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A Young Woman and a Young Man Discuss Marriage
A New York Mail and Express letter writer reports a party chat on marriage, noting women of the day lack interest in wedlock due to scarce worthy suitors and the rise of careers. A hostess and observer critique the era’s men as inefficient while praising practical skills, frugality, and domestic competence as keys to future happiness.
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Robinson
Ryan and
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Astrict Assembly
Knights of Labor
Herbert and Andrews
East Washington Assembly
Whitney
Washington Navy Yard
Tie
Randall
League Island
Dle
Congress
Washington Yard
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Swatara
Connecticut
New Haven
Honora
Edwin Harwood
Trinity Episcopal Church
Truman Hemingway
Europe
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Jobn Vol. Prnyn
Albany
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Harwood