The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-21
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things of vital interest to women.
Her life is a mine of human interest.
It begins with her young girl alteration
of her Captain that continued until her
death, which comes speedily after his,
in old age. In her seventeen rules for a
wife, she set down a certain code of
action for a woman whose life was to
be linked with that Of a man who, until
30 wears of age. had roamed the world
from Mecca to Salt Lake.
Several of the seventeen rules embody
minor rules, but all of them are OF spirit
ed significance. The first one is about
friendship and companionship; the Sec
ond about care of him when ailingy; the
third about making home snug and at
tractive to intimates and people hat
interest him as well as to himself. Inc
fourth rule is for selfrimprovement and
education; the fifth about following Oh
journeys at an hours notice, ready to
rough it; the sixth about generosity IN
affection and care in personal appear
ance, the seventh about promoting
her husbands interests, professional. So
cial and personal.
The ter remaining sections of advice
from Isabel Burton to herself contain so
much philosophy that they shall be
given in full.
sNever conide your domestic affairs to
your female friends.
Hide his faults from every one and
back him up through every difficulty and
trouble.
Never permit any one to speak disre-
spectfully of him before you; and If any
one does, no matter how difficult. leave
the room. Never permit any one to tell
you anything about him. especially of
his conduct with regard to other women.
Never hurt his feelings by a rude re-
mark or jest. Never answer when he
finds fault, and never reproach him
when he is in the wrong, especially
when he tells you of it, nor take ad-
vantage of it when you are angry, and
always keep his heart up when he has
made a failure.
Keep all dis-agreements for your own
room, and never let others find them out.
Never ask him not to do anything
for instance, with regard to visiting
other women or any one you particu-
larry dislike; trust him and tell him
everything. except another persons
secret.
do not bother him with religious
talk, be religious yourself and give good
examples, take life seriously and earnest
ly, pray for him, and do all you can for
him without his knowing it, and let all
your life be something that will win
mercy from God for him.
cultivate your own good health,
spirits and nerves, to ell
able you to carry out your mission.
eNever open his letters nor appear
inquisitive about anything he does not
volunteer to tell you.
Never interfere between him and his
family; encourage their being with him,
and forward everything he wishes to do
for them, and treat them in every re-
spect Gas far as they will let you) as
if they were your own.
Keep everything going and let moth
ing ever be at a standstill."
$50
If everysweman would paste these rules
in the book she opens most, or over her
desk il the form of a motto, she would
by their guidance. save herself, her hus-
band and her children a number of I'M
happy quarters of hours. One of the evils
which wrecks .donestieity often is "a
constant curiosity 10 know every detail
of another's life. Women may find out a
deal by constantly nagging a man, but
does the finding out do her any good?
And does she find her own happiness in
creased by letting other people tell her
husbands peccadilloes?
No. Lady Burton should nave added
that every woman should try her advice
and see how it worked. Certainly she
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