The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-10-25
WHAT is THE MODEL HUSBAND2
WHAT is THE MODEL wIFE1

Dir, Cyrus Edison in the Philadelphia
Times:
Women admire in men strength be-
fore good looks. They like physical
courage and force of character, the
power which manfests in the accom-
plishment OF physical feats requiring
courage or the "nerve" and ability
shown in the successful direction of
great business enterprises.
I Women make heroes of base ball
champions, the winnea in the boat race
or the bicycle tournament, and proba-
bly, many of them admire the latest
champion in the ring contest. They
admire soldiers, and it has been truly
said that he is no man ''if with his uni
form he can not win woman"
Every woman admires a man not
only for his physical courage and
strength of character he shows in man
aging his business affairs, but the man
who has what she considers the mys-
terious yower of fascinating her. One
of her own sex, the Queen Christina,
has assured us that woman loves a
man mot because he is man, but be-
cause he is not woman"
While woman likes good man,
she has no admiration for one of the
namby-pamby sort. She doesn't want
much or anything about business. She
will not tolerate criticism and naturally
looks to her husband for appreciation.
She believes in the Scriptural injunc-
tion that he should "praise her in the
gates, which really means in public
before folks. She doesn't like jests
because nature has made her deficient
in a sense of humor. The man who
sings to her the praises Of other women
must indeed be destitute of all expert
ence with the sex; thatis the one thing
a woman will not tolerate.
Though woman likes o good man,
it is safe to say she does not want him
to be too good. Perhaps her somewhat
anomalous view Of this matter may be
stated she wants to think he is or has
been little bad, but really knows he
is good. A woman will accept man
with past" provided it has not been
crowned with o crime or absolute per-
fidy. DR.. johnson considered that wo-
men set no value on the moral charao-
ter of men who pay their addresses to
them, and believed that the greatest
1 porhigate would be as well received as
the man tofs the greatest virtue. "a
lady" helexclaimed in his blunt, self
assertive way, "will take Jonathan
Wild as readily as st. Austin, if he has
three pence more, and what is worse,
her parents will give her to him. "
This seems to be prophetic of customs
observed in modern fashionable life.
These remarks may apply to some wo-
men who have false ideas Of life, but ii
may safely be said that the vast mass
Of well-educated, well-brought-up,
wholesome-minded young women
would not act in such way.
The matter of "bridling the tongue"
among all nations has been considered
IN important factor in the selection Of
wife. In India the wife is advised to
keep her husbands secrets, never re-
yealing the amount of his wealth.
Probably the one thing that all men
admire in wife and the one thing
they must have if the marriage is to be
happy one is sympathy or apprecia
tion. There is nothing that both mer
and women like so much as the sense
of appreciation-not fattery or idle
praise, but q genuine that their efforts
in any particular direction are under
stood and appreciated. 1t was Sil
Walter Scott's candid opinion that the
wife of a genius should have either
"taste enough to relish her husbands
performances or good nature enough tC
pardon his intrmities."
Good nature-that is an absolutely
necessary qualification in wife. TIL,
woman who has not cheerful disposi
ton his little chance of making hel
husband happy or of being happy her
!, self Life, to be sure, is full Of disap
pointments, sorrows and various vexa
3 tions of spirit, but there is no use il
meeting trouble with sour face and al
ugly disposition "Your merry hear
goes all the way, your sad one but
. mile"
: Outdoor amusements, beginning
with croquet some years apo, up to gol
: and bicycling at the present time, haV'
. done much to improve the physique o
q our young women, and wasp-lik
waist and child-like complexion ar
+ fortunately no longer looked upon q
attractive in women. Among the mid
4 die and richer classes women have beef
!, visibIy growing stronger, fuller ant
d hhealthier.
1t can safely be affirmed that yer.
!, few men marry woman simply be
I cause she is beautiful or intellectual
!, 1t is the womanly characteristics innat
!, in the sex and made more attractive b,
I cultivation that allure men. Burns
g the poet, divided the scale of goo'
!, wifeship into ten parts: Good nature
y A. good sense, 2; wit, one; persona