The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-01-18
|kIhiCh IS Best
lDpoeepce or Wisdom In
REGARD to tbe Piccadil-
Ices of Your other Half

They were discussing that question re-
Gently at n little whist game. just four
women. you know. vino played very scien-
tIfically. and consequently kept all their
gossip bottled up tiIl the game was ended
and tea and sandwiches and 4 lot OF little
delicious intigostIble sweets and pickles
were handed around
All four women We're model wives with
model husbands. and II there IS subject
t,ron which women 81 situated dote IL is
that dealing with the funny and peculiar
phases II life among their less fortunate
friends 1t is dreadfuily undignified- don't
you think" sid the woman with the baby
face. the cool way in which Airs b ac-
ceptS her husbands fondness for another
woman
why. she doesn't make any bones at
an ~ H. she shruss her shoulders and
though she don't actually say what We
would sh.. looks She bets NJ know latent
Is. clevrrly somehow or other. that she
knows ard that Il amuses her. toe
well" said the woman with the honest
brown eyes. 4 think this the cleverest'
sensible woman I know. Why, Nheh
woman does know things like that about
her husband what a fool she Is not 10 LEI
other people know she knows 1t
s-fsrt s---ssiou=r said she extremely prop
- usan. "a know several women who 90
around talking about their husbands con
duet to everybody and they not only deal
with their uwn Affairs. but they
take u ur-on themselves 20 put
th- serpent ~ douh; in the f1i'h every
other vror1an has about hes husband ana
th.v sreud thssv lives warming young
Girls against matrirs-"uy- A"u noht "4'
pr.H. Of tfat. dn .pu-'
Not 81 bIr ~ g. said the woman with
the s4rura chin That's perfectly awiut'
THAT'S bore aud iis undi-uihed and III
slle-sus. hur Airs E- don't =" tnat way
Shs. s.rntIy lrts us know sine isn't fool
without saying anything az aL None 81
re would dare discuss her husband with
her.
..Yau arr right" saiI tho brown-eyed
woman. a-auI she's FAR nicer than the
ONE wi.1 goes ai-out simpcrins concerning
the fidelity ~ hrr upguri"usiy uniaithim
sreusa-t man son know who never spends
his evenings at home AMI who is never
sven o,st with her anywhere Everybody
knows De- doesn't clre for her. and YET
She r,.,s around filling the ears 81 her
friends with an b. says 20 her and how
I.. newer eArcs rnr other women and never
leaves home. and all that Why it's
uI-IfuI-
eyes. aud when 7 hear talk like that"
said tEe woman with the baby face. !
frlst think amy ~ us are idiots 40 mention
our husbands 90 people in "a sentimental
way ~. SHOULD uli simply take il for
Er.trt.d that none ~ them viii 10 10 be
trusted"
.-Etar- said the woman with the square
chin. -I'N, come o. that conclusion long
a-r. ami then what's fne use ~ boring
other women atout your husband. any
way- Hou s--. Or be- IS entirely AMI abso-
IuteIy vnlrs. none ~ them are interested
il hs- rms shout him. and IL he isn't
th.g proaallv know more amusing things
cnucerlluE him than you could possibly
tell them there 90 IS"
--But y.hat ue sou ths=k ~ mans nc
certIus hts wff limitations as matter
90 cuur- asi2sl tle woman with the
hahy face Vwomen with baby faces always
ask fhc nast curious glesiionsi.
--1t tha rs different" slid the brown
eyed wuua u- We haven't many advan-
-.a-rs over thc men. hut We have some
Wc ran eht So rhe world that We are not
Cr.durous 81. OTIS without in pur turn being
considered i. kulvr ~ fool Spw man
.ar'r- Tho ulIy thing left fn- him 70 do
WHOM he ever. suspects Ills wife IS n pick
ur arl I-ava. her. " IN keep his mouth
shut"
'-Weu 7 ks7w a man who never kept
hi, mouth shE-." said tfe Infinitely proper
woman
.who was u-lt-' asked the other three
eagerly.
rob. nobody here. He was a man
-srsu lu Ch--a-r ="
--AuI fs.s7', "a Z g ditorce7 Why. he's
missed i-- apr-l-t lnitissa"
-Na. he's ps.-et city satisfied. wouldn't
--t r divorce To- anything Ills best
-rl-r.s ie fevurr-- 10 hl- wife The husband
--as IS rua u-. tas -Ete ynu know j. s.
-l. funniest fellow / ever saw Why, q
l.lr l-n be- asked me- Co. let him keep "a
...ir 81. hur-es G-- . r7rriase for himself