Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-21

There can be no lasting love without a
sincere and honest respect
Truth is the first requisite in marriage,
and unless truthfulness be present no
ceremony can sanctify the relationship.
They whom God hath Joined together
no man can put asunder.
The essence OF marriage is companion
chip.
The man and woman must sympathize
with each others aspirations. and respect
each others ambitions and desires.
II this is not so the man will stray,
actually. or else chase the ghosts of dead
hopes through the graveyard Of his
dreams.
Pettiness pals. unless 1t is backed up
by intellect. The merely clever woman
is nearly as bad as the astute man.
Ware of these people who carry most Of
their goods In the show window!
Brilliant men are but ordinary men who
at intervals are capable OF brilliant per
formances.
Not only are they ordinary most Of the
time. but often they are duh, perverse,
prejudiced and absurd.
However they are sometimes right,
and this is better than to be dead wrong
all the time.
So here Is the truth. Your ordinary
man who does the brilliant things would
be ordinary all the time were 1t not for
the fact that he is inspired by a woman.
Great thoughts and great deeds are the
children of married minds.
When you find a great man playing a
his part on lifes stage you'll find in
sight, or Just around the corner. great
WOMAN. Read history!
"A man alone is only half mani IL
takes the two to make the whole
Ideas are born OF parents.
But life n4ver did consist in doing bril-
liant things all day long.
Before breakfast most men are rogues
And even brilliant men are brilliant
only two hours a day
These brilliant moments are excep-
tional.
Life Is life to everybody. We must eat
breathe, sleep, exercise, battle, dress, lace
our shoes and use toothbrush. We must
be decent. agreeable. talk when we
should and be silent when we ought.
TO be companionable-fit to live under
the same roof with good people-con-
sists neither In being brilliant. pretty nor
clever 'i
1t all hinges on the ability and willing
ness to serve. No man can love a woman
long IL she does not help Kim carry the
burden OF life.
He will support her for a few weeks.
possibly years; then II she doesn't show
disposition and ability to support him
her stock drops below par.
Robert Louis the beloved used TO tell
OF something he called charm"
But even his subtle pen with all its
witchery could not quite describe charm
Of manner-that gracious personal quality
which meets people, hig or low, great or
sman. rich or poor. and sends them away
benefited. blessed and refreshed.
Ellen Terry. turned 65. has IL. The Duse,
homely. positively homely. in features,
rests her chin In her hand and looks at
you and listens in way that captures
eaptivates and brings again the preas-
ures OF past years.
met Sarah Bernhard year ago. She
is 7o-but she had me going.
I am encouraged and delighted when L
think of how women everywhere are
learning to work, work with head, hands
and heart, preparing themselves 10 be fit
companions for able men.
The woman's club has been Of vast
benefit to men. for it has cut them out
a pace. Woman is no longer a doll. a
plaything, a teddybesr; she is the in
telectual companion OF man. and he must
prepare himself to be her companion and
belpmate.