Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-06-13
WISDOM ABOUT BOTH sexes.
Their Wants. Ways and Weaknesses Plainly
SET Earth

Set EOrtf.
From the Pittsbug Commercial Gazette.l :
1t isn't much wonder that young
women paint, powder, and bleach,
when it is known that the average
young man is more readily attracted
by these tricks than by true womanly
graces. This is probably not true of
the wife-hunter, but il certainly is of
the young man who is merely desirous
of being entertained.
The average young woman is fond of
being told that she is good looking,
that she is of good form and carriage.
She takes it as higher compliment to
be considered attractive than to be re-
garded as sensible, intelligent, and
practical
Men like to preach down extrava-
gance, and style, and dress; but the
woman who bangs her hair, hides q
blotch or scar under piece of court
plaster, who uses pretty gloves and
stockings, trim slippers, perfumes,
balms, cold creams, finger curls, and
fancy notions to increase her charms is
the woman who is admired by them all.
Common sense and ugliness may be
morally wholesome, but they're not al
Turing, and art is apt to triumph over
nature unadorned.
Young women may deny it, yet the
fact remains that their chief object in
life is to win husbands. 1t is their ma
ture, and it is right. If you ask mar
ried lady how she captured her hus-
know, and probably all that she can
tell is that it was her winning ways.
1t is of little consequence how they
were brought together so that the at
traction was mutual. If the real man
and the real woman was the attractive
features it were we'll but if beauty,
dress, or fortune attracted them their
happiness is far from being assured.
A mans heart is ensnared by pref
ty hand, nice teeth, a round, low voice,
frank eyes, beautiful hair; by the way
a girl walks. talks. PLAYS. rides: by her
taste, generosity, or the 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 ont. There are many things we
| know by intuition the rest have to be
| learned by experience. Conscious OF
| her abilities and liabilities as a wife, a
wise woman will learn to keep hus-
band Just as she learns how to keep
| house.
Men are susceptible; even more so
than women.
There is this difference The average
man inquiries whether he is in con-
dition to marry. The average woman
doesn't. III the man pleases ner fancy
she is satisfied. She may not be able
to play any part in the new drama ex-
cept to hang upon his neck and coax to
be petted.
Such wife is a burden to any man.
She doesn't understand him, neither
does she know the chief constituents OF
q home.
The wife who takes an interest in
her home, in her husbands affairs, and
finds pleasure in contributing to his
comfort and happiness is. q treasure OF
greater value than gold mine.
The wife who has no higher ambition
than to be kept alive is poor invest
ment.
The average man has very little use
for a smart woman. She is full OF
schemes, and is ambitious to shine.
Her disposition is anything but domes'
tic, and she is not the most genial com
panion for man whose mind is taken
up with business affairs. He doesn't
care how intelligent she is, but he
hasn't much use for her if she is smart
Men like to be looked up to, depended
on, quoted, and referred to. An ugly
temper is q trial that few women are
able,to endure. The only cure is silence
You can't kiss furious man; it onl,
makes him worse. The thing to do Ii
to keep still, let him cool, and let th'
matter drop. He will respect your
sense and come to terms OF his owl
accord.
Men must be taken as they are, no
as they should be; they improve unde
the refining influence of mutual love
and he is a wretched specimen of hu
manity who cannot be counted on t
shield his wife from the buffets of tn
world and be an anchor when youtl
J and beauty have proved unfaithful.
To be born woman is to be born
: martyr, but the husband that is wort
wedding is worth keeping; and if a lii
| tie artifce, pleasant smile, con
| tented heart, forbearance, devotion
, and tact will hold him, by all mean
, let him be held.