The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-28

haps he is retrenching now by not
being courteous at all or by being
Indifferent. He may be kind and
thoughtful and just as good as can
be, and he may have an understand
ing with her that all superiuous
moves are to be left out. That is
where the beautiful comradeship OF
matrimony comes in, If that is the
way matters stand.
There Is another matter you will
notice II you watch people on the
streets. A married couple 60 up the
street in the evening and they go
along side by side but she does not
take his arm and there seems to be
no arm offered. They don't look
comfortable and chummy. Have
they lost the finer touches that once
made life bright when they were
together?
There is still another kind-the
man goes along with his hands in
his pockets as If he were the whole
thing and his wife hangs on to him
as if she were trying to keep up the
old comradeship and he was half
ashamed of it or Of her. Lady, you
can't tell at the are of 18 how your
idol is going to behave toward you
at %. You just have to take the
measure of his sincerity as best you
can, decide what there is in him and
develop it as best you can. A lot
of responsibility rests with you in
the matter. So long as man thinks
his wife is superior and charming,
so long as he regards her as noble
soul and the embodiment of divinity,
he will never fail to treat her with
the degree of courtesy that makes
her happy in the enjoyment OF his
high regard and confidence.
Did you ever consider what 1t Is
or what it. really signifies to have a
man lift his hat on meeting a woman
or coming into her presence? When
one understands how it originated 1t
has a deeper meaning, and is more
likely to be practiced seriously with
never an exception. Here is the story
of its origin.
In the old days, the days of knight
hood, when men wore armor for pro-
lection from spears and arrows In
battle and on guard duty, the arm
ored hat or helemt covered or partly
covered the features, and it became
the custom when a man in armor
was talking to one he knew was
friend, to remove his helmet and
stand uncovered and unprotected. To
remove the helmet on any occasion
was an acknowledgment that he was
in the presence of friends, or it might
be regarded as a declaration on his
part that even tho they were enemies
he would refuse to fight them, and
knowing that he would not fight,
they would not draw the sword and
take advantage of him. In some in
stances it meant, Even tho you Stay
me, still am your friend"
With the introduction of gun
powder and fighting at longer range,
helmets and armor went out of use,
and imitation helmets were used.
Lifting the helmet or hat was prac-
ticed to convey the finer sentiments
of trust or respect without limit.
Two men of equal rank might meet
and greet each other in the usual
way. but If man from the ranks
met the king he would uncover. II
a man met another man and wife,
natural gallantry and natural cour-
tesy to womanhood would impel him
to salute her as the equal of king,
and the husband would lift his hat
in acknowledgment of the compli-
ment.
A woman in anger may mistreat
a man; she may use harsh words and
descend from the natural station OF
and he may want to
reply to her but may only lift his
hat and walk away. 1t may tax his
self control to keep from saying what
is uppermost in his mind, but when
he lifts his hat and passes on he
pays the highest compliment he can