The Washington times., 1911-01-02

mendicant. II a woman has so little
principle that you are afraid to trust
her with your purse, then don't marry
her. She is certainly not fitted TO be
trusted with your name and your
honor.
Try to remember that your wife is a
lady, even If she is married to you, and
treat her with as much courtesy as you
would any other woman. One Of the
most pathetic things l ever heard in my
life was said by a poor, weak creature
who had left a respectable husband and
run OF with another man. Speaking of
whole face glowed: He treats me so
beautifully! He always takes off his
hat when he is talking to me" Doesn't I
that turn a searchlight on the utter
lack of courtesy and consideration with
which the average man treats his wife
Pays to Treat
Wife Properly.
She is the one woman in the world
that he doesn't feel that he has to be
polite to, whom he has to make no ef-
fort to please. TO whom he can say
brutal things. How often do we hear
men. and alleged gentlemen at that,
sneer at their wives opinions, order
them about as they would not dare to
do to servant, and speak to them as
they would not dream of doing to any
woman VINO naQ an dple-DOOleu DTOIneT,
or who had herself mastered the art of
jiujitsu. Treat your wife as you do
your richest lady customer or lady
client, son. 1t pays.
Don't be one of the men who dump
all of their temper and Ill nature on
their own hearthstones. son. and for
heavens sake don't be one of those
men with the m-m-m-m habit. who
humble in their throats when their
wives try to engage them in CONVERSE
ton, or worse still, one of those hus-
bands who sit up in frozen silence, with
an expression that says that they are
too much of a gentleman to say what
they really think. There isn't woman
living who wouldn't rather you would
give her a good beating and get over
with 1t, and be pleasant again. There
are things that hurt worse than black
Remember that 1t is the little things
that count with women. Make II rule
to notice your wffe's appearance, ana
compliment her upon her new dress
and millinery. Observe anniversaries,
of candy or a bunch Of violets will hit
the same spot in a wife's heart that II
did in a sweetheart's. Women dom
really shed their sweet tooth when
they marry. though most husbands ap-
pear to think they do.
Appreciation Makes
The Wife Happy. z-
And this last charge I give you, son:
Don't think that a man is a good hus-
band just because he provides his wife
with a home and enough to eat No
man does his duty as husband unless
he does something actively to make his
wife happy. Most men appear to con-
slider that just being married to them Is
such a picnic that II ought to satisfy
any woman.
This is not the case. The life of the
average domestic woman is a hard one,
full of dreary, monotonous work. After
a woman has wrestled all day with pots
and pans and teething babies she needs
some relaxation, some diversion, at
at least some cheerful companionship.
1t is up to you to furnish that, son, and
to devise Just as many little treats and
outings for your wife as your means
afford.
These may be many or few, but the
result will not matter, for women are 50
constituted that they will always take
the word for the deed. and as long as a
wife feels that husband wants to give
her the best she will be perfectly salts
fled to make shift with the worst.
A little appreciation, few cornp1i-
ments-juSt love. that's all that's needed
to make wife happy, son.