ft at very low ‘Ppricea and ou long oxtended terms of payment at low Fates of intorest, To thoso waniing to leazo, who will bulld permanent oo bulldings, rates will hivon so low se will muks it jor their futerest to locate on this tract, ‘The facilities for recelving and lh’e’Ph’lR by tako gre unequaled by any property in the cily, aud jt Lae also e rla‘mny conpection with all of ‘the rallway lnos o clty, In using this slmoat wholl; Removal. On and nftar MONDAY, 8opt. 6, we will offor to the Trade n LARGE AND AT- TRAOTIVE BTOOK of Millinery, Straw Goods, Notions, Ladies' Furnishing and Fancy Goods, property the cost of towing vessels is aved, and tho “annoyances, detentions, and damuges ancountered at bridgos wholly avolded;, snd it 18 8o buar tho commercial centres of tho city, and resched by tho paved sircats, that cartage charges toany part of it aro vagy Hght. Appiy to OGDEN, SHELDON & €O, Room 8 Ogden Building, Bonthwest corner Take and Clark-sts, ~ ROR SALE AT AUCTION. On TUEBDAY, Bept. 7, at tho Bale-Btable of Weston & Co,, 196 and 198 Washinglon-at,, iz Horses, with fl," ,fe‘;. T’u;kr:““d n‘:um, ‘Wagons, oto,, belongiug Inour Now Btore, ‘lihmr husbands lvlmu‘dlyn un"xhrk. Airll'l:“{ e firm ol yans ckey, Halo to take place lear young men and women, if you wi u e WABASH-AV. & MADISON-ST, | pocktad o toqochar sud eicouiagotocotinr ittle, that will bo s hiaven of rest and peace for yoursolves aud obildron, Mazrox. THE SBALPING-KNIFE APPLIED. To the Editor of The Chicago dribune; Qurosgo, Aug. 28.—On looking over to-dsy's Toivung, my attention waa sttracted to the young people’s corrgspondonco, and I must suy tho young men of the period aro a sct of arrant cowardy, if thoy may be Judged by #aid corro- apandevce. The otd ples of which Adam wos guity,—* The womau, abe did it,” is as true of the ox now as thon. Iorshame on the man Who will throw the burden of bLis shorteommgs on othera! Wil some of these cautious gentle- .moen, who talk a0 loudly about woman's oxtrav- agaoco, ple to atate {n what way women aro oxtravagant? Bo far as Ican learn, from tho atorasaid Jottors, thoir ouo sin in this ng Is ju dress. Do young ladies, as a class, dross suy better than thoir gentleman frisnds ? Lot no onecensure gentlsmen ou acoount of fine dresy- tog. Tho next complaiut s that *uho dou't know how to work," Well, it is far easior to leara Low to cook and wash dishos then it iy to unlearn how to ohew, and smoke, snd drink, and play bilisrds, uot to mention other aud lows uuovent habits to which vouug men of thia fast sge aro 40 frequently addicted. O r two of_ your correspondents have, Witk mmhluu candor, told the truth abous tlis tier, The simple reason why young wmen aro disinchined to marry is becauso thoy have ’equired wuch expensive Liabits as to absorb the kroator part of their jucome, and thoy are un- willing to makea aacritice of those luxuries (cupecially as they can, for a fow yours, enjoy all the bonatita of first-clsss soclety) for the Gage Brothers & Go. Remova-Cariags, O, L, BRADLEY baa romoved his Carrisge Reposi- ti:r{_m the three-story und Lasement Luilding, Nu, 418 vabau ioE st o sonyeriencas fot ton Lol ness, Can accommouate from 35 Lo 60 Carrlages and Luggive, #lorage at reaxouable rates. GRAND FALL o ing! pening! On Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the PARIS Kid Glove Store, (It ta proverblal of homely woman that she {s good. ‘Well, 1€ may be that an unatiraclive face {n ure's uldo-bostd to a noblo soul; yot fuw women sre aatis. ed with that consolation. for me, I would rather nder indefultely smoug rosy cheoks, and languid 08, and clierry lps, ete., in 1ho fuspired darkucas of s bey window, ‘or béneails tho struggiing rays of the moon, to fnd the goal of ber Letier uature, than to Bavo fie akeleton of & homely fuco 1n the closét of m; adorer, Aud wiat lady would not. ratlier ba faun tbus. TOILETINK will not detract from geumino worth, whils {t wa)l murl-hll fnsure & huudsoie faco, Bold Ly drupg DE LA DANTA, Advertiser. “RETURNED. DR, and MRS, BOMERS have returned from the Eaat, and will bo glad to soe their frionds and patrons at thefr rooma In tho Grand Paollo Hotel from 8o, m. to 0 p. m. Turkish, Elootric, and Medicated Vapor Batha for Ladies and Gentlemen, CARD. i A busiooss Srm {n ' Hamburg, which Lard, 15 destrous to repressut & Bood w::::fi:gufl In this branch for Gormany on comtaluslon, Refa ences Arst.class. Address, for city references, AN. lno; 98 E, Mad] Ohleago, uske of marryiug 8 woman in their owu rauk in = ife. FOR SALL, Y s h B k ‘Yhero aro wany lovely and woll-educated girle o il A e whoure obliged 1o curn their own hving, sud TNV our School Books, et0,, | st shised i s e o FOGDBULYS vatent, Lullt at the Adauils Works, AT THE ELEGANT STORE OF becausa thoy know how hard it is to earn it I aun'.:f-r ;‘m’: nn?l«‘::.'.r,",,mf who are fully equal 10 and in every way worthy ) welghi, 10 (0w & wid U 60 Tatleh pur heaos ;8 vty BUperor Zaachbise, bt it wraa S a8} -;Ih cuwap sud dultvesed st duy rativoad saiton fa oat. Apply to Valmer Hou Ry lor, OF 144 Blatooaby woutomy 1ald ¥ow o becomla tho wives of thoso salariad young men, Are theas the young ladies who know Bothing except to dress and ** crimp thoirhair " 2 By uo moans, Heory Adolphus on a sslary of #12, or 15, or £20 a week looks far beycud the HADLEY BROTHERS & CO, 03 & 65 WASHINGTON-8T., Bite of the old Opars- Hause. o = unassuming shop-girl for a wifo, H ires to e WANTED. | TO RENT, ohuu..mauam"umuuuu.'lmuch-m".’.fl:fiémar. 1 BITUATION ANTED, T whio of courss lives idly. because ebo can do so, LET. The second and third stories of the slagent Windatt Building, coruer of Stats and Bandolph-sts, Rent low toMsyl, MEAD & 00Z, 155 Ladalloat, sud by, in bis turg, dressing and crimping for fimn one able to maintain ber in elegaut elsuro. Ay for those six hechslars, nothiog can equal the coptempt any right-minded person whould Jbsyefur & lsu who se0s notbiog in marriage As Dookkeeper o the Groin Commission Busl, Uavo lad tau Jo experlonce n tble city, s v wrell acquaiuted with il its dotalls, Will furubal un. doul ;m:nwnmmmw sud abiliy, P, but an opportunity of being started In binainesa, Theroforo Palerfamilias must como down handsomsly with n marrisge portion, Having in all probability eominenced life on half tho #alary of this ono of rix bachslors, marriod n wifo, raised & gnodly family of cbildren, and fained & compatenco by his own maoly orer- tiony and his wifo's econoiy, he must Yot Atart auother man iu business n’ return for the boun of obtaining & son-in-law. Who aball say that mon sra not mercenary ; aod chiat only women marry for homen ? Msnnizo Lavy, FINANCE AND MATRIMONT, Tothe Fditor af The Chicago Tyidune, Cuigaao, Sopt. 3.—You eay in lsst funday'a irana that yoar correspondents on this aubjoct Lavo Leen all complainers. I for one would like to let tho othor mdo have 8 heatlng too. 1 havo bad uothing to complain of. but overyihing to bo thankful for, during my fourteen yoars of roar- tiedlifo, Our beginning was not a grand one, far, saving hoalth aund Jove (moet neodrul items), vio had little or mnothing to begln on ; for you 8o John pevor thought of saving o cent tll wix mouths beforo wo were married, aud then ho did {ewitha will. Wo tried not to want anything wo could not afford at first, but made additions from timo to time until we aoon had s very com- fortablo homo, at tho same time taking carn to leavo a margin untouchod a4 a newt-eyy for the proverbial rainy day. Hometimnen it wa only a «wall sum could bo spared, but it was slways botter than living up to our income, 1 iave tried it all waya now, and 1 find there is o great doal to bo saved iu huying for cash, and as muoh 84 powsible at wholeeals. 1 like to seo to all the buying myaelf; thodiligent houre- keoper goon finds out thae Lent time and placo to mako Ler difercut_purchiuses, aud by ecing to it bereelt sho cau dopond on haviug tho gouds to her mind. > Presuming that some of your readers aro try- fug to rolve the knotty question of how they can warry aud at tho same tine long,—iu otlist words, bow tboy sisll mako it denirable to change tueir stato mith a fair prospcct of that perma- nent eatisfaction fu go doing which shonll suc- ceod tho {dealism aud moonsbino,—I should be glad ta offcr a few hints which my humbla oxpo- rienco sugicste. Firat, Le it rosolved that, como wha may, they will bear cach otiler’s hurdeis, and naver fail in o known duty, Lot the woman intending to bo marricd begiu now to lay np Lero a litlo and there a littlo of goud under cluthing for iersell, aud bed and table-hnen, ote., for the houso bho means to keep. They don't tako up much room, aud, ag they nover go out of fash- ion, they como Iu resl bundy ut & timo when there are plouty of otheroutlets for your money. Also, I would hiave you think a tritlelessof fash- {on, and ntudy more the laws that govern your bLealth, and how you may becowo the best of wives and mothors. Theo, after marringe,— presumitig you have s littlo home of your own, —H0 m{ulnm your household affairs thst noth- ing will mar tho oveniug's rest and quict, Whether 8 mau works by hand or brain, he needs—in addition to well-cooked food and clennlingss-—a woason of relsxation to auablo hiy health, which i3 lus capita), to stand tho con- stant woar and tear. Btudy to mako home happy, and your reward will be that hie seeks no happiness away from vou. And if you should by any means have & litilo differenco of apion, a8 is very apt to happen, cepocially at first, or if Johs ghould not be or do by sn odit time exactly what you would like, breathio it not to your dear- est friend, Keep 1 all botwean yourselves i€ yau would resturo the lost barmony, and, 1if it possiblo, let uot the sun go down upon your wrath. Aud you, young man, bo considerato and ton- der of 1ho licart whese happiness_is dependent upon yon. Withhold not the word of commend- ation dear to every wowBn'y heart, sud overy recognized success achioved is a step toward per- foction. DBa not quick to biamo her failures, Sho sees tho error 88 soou as you, and will do better next timo. Nevor leavo lor of amoro- ing without a kind goad-Ly. Don't neglect to furnish ber with tho means of runniug your es- tablishment in accordanco with your circuwm- staucen. ‘I'rust hor for muking the dollar go as far a4 she can. Begin small il need be, but don't goindebt: andstrive all the time to deserve ecch other's Jove aud respect, as wuch after marrringe a4 you did beforo, and thero is no caugo 1o fear that you will regret. chauging your stato of singlo to double, or, vy iy now wy lat, cighi-fold Liessednoss, 1L a. C. ADVICE SOUGHT. T the Bditor of The Chicacy Lridunc: Curosao, Aug, 28.~0unce woro a place in your papor and your patieuce while Iwrite still ao- othor phaso on the subject of matrimony, Tho different conditions of walaries, homes, and dis- positions have all been discussed, aud now a word in regard 0 my own: I ama woman of oxperience and position; bave n good howo on ono of the pleasant avenues; louss well fur- msbod ; with two good children—son aod daugli- ter; my nlm and smbition have boon to educate my clifdren, aud to bring them up undor re- hglous iufluonce. laving no busband, I cannot meot all tho wants, and tho most important has to be neglected, viz.: & place in church, What amItodo? What cau a woman do to maintan hor fanyily 2 Pleaso suggest something. HOW DID YOU MANAGE IT? To the Editor of The Chicagu ITi0une;: Citicaoo, Aug, 31.—In a letter publisbed in your paper sigued ** Charlos Edward,” tho writor says he haa for tho last threo years supported bimsolf, bis sistor, and ker threa children on a salary of $1,000 per voar, enjoying all the com- forts and many of the lyxuries ef' life, and say- {ng during tho throo years 2700, Wil the writer pleado tell & would-ba cconomizar bow it ig done ? AR, s THE BENEDICTS. A SATISFIED MAN. Ta the Editor of The Cliiraga Vrivune : JaNesviLLE, Wis., Aug, 31.—AlthoughT hava salved the matrimonial problem to my own satis- {action, na far as & young married man can, still, baving dosiro to oxamine all sides of every sub- Joct, I havo read with much intorost, and not » littlo amusenient, tho varied collection of oxpe- riencenand opinions of the ** Marrisgo Question " which bias appoared fn your columus duriog the poat fow days. Bix geutlo bacholors subscribe thomaelves as willing and ready to bo wacrificed at tho altar of Hyman, provided that their to-bo fathers-in-law will guaravtos to thema lfo of luxury to compensato their self-denfal iu sssum- ing tho reepousibility of takiug a wife. Evi- denlly it is patrimony—not matrimouy~which tlioso young gentlemen have in mind ; but there i 8 suspicious odor of cigars, champagno, and faut-living about their epistls which will put sensible young ladles on their guard, ** Cosmopolitan ' prefars the sousaoas life of sn opicuro to domestio bliss, and **Mariau* thinka the boya don't propose ** because they aro o fickle; 1.0, becauso they don't want to— very bad, ‘Lruly there is a great diversity of thought on this subjoct. . Bue 1 beliove, Mr. Editor, you dosirod prac- ticat oxperfence touding to elucidato tho disputed poiut, whether a youug marnied conple of edu- cation and refiuement can live respectably aud huppily an 81,200 & yoar. And I dewirs ko speak tn tho aflirmative, aid partioularly viuco readin comumunication frons my own Lown, sighu weel Briar™ (certainly a isnomer,—[Driar Bush would be more appropriste), contaiming ench glaring wisstatoments in regard to the cost of hving in Janewvillp, that it s ovideat that 8. B." is either totally {gnorant or & willful tmisrepresoutar of the facty, Ilustead of paying §400 housa tens, Iast obtain & new 1and come fortable oottage in & good neiglborhood, abuudautly large for man and wifs, for $150 or $1nU por annum, As {or estimaling the cost of one sprvant girl at eut;a per ear!—Ye gods, what an experi- ouce ** 8. B." must Lave Lad {n this viue to make bhim go bitter ! A young coupla Lave no business to put $4u0 vor year ol their bscks, unloss in very indepoud- eut circuwstances ideod. Ay experiouco iv that a couple can dross well and in good taste iu & country town for 200 or 3280 par{ur. ‘Lo cut the matter whort, lot mo say that [ Lave boon martled ovor two vears, am a clerk with au incoma of $1,200, sud ou this my wils gnd I keep Louso with oua servaut, lave & littlo company when we dexira it, go to churck, purchase books, musio, avd papers; sitend ovening enltertslnmouts when suillciontly edity- iug to draw us from,our own tlrcside, avd, instead of runniog in debt, bave s balance left ad tho end of the year. And let me tall you, boys, when 1 sit down to my tablo covorad with snowy dam- ask, and Joadad with many delicacian that tempt ihe inner man, with an angol sitting oppoeite, pouring my coffeo, at Auch a time I onvy not your Tremont or Paimer louse mnous. My wifo, though an acknowledged besuty (I think her poarloss), well educatad at » somioary whera faehion and folly hold no nw: d roared in & home ol luxury, does not feol above work, doca not ahirk nousewifely dutios, thanks to her mather's thoughtfulueea and her awn sensible heart, And how well abo manages my cxpense- account demonatratee, Of courso, it would ba pleasant to own & largn Louse, to be waited on by many sorvants, to drive ono's own carsiago, 1o visit Baratogs in the summer, avd the city 10 the opora eedson, but wa aro young yet, and have maos yoars of gold- en prospects which ** fair-oyod flopo" sproads bofore us. Romauce, you ray. Well, romanea i3 & good thing in ite place. “And, 1f our heart chensties ths good, the troe, and thn besuuful, in married lifo or clsewhere, must not pur **romanze” lead ua lu;a & higher lfe of happivess and useful- nonH Ho, my bachelor friends, eave up a littlo cap- ital, cut down your vigar, thestre, aud livery Lilig, and theo stare in married Lfo with some true, hoaven-sont wowsatn. Jouny Gronae Ropsrut. A MODEL WIFE, Ta the Fditor of The Chicgo Tritune: Guasn Bavips, Mich, Aug. 2%.—I am glad that you apprecisto the importance of tho mat- timonisl guestion by giving it promiueuco in your aluable journal. I have beeu greatly in- terested by the many causey aud reasons shrign- od by young men why thoy caunot marry, and the noble and womanly sentiments expressed by somo of your lady currespondenty, demenstrat- ing that the youug men can marry if they sro willlag to mako eacrifices whicl they exact of thio oppoeite vex. A young mau rhouid not expeet to begia in 1ifo whore his father-in-law lett off ; itis tho height of folly to postpone marriage Lecause you azo unable to pravido a wifo with all the advan- tages and luxuries she may now enjoy : if she in not willing to make persousl eacrilico sho 18 not fit to be your wife, but I know from poreonal ex- perience that o true and loving wife i8 fur more willing to mako persoual eacritices than 1w are, geverally sposking. 1 am twarried, pasrexeod of a liberal educa- tlon, occupy & good position in kaciety and churcli, was fortuliata enough to #ocuro a sensi- ble, intelligont, loving, fatbful, de- vated, and haudsewme wife. L w- formed her of my businesn relations, and although ale 18 the daughier of very well-to- do parents, snd liax beeu accustomed to have her every wish gratified, she accepted mo and the mituation, and we fiave boen and are mu- premely happy, baving all the necesrarios of lifo and many of tho lusuries. and all on year, and I think wo will ba ablo to save > ut of that this yoar. 1 did not make hor pres- enta beyoud my nicans, and when we wvere mar- risd wo coutented ourselves with each oller, and dispensed with an expenelvo wedding triji. L neithior smoke, chow, uor orink. ang yot my w0 18 by far the mokt economical, discodraging ovory unuecossary outlay, thereby evincing & no- blences and welf-sacrilice whick is churactetiviic of every true woman, Youug tnan, thora are thousawds juss like hor: find them out, and marry vne of them. You will thon at tha enid of 1ho year, on the same salars, havo a cash balance to your crodit. mwtend ¢f 8 doficit, “here ia moro T wieh to say on thin question. aud if agrecable will cudeavor to demousirate in futuro commuunication that it is not on arcount of flnancial diticultics, but eutirely ditferent reasons, why youug meu do not mmry, Rox. IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED, Tu the Editor of The Chicago Trivune : Cutteaqo, Hept, Li—As you luvite communica- tions In regard to the expense of gettlog mar- ried, 1 will givo you tho cost of my first year. Undorstand Ihnd $1,000 saved for this purposo— to marry on and live for one year, and alzo tome to luvest in busiuess: FUAT YEAR. My wedding clothes cont.. Tuvitationx to weddiug and TosTriage > e Rent of o five-room brick house (I the ‘it uf Philadclphia), with hot and cold water, gas and bath aud rauge, une year, 2 Tallowed tny wite 310 & weck penses, tucluding gas nnd when neceasary o 20 For the furnitu; ot room, ipeluding crockery und n) 6 Parlor fetand carpet—potlor Jusl ' Bod-room vet and carpetesvecrveeers 5 Bpare room—carpet aud chambor set 40 Durlug tho year I gave my wife for clothin, ClotLiug for self, same time, abou 'Total, Touso rent.., Houschold ‘¢xpenscs, ae For clothing self and Wite, . ‘Thes third year of married life I kept no memo- rands of expense, but think it waa eomotbing over $2,600, for we moved into a larger houwo and had our honie and carringo and & sorvant. Aa to the living, Ithiskit was joat a8 good the first and sccond years as it was tho third; perhsps wo had moro delicacies, but those could oasily have been disponsed with. 1 think 81,000 & year should support & man aud wifu, and allow thom to go to thestres aud coucorts, and even pay $25 a year to tho church; but I thinka oung mau with only 1,000 a year Lad botter {unp &l1 hia moncy forfamily expensos, Let tho rlo support tho Goapel, Buch & liouse &8 I bsd in Philadelphia_could wot beobtained 1 this city at levs than 20 or £125 8 month, ‘T'o bo sure tho house waa small, —16140 foot, two stories,—but it was plenty Iarge anough for us, and the neighborhood was 88 good ke Wabash avenue. 1 knosw onr wintors aro lougor and colder here, and wages higher, but our tablo was alwsys bountifully suppliod, and wy wifo was able to purchase a wewing-ma= chino tho first year aud buy her & silk drees from the allowanco of $10 & week, By all means, young poople, got married. “Be sure you'ro right, thon yo aliead,” Love aud Lisppiness in preforeucs to high living. WinLiat. ALWAYS KEER HOUSE, To the Fditor of The Chdeayo Tribusic : Cuicaao, Aug. 81,1 have read with some de- greo of lnterest most of the lotters on tho sub- ject of marzinge which have appearod iu the columns of Tue Tuinuse. Ido not propoes to add anytbing to the argument for or against marriage, for I tako it aulong as men and women Mtvo thero will bo marrying and giving in marrisge, But the majority of young warsied peoplo need advico quite as mnch ss the un. married, and as I am a Denedict of soven years® standing, I veuture suggostiona on two poiuts, Firat, whothor the income bo $500 or $5,000, don't hosrd aday. Go into your own house. It is in overy way pleasanter, mora comfortably, and moro” economical. If you ean't afford to hire or furnisli a house, hire two or throe rooms; but koep house auy , Hecond, lot neither party hiave a thought which they coucost from the otber. Moro unbappiness haa resulted from o failure of married poople to coutide in esch other thau from any otbor thing uuder Il')m wun, ETER. st THE MAIDENS. NANCY 8PRY HEARD FROM. Ta the Edutor of Tha Chieauo Tribunie: PLUMFIELD, Aug. 31,—1 would hke to eay & fow wards to some of thera young men thal Les beon left outof tho mstrimonial ravks, and wo Ross whining to the noose-paper, u-subacribing theirselven ** Batcholors,” and nwlu desorving fellows, that are so nice they can't find anybody rood eough to live on nothing with them,— which meaus the srall salanies their small wbiti- tivs are only capable of earuing. Them **Bix Batchelors " in pertiklar must bo a fosciusting bumsn noseyay, sud when the Lord wade them into batcheiors bow ho bleased six likely youuy wininen! Of all tho suallow reasnin' that ever 1 heard, {s the argutying of ths youug mau let luose tuto your noosepaper. It Is just Mko tholr wanting towce & lovely landucape that happess to ben good ways off from them, w0 they tako a telo- scopo thlug, put the amaliest end ot It to thelr dulr’hudn,!lgd then think the uoble hills and tross are insignificant and good-for-nothing, Just ‘caune they haint got senso enough to look out of the broad end of the thing. It ia ternibla cruel, aint it, that becanse some one man haa had brain Y nd jndnetry enongh to Iay up 8 big substance, and don't pinch his dar- 1ers, but cuts off generous pieces for them from Hus big loaf, that they don't hold out the elice to tho first young noodlo that comes along 8-050Ing the pince,—far 1t socma love sint takon into connideration,—and s-waying : ere, you come with me apd let mo hal‘n son est, I dun no where wo R0, caunn 1 hiaint got no place, but you com d I'il heip you get nd of thot slico mighty qnick | Hosan would go with mo anywhores, but sho sint got no lcsf, snd I'm a 10or dunce aud can't carn nothin,' so 8 might Juet to hiour that * Charles Edwards" talk in enougl Lo make a smart upinater wish the aver- ago man bad something to lum bLesiden a stalo tobacco odor and & coueoit as lofty as the Hlima- Iaya motiuting range. He wants ' to drewa ueat i wppenr in Hocioty,” but can't do it unluss ho Liappend to git & emart wifo! 1 guess Lo tells tho truth. Judgin® from tho rest of lis remarks, it would take a conaiderable wmart woman to hoost him up very bigh io socicty ; and the uext wirl lo goes a-callin’ on ought to sLub up her pispper, take him out into the kitchen, aud rattle on the ** kitchen-rtove,” till who Lsd made biw a nice bowl of sumething strongthinin’, for bio goerus l:zm“y weak, It would kenp Lis nose to the griudstono to take carn of a yonug wowman of taste snd refino- went, jout noch a8 ho wauts, Yes, * Charlow Ed- wards,” it woutld take s pretty thorough sharpnin' Lefore you conld catoh eucl 8 lively gal an that, or heep her loug iy such compauy, if you did ac- cidentally git her. You had rather live freo than submit yourself to eoch n elinrpnin’, Wal, 1'd adviko you tn, be- caure a-holdin’ ope's sell to the grinder for sich o wpoll 8% it would taka to git & nbarp edge outo you would Lo wearin’, and I guoss you batnt got muck to #pare, aud, Lesides, thereaint snyof the young women o bit unhappy on your account, Tl warant. eo don't gn & goothin’ 'em in tho noose-papora for not ** pappin’ " to "em. i tosay & fow tinnge to * Heriveo,"—Is Lio muv conncetion to Heribble 7—but I've got to g0 aod feed wy cats, po '] #top, for now, L Naxcy Seny, Sploster. TOO CHEAP, Tathe Rditor af The Chiat 1o d vatidnee © Lisuo¥, Ilk, Aug. 30.—It scetns to me that tho whole guestion “Why young folke do tot mar- 1y " isone of pecuninry clroutstances, or bo. cause women generaliy hold themselves too chiesp, aud cousequently men bave come to value themeolves too highly, Iow any true woman cau read many of the letters written in this Qiscuesion and not lay the paper down with 8 mgh, Llusbing for bor sox, I counot sco. Init not ovident thiat Lack of all this aud ell that is o genoration of yirls of all ages, conditions, aud clokses—aave one—eager to be marricd : cheap- eniug themeelves until marriageablo young men bave becomo universally conceited, atgh many have lost all faith in womsukind 2 O, girl®, the fault is indecd ours! not Lecauso our [fathers droas us too well; not becauge our mothers edu- cate us too well; not because many of ua Jo not kuow how to wotk, but Lécauve for years girls bavo made themsoives too chesp. 'Tlie one clacs excepted above do not do thi, uud thoy aro the ouer that marry, or rather that marry bappily, Aud tbe men who 'mnr:fi' happily ara thovo who lm\ic been bleseed with tho wfluenco of wuch Birla. Of the men who do not marry, talie ont those whoue pecuniary eircuzastancesivwill not lot them, and thovo who, if they would own It, do nat really valge womankind eucugh to wake the ef- furt neccesary to become worthy & good wife, and how many are left If the women~all wo- men, every woman—of tho last two genorations nad ield themnsalves o their trio value, would thin discussion, with all ite pitiful sspects, ever bavo arisen ¥ T.. npd many other ladies," in last Satur- day's TRmese, wants some of tho readers to *+teli ber what todo.” On! if you are women, dothis : When & mag, whom you love, assumes that be 1w aware you think o much of him ihat ho can play with yout se long 84 ho likes, sure of you at sny time, put hundreds of miles botween you and bim, put your heart in some fron safe * till called for: ™ go out in the world and work —1eml: 1 8511 your hife depended npon it, if you cannot overcome yoursell in hin presence ; and among the noble uatarea you will meot you' wiil {earn to despice him aad” yoursolf s you were onee, Curls stav ot home, take what comes. many early, and not tii? it is sadly too late do they knowdwhm their own naturos nooded to bo traly mated. 1 never eaw o married man T pitiod vet, but 1 }:l\'c waoy a wowan, It 1y the women who suf. or ; Mars fove In uf nan's e a thing spert, L8 wonian's whole existence, Let not some Lachelor with keenly-whotted Pen “notica” mie A3 some * viuegar-visaged old maid ™ or * fair cyuic,! for I sm neither, buta woman with a woman'a warm beart, and cxperionco of suffering, and I can but sigh to 800 Wy elators— Blindlf take sums opaned way, Mosu I evers after-day, 11 1hua known 1" Paver, FACT AND SENTIMENT. To the Editer af The Clucage Tribune : Cuicaco, Aug. 27.—Since tho matrimonial queetion, cepecially tho coats of Lousekoepiug, Lias becomd a universal ono, I nsk space for tho following: * Paul,” in to-day's issuo, gives his statoment and wishea ooe *‘writton by a lady.” In suswer, L will give crude catimatet Rent, 12 wmonths at 0. » 2 Grocemes, 13 months at §13. 120 Ciothig, 13 moutu . 250 Sundries, 13 mout o0 Total In giviug tho cost of clothing, I hi towed the Lord of Creation™ £1560. 1know a wardrobe for s lady may be fitted up euough to Inat ope year out of 3100, The * pirts of the period " ars no worse than the * young men of cho day,” with their cigars, billiards, eto, Any intelligent gontlomsn in the nineteenth century that advances such morbid and oue-sided views as ‘The Lonely S1x" advanew, desorve to be loucly, They present tho picture of aman thrown out of employment, and & wifo snd famsly on bis hands—not a pleasant predioament surely; and I've uo doubt, did he marry one of thoso **rich meu's marriageble dlufhlunl." he soon would becomo discouraged ; aud nowonder, with a wifo rearod 11 tho Isp of lusury, who would scarco know a rolling-pln from a’broom- stick. Buton tho other baud, having marriod & seneible, earnest woman, ono whose inteliactual powens and ambition matched bis own, one who medo bier husband's intereats ber own, mothinks #ho would soon show bim tho **silver-lining of the dark, lowening cloud, and he wonld not regret bocuming s Benedict. Ruskin says A true wifo iy queen of hor husbaud's beart,' Give & woian this assurance, sod you seldow xeo hor betray thocoatidenco or prove unworthy of his love. Girle, thern 18 one thing wa must romember, “that s wowa, to giva lier hand with diguity, must be ablo to stand alone,” Wa cau all do'it if wo try. Auother thing, don't marry s man if ho drinks, for thongh pndn may uphold him for & wlilo, soouer ot later Lo sivks, Tway bo prudish, but remember that thiy is frow oue who iutends to be an LD AAID. A TREASURE, 1v the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns ; Cuicano, Aug. 28.—I must confess I have been conniderably amused and, at times, indignant, while porusiug the several arhicles in this moro- iog's paper under tho head of *The Young Folks,” aud, with your perwission, 1 will now add my mite, boping I will aucceed iu cosviue: ing your correspondenta of the sterner sex that, strango as may seemn to them, thoro a0 a tn?v vouny ladics, danghters of some of Chicago's wealthiost and most aristucrativ fumilion, wvfoau fathors rank among tho *merchant princes” of the Garden City, whonot only Luow how, but regularly perform tho many dutics uecessary In order to asmst thelr mothers *koop house My wmother early taught 1o to bo au ornanient in tho kitchen a3 woil as tho pailor, usying she wisbod hor dsughter to becamo s good house« koepor, 8 uo watter how rich & wan sho might marey, it would sssist hor I mansging ber house aud servauts; and, should mufortune render It ucosury for ber to porform sl her housohold duties, theu sho would fully comuetout. outranve into “wosiety ! Awo fi‘::: .';g. 1 apent the lnllo'hg:lmwuu at Nisgars, Barstogs, and Lohg- Braneh, bat NUMB R 11. unlike the parents refarred to by *J. R.," my mother did not consider it necessary for me to *‘air twenty or thirty diffareut dreases” y 80 I returnen after a delightful but compsra- tivaly -fnlldnu foexpensive trip, to winter at homo. I attended soirees, woddings, and parties without nimber, but my mother did not allow mo to have a ‘* pew dress for overy occasion."” As sho would insist 1 forgatting nli knowl.. edgo of cooking, ofe. sho diacharged hor sersant, and inatalled mo s ** Biddy,” which position I still occupy, and so0 woll that my mothor says sho haa got the host laundress, otc., sha has had for years. Now I possesa o practical knowladgo of the dutles of both kitchon and parlor; bavo wesltby paronts, who own their own marble-front oo cue of tho avenues ; flatter myself [ am uot the homatiost (7) of 'tho fair sox ; have a good edn- cation ;: ean walts or iron a8 well as jnost any ous, and yet I am unmarried. My mother payd me €1 per weok, which amoint has clothed me tho past yosr, and I now Liave money (o #pare, €1 want ansthing and have not sufficiont money ta procure it, I go without, I mauaged s fow yeurs ago to save ouough fraw my * pin-mougy " to keep a bank sccount. I coumerato thera tacts not to praise myself, but to prove thors arn some who rnow bow au do_work, a well as eutartain, The question will now arine, why do I pot macey? Hecauss [ am disgnstod with the **bratulees young fops” who make up the soclety of tho presout day, and am waiting tike ** Mar- guerite " for o **good man" who can show ma as pure a recard af hin past lifo as ho will demand of mo: nnd, unlko tho *Six Bachalors,™ will marry me for my own marits, and not awk m father to * give him sufliciont money to establish bun fn business.” (Wonder it ** Thi Louely 8ix* would not _like tho father-in-law to mauage the buainasa also, for foar it would requira too much exertion for them ?) Unlike tho young ladien of ** Mophistopheles' " scquatntanca, myself and friends are not sux- fously + 5 "¢ 0 be *popped” to, but, on the cantra 7 .ontinne to “decline the honor" uptil 27 i oyers monse of tho word, wheawe .. ') "ém how much we sro wartl, not onty &/ .r;,, “mor, but a8 a truo aud loving wlifo, T . Osz or Chid ., AcduTERS. VW/HAT COMES OF WRITING NONSENSE, To the Edtror of The Chicago Tribune : Mivvresuno, Ind., Aug. 30.—A girl whose in- heritanco is the enmo ne that bequoathed to Adam, which was, if remembared right, * In tho aweat of thy face shalt thon eat thy bread;” writes s fow lines on the subject under direns- sion, “Marriago 14 honorablo fo all.” Lat it bas drawbacky to some, for 1 think somo young men lack physicat stamina and mental force to enpport & family, They are inordinataly selfab, care more for hodily case than suything or any ono elee ; and all tho home joys would not eradi- cuto those feelings, The ouly panaces ia toehiss the burden of such o responeibility—tho depth of whith thoy bad not fathomoed —unto some ono clte. Thoso are the ouss that “ go to live with the old folks.” Now what girl with reasoning facultien wonts such s huwband, though, pere baps, 1f they wero i tho anction mart thoy wonld find a purchasar, for I have neen picturas vold that it were hard 10 teil what they repre. souted, vot wamo uno earriod them off in trinmph, and perhaps exclatmed, ** How beautiful,” Fatal delusion. After & timo tho ricturo fades snd onda its career in a garvet, Tho man succumbe to the rutbiess hand of advorsity, snd love hau no potent eharm 1o Hft lum up, * Ambition ho 13 not uequainted withi true, houest labor he scornu; indolonce 18 ever present with lum, aud becantng an expensivo boarder, he courts de- pendence and lives with his kinsfolks. Such n piesuro Is faulty to every artistic oye, To such a man I #ay, Do not marry; It is unwise, for you eaunot Atem the current of tho matritonial sea; Letter calmly glide aver the nver of singlos bloescdnesd than engulf othors when yoz etnko tho rocks which bestrew thw kos, although thousands have passed through it, and others nro in it, aud some ara going to emnbark. But I would in hearty friondship earnestly ad- viro * Cosmopolitan " never to attempt the voy- age, for 1 am afraid he would never survive the thousand and one eliovks hin densitivo naturs wonld be subjected to. Oh, Low that poor suf- fering Load would loug for the sauctum of his bachelorhood daye! Alas! what a pity that ruch immaculate clay sbould have to iningle . with commou oarth, or that they should Lavo to wound shoir fingers 1o ordur to gather & roso wud then live hourly in dread that it would wither and dio if it wero not properly cared for; but the exertion would make tbe fantidious dovoteo a confirmed invalid, If * Cosmopolitan " was not blossod with s **nice disposition,” he would per- Leps be offended ab Iy crude romarl May-Frowen, “A MAN FOR EVERY MAID.” To the Rditor of Thr Chicaso Iribune: Cumcauo, Sept, 2.—30 you think, Mr, Editor, that **There iv o man for every maid Woll, 1t's just thie, if thawan that heavenhas designod for mo doos Rot put in &D appearancs goon, I ehall become a classical lloman—tuat ia, I ehall have to be claased on the list of **old malds.” Oh! borrora! Ever since T had my first coildhood's lov- or I bave had o wort of droad of the vame, My fathier's two oid maid aiuters lived with us aud spuiled all qur fun. Thoy tinally married at 40, (Topea for we.) Now, if fortune does not favor me, and I am obliged to live in single blessed- ness, ploase everybody don't say, **Bhe never had o chauco,” boosuso the chsuces were logions. You soc tust softens the matier muchly, It ju forloru never o have Lnd u chance, for kuow, whon we go fishiug wo would rather have & nibble, yos, oven Eyt the cuoning fish take tho bait from the hook aud speed away, than have our efforts unooticed ! 5o you really think that therois » husband waiting somawhare for me ? I’atient waitiug 1 no loss, but you seo I am losing my patienco. Why, I have wated fiftoen years~-no, I think 1t is twolva—~for 1 wus just 8 voars old ; I romem- ber well taking a walk with some of my child- bood's friends, talking sbout the boya, of cours, when Chartic'came up bolind mo and stol kiey. Xremambor all about it, and bolieys the impressiou s still there. Lot'u sea: Twolve sud eight—yes~thst just makeait—I am 20 now. My friends say, * Jeuule, you will go through “the field aud tsko & orocked stick st Tagt.” fdou's thiok I am more than Lall way through, for iny two aunta marned at 40. ‘Tha trouble la thoss whom I would have don't want me, sod thuse that waus me, the “0ld Horateh " wouldn't have—and really, Mr. Editor, 1 do not think 1 am wo very hard to plosse, Dut when I'was young wy beaux wore tlick ag the measlos, and it was hard to chooso; couldu't bave them all. Now that thoy are thiuulug out alittle I have agood opporiuuity of- atudying oach uns. 1am Just goiuy to make & business of it. aud find ont what they are made of, Thero fu Frod B—. loisa real lkely fel- low, ani | believe slmost worships the ground tlat I walk on, but [ don't like his mother—aud ita mighty nportant Just naw ta koow who you aro gotting for a wotlor-in-law. Bhe looks over Ler glasses, sod is seows a4 1t sho could read your vory soul, and I beard Fred Bl{ When ho got a sweot listle home of thaught it would bo so nice havo mother wbare 1t with blw. Wall, 1at her, but Botsy aud 1 will bo out Just then., T am studyivg tne cbaracter, morals, and purse of a1 old widower who fa on my liss; will toll you Wodnesdsy what I thuak of ki JENNIE HOW TO SELECT A WIFE. v tus Rditor of The Chicago Tvibune: Frx, 11, Aug. 30.—F have beon somewhat iutoreated in the matrimonial discusalons which ILdad i your paper, cspecially in Baturday's supplement, 1 have s word for the ** Louely Six."” Think they are not looking at lifo ss it s, or might be, to them, If, s they say, they aru not of extravagaut habits, aud are desirous to anjoy tho comfurts of & 1eal Lome, it seoms au thutgh half the income meutioued would ba sulllvient to wocurs it. To jusuro shis, my friouds, do not bo captivatsd by the firt protty face you geo; look fur gomuthiug morv subslaus tial; not for el wmen's dsughtors, or thoso iu more limited circumslances who are ustug overy weaus to ochipse those tuancially sbove them but took for those modest, uuaasuming oues who wre williug to bu koowy just sa thoy are. Many aro supportiog thewselvea by tuois own Landa or hesds who aro your equsls in intelligence sud refinetuent, who would conform to your means, and wako your howes choerful snd pleasant without wctossing your expouses st all. [ have kuows wany who dated the boginuiog of thewr vrosperity ¢ the intluence of » loving, fudicload wife, ‘I'hiere are wavy girls thet azv brought up to dress and lock pretty, expeciing to captivate onca that s own he H