Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30

a man who is so popular with ladies in
society has generally less gallantry for
the wife at home"
"Well," said Il smart little brunette,
whose husband was more in love with
her, every one said, than when he mar
ried her. sit doesn't do to restrict a man
too much; If you marry a man who has
had his life filled with clubs, flirtations,
cards, and races, you need not expect
him to give up all at once. l make home
pleasant for my husband. and only draw
the line at the firtations."
She was certainly wise, II a worldly,
woman.
We all remember in that curious book
of Balzacs, Cousin Bette" what the good
wife said to her husband after seeing
him devoted to first one fair worian then
another with each of whom he was a
society favorite. She was n SANTA wo-
man almost too holy for life outside of
a clolster-and she asks him. naively:
SHOW me how 1t is that these women
have made you love them. / will try"
That great student of human nature
makes this wife ask the question that,
rightly answered, solves whether mar
riage is a failure or not. lie says that
the man of common-sense wants, first of
of the ideal and the material as well. OF
all races the Russian woman seems to
have solved this problem; her husband
and sons adore her.
RUSSIAN BRIDES.
dare say that while IL is easy to win
the love of man, these fair, pale brides
of the fee and snow have learned that
deeper lesson, that how to hold the love
Of a husband is woman's paramount
duty
It's a poor rule that won't work both
ways Concessions should be mutual,
without any sense of obligation, but
and many a pretty brow may frown at
the home-thrust-lt is as well to remem-
Der that marriage is a greater benefit to
woman than to man, and that she is less
able to live her life, happily, single than
he Is.
You know it IS a question often de-
bated. which is the more potent. tact or
genius? Let me tell you In married life
l have observed in my limited range that
tact Is a necessary element. IL is very
cunning, and all that. to a lover II you
dash a book or newspaper out Of his
hand and ask him to talk to you. 1t
fiatters his vanity that you are jealous
Of the heetng moments in courtship. a
husband would be annoyed. or think you
a bit daft.
It's sizing up the difference before and
after-like the patent medicine pictures
that helps out the new-made couple to q
state OF married felicity.
PERSONALS.
On Wednesday morning Miss Matte r.
Page, of Lower Nelson. and Mr.. Robert
NJ Shepherd, of Washington, ID. c.. were
married by the Rev Mr.. Carroll, OF
Rhodes Methodist church.
Rev. Hartwell Hawthorn. who return
ed last week from Nashville, Tenn, Is
quite i'll at his residence, Mountain
View"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Hays and child.
of New York. are visiting at chestnut
Ridge" Mr.. Hays's home.
Mrs. Peter Rhodes, of avon" Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. NJ. r. Pugh, Of Flu
wanna county.
Mrs. John S. Hays and daughter, Miss
Helen Hays, are in Waynesboro'.
Mr.. r. w. Goodloe, over several appli-
cants. has been commissioned postmaster
at Altoona good appointment, as Mr..
Goodloe has been uniformly consistent TO
his party. and was postmaster before the
last incumbent Captain j. $. Hays,
whose conduct Of the Office has given I'M
qualified satisfaction.