If a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, he is required by law to keep his promise.
The unmarried woman is a swallow and is free. The married woman is a dove and comes back at the point. A woman with a child is a duck with a string behind her butt.
The shapes that form in the water are examined and interpreted by an unmarried woman who is looking for clues to her future husband's profession.
The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please [her] husband.
People in all other occupations are generally addressed as "Mister", "Miss", "Mrs." (pronounced Misses), "Ms." (pronounced Miz), which has become popular in the United States in recent years and is used for either a married or unmarried woman.
