Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1881 — Platonic Friendship. [ARTICLE]

Platonic Friendship.

Aliss Phelps, in her story, “Friends ; a Duet,” expresses frankly and clearly the opinion that a man and woman, with favoralde oftMuinstanc&; cannot perpetuate a friendship without contemplating, or perpetrating a marriage" engagement/ She vigorously discouragesthel Platdijictheory, and places? marriage as

a “consummation” confidently to be expected, whether it is “devoutly to be wished” or not, Charles Reade more explicitly put forward the same idea years ago.