The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-12
nRULEs FOR A WIFE,
Which would stnn the ''Nsw Woman" OF
the Present BAY.

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Boston Literary World: The RULES
for Wife," which we extract below
from the Romance of Isabel Lady Bur-
ton" and which are the rules she liter
ally made herself, wrote out, and laid
down for her own guidance with her
own somewhat erratic and hayward
husband will be read with interest by a
good many people Of both sexes. II to
some they smack little too much OF
the subsection of woman and the sover-
eighty of man. to other minds more
penetrating and acute they Win signify
the tact and adroitness which conquer
while seeming to surrender. And we
cannot doubt that many a wife would
find remedy for domestic difficulties
which she does not like 10 speak OF,
hardly to acknowledge, by putting into
practice some OF these very shrewd pre-
cepts:
/. Let your husband find In you n
companion, friend and adviser, and con-
fidante, that he may miss nothing at
home; and let him find in the wife what
he and many other men fancy Is only TO
be found In mistress, that he may seek
nothing out OF his home.
2. BE n careful nurse when he Ia all
ing, that he may never be In low spir-
Its about his health without n serious
cause.
3. Make his home snug. II II be ever
so small and poor. there can always be
certain chic about 1t. Men are always
ashamed OF povorty-stIcken home.
and therefore prefer the club. Attend
much to his creature comforts; allow
smoking or anything else: for II you do
not. somebody else will. Make II your
self cheerful ind attractive. and draw
relations and intlmates about him, and
the style Of society 0lteratD that suits
him.
4. Improve and educate yourself In
every way that you may enter into his
pursuits and keep pace with the times.
5. Prepare yourself to follow him at
an hours notice and rough II like u
man.
O. DO not try to hide your affection for
him. but let him see and feel It In ev-
cry action. Never refuse him anything
he asks. Observe n certain amount Of
reserve and dellcacy before him. Keep
up the honeymoon romance, whether ut
home or in the desert, At the same
time do not make pFudIsh bethefs which
only disgust and are not true modesty.
DO not make the mistake OF neglecling
your personal appearance, but try to
look well and dress well to please his
eye.
T. Pcrpetunlly work up hls interest
with the world whether for publishing
or for appointments, Let him feel,
when he has TO 10 away that he leaves
second self In charge OF his nffalrs ut
hone. 20 that II sometimes he Ia obllg-
cd to leave you behind, he may have
pnI hing NJ nnytnty IN his mind Tukn
an interest In everything that interests
him, 10 be compnnlonublo woman
must learn what interests her husband
and n II IA only planting turnlps, she
must try 10 understand turnlps.
4. Never COnildc your domestic af-
fairs to your female frlcnda
o. Hide his faults from everyone, and
bnck him UP through every difficulty
and trouble.
TO- Never permit anyone to speak dlH.
respectfully Of him before YOU and II
anyone does no matter how dllllCult,
leave the room. Never permit any one
Ia toll you anything about him, oape-
Clnliy Of hid conduct with regard to 9TH
ar women Never hurt hla feelings by n
rude remnrk or lest. Never answer
when he finds fault. and mover ropronch
| him when he N In the wrong especially
| when he tells yeH SO ", HaF take ad-
ynnlngc Of II when you are angry ana
always keep HIS heart up when he hON
made n failure
II. Keen all dIangroomonls for your
own room, and never let others llnd
them out
w. Never aHk him not to DO anything
for instance. with regard to Waiting
| other women or any one you PARTICULAR