Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-15
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MISS ADA TANNER receives from
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CHEAPEST COAL AND LUMBER
DEALERS, $1,000 in gold for the
best receipt for keeping husbands at
home at night. She recommends the
following:
How to Keep Husbands mt Home
This subject. although apparently an
easy one. is engaging the attention of
some of the brightest minds Of today.
1t is one of the most important sub
iects which can CLAIM, the attention of
any wife. l shall endeavor to give you
thy best thoughts on the subject.
A wifs's duty is not that OF leader,
but minister. She should be the guide,
The adviser, the power behind the
throne" II she is true woman, she
will endeayor to supply her husbands
needs in the best manner possible. II
is from her that he should get love.
sympathy aud encouragement in the
great battle of life
While special cases require special
treatment, yet we will take general
view of this subject, which is all we
can do in this space.
We find that mau possesses COM
plicated nature-a physical, intellect
ual, moral and religious nature. In
the very nature of the case he will be
comparatively happy it these wants
are supplied.
We first, then, must base our con-
illusions on these first principles. We
must go farther than the mere trickery
of pleasing dress, etc. These must be
regarded rather as effects than causes.
First. we should minister to our hus-
bands physical necessities. OF course,
this includes everything which relates
to his temporal we'll being. He must
have a cheerful, happy home. No
reasonable request should be denied.
Comfort. ard even luXnries, as far as
possible. should he supplied Books,
music, flowers. pictures. with a happy
wife and children, are great powers III
the home.
But tits is not all. He must have
inte ectual companionship. and the
true wife must furnish IT, She must be
up with the times, and take an interest
in all the things he likes. She mus,
study his tastes and preferences, and
she must take an active interest in his
business affairs and help him plan and
devise. If she has tact. she will wisely
direct him into the proper chan ael oil
thought without his ever suspecting IL
We must be wise as serpents aud
harmless as doves She must prove
herself wise and true companion aud
confidante.
Thirdly. She must be moral safi
and guide. Men a-e not as delicate in
their moral perceptions as women, aud
it is here that she can WELD her great
est influence. She must take stahd
for the right, come what may. She
must have the courage to die in pov.
erty rather than live upon The proceeds
of ilI-gotten gains. She must prune of
all immoral twigs in her husbands
character by her own precepis and
example.
FouIthly. Mans spiritual nature
needs cultivation, aud it is she who
must do 1t. There is nothing so at.
tractive as well-rounded Christian
character If you possess this jeweI
lou have power over your husband
almost Irresistible. Your exercise Of
patience, kindness, politeness, sweet
ness. cannot fail in influence. After
all, Christian love is the essence of all
true happiness.
Love stoops to earth in service sweet.
And foremost treads the golden street."
The religion of Jesus Christ will
make you lovable, aDd your husband.
"seeins your good works, will glorify
your Father, which is in heaven
Ibelieve these to be the fundamental
principles which will enable US 10 keep
our husbands at home, and if they fail
there is nothing we can do but pray for
! them and murmur not, knowing that
in "due season we shall reap if we faint
not" NJ. l.. 7.