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Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1855-1919

"A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters"

Unless you can reach this
same conclusion, do not marry--for you do not love.


To Mrs. St. Claire
_The Young Divorcee_

And so you have joined the increasing army of the divorcees.
It is worse than useless to discuss again the causes which led to this
situation, and now that the law of the land has made you a free woman,
the one thing for you to consider is your future, and to formulate to
some degree a code of conduct for your guidance.
You are in the prime of beautiful womanhood, pleasing to the eye, and
agreeable to the mind. Women will regard you with more or less mental
reservation, and men will seek you at every opportunity.
Some witty creature has said, "A little widow is a dangerous thing."
It might be added, "A grass widow whets the appetites of bovines".
You will find yourself at a loss to choose when an escort is needed, so
many and persistent will be the applicants for the position.
After having passed through the black waters of an unhappy marriage,
this sudden freedom and return to the privileges of girlhood will be
liable to affect you like the glare of sunlight after confinement in a
dark room.


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