, 1879-07-22
DECOlsATIyE WIVES.

marry for love, or for what they conceive to bo
such,-masrinlony Ia far moro romantic With u
than With anr other nation,-but many Of them
marry for qualification Of ttcir decorative sense,
md are llkc'cr to bo content than II they had a
higher or a nob!er aim, Passion Is blind; af-
fectton Is partial; but fondncss for decorative
art, even when IT includes wlfo, mar be stoa1y
and intlulgca without disappointment Tic
chances for counubial happiucss are, perhaps,
better, lnctted BY desire tor sympathy and re-
al!zat!on Of ti,c ideal. Whotlier they arc or not
thu fact remains that decorative wires aro ia do
ipatsd, and the demand Is freely met.
THIS Ia an era Of supcrabundanrc grown neccs-
Rary, Of luxury, OF numbeslcss artificial wants.
Wo need, or rather wo wish, for the sho,sy
more than tho Bubstauani,-for Tint which vu
conceive 10 DO elegant In preference 10 tile
merely comfortable. Therefore 1t ia t,at
dccora tlycs wives arc IN such request, mud have
| their proper pIace In every home pretending to
be In any way fashionable. Men OF means and
tastcs often want hones wlero they can create
| soctu1 reputation by exercising bouutcous
hospitality, mud, as home without wife is mis-
named, they require rifo in order to execute
nor scntimentn1ista. Spiritual need, hunger Of
| the heart, passion for co'npanonship, Is not
theirs. They do rot know what thoso fine
terms mean. All they lack Is IN imposing
nltcb OIL nTlTHQAEu Au[plLuEC Illhl Will De III
keeping With tts enconpassments,-a woman,
In short, who can do the honors Of wrll.ar-
ranged household, and reflect lustrc
On her. husband. She Is quietly,
duly removed, aftor m ostcntatious wedding, to
tho elegant establishment she Is expected to
adorn. Nor docs she generally defeat oxpccta-
tion. She compartments fully her now position,
elected to be decorative, nnd decorative she 70.
solves to be.
What number Of decorative wives tllcro arc
In society, especially III that which nsstimcs to
irfats raii Mt thcm they arc treated IN eptgrams;
they arc lccturetl tnpcrsoually. for their world
lntss, But why snnusd they bel They please
their h'labans'a,-tt,sy perform their part Of tho
all their surroundings lead nnd are toned up
No one carl soy that they do not harEnonizo nd
mlrably with the Turkish rugs, Vcnestan mir
rors, frcseoed ceilings, detcaie1y-ttnted wills,
rosewood tables. handsome pictures, beautiful
yaaes. curious brsc-ubFac. they ntc cnyroned BY
10 all their husbands g1usts they are most
courteous mud gracious. They mover speak
word too ln,lct; they never 10 superauous
thing; their moods nnd manners arc inatrl-
nlotiaily exact. Tllcy mny not m0Ve Or delight.
but they never Offend; niid III. many who
meet md asaoc!atc with them arc quick to say
t Thy nc sas ,r, ,hsts Sosa h.ns
the scif-luvo at Others. Every mart OF their
decorative lal.y they discharge; they arc soctal
artists, and are perfectly aware where light Is
necdcd ind shadow is l1noss, effective. what
The i.usband Of tie decorative wifo is usually
very. good natnrcd, or seems so; anu seesntng
arc apt to prosper, his clothes .it; Ills tuners
nrc excellent, his dlgest!on Is coInnlete. In
these con,mon, prosalc things II Is wonlcrful
has plenty of scif:disefptine,. ind re-
garls 1t 10 rart Of his religion neyur
TO disturb. those who oro protected By
his root. lie and hlo arc always on the best
% cotlrteously as II tllcy werc not married.
They might servo ns models for couples noto-
rlonsty fond. They have no loyersf quatres;
they 40 not display anger one .s, l'our anl tsn-
disasfcenblc; they preserve . well-bred cons!t~
Grafton and cstccn, ono for the other, and e1!do
sinoothly through apparent difficulties 10
practical value Of decorative art, copied from
the homo into humanity, or transferred, may
hap, from humanity td tue home.
In this country, decorative wives may be said
present century. Ihey aro m foreign rather than han
native; but, having 6ccome ingrafted on de-
nestle stock, they flourish as orayely here as be-
yond tho sea. They tnay DO styIsd American
Of the transatlanlie defects Of alipllood. such
as coQuctry, deceit, perldionauess. Tile deco
rattyo wtfo clearly understands that her hus-
ba,d desires her to shine. socially; to preside
fr!cnda de'icatcly to lend zcst to their enter
w Y 60 ayay sa;!ng; ,.Mr: -liyes e|ecantly.
3 s ss at esse ses ap we sy'FMSS II asc, 9 Do ta.s sS
her,-luve is dsturbing,-but llo adm!rea her,
ind wishes otlrrs to admro hcr, rs they ad. |
moro the designs Of 1lfs silver. thn figure ii his
rugs the finish Of hta o!ctures, thu rart, Of Ills
n hHHr fnF prnkS In thJk}
sa1nu way. Us something Hcl and curious that |
hu has discovered aud secured to himself. lie |
gives her freedom. cnongh,-niorc, perhans, !
than ahc cares Tor; sho can co aud COME "a shn
cliooses: sho eau have lcr own friends lDdo- |
pendent Of tia,
All 4e demands ts, that she shall bc Hike fine
frontsplccc to the neatly,bound and nicely
ihat vision Of her silnl open The mind to = re-.
fined enjoyment of what Is to come; that she
shall seryc as 4 grateful introduction 10 tho
hospitality le has prcparcdi antl that, IN quit
again, aud think. "wlat an oxguIs!tc iadyt
The sole thing she lacks for perfection Is gonutno
womnnlood.'" Wers She to tnterprot hls
thoughts, she wou'd reply, "Womnnhoodl
thing: haye heard my grandmother mentlon
il WomanliDol is not needed now. The
lofttcst .purpoae OF conten1nraueous clyllzn-
a,la best oxenlplillcasionI'
THE CANT "JEEAIS" PLAYED.
I'trot Ere irtss,
TIere was al awful time In q farmhouse ncar
Pontiac last hight. We Eayn't received any /
but solemnly belIevc that d certain
husband whose front name IL "Jeomsn wns
natla to wish ho'd noycr been born into this de-
ccttful world.
There arrived on the Western Express ycstcr-
day morning nervous, b'Ack-eYcd woman Of
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