THE YOUNG 
lion to the delicacy of the organizatioD. 
The old siiulle of the woman and the 
plant holds good in that respect. It is 
probable that, with the most favorable 
development of freedom, women will 
always be inferior in judgment to men ; 
always more liable to make fatal mistakes 
in the conduct of life. If they are to be 
always under guardianship, let there be 
always a guardian. If they are to have 
responsibility, that doubtful good, let 
them as far as possible be fitted for it. 
Do not rely too much upon your daugh- 
ter's good sense, fond parent. Your boy 
may do unwise and even wicked things, 
and may be a grief to you for a time, and 
yet go back and begin an honest life and 
be honored and happy, and all the past is 
forgotten ; but your girl may do no wrong 
thing at all, and yet entangle herself so 
that she is unhappy and out of place for 
the rest of her days. It lies with no par- 
ent to insure happiness for his children. 
That is true. But in the large number of 
cases much may be done to lessen the 
probability of misfortune. Watchful 
care does not mean la.ck of trust, and na- 
tive good sense is not ill supplemented by 
an education that teaches the girl some- 
thing of the conditions in which she will 
be called upon to act. 
— Two gentlemen, at a large reception 
in New York last winter, were discussing 
one of the foremost i:>oliticians of the 
country — a man who, whether in office or 
out, always keeps himself prominently 
before the public. " I knew him at col- 
lege," said one of the gentlemen. "He 
was a man with a clear head, extraordi- 
nary memory, and much personal mag- 
netism. But I cannot understand why 
he chose a public life or has pushed him- 
self forward so persistently. He was a 
lazy, thoughful, visionary fellow, abso- 
lutely destitute of ambition." "I can 
tell you the secret," said the other. " You 
will find it in his wife's nose. There she 
is! did you ever see a more perfect incar- 
nation of energy and love of command? 
Napoleon would have chosen her for one 
of his Marshals at first sight." His 
friend was amused at the guess, and said, 
presently:—" There is another of my old 
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class-mates, P. He was a thin, ambitious,, 
scholarly fellow, with refined tastes and 
high aims. He now is a fat, indolent ani- 
mal, without a thought, apparently, but 
his cognac and terrapin. Who is to blame 
for that?" "His wife's mouth and. her 
money. I will show her to you." He 
pointed out a gross, voluptuous woman, 
richly dressed. "P.," he resumed, " has 
lived in idleness since his marriage. He 
was not strong enough to carry the 
weight of so much wealth and so much, 
vulgarity. They have borne him down.. 
He will never rise." Young men at school 
and college are very ai)t to be enraptured 
with a sparkling eye, a rosy cheek, or 
some charm of manner in some young^ 
woman that they happen to meet. They 
are hardly masters of themselves ; and a 
moonlight night, or a song, suddenly 
tempts them to ask the enchanting crea- 
ture who has bewitched them to share 
their future. They do not consider that 
she will be the most real, active force in 
their whole lives, almost irresistible, with, 
power to drag them down or to lift them 
up in body, mind, and soul. 
— That was an unprecedented weddings 
the recent one in Paris, of Eothschild's 
daughter to the banker Ephrussi. Over 
two thousand of European elite witnessed 
it, the array of dress, jewelry and beauty 
being bewildering. The splendid syna- 
gogue was Orientally draped in crimson 
and gold, rare exotics, growing fruits, 
and ravish ingly odorous flowers abound- 
ing. The scene was one of rare magnifi- 
cence. The bride drove up in an armorial 
carriage drawn by two splendid bays, a 
hum of admira.tion greeting her ]>ageant. 
On entering the synagogue the males 
who were not Hebrews removed their 
hats, but were reminded l)y the hussiers 
that their people always remained 
covered in the temple and supposed 
presence of Jehovah, just as the favored 
Spanish grandees remained covered in 
the presence of their king. Two hours 
were consumed in the ceremony, the 
Grand Eabbi of France and the Grand 
Kabbi of Paris officiating; during it the 
retinue several times changing her trous- 
seau. To gratify our lady readers, we 
