The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
The Choice of a Wife.

There are few girls who seem to
realize what man really requires in
a wife. 1t is necessary that a girl
who wishes to be happily married to
| good and true man should remember
that In choosing life partner a man
invariably decided on woman who,
were she a man, would be his best
friend ard closest companion. says
the Gentlewoman.
Some men. of course, marry their
opposites. But the majority incline
toward the woman whose tastes, char
acteristics and sympathies are iden.
tical to their own.
There are many girls who cannot
take an interest in mans pursuits
and ambitions in life. They give it a
purely feminine world. 80 to speak,
composed mainly of dress, fashion and
amusement. Occasionally they may
dabble in domestic work; but they re-
gard the latter in the light Of nov
city instead of something to be seri-
ously undertaken and thoroughly
learned, in order to fit them for the
position of wife which they may one
day attain.
To them a mans work and ambi.
tion are as difficult to understand as
the Greek ard Hebrew languages.
They hope the man in whom they
may be interested will succeed in
what he wishes to do, but beyond that
they are not capable of thinking or
acting with him.
A man wants more than this from
the girl he is to marry. She must
sympathize with him and his ideals,
and not only sympathize, but gain
some intimate knowledge of his work
and ambitions. so that he may be
able to talk to her and be understood.
By tactfully inviting man to talk
over his worries and difficulties, a girl
can learn all she needs about the in
terests in life.
And 1t is surprising how a man will
be drawn to her in consequence. 1t
is to her he will come to talk over the
triumphs and failures, knowing full
well that he will obtain delightful
praise, or sympathy and comforting
words, which will encourage him to
make another start.
The simpering, gushing, frivolous
girl does not appeal to the average
man. She appears to. be too selfish.
There seems to be little concern or
thought for others in her nature Of
course, it is few men who like what
may be termed the thoroughly seri-
ous-miudsd girl. She must be one
who can hmuse. and who exhibits at
times those feminine foibles which
make a woman so dear to a mans
heart. At the same time, she must
be capable of deeper feelings, and the
girl who can combine these character.
istics has by far the best chance of
marrying.
The practical-minded girl. as. well
as the serious-minded, is much sought
after by men in search of wife.
There are some girls who are con.
fdent OF marrying, and marrying well,
but who rarely succeed in their OBJ
ject-the class who put on airs.
y Gentlewomen rever put on airs. be-
cause good breeding and conceit do
not go together, while -the girl who
is born in humble sphere of life
and works for her own living, soon ac.
quircs too much common sense to be
conceited. 1t is the girl who apes the
lady, that looks in vain for a husband.
You find this girl eyerywhere-the
daughter Of parents in comfortable
circumstances. She knows nothing of
the hardships of the world.
Marriage should, of course, be easy
for girl with so much time at her
disposal to make friends, and with
all the opportunities for introduction
Of eligible men. But her first idea is
that she must marry man of means.
and she adheres to 1t with a persist
ence that very often leaves her with.
out chance of marrying at all.