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Show Japanese Marriage Laws Although .lenin has revealed herself as ingiiiv enlightened In so many spheres of civilisation, she has not j ei applied reformatory re-formatory principles to the institution of marriage. ThiT? Is as .et no stioh thing in Japan an equality between the sexes." The lw relating to marriage recognizes no wrongs except on the pari ol me wife, front whom the husband may obtain a divorce by mrev a.-sTl lug that he is tired of her, or upon any of the following i,i ounds Disobedience. adultery, barrenness, Jiaiousy. physical antipathy, talkative nesa or th ft When a girl is about to marry her mother Impi esSc upon her various rules ol conduct to be followed during her wedded life Rome of these up- "B-- always amiable u, v our mothcr-ln-la and father-in-law "Don't talk too much. "Oct up early, ro to bed late, and never sleep In th afternoon. "I nlll you .ro W, never mix In CTOWds Do not consult fortunc-t.-iicrs 10 nol vv. :,r light . lothi "Be humble and iKdite "Never allow yourself to be jeilous. Even If your husband Is In the wrong, .never get SUgT "Never speak evil of vour neighbors. Strict obed,.,,,-. to a buabaud Is a iNifu'a noblest lrluc." Harpers Weeklv.j |