The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
MDERLY MATRON SCOLDS.
,rrTuRE TO TOUNG WIVES ON THE
FFFECTs or SULEING.
~. a Summer Resort Acqunintancsship
wrought About the Ears Of Two Young
uonen-u Wholesome Restraint Of Anger
=, Their Part 80 Matters cf Interest.

- N r%erdition than all Of the lying. cheating.
- stealing that has ever been recorded said
.wonan Of the world In two young wives re-
..D,ir To h. sulky means 10 he 81 many
,bines that are thoroughly disaFreeable II
ns,ns that you a modify silent. sullen. sour.
obstipste. moruse person all rolled IN one"
I'm, yon've Just said that l have a sulky dis
~Dosltion. and that that accounts for my having
MANY little this with Dick. protested one Of
On. Young matrons. land I know I'm not all
Of those things.
And YOU hinted that I have occasional Hts 81
spIks 4" remarked the other newly married girl
IN an ohlcciinE tone.
True enough. answered the woman OF the
World with a knowing laugh. Il did say and
Mint those things and I meant them. We've
been here together in this hotel for six weeks
NOW. and I do not make my charges without
mod reasons. There's no place like a summer
hotel for discovering the weaknesses Of woman
nature. and both az you are sulky women. How
I've ritied your husbands and do pity them and
nhall continue n pity them unless you rid your
self Of the sulking habit"
But everybody says that Dick and l are the
most devoted couple here" interrupted one Of
the matrons.
NO. they say that Ned and / are" insisted
tire other.
"of course. you are both devoted couples."
v,ut on the elderly woman hastily. but ali 1.-THE
name you two women sulk. and so do nine
tspths Of the women in this hotel. and the
world over. for that matter. II / were a
man. engaged 10 a Young woman, and dis
covered that she had a sulky disposition. 1
nd n couldnt do that I'd break the engage
ment. Men aren't often justified in breaking q
.%StT's :. 'h fn That are case. i SnISiy m Mom sTu e, nss
morn friction in home life than any other kind
Of dIearreeahle wives: Sulkiness grows on
ieTe. disease. It takes possession OF the mind
before one is aware OF its presence and can
emily be cured by the exercise of strong will
H"whst makes you think that l sulk p asked
"sRhy. I've seen you have forty FITS Of sulks
since I've been here, You never sulk with any
one but you're husband. and how you can suik
H Eiia mn n one rs 0s sfiicted nv with Ros su iPfn IS a Pf TN
patient often makes the one she loves hest 81
cause the saIks render one a bit cruel. and she
soon a;tef YOU %arritsd Dick yop made up
vays been a devoted son. and had almost taken
2 hugband's snd a fathers nlaee in his father
y Fem on in he same TTay YOU Conceived an
intense imaginary dislike for his family. and
every time he goes TO see them. does ANYTHING
froTn: you will not speak. smile. or in
Snn.sbs MSI s sags any an d IessFe for IN ho %as' y fpe
watched it all over and over, He is always
e gentle and nd natisnt; but ! warn you that one
"fraEEles"him completely. and II you keep them |
up they will drive him from you, How would
you do toward hisr Put the shce on the other
foot and see II i dCesnt pinch; Hoy would
n q stony stare. and showed about as, much
You mentioned your fannilv2
SEn- nnrrfhv hnra ~ F1nErfn~ ~ NhA nAhAr Il
young matron. "sulks in a different way. and
makes Ned miserable no less than six times a
moods as vel as women and We should in
dulGe them. Cnconscionsly man denends on
SS% sSosl lpT Tet TO tS TIESSn Rjs Y EhiFP T.r2 t'ns S saS
Instead Of You owing him and pettinS him
u fnS Your fe oWH b4 hiR way = 81 Doro 81 fF tn MAKE ssi bYSm
forget 70, get sulky and won't have ANYTHING
s SE SS s q 9o nth 9hiin I he re .S SSeSRt y6 ee' s ySH mi # he Re
makes some remark you don't quite under;
S:snd; ZSG sp Il II ySu want Pt, to oo 40 Tatli o@ and and
70 into a 1t Of the suiks, I Just know
Ned sometimes wishes a. sQuell would. catch
file these heavy black clouds that hang about
ipr hours and keep 9ne from doing ANYTHING
woman Who lets her temper loose Is had
enough. hut she isn't a circumstance TO the !
2ns who bottles hers up. and threatens to let
a.ksS Meas VIE in = subdned voice: one
woman ii nS 81 the ss' TgF1dy, saffS 5a d SHsE y6sl t aee
SusintAnees Of middle-aged and elderly women
c 2 tR sslsf hoy Yen %f I tBo Sa fRe gon lRfq aHd IL It s SaL
3o@pletely cured BY py husband during the
ESd 4 at Of sulks he'd pet and coddie and
Aunor and beg for forgiveness when he hadn't
S none 1 s3HIt9. made SR9 n ns i Ssis S so u Rfae m mS
power over him more vigorously; Sud- |
patched mine. II / suiked, in the afternoon
there wasn't a minute When :" one or the other thsT
& " wasn't sIllenly silent. sour or ohStinate.
tSou g so e S Ss Ees 3 d dR Ssssa q PFy rstur shGa;
SssSss oven over ne 81 s s6Sss'? kslt S y he ! trg sGBfiss &as
p g IRsof fflI Ri E ms to sE Be su fRS S Said t East h It R Rssaa
SSo5Esa. ! Ra7s ne Never sailks sdH a minute Hes from StSa
o.ol 595 4 pisSSsd f bisf,s dG @i!., sE sE III .. DIs6 :, that hat
"APds 90 yil l." declared Mrs.. Ned, Come
9tates to put up with. and my only wonder 10
natmsn stand sulky women as well as they do"
There is a new corset for women who are learn
!ng TO sin It. is made Of rubber and is cut
dDublr, lnlt IIe space DtIN6tn tue |
ITO thiekneases may be inflated. This novel
~ not only gives to the figure a trim appear
ace but serves also to buoy II mp and give oon-
fdsnee 70 the novice. 1t is said TO be p~aTtieu;
y ~ boon TO the timid. Many women wear
SfoihAry eorAets when bathing in the surf.
cSen women never learn 10 swim. and women
q eoo1 common sense and genuine refinement
this q pieos of vulgar vanity. TIL only
Nomen who Is justified In weather boarding
4eLeeH ~, IN the water is the one who is az
ncted with too much flesh.
Fans were never so cheap and so pretty as
Lhey are now. The folding fan is the most popu-
az q course; 1t 10 the most graceful and be-
Soaine OF al fans. Many Of the oldest Japanese
6oos are represented as holding folding fans.
oSps ancient, account Of the folding fan says:
eoysreiGn observation, Of the wings OF q
pa q was suggested by the natural fold
lng Of a palm leaf must be left to con-
|sesurs." No matter when and where and how
Shih httle weapon Of attack and defence oriHi-
nhteo, modern woman knows how 10 WELD II
p perfection. Small lace fans, having sticks
with mock gems, are being much
used a. the moment, The patriotic fan. dec
orAted with Old Glory and military and marine
Is ALSO much In demand buf after |