The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08
GOSSIP ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN.
Their Wants, Ways and Weaknesses Set
Forth in Plain Language.

Their Wants, Ways and Weaknesses Set
Forth in Plain Language.
It 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 it certainly is of
the young man who is merely desir-
GUS 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
regarded as sensible. intelligent and
practical.
Men like to preach down extrava-
gance and style and dress; but she
who bangs her hair, hides bloth 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. Com
men sense and ugliness may be moral
ly wholesome. but they're not allur-
ing, and art is liable to trample over
nature unadorned.
Young woman may deny it, yet the
fact remains that their chief object in
life is to win husbands. 1t is their
nature, and it is right. If you ask a
married lady how she captured her
husband she will tell you she does not
know, and probably all that he 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 were the attrac-
tive features it were we'll; but if beau
ty, dress or fortune attracted them
their happiness is far from being as
sured.
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 gifts, her smiles, her
amiability, good taste. generosity, or
the manner in which she greets, fas-
climates 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 experience. Conscious of her abili-
ties and liabilities as a wife, wise
woman will learn to keep husband
just as she learns how to keep house.
Men are susceptible, even more so
than women.
There is this difference: The aver
age man inquiries whether he is in
condition to marry. The average wo-
man doesn't. If the man pleases her
fancy she is satisfied. She may not
be able to play any part in the new
drama except to hang upon his neck
and coax to be petted.
Such wife is burden to any man.
She doesn't understand him, neither
does she know the chief constituents
of home.
The wife who takes an interest in
home, in her husbands affairs, and
finds pleasure in contributing to his
comfort and happiness is treasure OF
greater value than gold mine.
The wife who has no higher am
bition than to be kept alive is poor
investment.
The average man has very little use
for smart woman. She is full of
schemes, and ;sambitious to shine. Her
disposition is anything but domestic.
and she is not the most genial com
panion for a man whose mind is taken
up with business affairs. He doesn I
care how intelligent she is, but he
hasn't much use for her if she is
smart.
Men like to be looked up at, depend
cd on, quoted and referred to. An
ugly temper is trial that few women
are able to endure The only cure is
silence. 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 of his
own accord
Men must be taken as they are, not
as they shoull be; they improve un
der the refining influence of mutual
love, and he is wretched specimen
OF humanity who cannot be counted
on to shield his wife from the buffets
of the world and be an anchor when
youth and beauty have proved un
faithful.
To be born a woman is to be born a
martyr, but the husband that is worth
wedding is worth keeping; and if a
little artifice, pleasant smile, a con
tented heart. fOrbearance devotion and
tact will hold him, by all means let
him be held. -Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.