Wichita eagle., 1888-05-13

j tell you winning q husband Is only q
pleasure TO a woman, but keeping him is a
penance. That is not nicely put, but what ]
mean is that more than two-thirds of the
women who marry ret their husbands slip
through their fingers because they are too
lazy too indifferent or too ignorant TO keep
them. giri wins husband unconsciously
Ask any OF your friends how they captured
their other half and they viii tell you
FRANKLY Il don't know A mans heart is
ensuared BY a pretty hand, nice teeth. a
round. low voice, frank eyes beautiful hair;
by the way girl walks. talks, plays. rides,
puns by her gifts Der smile her amiability,
good taste. generosity, or the very manner
in which she greets, faScinates or abuses him
She NAV not know how she won him, but
if she doesn't know how 10 Keep him, the best
thing for her to do is 10 find out There are
many things we know by intuition. the rest
have TO be learned by experiment. Con-
scious of her abilities and liabilities as a
wife. wise woman viii learn how TO keep a
husband just as she learns how 20 keep house,
TO MAKE chicken croquettss, chocolate creams
bread. beds or lemonade. and if she doesn't,
why some Syren, with the sunshine Id her
tresses and the perfume of wild olives about
uCi III scNUIt EcE Nd<dllOu-
Ii man is fond of fattery let him have it.
Not by the volume, but in crisp little verses.
Hunt up poetry for his eyes; get things to
rhyme with his fat, white hands, pick cut all
rhe big gods and little heroes Of Troy and
Rome whose legs are not half as good, and
whose backs were cambria by comparison.
Laud his shapely head 10 the skies, and he
will keep his hair cut; praise his shapely
hands, and you solve the problem of unkept
nails. Hunt the dictionary for words and
synonyms to give variety TO your enthusiasm;
if be has ambitions or schemes listen to him
with open eyes of wonderment, and, no mat
ter what the occasion is, never permit Your
knowledge 20 exceed his. Men despise smart
women, but have no fault to find when her
talent is large enough to appreciate his great
ness. Another piece of wisdom on the part
of wife is the cultivation of helplessness-
she must be able TO lift nothing heavier than
a box Of candy; know nothing about the
management of an umbrella, a window, a
knot or a bundle, and just in proportion as
she appeals to bis strength, size and great.
ness, just so large will her influence over him
be. Men like to be looked up at, depended
on; quoted and referred to. That's the
reason why a little woman marries three
times to the one wedding of the tall, heroic
lady.
An ugly temper is a trial that few women
are able TO stand The only cure is silence
You mustn't talk back No, sentiment is
just as injurious; you can't kiss furious
man, it only makes him worse The thing
to do is to keep still, let him cool, and let the
matter drop He will respect your sense and
come to terms on his own accord To keep a
husband an eager hunter live in little
mystery Don't make sacrifice of yourself;
have ideas of your own, and secrets, too il
you like. 1t is well not to be too tame Men
do not care much for hunting barn yard
fowls and domestic animals. They never
waste their powder on meaner bit of game
than fox, a model Just inferior to the neat.
trim, capricious little quail To make the
chase interesting be little uncertain and
aIlo& yourself to be caught occasionally
This thing of trying to rule a husband is
all buncombe; it can't be done You can
coax most men. bride some and govern a
very few. but tnat vulgar rubbing of the fur
the right way wins every time.-Vernona
Jarbeau In st. Louis Republican Interview.