The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25
PICKING 4 HUSBAND.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Of Various Professions.
NOTED MEMS wives OPINIONS.

NOTED MEMS WIVES OPINIONS.
Intervisws with M5a Hin Corbstt, Mrs.
Bsss Grlroy. M<s. Banker CIews.
Hrs. Actor Robsen and OthsrA
SIT is certainly t;nze to think Of settling
down in life, and I sappose ought to de-
eide about my husbands profession. -
Such is the refiectiors of the summer girl
who is about to fi,Hter into winter So
briefly. what . nSlsancel But / must
decide. Let me see-sa banker-bound to
be rich when marry him, out not sure
enough to escape those awful crashes. A
lawyer7 He has to seep things from his
clients, and he'd learn to fb to me.
That will never do. "A doctor? Knows
q lot, but he would have too
many pretty patients, and I'd never be
sure Why he stayed OFT so late. No. in
deed. A minister? Eell, he could never
grow sporty, but thereI couldn't have fun
either. / shant be a.. minister's wife. A
brokerf More monaghan the others, but
don't enjoy bulls and bears vampins
around. A politiciae-oh dear! can
never decide in the woyld. Tia be an old
maid before make MP my mind"
The summer girl wiz find an answer to
her questions here. end she may rely
upon the advice. as il is gwen from the
actual experience of VICES whose husbands
are at the top Of their professions.
THE PRIzErIGH9ER's WIFE.
Mrs. Corbett, fiushedswith the triumph
of her husbands neE supremacy, was
charmingly acquiescenY when l asked her
to tell me what it means to DO the wife Of
the worlds champion heavyweight. II
will tell you anything you wish, but it is
all 90 new to me thaE scarcely know
what to say Perhaps Eou think ought
to be frightfully nervous after the tension
Of the big fight. but I'rsi not. Of course
I'm awful glad he wo~, too. I'm not
much surprised. You Sse was so conf
dent all along; and fesf 1t in my bones
1.-THE public was not nth you there?"
"Oh, know that Sullivan had been the
champion for 80 longs believed in my
husband, though. At stirst when he de-
cided to enter the procession l couidn't
bear the thought. 1t is5't bit respecta-
BILE, suppose, but today-" and here Mrs.
Corbett looked at. me ntith determined
with the president. ThatImeans I wouldn't
change places with the nresident's wife. "
And Mrs. Corbett's serieasness vanished
as she lifted her blonde cad and opened
her blue eyes with a IarSAhing challenge.
Surely, was receiving $roOf more con-
vincing than words of the advantage that
might lie in being thu wife of q pugi-
confidence Mrs. Corbett 8 I've to me another
argument. Here" she said, sis a tele-
gram from my husbands I've only had
forty or fifty today, but lat this one just
too lovely 2" This is whar read upon the
yellow sheet: ~ shall Aever forget you.
darling. I love you visa all my heart.
jim" "That makes me aeant to see him
afraid to be loved and Kissed by such q
great, strong man" r: asked, imperti-
nently, but smilingly. MS. Corbett, it is
evident cannot see theSkludicrous side
of serious matter, foE she responded
without !. signal amusement.
he is SO good natured. never met a
stage will be pleasant. doat you think. "
eff you like that best. ahy don't you
helpiessly, for "slugging,A was the only
word in the vocabulary Of She gentleman
OF gloves which was at mySommand just
then, and that wouldn't Ase in my con-
versation with the triumph mt wife beside
me- me- c Give up engaging Nnpatches," va:
my suspended question. at would be
too cruel. Say, JimS is q born
boxer, and now that me beat the
head of his profession bad can beat
anybody in the world sha.,'t worry a bit
about him. And he looks so handsome,
and he makes such an imposing figure as
he walks down the street. that don't care
much what he does. Maybe am glad
that he is going to act now, because actors
are received in better society than box
ers." This reflectively and5with due con-
sideration.
MRS. Corbett, the disadvantages of be-
ing the wife of man WHO engages in
matches won't form a very satisfactory
article. Can't you mention something
distinctively and concrete that the public
will remember?" mo. I cant do it. Jim
is as good as gold, and wonderful sue
cess. Anything else doesn't matter to
me. Have l told you all you want to
know?"
.rHF POLITICIANS WIFR.
The wife of leader wg,ose word Is
weighty in the secret concEaves of New
York's municipal government must be,
first Of all, discreet. Therefore, it would
not be strange if her requirements should
be at variance with her nature, nor un-
natural if her instincts sometimes topped
her training. But Mrs. Gilroy, whose
husband is a commissioner of public
works, and (what is much more) an influ-
entail member of Tammany Hall, met me
with cordial contentment in. her manner
and hint Of discreet reserve beneath it..
She had weighed the matter and had long
since reached conclusions Concerning the
lot of politicians wife; yet she would
not consider pros and cons without q def
mite understanding as to detrsment result
ing or benefit accruing thereto.
We'll, / scarcely know what had best
tell you. OF course there ara advantages
and disadvantages in being Che wife of a
politician. For one thing, has calls take
him away from home a great deal. And
his worry with the blame he receives from
all sorts of unreasonable peo@,le makes it
necessary that home should be bright
cheerful and unbusinessliks. Perhaps
some politicians are irritable, but Mr.. Gil
roy is a great home lover. ana his annoy
ances disappear when he greets us ali at
night. | remember once, thoagh. that he
asked me to pray that it woulsi rain. He
said he was tired of being Banned when
the water supply was deficient.
don't interfere with my husbands
business of politician. The wife must
be identical with him IL ma a.. 80