Chapter 6

Section I. Why Matrimony is a duty.--Importance of the subject. Considered as a school. Early marriage. Objections. Seven great evils from late marriages. 251-258

Section II. General Considerations.--Husbands and wives gradually resemble each other. Considerations for those who embark in matrimony. 258-262

Section III. Female Qualifications for Matrimony.--1. _Moral Excellence._ 2. _Common Sense._ 3. _Desire for improvement._ 4. _Fondness for children._ Miserable condition of a husband or wife, where this is wanting. 5. _Love of domestic concerns._ Evils of ignorance on this point. Fashionable education in fault. 6. _Sobriety._ Definition of the term. An anecdote. Love of mental and bodily excitement usually connected. 7. _Industry._ How to judge whether a person is industrious. 8. _Early rising._ A mark of industry. Late rising difficult of cure. 9. _Frugality._ Its importance shown. 10. _Personal Neatness._ Its comforts. 11. _A good temper._ Its importance illustrated. 12. _Accomplishments._ 263-305