Marital happiness is not won without trial, and the woman may well be the first to attempt the road to success. Here you will find confirmation of things you have yourself observed, and you will gain some help besides; and if you are about to be married, you may adopt these ideas for the future.

They are a few precepts drawn up by a specialist in sociology:

1 — Prepare for marriage: parents who take upon themselves the responsibility of educating their children must not forget to prepare them for marriage. That is done by the girl's receiving training in the management of the home, and by her brother's understanding his duty toward the house, while the parents offer a good example in their own conduct; for the child who grows up in an atmosphere fragrant with love, tenderness, and understanding will strive to create another like it, and whatever he gains from

books and school will never take the place of his lessons at home.

2 — Choose your companion wisely: if you marry for love alone, everything soon melts away from your path except that love. Differences of taste, of needs, of intellectual and religious beliefs must be brought into harmony, lest the bonds of accord and unity be broken. If you overlook this before marriage, you are laying hold of the domain of evil.

3 — Keep your marriage growing: a new marriage is like a young plant — it wilts and fades easily if neglected. To give it strength day after day, create freshness in it and give it your thought; for you are learning,

you and your husband, a new lesson among the lessons of life, and you both want to succeed. But domestic happiness rests upon you; and though it is the man who causes a marriage to fail, it is the