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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
An Open Letter to Jealous Wives
cradeship Thus
Rivals, Ella Wheeler Wilcox Advises.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

TN the first place you want to realize
the great truth that thoughts are
\ things. and that by dwelling on
any idea sou can produce a condition
10 correspond with IT, space IS 1l-su
with influences and forces ready 10 re-
spOnd to your thought Every time you
I think Jealous thoughts YOU attract
Jealous forces that viii, IN time IT you
continue in this idea, estrange your
husband. on the contrary. If you think
and say. He is true, he is loyal ne
loves me and is worthy OF my love
YOU attract forces OF love and truth
which strengthen him 10 resist every
temptation life may offer.
In the next place YOU want TO culll-
waite that raresr OF all plants in the
garden Of love-common sense
Consider the Situation.
Sit down and consider tine situation
Why did your husband select you Of
all women 10 become his wife, Prob
ably because he loved you more than
al others. Well then, with his love
and his daily cOmplnlonship TO start
with. you have "a great advantage over
all rivals You have the power 10 yo1r
hands TO fan this flame Of love into
a steady fire or 10 Quench IL forever.
However much n man may be i'm
bued with sentiment he likes comfort
and peace OF mind as a steady home
diet If YOU deprive him Of those, your
sentimental love is Of very little value
TO him
Every time you allow your unreason-
able Jealousy TO render him uncomfort-
able you lose ground With him and it
is more possible for him to turn else
where for distraction.
Added 70 this, You show yourself in
an unbecoming mood. and he viii be
inclined TO contrast a sullen. fearful
wife with more agreeable women he
meets elsewhere.
Whatever you may aeel YOU ought
to be able 20 control yourself in the
eyes Of the man YOU love.
An ENJOYABLE Object.
A perpetIaly jealous wife. remcm-
Der. is the most unIovable object pos
sible. and III You feel your emotions
getting beyond control manage TO
seclude yourself and cry it out alone.
A good cry is often a great relief to a
woman. But liz would be wen 10 steam
and battle Your face before you allow
your husband 10 see you.
Make up your mind that nowhere
else on earth shall your husband find
such comfort. such affection. such
cheerfuluess. such agreeable manners
as he finds with sou. Unless he is the
trashiest sort OF characterless being
he is not going TO De disloyal TO the
woman who exhibits all these quail
tiles
Try To become a sood comrade to
your husband Make him feel that Ee
con speak his opinions freely to yuu.
THAT you can understand him fully. and
when he expresses admiration OF 9TH
or women brace yourself up and agree 3
win him. Brace yourself still further.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
%Good-by," he said, stiffly.
"Good-by," she replied, as stiffly.

BY FirEfaia TerhUHc tan de Water
copyrighted, 1916. star Company
CHAPTER 7.
TOHNs HAMILTON had married for
love, and he was as much in love
= with his wife at the end of six
months OF welded life as he had been
when he bestowed upon her his mod
crate income. And Isabel his wife.
loved him dearly. Perhaps this was
one reason she had a sense Of chagrin
when any Jar occurred TO mar the calm
OF their united lives. Like many other
women, she had supposed that marriage
70 the man one loved spelt perfect hap
plness. If one were not happier married
than single, then why marry2
To the woman TO whom happiness is
the goal there come many periods Of
dislliusionment and such q one had
come 10 Isabel today.
It was at the breakfast table. Many
coujugal disputes originate at the
break fast table, as all welded couples
know john remarked that the cream
Tor the cereal was thin and Watery in
appearance.
zone doesn't get such cream. now
adays as we used to have when L was
a boy. he observed His dark eyes
were not as bright as they were when
he smiled and his well shaped mouth
wore disconnected curve
We don't buy pure cream Isabel
told him. but use what cream comes
off the top of the bottle OF milk. I
had to let Cynthia open the bottle as
soon as il came this morn ing. so the
cream did not have time 10 rise"
Was there no milk left over from
last nighu%' John Queried-
he asked the question not because
he cared especially. but because he
felt-as good husbands sometimes do
feel-in a slightly contentious mood
this morning
NO, replied his wife She, too. had
. swift sensation Of resentment as he
asked the question Why should John
care whether all the milk brought into
the house was used yesterday 1r aot2
That was her affair-the business Of
the wife and housekeeper.
You know" she added by way o.
explanation, that Wefhad a custard pie
FOR dinner last night and, though It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

was a small one. # took a pint of milk. >
Mix Causes Rumpus.
And we get two quarts a every DAY.
don we. the husband reJOined- 4
should think' that would be enough for
any cooking and to leave some over for
the next morning / can't imagine what
becomes Of i- al"
Tt was not like him to be so petty
his wife reflected.
What is the matter with you. John
she said We have been married for
six months and you have never before
accused me Of dissipating in milk"
She tried 10 laugh, but she was not
really a bit amused. And her husband
hearing the laugh. knew that she was
FeNed- All at once il seemed to him
preposterous that he, the man who put
up the money 10 run their small estab-
lishment, should be reprOved for asking
things he had a perfect right to know.
He set down his coffee cup and looked
across the table sternly- The fact THAI
his wife was pretty; that her eyes were
very blue and her cheeks very pink, and
that her hair waved bewitchingly about
her face did not soften his heart For
there was in those blue eyes a CLEAN
thar was not Of tenderness
Really, Isabel he said slowly. yet
with an emphasis that betokeued dis
pleasure, since 4 pay for the materials
that are brought into this flat. need
YOU be surprised If occasionally take
the liberty Of making an inquiry or
two with regard 10 the way in whicn
they are disposed of2''
IF j Overdrew my housekeeping al
lOwances, You might have a right TO in
vestigs te.' the wife retorued But You
know that each month I have a Httie
something left from it"
And you know that 7 have never
asked YOU what you do or mean TO do
with q penny OF that little something
John reminded her. TT is yours to
spend as you please-and my only stip-
ulatiOn is that it does not go for ex-
penses or bills that I am supposed to
meet 1t is yours 10 spend Just as you
like. As I am generous enough to in
sist upon this, I cannot see why you
should resent my inQuiring about the
quantity OF milk we buy, and what be-
comes Of it."
I only know that the milk goes Yes
terGay made a cake, and that took a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

were two box-pleated frills OF white
chiffon The effect was stunning
Contrast is a strong note D. the color
combinations OF the season. Many dark
jackets were shown with whitesor light
colOred skirts. Wide leather belts We're
used on some Of the dresses. One white
serge dress had a red patent leather
belt which was very effective indeed.
A white chiffon afternoon dress
showed the raglan sleeves with surplice
fronts Of filet lace and a loose panel OF
the fllet lace in the back. The unusual
skirt was made of chiffon with three
graduated bands OF shirred silk applied
Each band was shirred upon a cord top
and bottom which gave the band a very
pretty finish.
mode which is having quite Il
vogue and is both graceful and effect
I'VE mas been inspired by the Turkish
trousers This dress. however. is not
trOuser skirt. far be it. There is a
foundation skirt made shorter than the
outside skirt and the lower edge OF
the outside skirt is gathered and caught
to the lower edge Of the underskirt and
The skirt itself is bloused il thu term
can be used. all around the bottom The
dress which 7 saw having a skirt like
This had very wide belt with large
round disks Of moons embroidered on
IL in red and silver and gold
a coat and a dress showing the long
and the short-Taisted effects are shown
In the illustrations. The coat in diaEo-
with pockets upon each side is a late
and practical model for the Spring coat
Tn the Illustration the coat is worn with
a sand-colOred skirt.
In plain and MORE taffeta is the
dress illustrated made in the latest
basque effect. The bodice is given the
long wasted appearance by a panel
'front.' which is cut in one with a wide
crushed girdle This tits around the
waist and hips rather closely combining
very well with the full flaring skirt.
On many Of these dresses where 4
little color is needed 10 give the proper
note for contrast q corsage bouquet was
used There are many different kinds
or these flowers. those made from vel
vet or silk or chiffon and those made
of ribbon The newest ones show q
picot ecginE and are often made Of
picot-edged ribbon. The trimming on
some Of the early spring hats is very
simple, often being but a strip Of mar
row ribbon usually grOsgrain. with a
strand Of beads in dun white, blue or
other duh color which viii form
pleasing contrast placed Just above it.
New handkerchief are showing mar
roE-colored frills around their edge Of
pink or blue or violet The very sheer
est OF linen is used for those handker-
chiefs and the result is fluffy and
dainty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
6 khaki GirP' To Be
the Leading Figure in
British Spring Fashions

London, Eng. March 6.-Ths khaki
girl is 10 be a leading figure in the
spring fashions In London. The win
ter season. curiously enough, saw little
demand for khaki for feminine wear.
women OF all classes EarhinE them
selves in dark colors. but the advance
spring displays indicate that there is
10 he a riot in khaki in silk cotton and.
in a lesser degree. wool. Spring coats.
gowns, hats, blOuses. and even shoes
the latter in the multitude OF leather
substitutes" which have been put on
the market 20 make up for the short
age OF the genuine article-au bear
testimony 20 the coming reign OF
khaki
Usually a new vogue starts its career
in Mayfair. and finally filters through
TO the east end, but the khaki note in
spring fashion seems 70 have been
seized upon simultaneously by those
who cater for the few as Wen as those
who supply the needs OF the many.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

battleships. But no batueship ever
went through so fiery an experience
as this stTange object had. when, AZ
some unknown time, it plunged through
the earth's atmosphere and fen thun-
derinE into the oregon forest.
There are two kinds OF these bodies
iron meteorites ana stony meteorites.
The former always consist Of about 80
percent iron. mixed with eight or nius
percent OF nickel. and often conttn3ng
in minute quantity, two or three other
substances. such as cobalt, phosphorus
and carbon. Even the stony meteorftes
almost Invariably contain scattered
grains Of nickel-iron-
The place and manner OF the origin
Of the meteorites is purely cou1ecruraL
and many theories have been proposed
Some have thought that they may have
been elected. ages ago. from the now
extinct volcanoes OF the moon, which
look as IL they had been inccmparably
more powerful than those known on
the earth
others have suggested that they may
have been thrown out Of former vol
canoes Of the earth. and still others
think that their source should d.
sought i'm the SUR or in the more dis
tant suns which we call stars 1t has
even been suggested chat they are the
fragments or planet that has been
blown 10 pieces This suggestion rests
largely upon the curious fact Of their
great massiveness- Because they are
so solid and heavy. IL is said. they
have once formed part OF a very mas
sive body.
As 10 the possibility OF their origin
from explosions j nthe sun. or froE
volcanoes. It. is easy 20 account for
that as Tar as the forces needed 70
hurl them away into space are con-
cerned- A simple calculation enables
US 20 tell with what velocity a body
OF any kind would need TO start from
the surface Of the sun. or Of any planet,
ia order that il might get away and
not fall back. in the case Of the earth
this velocity is nearly seven miles per
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

! and show polite attention to the women
he admires.
Nothing viii more fully convince
I him that you respect his tastes and
that you have confidence in your own
position sufficient 10 admit his friends
10 YOUR regard.
Since YOU love him so devotedly and
are so mOrbidly Jealous this viii De
q difficult task for You But love is
tul or hardships, and the effort is
worth making
Aside from this it is a wise thing 10
study carefully and closely the women
you fear as rivals. Like q shying horse
when driven close To the piece Of fluff
tering paper which has caused him 10
snort and CULVER with terror. YOU will
become calm and self-possessed when
you discover on close acquaintance
how harmless are the women YOU have
considered dangerous rivals.
ON the contrary, if YOU avoid and
dlsparaEe them you VIII foster your
Jealous imagination and force your
husband into a chivalric defence OF
them, which win be maddeuing TO YOUR
Jealous heart And YOU viii lower YOUR
self ln your husbands esteem. while
~ you are agreeable and attentive To
YOU.
Talk 70 him Of Your pride in his
loyalty, tell him that You realize the
compositions with which @ mans life
is surrounded and praise him for Civ
Ing you reason 90 respect him. III he is
q manly man. he viii find greater hap
pluess in being worthy of your praise
and pride than in yielding 20 any pass
ing temptation other women may Of
ter IL sou accuse him OF neglect and
lnudeity and nag him with your ieal-
GUS fears, You viii drive him TO others
Tor comfort and distraction
Avoid Too Much Talk.
AN"ll t44Alns Win other women
about failthless husbands who deceive
trusting wives Many women have a
mania 10 relate cases of iuudelity. and
Jealous wives seem fascinated with the
subject Avoid DO as you would iufec-
II obliged 10 listen 20 such recitals
make mental comment that YOU have
heard only one side OF the story. ou
do not know what cause the wives
gave these husbands 20 become faith
less Many seeming devoted and
trusting wife hes uaEged her hus-
band Into iuldelitv hy her narrow.
petty spirit Of fault fiuding iu small
matters-as one persistent MOSQUITO
has driven sleep from a luNurious pill
low. Think OF this when YOU hear Of
deserted or neglected wives. Instead OF
becoming cSited and morbid on the
subject
Almost an jealous people are selfish
and unwilling TO accord the liberty
they take. No doubt you receive COM
pliments from men with very good
grace and quite likely YOU express adj /
miratiou of some mans appearance.
converse ton or manners now and
then Why should you object to your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

cup Of it; / drank q glass Of il when I
came nome from my walk in the after
noon, and that accounted for another
half pint; you took a glass at bedtime
last night and a pint went for custard.
Ihere- triumphantiy. you see that ac-
counts for most Of it-for. OF course.
some was used for the porridge yester-
day morning"
The Wife Resents Interference.
Certainly not more than half
pint the man said judiciously. so
you VIII please notice that there Is at
least pint that went NOBODY knoug
where Probably Cynthia drank It," ne
& aeu stlmly- All negroes Ike milk.
dear --i'
4 can hardly tell her not 10 take
anything that / have never seen her
take the young hOusekeeper protested.
cynthia was her first maid. and an
inefficient one AT that. for which rea-
son she was paid lower wages than a
competent servant would have received.
hel the mistress had a secret dread OF
mourning Cynthias wrath II would
have her leave.
That's what [ say about women"
declared the husband, pushing back his
chair and rising from the table They
VIII not run their romes on business
principles, and il man dares suggest
mat they change their methods, they
are peeved. They have no business
sense Now IN my office II an employe
were to take advantage
on the wife interrupted him.
What do I care about your Officer I
am sorry that my mana cement does not
suit you But it's the best I am capa-
bic Of"
John glanced at his We ten. though Z
IS TO be doubted il he noticed what
the time was
Il am going" he observed coldly
her on the forehead. as she did not !ift
her face to his
Good morning" he said stiffly.
Good morning" she returned IS
stiffly-
it was the first time they had ever
parted for the day with hard feelings
on either side
CTo be continued)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
It weighs
pounds al 5 percent

dition when ID leaves the sun, but IL
would cool rapidly when once out In
open space A mass OF matter could
be elected from the sun COR formerly
from the moon or a planet at speed
which would not send il entirely be-
yond the limits of the solar system.
but would cause II 70 become, as IL
were. 2 Wonderer among the orbits
Of the planets. until IN consequence
of the variations in its motions, pro-
. duced by the multiplicity Of attrac-
lions 20 which It would be subject, II
was brought down upon the earth, or
some other planet IL might wonder
FOR millions Of years before that hap
pened-
When a meteorite enters the earth's
atmosphere IL is moving with veloc-
ity OF more than twenty miles per
second The friction OF its swift rush
through the air produces tremend-
Gus temperature and the outer parts
Of the meteor are melted Off and dis
sipated in fiery vapOr, but the passage
through the atmosphere Is SO quickly
completed that the inner portions are
not affected. and meteOrites have been
picked up after their fall and found
70 be freezing cold within
Their velocity is so rapidly reduced
by the resistance Of the air that wheE
they strike the earth they usually
penetrate only a Few feet. at the most,
into the soil but there is reason 70
AAALlh mat once q EA-aA--A- --AA- -A1
struck near Canyon Diablo, Ariz-- and
penetrated perhaps e000 feet. making
the singular crater which still exists
there. Tons OF meteOric matter
have been picked up, and dug out az
that place and a specimen is 70 be
seen in the museum This Canyon
DiobIo meteorite is remarkable for
possessing scattered through much OF
its mass. mfluec crystals OF genuine
diamond These crystals, however.
are black and dull and nobody viii
ever be able TO make a fortune out OF
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
By BARRETT p. sERvIss.

6EEX THAT would result il large
NJ meteor struck the EARTH
What causes it's fau2 Oft
en- read in the newspapers OF meteors
falling on our planet, but I have beeH
very much puzzled 20 understand the
causes and results B. p. Brooklyu-
one OF the greatest OF all mysteries
with Whicr science has TO deal is that
Of the solid bodies called meteorllea
which FAM upon the earth from the SKY
4 magnificent collection Of the larg-
est meteorites known 10 exist Is 20 be
seen in the foyer, or lobby, OF tns
American Museum or Natural History
the most attractive place in New YORK
for lovers Of the wonders Of nature
photograph Of one OF these huge
visitors from outer space is herewith
shown Ii is called the Willamette
meteorite. and was found in 1872 IN
a forest about 1e miles south Of Port
land. ore il is 10 1eet long and weighs
81 900 pounds Two prospectors. search
ing the rocky lodges for gold. came
upon 10 and thought that they had dis
covered a mine OF pure iron
EEpert Investigation showed that the
mass was a gigantic meteorite. the
largest ever found in the United states
One Of the finders had the meteorite
removed 10 his rGnch- but the owner
Of the land on which 1t had fallen
Drought SUIT luE us recovery. anu me
supreme court o. Oregon after a de-
termined legal contest returned this
gift from the skies 20 its original pos
SCISSOR. who. however. had not been
aware Of his good luck until the gold
hunters stumbled upon the treasure
Mrs. William F. Dodge secured the
great meteorite for the museum
1t contains more than 81 percent Of
iron and more than eight percent Of
nickel so that evidently natuCe was
familiar with uickehferous iron long
before man invented il as a shield for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
Mysterious Sky Nomads
BGeteOrite Some May Wander for Million Years

second. and in the case OF the sun it T.
about $50 miles per second
Now while no modern volcano has
sufficient power TO hurl matter our
Of its crater at a speed of seven miles
per second. IL is at least conceivable
that ancient volcanoes may have been
able TO do it. As TO the moons
volcanoes the problem Is simDlfied.
because the velocity needed to get
away from the moon is only about "a
mile and a half per second. or less
than three times greater than the
initial speed of many Of the projcc-
tiles shot from modern cannon
on the sun we know. by actual OBJ
serration. that matter is often hurled
away into space with more than the
Velocity Of $50 miles per second. re-
0uired to escape from the control Of
the suns gravity This matter is iu
a gaseous, or at the best molten con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
Germany Makes Its DUN
Nitric Acid; VIII Not
Need Chili's Nitrates

page OF the Importation Of nitrates
from Chill, SAYS a Swiss authority, is
not deuriving Germany OF a necessary
Ingredient of eXproslTes because OF
Prof OstWald's discovery or q proc
idisinE ammonia. Since the war. the
factories engaged in this process have
been greatly enlarged and viii within
a month make Germany entirely indie
pendent Of the world for its nitric acid
supply.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

husband having the same freedom
Try to be reasonable. my dear woman
7 assure YOU even a jealous woman
can be reasonable II she takes herself
in hand. If you do not take yourself
in hand you win ALLEVIATE your hus-
band. ruin your own life. and make
yourself a subject OF ridicuie TO all
your friends save few. who viii SYN
pathize,' and the sympathy Of friends
On the place OF admiration OF a hus-
band is like sawdust in place OF honey
on your bread.-Copyrigh 1915 star
Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

and bound with plain blue is worn over
a white chiffon blouse with a narrow
pleat down the center having a narrow
frill on either side. The long sleeves
had deep flaring cuffs OF the striped
silk with a frill of the chiffon around
its edge. The collar Of the blouse was
very high with a frill Of chiffon above
and below.
Another little dress which sported
a short bolero jacket and chiffon blouse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

New York. March 5.-With the first
breath of spring weather. costumes. be
gin 10 take on spring like colorinEs.
Hats in gayer cOlOrs or trimmed with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06

bright flowers and feathers announce
TO the world that spring has returned
even when the suit or dress remains OF
the somber cOlOrs of winter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
FASCINATING SPRING MODES

B~Os and Short Skirts Combine aunty Costumes; TrOuer
Skirts
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