Show koreans cling to old customs in marriage it Is the rule in korea for a newly wedded woman to enter the family of her hus husband bind though in a few cases the man makes his home with her family marriage cannot be contracted between near relatives monogamy taught by confucius has been observed from ancient times but as the tha chief object of marriage was waa the per petua tion of the family concubinage was formerly recognized when a marriage proved childless the marriage of young people la Is usually arranged by their guardians without regard to their wishes but there Is a tendency to respect the will of th the e parties themselves until the day of marriage tile the engaged couple do not meet and have probably never before seen each other A wedding Is always conducted at tho the brides home and after that the bridegroom takes her to hla his house in the days of the korean government the prescribed age of marriage for males was 35 and for females 14 although many malis were married younger since 1015 no marriage of 0 a mole male under 17 or of a female un under I 1 er 15 Is legal |