Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09

started the question OF the pms in CON
nectlon with them, i.e., What becomes
Of all the plain gold rings? Among the
Germans, the husband wears wedding
ring, ana believe that this custom
also obtains among some of the He
brews, but generalizing it is the wife
only who wears the gold symbol of
marriage.
Speaking of marriage. ] see that
some woman has been giving as a rea-
son for the existence of the new woiNan
the fact that, by being new woman
anu earning money, SHE docs not have
to ask man for it, And then she
went on to say: "Ihe horror of asking
one's husband or father for money is
evident to all feminine minds, even
though all men are not like him who
exclaimed, What can a woman possibly
want with S5nh Bother! The aver
age mother and daughter must be get
ting dreadfuliy below the average il she
nnds It difficult To ask her mankind
for money. There are no women in the
world who handle as much money as
the American women mean those
women who have to ask their mankind
for it. And this Is constant surprise
TO the English Or the French women.
who get what they wish and have it
charged, but really handle very little
money in absolute cash. | never 90 to
the theatre on Saturday afternoon that
| don't feel liko getting up and cheer
ing for the American man, since
through his generosity the American
woman is having good time. lie
makes 1T possible for her to invite her
dearest woman friend to go out with
her, to present her with a box Of candy,
TO give her treat after the performance,
and he is satisfied if his snerial
womanBlnd has had good time. Eng
land and French husbands are not so
generous. They take the women out
themselves, and they get all the credit
Tor spending the money. | tell you,
OUR MEN ARE FINE,
but we don't half appreciate them.
frenchmen make better sons, hut
Americans make better husbands. The
trenchman's first thought il Of his
mother. He expects his wife TO be
subservient TO her, while the wife finds
ner greatest happiness in her sons.
But once an American is married, an
mis- family are secondary TO his wife,
and his mother il not OF very much ac-
count until she becomes (irandmam-
ma and then she is appreciated he
cause she never forgcts the children.
standing newspaper joke is about the
woman who has to beg and worry her
husband for money, or who has to steal
u from him while he is asleep. | don't
hellsve in that woman. | know a good
many women and a good many men, and
uon know single man mean enough
TO ask woman what Ghs is going to do
WIN the money he gladly gives her; and
uoh know single woman who ob.
!ect5. to asking her husband for money,
Tor she knows, if he has it, she is vel
come to it as the flowers of May. And
as for women stealing money we'll. /
thlnk the average American woman is
sulilclently strong, intellectually, 10 get
the better OF a mean man and to eniuy
herself by forcing him to give her tho
money against his will. But there are
not very many mean men. OF course,
there Is the exception that proves the
rule, but he is seldom happy man,
ior the greatest pleasure in life after
an is the giving of whatever we hold
best and most beautiful.
lt ~ pleasure to have somebody
remember you, but that isn't half as
pleasant rs tying up package that is
TO 20 to somebody else.
There is new idea afoat in regard
TO the survival of the httest. 1t is
sald by those learned people who know
everything that, in both England and
A9n"iica, blondes are disappearing.
lAis learned person says that where
you found 10 blonde women five years
ago you find one now, and in -
minutes walk on crowded street
where POO women We're counted Of
thet' l3 only were blondes, the resi-
halIhs hair that ranged from light
Drown to Jet black, and skins and eyes
IN harmony. Some famous English.
men who examined the hair OF thou
sthl Young women came 10 this con-
c!usiun
NATURAL nEpUCTION.
That the brunette was ureFerred to
tae pi9nde IN matrimnuy in the ratio
OF three to two. Then he evnlnins the
growth Of the brunette in ,Ais way.
IS principle in the law nf natural
selection that nature adorns its nets,
the mnn and women whom il wisiirs to
SURVIVE and continue the race with
such aIurcments as will prove attrac.
w,
To TINS, nature has found that nen
prefer pruneltes, choose them for wives.
and then through the heraditary trara.
mission Of traits, tho blonde beenmes
extinct, This learned gentlemen r,glt,,
says Is becoming extinct" -" and ioesn t
Fay tneN are extinct, otherwiss
couldn't b alive, but do apree witb
him that There arc fewer natural
l..
another way; they claim that man lova
brunrttes beeause they are more aifcc-
honate, that blondes make iutellpurual
Hiha hot loving wives, consequently the
hlpndeR are out Of fashion. i am sorry
out thht aoi no use, for feminine grief
agnlhst scieE"e is us nathing against
the British army, So all cgn say ~
the blondes IL ia be rs perky as possible
about their wits, and corrcsp1ndinrly
coDtrMptu0uS oi tho atfrctiunate brli-
nette. The finest combination. ncntatly
anu pANaiciuly,Hp says u hronch doctor.
10 me Blonde hair, the Brunette owes.
broWs anu iashrs, and the scni-blonCe
skin, This woman will never make
herself unhappy nv her alTprtiOn. biit
sho VIII love discreety and be suf-
ItiehtIy wlao 10 be- an agreeable com
paninn. Learned doctors arc great f0r
ritlhg lust what types of women men
"u@ht to marry, and then IL they commit
Lnn act themselves they are Just as likely
70 MAKE mlslares as merc ordinary
lncn for alter all doctors are 10 more
ihiallIble taan ordinary people who
CON 7 know til" nuiilrs 1f the bones and
the reason why inc nerves act as if
controlled by Satan
EAR's rlWFERENCEs.
Personally, I prefer a blonde baby,