The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-08-13
Choosing u Wife.

There are many men who fall in love
with women at public places of amuse-
ment, parties, balls, and large social
gatherings, and who fondly imagine,
because they shine as society queens,
they can but prove delightful as freside
companions. But, how different the
artificial atmosphere of crowded assem-
bly,, where You are surrounded by all
that is gay and glittering, and, under the
stimulus of false excitement, and the
quiet of plain, practical, every day life |!
In the first, they can assume character.
In the latter place you can find out
whether their charming qualities are Sec
ond nature, or put on as nature demands.
A true woman is seen to best advantage
among those she loves and cares for, in
family circle and sweet privacy of home
life. What wonder they can impress you
agreeably when all their personal charms
are heightened blythe aid of art, and they
have every advantage in their favor-a
faultless costume that invariably gives
woman delightful sense of inward tran
guilty, the homage and admiration of
the opposite sex, the envy often of their
own, which spurs them on to make
greater efforts to please: the dainty speech
becomes necessary adjunct to the be-
coming toilet, and they easily fall into
charming and beguiling ways that dazzle
and attract. So fair to look upon, SO
agreeable to meet, how can they be 9TH
crwise than what they seem in these So
cial assemblies; lovely in all womanly
attributes, guardian angels that scatter
blessings at whatsoever hearthstone they
drop down. Alas, what wrong place to
choose wife, for too often these be-
witching partners of an idle hour, these
brilliant butterflies of society, make the
most insipid of home companions, and
you find too late that the w1tching grace.
of voice, the beguiling manner, the daz-
zling play of wit, and the faultless
toilets were all to win public admira-
ton. The feminine charms that draw
you a willing captive ut her feet, are i'm
pressed you SO delightfully."-, and taken
off and put on at the fancy of the wearer,
the same as her ravishing evening
dresses-and she readily takes on other
moods and manners not quite so sweet
and seductive. Having only husband
to entertain, it is entirely unnecessary to
put forth any unusual efforts, and, as
you have taken her for better or worse,
you must make the most of your doubt
full bargain. When your fancy is dazzled
by these pretty and snowy women you
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homes, seek to discover by simple means
what sort Of daughter or sister they
make, and whether their winsome ways
are part of themselves, and stay with
them amid more practical scenes. Learn
if they have the power to comfort and
make those near and dear happy, as we'll
as the gift to shine in brilliant society.
Note the respect they show to the wishes
and suggestions of those older and wiser;
their Difference to age; their influence
over younger members of the family cir
Gle. Chance in at unexpected hours, and
see if you find them, in tasteful morning
dresses, easy and graceful, as sweet and
agreeable IN their quiet home suits.
Here you can easily discover if they have
a heart worth the effort of capturing, and
are as ready to appreciate the simple en-
joyments as more brilliant pleasures.
Then you can better judge whether they
will prove household treasures and true
helpmeets, and grace equally well the
home of splendor or, if need be, the
simple and unpretending cottage of the
poor man. Woman's sweetest mission is
to carry comfort and blessing to other
hearts. A faithful, affectionate and con-
siderate daughter makes good wife and
devoted mother.