The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-10-27

: answer in the affirmative. Further
n more. they will tell YOU that marriage
ages a woman. In addition 10 detraet
y ing from her good looks. And look
g ing round ones circle OF married
/ friends and aequaintances. IL would
: seem that there is great amount OF
e truth In this assertion.
: Girls who before their marriage
were considered extremely pretty,
= bright and yivacious, seem 10 have de-
5 veloped. In the short space OF three
or four years. into unattractiye and
E embarrassing women. How she has
r changed" is the remark one frequent
: ly hears applied TO the young wife.
E No longer Is she the neat. wtnsone
! little woman We knew during her sim
gle days. That charm which made
J her the center OF so much admiration
seems TO have totally disappeared She
has disappointed us. and we cannot
help regretting that she ever entered
the bonds OF matrimony which seem To
have brought about SO great change.
, or course. one cannot expect wife
10 always retain that beauty which
made her so attractive as an unmar-
ried girl OF nineteen or twenty. The
duties and responsibilities OF married
change. But does II necessarily fol
low that IL should be for the worse
and not for the betterl
IL may not be possible for wife to
always exhibit that freshness which
characterized her girlhood, owing 10
the cares OF wifehood and motherhood
But there is practically only one rea-
son-which | will mention hereafter
why marriage should be allowed TO
make women ugly or unattractive In
other respects- In most cases the
fault Is TO be found. not In the fact
that she has married. but In the WON
an herself. IL you see a wife who
seems 10 have lost all her attractive
ness and personal charm since mar
riase. you will probably ind. in the
majority Of cases. that she herself Is
responsible for the deficiency.
There are hundreds OF bright. bloom
Ing young matrons In this country
whose charms are a direct denial 10
the assertion that marriage makes |
women ugly. These are women who |
have not allowed matrimony TO take |
away their good looks In a word.
they have never ceased to take a pride
In themselves That Is the secret OF
their perpetual youth. They take as
much interest In their appearance and
good looks nve and ten years after
marriage. as they did before meeting
the man they ultimately welded.
Vanity. you say. Maybe. but such
vanity Is to be recommended In every
wife.
Did every woman follow such exam
Piles. matrons. splnsters. bachelor girls.
and even cynical bachelors themselves.
would be forced to confess that mar
rage was an aid to beauty.
What a number Of women there are
who Immediately they are married
seem to think that there is no need
to add to their attractiveness. Maybe
Il Is the thought that now they are
II Is not necessary TO make
any special efforts to retain the love
md admiration OF their husband. Con
they drift into a state OF In
Inference regarding themselves No
greater mistake could be made. and
many a wife has had to deplors the
ost affection and respect OF her hus-
,and on account Of such personal ne
,lect
The one reason why some women
ose their beauty after marriage. for
which they are not to blame. Is that OF
The essential thing to a Q
beauty Is happiness. A
reek's frettins viii age her to an as
degree. whine a real unhap- d
mess robs cheeks and lips Of color. II
yes OF light and life. and destroys all I,
ne soft rounded curves Of winsome C
Joy. comfort and repose
re the three true aids 10 feminine Il
eauty. and. Of course. a woman who q
ecomes careworn and tired-lookina. n
lille premature gray hairs and wrin- Il
les make her appearance. through the
nhappiness OF her married life. earns A.
IT sympathy instead Of censure. =,
But the happily married woman only :,
comes ugly through her own fault. :,
be alone Is to blame IL. after a time, :,
lends and acquaintance commence
criticise her appearance. And by
wing them the opportunity OF so do -
e she is not acting fairly toward her ~
isband- For the natural conclusion ~
ople come to. who see a great de- "
rioration I'm woman's looks after '"
arriage. Is that she Is unhappy. and
IS more than her share Of domestic
1ubles. ST
There are anxieties and griefs. of M
urse. which must come to every
irried woman. and which may pos nm
,ly leave traces In her good looks. al,
IT even this does not make her less
tractive in the eyes Of her husband -
d friends II she still maintains the -,
latest interest In herself. and seeks
make herself attractive BY her man :"
10. dress and disposition.-The Home
,nthIy. I'M
A Woman with . Will. rel
A few years ago Miss Rosa Weiss
" poor. but also ambitious; now. she ds
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