The Washington herald., 1914-04-04
LAURA JEAN LIBBEY'S DAILY
TALKS ON HEART TOPICS
winning the Conscience of Women


Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspaper syndi
BE stin. sad heart. and rpinins;
Behind the clous. the suns still shining
Thy fate is the common fate Of all;
Into each life some rain must fall"
1t Is the nature of most women to be-
iieve in the man who talks smoothly. who
always tells a plausible story. who ad-
vises doing just the things they set their
minds upon doing; who subtly infers ey-
erything they do Is exactly right, their
judgment Is superior TO every one else's 8;
that they couldn't possibly be wrong.
The blunt man. who calls a spade a
spade. tells the truth despite all conse-
quences. gains the dislike OF many an
otherwise sensible woman. 1t In the pol
ished individual who worms himself into
the confidence Of women. By nature he
Is the soldier Of fortune. He does not
believe in working for his living as long
as there are women who have comfort
able fortunes in their own rights and are
not ayerse to helping a man financially.
He usually marries the heiress he aims
for. He makes love as sweetly when a
husband as when he was a lover. He
explains glowing schemes to his bride of
what he could do IL he only had the
means to start business for himself; de-
clares first he woNd pay her back dol
anu dud a sum 10 IOT
her dear sake. The worse his prospects
become the more clearly he sees the for
tune melting she has given into his hands
the more ardently
He Makes Love to Her.
He has ingratiated himself into her con-
fidence. so she trusts him. He expresses
the conviction that it will take more
money to save investments and she de-
fNandH eOIal.y
II must be understood that not every
man who succeeds in gaining women s
confidence is mercenary or false al
heart i am happy to say. Of noble men,
who are in the majority, that they re-
we're confidence placed in them by women
and strive to be worthy of II.
The wife Of their bosom can trust them
implicitly, as may their friends. aye
strangers. widows. and orphans. II a
mother or members of his family put
faith in a man. the woman he is to wed
need not fear to do so. The woman in
clined TO jealousy can be won over by a
husband who knows just how to win her
confidence.
He may chat, laugh. see a fair young
stranger home. but IL the wife has no
mistrust that he will make love to the
stranger no curtain lecture awaits him
when he returns home.
some men think IL clever TO awaken
wives suspicion. believing II tests their
love. This is an error. woman's conf
dence. once shaken, can never take firm
root again.
No matter how old and worn a wife
may grow. IL she has the confidence that
her husband sees her and thinks Of her
as when she was a young girl he fell in
love with. he will always be greeted with
a smile. never a frown. II a young man
finds there's TO be opposition in his
sweetheart's family against him. he pur-
sues the wisest course OF winning the
confidence Of each member of the house
hold in his favor. After that. il he is
worthy. il is easy enough to plight his
troth.
Miss Libbey's Replies 10 Your Letters.
Correct name and address must b given to assure
attention.
GIVE OLD LOVE A WIDE BERTH.
Dear Miss Libbey-I have been going
with boy for two years. One night We
quarreled. About a week after / heard
he married. Did not believe il until a
girl friend met him. He asked her and
me to come and see him and his wife
Would you suggest going or keeping