The evening before marriage -- The wife -- Marriage -- The bride's sister -- Love vs. health -- The young housekeeper -- To an absent wife -- The word of praise -- Letters to a young wife from a married lady -- The wife -- Be gentle with thy wife -- A true tale of life -- Man and woman -- The fairy wife--an apologue -- A brief history, in three parts, with a sequel -- Elma's mission -- Living like a lady -- Lady Lucy's secret -- A word for wives -- No jewelled beauty -- The first marriage in the family -- Only a few words -- The two homes -- Love's fairy ring -- Fannie's bridal -- The lover and the husband -- Nellie -- A home in the heart -- A leaf from a family journal -- Trifles -- Domestic happiness -- A Sylvan morality; or, a word to wives -- Passages from a young wife's diary -- Hints and helps for married partners -- Three ways of managing a wife.

Public domain in the USA.

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