El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-15

"A fourth divorce, and who should
K have cut her wis lom teeth on
husbands and know whereof she speaks,
advises all girls 10 marry old men
She says that a young man does not
know how TO treat a wife and II Is
only the elderly husband who is tend
er, kind and c0nsiderate to a woman.
and who may be safely trusted out OF
her sight.
HIM. 1 wOnder2
OF course there is an old proverb that
has been handed down from mother 70
daughter for ages that says, 1T Is bet
ter TO be an old mans darling than
young mans slave. But like other
proverbs this one Is only true in spots
and Under certain conditions, and, as a
general thing. the girl who marr1es an
old man, thinking tnat he viii make OF
her pampered pet, finds that she mas
been previously gOldbrlcked IN the
transaction she has got the old hus-
band. and the slavery to boot
But at what age is it safest to take
a matrimonial risk on a MANI Twenty!
thirty? fOrty2 fifty? sixty?
Pass up twenty to begin with Heav-
en- help the gir{ who is fool enough
TO marry a boy of twenty At twenty
a man has all the matrimonial faults
In the calendar and none OF the virtues
He is cslloW, eg0tsticaL sel1centereo,
selfish, undevelOped, unstable and mar
rage with him spells certain misery
There's a divorce coupon that goes
with nearly every marriage license
that is issued 10 boy Of twenty.
He Is Selfish.
No very young man ever thinks OF
anything but his own pleasure. Life
has not disciplined and taught him
selfcOntrOl, and so when things 80
his shoulders the burdens Of family
life. Re is dead sure to take out on MS
wife the price OF his own folly Inc
gayety and amusements that rightly
belong to his time OF lie call TO him.
ana when he has TO stay at home and
walk the collie and push the peramDu-
latOr instead OF hOnking away in auto
mobiles or twostepping. at dances, or
roaming the green golf links he IS the
family gloom, all right
Besides which. no boy of twenty or
Whereabouts knows what he wants IN
a wife, and the one best bet Is that
he'll tire of WnOmeyer he did marry
no matter what concentration she
may be Of feminine graces and VIZ
tues. Therefore, girls. as you value
your happiness, never. never, never
marry a mere boy. kidnapping Is a
life sentence at hard labor In matri-
mOny as IL is in crime
Thirty is a good risk BY the time a
man is thirty years old his character Is
at least. well enough formed for
woman TO be able 10 look him over and
see what she's getting. When she
marries him she isn't marrying a hu-
man riddle, the answer TO which no one
can guess. Also a man at that age
long enough to knock some OF the
conceit out Of him, and a little con-
sideratiOn for other people into him
Against thirty IL may. be said that
man still retains many of the Grand
Turk ideas OF his youth concerning
woman and that he viii expect any
woman that he marries to be properly
grateful 10 him Tor the nonor Ihal ne
cOnfers upon her. Also, that most men
81 that age are Just IN the hardest part
Of their fight 10 get foothold IN Dusl-
them must be willing to do their part
to make many Sacrifices, endure many
privatiOns and be content with the per
functory attentions Of a man whose
whole heart is centered on gettlns
along.
But in favor Of the man Of thirty. it
may also be said that he mas the re
and passion of youth, Tor MN are sun
the glory Of the cfrcling wings OF love
before romance pales and sentiment
dies down into ashes. he can give
to his wife that most pIeclo Is -, ~ a., 81
boons, comradeship. and IL matters not
to the woman who gets TINS WAel Aer
her rugs are Oriental or New Jersey
whether she eats of serves or IRON
stone china So, II you marry a man
OF thirty. girls. you'll stand a very
good chance Of never having 10 Duy
a ticket for Reno
Forty though IS an even better age
for a husband than thirty because an
of the advantages that man possessed
q thirty lie SLlL mas a. AV4 ~ Va t- LMo
addiffonal qualifications that make his
n1afrfmOniai stock a gilt edge security
I'm which prudent woman may safely
invest her happiness AT 1orty man
is sfiIl capable of being the perfect
iorer ana when he does love IL is with
en- ardor that makes the calf love Of
vouthfuI ROmeOs taste like milk and
water beside champagne.
Loyal Husband.
ne is a man at the fun maturity of
his mowers. knowing what he needs in
v-ife body and soul, and the woman
mo rnarries him need never give her
ser a moments uneasiness as to his
iovalty He's seen the whole genera
ZION Of charmers and passed them
Nv for his ideal. and the flattery OF
+he thing is enough TO keep woman
dazed with happiness
Moreover. the man OF forty has sOWn
his wild oats He's ready TO settle I
down and be as domestic as the house
cat and he is almost tearfully appreci- /
alive of the efforts a woman makes to Z
make him a good home. Finally, to I
gid the lily and paint the rose, the I
man of forty can nearly always give
his wife a comfortable living which I
IS not a thing to be 'despised So, !
Il you want soft snap, girls, marry /
a man OF forty.
At fifty man begins TO deterOriate |
as a matrimonial proposition. His hab- !
its have become too fixed He has !
settled into the narroWness OF old /
bacheIOrhOOd. and he cannot adjust I
himself to married life. He is used 1
to spending his money on himself, and |
it hurts him Ike pulling a tooth to I
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