Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-04
How to Keep "a Husband.

l tell you, winning husband is only
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 let their husbands slip
through their fingers because they are too
lazy, too Indifferent or too ignorant to keep
them a girl wins husband unconsciously.
ASK any OF yOuI friends how they captured
their other half, and they will tell you
frankly II don't know" A mans heart is
ensnared 10y q pretty hand, nice teeth, a
round, low voice, frank eyes, beautiful hair;
by the way girl walks, talks, plays rides,
puns by hei gifts. her smile, her amability,
good taste generosity or the very manner
in which she greets, fascinates or abuses him.
She may not know how she won him, but
if she doesn't know how to keep him, the best
thing for her to do is to 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
wife, wise woman will learn how to keep
husband Just as she learns how to keep house.
TO make chicken croquettes, chocolate creams,
bread, beds or lemonade, and if she doesn't,
why some syren, with the sunshine in her
tresses and the perfume of wild olives about
her will secure for her permanent vacation.
Ii a man is fond of lattery 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 out all
the 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 shapey head to the skies, and he
will keep his hair cut; praise his shapey
hands, and you solve the problem of unkept
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synonyms to give variety to your enthusiasm;
if he has ambitions or schemes listen to him
with open eyes of wonderment, and, no mat
ter what the occasion is, never permit your
knowledge TO 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 a wife is the cultivation of helplessnesS-
she must be able TO lift nothing heavier than
box of candy; know nothing about the
management of an umbrella, n window, a
knot or bundle, and just in proportion as
she appeals to his 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 little woman marries three
times TO the one wedding of the tall, heroic
lady.
An ugly temper is trial that few women
are able TO stand. The only cure is silence.
You mustn't talk back. No, sentiment il
just as injurious, you can't kiss a 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 Oh his own accord. TO keep @
husband an eager hunter, live in a 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. Mer
do not care much for hunting barn yarC
fowls and domestic animals. They never
waste their powder on meaner bit of gam,
than fox, a model just inferior to the neat
trim, capricious little quail To make the
chase interesting be a little uncertain ant
allow yourself to be caught occasionally,
This thing of trying to rule husband Il
all buncombe; it ca4e be dana You car
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