Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-10
The wife And Her
BUSINESS RIVALS
CBy Barbara Boyd.)


bit worried in regard 70 her husband.
She says he is a good husband, that
they have always loved each other
dearly, that they have been married
fifteen years. But she says, within
the past six months or a year he hal
been mentioning more and more fire.
quently his stenographer, expressing
admiration for her in various ways,
that she seems 10 be more and more IN
his thoughts. The wife has seen the
stenographer, she says, and the stenog-
Tapher is a fine looking, intelligent wo-
mand and dresses with very good taste
The wife wants to know if she ought
to suggest to her husband that he
think less of the stenographer, or get
another.
The very last thing for the wife to
do is to make any such remark about
the stenographer to her husband. But
she does want to read the meaning of
these signs. Her husband is, without
doubt, as she says, a thoroughly good
man. He has probably SO far never
entertained a disloyal thought toward
his wife But he is unconsciously
contrasting her and the stenographe2,
unfortunately. perhaps, to her disad-
vantage. He may be very cleverly
doing it purposely to arouse her. But
from what she writes of him, he is
just laundering along, thinking what a
fine woman the stenographer is, per-
haps, thinking a trifle regretfully that
his wife was like that once, with a
strong emphasis on the once. This may
go on indefinitely and no harm result
except the wife's slight uneasiness and
worry. On the other hand, there may
come a disastrous awakening some
day, when the man discovers that the
stenographer has crept into his
thoughts more than he ever dreamed
What follows depends upon the mar
and the stenographer
But no harm is yet done, and what 3
required is for the wife to read the
meaning of these signs and get busy
They have been married fifteen years
he out in the business world, she in the
home He probably is keen, alert, il
touch with all the interests of the day
She probably is interested in little Do
sides her home and the neighbor's Cos
sip. She may have grown a little
careless in her dress and in contras
to her the husband sees every day
bright, intelligent woman, prettily
and tastefully gowned. Such things d.
please men, say what you will. A maj
may not be disloyal to his wife, bu
that doesn't prevent him from Otter
wishing she was little more up-to
date. When there were no women j!
business offices only social life fur
nished rivals for a wife. But in ever,
business office now are bright, well
dressed women. Day in and day out
men are with them; and if the wifi
is dull and commonplace in her con
versation and unattractively dressed
the husband cannot fail to have tn
contrast brought home to him. 1t ma
not lessen his real regard for hi
wife Again, it may be one of the lit
tie things that grow in time into
big thing. In either case it is unwis
to let this contrast be so apparent. TIL
wife has all the odds in her favor t
begin with, but too often because sh
has so much to do and feels SO sur
of what she has, she doesn't estimat
rightly the value of the little thing
in helping her hold her own. Sh
fails to remain the woman he married
and here before his eyes every day
the sort of woman he wants, tn
bright, well-dressed, congenial womal
whom his wife no longer tries :
be.
The wife who writes should think q
these things. She can soon outdistanc
he stenographer. if she will. She al
ready has all the big points in he
, favor-her husbands love-he evident
ly hasn't begun to question this fac
yet-the opportunity to make a hom
: for him that is everything he wants
All she needs is to dress up and tall
up, to be as interesting and attractiv
as the stenographer, and she will i'm
mediately leave her far behind.
The wife often misjudges the bust
ness woman. 1t is because the wifi
falls behind that the business woman
looms large as a rival.
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