Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-22
When Not to Talk.

Now that she is all mine" said the
| young husband fondly, Il shall try to
keep her perfectly happy" A moment
later the girl-bride slipped into my hand
the finger that bore the wedding ring
and whispered with beaming eyes. "I'm
going to try so hard to be a good wife
to him.
l twisted that band of dull gold about
her finger as | said, half fearfully, Il
know something that will help you a
lot"
LEARN when not to talk"
She objected. "Oh, but Roger and |
! have promised each other thar we shall
always talk things over, always talk
/ them out.
An right" 1 said, ''but don't DO it
when you are frying a beefsteak."
Just then Roger himself sauntered our
way. There will never be any misun-
Outstanding between us, for we shall
start by talking everything over"
Not while you are trying to shave"
| ] said.
They both laughed. Beefsteak and
shaving had no place in their rose-col-
ored future, but such homely things have
more to do with welded bliss than most
| of us like to admit. Many nkind
words. in fact, many divorces, find their
beginnings in just such lOWly sources.
/ And-think of it--why not. There she
I &c
/ her front hair in strings, her shirtwaist
/ hecked with flying fat and her fingers
hlistered. The hot blood is almost burst
/ ing through her face and she feels the
/ perspiration streaming down her spine
Then something he says irritates her.
/ Can anyone blame her for wanting to
ease her mind by having quarrely
/ If a man happens to pass through the
! kitchen during the beefsteak ordeal let
| him tread lightly and with his tongue
/ held well between his teeth and let the
wise refrain from-remarks.
/ SO with a man when he Is shaving. He
/ has all he can do to keep from cutting
/ his throat Shaving is an interesting OPP
Grafton: any woman can understand
! that if she is observing. 1t takes the
mans whole attention. He does not
! like to discuss the theater nor the gro
GERS bills.
/ Then. too, if the razor should slip!
/ Il is vastly safer for the wife to refrain
! from asking questions If she values
| his happiness and hers she will main
/ tain q dignified. sympathetic silence I'M
( iii he is shaved. washed, dressed and
| has had time to heal.
/ Learn not to talk at certain times.
Just keep still, everybody, when things
seem to be going wrong. If there is
anything that must be said, say it after
ward when the house is cool and calm
| and quiet.-Philadelph Inquirer.
-O-..O-
Women in Business.
"What is going to become Of all Of
/ the unmarried business women when
/ they are too old TO workF' was the
rather startling question propounded at
! a meeting Of q woman's club.
81 business man, member Of a Lead
| ing publishing house, said TO me: Have
YOU ever noticed what lot Of nice old
maids there are in our employ: What
will finally become Of them
usually in receipt Of a good salary but
they haven't saved anything. IMPROVE
! dent? No. not necessarily.
They live in accordance with the
American standard Of living. and they
can afford to live i'm that way with the
money they earn. hesidsS it is required
If woman iu a good position to dress
/ we'll IF they were sa-ing. 'provident'
Won would call It, how could they save.