The Republican., 1900-09-13
HOW TO MANAGE A MAN.
The Perfect System Has Been Evolved
by Resourceful Little Woman.

py Hesourcefu1 Little Woman.
All the women at the church social
had acknowledged their utter inabil.
lty to manage their husbands, when
timid looking little matron who
had been ignored by the rest was OBJ
served fidgeting in her chair. says the
Chicago Chronicle. At last she spoke,
at first with hesitation, but growing
bolder as she progressed. My sys-
tenn is an old one she said. It's
hAsed upon the natural born con-
trariness of the human male biped.
I'VE will suppose that | am just
perishing for a new tailor made
dress, although | have one that Jack
thinks ought to see me through the
season. Very well. | make up my
mind to have new tailor made dress,
and | hunt around my women friends
to find out who has recently acquired
stunning tailor made dress. | tell
her my little scheme and she comes
and visits me while Jack is home, and
she wears her new tailor made dress.
She looks tremendously fetching in
it, of course. When she goes | don't
say word. l wait for Jack to say
what ! know he's going to say.
"'By Jove, my dear he's bound to
remark, wasn't that a swell rig,
though. she had on? Say. | wonder
how much those togs anything
within reach?'
90 l say, '$45 or so, but l
it's too tight and too conspicuous,
don't you think?'
"'No, | don't think anything of the
sort my brave Jack is almost bound
to say. L think it's just the real
thing, and it's a wonder you wouldn't
dress the way ] want you 20 dress,
my dear. Now. like that dress, and
I'm blamed if I'm not going to have
you get one just like it," etc. Result:
] get the dress, which is just exactly
the kind of a dress ] am perishing
for.
Another case. Suppcsing 1 am
particularly anxious to see some the
atrical star who is going to be in
Washington next week and ] feel
that Jack isn't very enthusiastic
about going.
4 see So-and-so is going to be
here next week, jack ! say, casually,
4 never thought much of his--or her
acting. did you?'
Jack drops his paper and regards
ME from very great height indeed.
NOW, my dear, that just shows
how vitiated you have permitted
your thea trical taste to become he
will reply in nine cases cut of ten.
'So-and-so's way at tie top in my
estimation and | wouldn't miss see
ing him-or her-neXt week for any
thing. What's more, I'm Just going
to take you along 10 see if YOU can't
learn to appreciated etc, etc. Thus
! go to precisely the theatrical at
traction next week that I've been
waiting to come around this way all
the season.
still another illustration: Sup
posing | want to go to the seashore
this summer instead Of to the noun
tains | begin about now attacking
the seashore to Jack-not violently,
but in mild sort of way.
"'I think it is stupid AT the
beaches l say to him, and keep on
saying similar things until he bursts
out with:
"'That's queer way TO talk, isn't
it? If it's so stupid at the beaches
then there must be millions of stupid
people in this country that have all
kinds of fun at the seashore every
summer. ! don't know where you're
going this summer. but I'll tell YOU
one thing, I'm going to put in my va
cation at the seashore' Thus that is
accomplished.
"The poor human male biped can't
help it; he's born contrary. but he's
so dreadfully, hopelessly easy when
you know how to make out of his
very contrarincss a tool wherewith
to manage him