The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-25


vsrisbiy ind that nine OF them WIZ
snswer In the Affirmative. Further
more. they will tell you that mArrASs
ages q woman. In addition 10 detrsct-
ing from her good looks And look
ing round ones circle sf married
friends and acqusintsncss. II >wouia
seem that there u . great amount OF
truth in this assertion
Gins who before their marriage
were considered extremely pretty
bright and viyacious. seem 10 have 90
yeaopsd. In the short space OF fnres
or four yesrs. into unatuacu's ana
embarrassing women. How she has
chs nged." IL the remark one frequent
ly hssrs applied TO the young wife
No longer 10 she the neat ~insons
little woman We knew during her SIN
gle days. That charm which made
her the center of 20 much admiration
seems TO have totally disappesrsd shs
has disappointed us. and Ne cannot
help rsgrstting that abe ever entered
the bsods OF mstrimony which seem 70
have brsught about 20 great . change
OF courss. ooe cannot expect q wife
10 always retain that beauty which
made her 20 attractive ~ an unmsr-
lied girl OF nineteen or twenty The
dudes and responsibilities OF married
life are bound TO bring about some
change. But does II necessarily FOL
low that IL should b for The worse
and not for the betterf
IL may not be possible for . wife to
always exhibit that freshness which
characterized her girlhood, owing TO
the cares OF wifehood and motherhood
But there is practically only one rea-
son--which / will mention heresftsr--
why marriage should be allowed 10
make women ugly or unattracttrs In
other respects. In most cases he
fault is 10 be found. not In the fact
that she has married. but In the WON
an herself IL you zee a wife who
seems 10 have lost sll her attractive
ness and personal charm since mar
rage. you will probably and. 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 q direct denial TO
the assertion that marriage makes
women ugly. These are women who
have not allowed mauimony 10 take
away their good looks In a word.
they have never ceased 10 take pride
In themselves That is the secret OF
their perpetual youth They take as
much interest In their appearance and
good looks 1--WE 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
pies, mstrons. spinsters. bachelor gsris.
and even cynical bachelors themselves.
would be forced to confess that mar
risge was an aid to beauty.
What q number OF women there are
who Immediately they are married
seem TO think that there is no need
to add TO their attractiveness. Maybe
II 10 the thought that now they are
married IL Is not necessary to make
any special efforts TO retain the love
and admiration OF their husband. Con-
they drift into state Of in
difference regarding themselves. No
greater mistake could be made. and
many a wife has had to dcpiors the
lost affection and respect Of her hus-
band on account Of such personal ne
glect.
The one reason why some women !
lose their beauty after marriage. for |
which they are not TO blame. is that OF |
The essential thing to
beauty is happiness. A
weeks freftinK will age her TO an as
degree. whine a real unhap- |
,lness robs cheeks and lips OF color.
yes OF light and life, and destroys all /
he soft rounded curves OF winsome /
ire the three true aids TO feminine
,esuty. and. OF course. a woman who
,ecomes careworn and tired looking.
while premature gray hairs and wrin-
lies make her appearance. through the
OF her married life. earns
'ur sympathy instead OF censure.
But the happily married woman only
becomes ugly through her own fault
The alone II to blame II. sitter a time.
riends and acquaintance commence
o criticise her appearance. And by
living them the opportunity OF % do
ne she IL not acting fairly toward her
husband. For the natural conclusion
eople come to. who see q great de-
erioraton In a woman's looks after
marriage, IL that she 10 unhappy. and
az more than her shars OF domestic
roubles.
There are anxieties ana srfefs. OF
curse. which must come to svery
,srried woman. and which may pos
IDLY leave traces In her good looks
tut even this docs not make her less
ttrsctive In the eyes Of her husband
nd friends II she still maintains the
reatest interest In herself. and seeks
, make herself attractive By her man
m, dress and disposition.--Ths Home
[onthly.