El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20

T7HE custom Of wearing the we'd
ring on the fourth finger OF
\ the left hand had its origin with
the Egyptians, from whom the Greeks
borrowed the custom and handed it TO
the Romans. The fourth finger was
dedicated TO Apollo. Gold was a sym
Dol OF the sun. Il was believed that
I ApoIlo's fourth finger was connected
+ by a nerve directly TO the heart and
1 il was therefore considered more ap-
( propriate that the sign OF loving
union should rest or that finger.
Since the earliest days OF Christian
1tv the ring has been a precious
pledge Of faithfuluess. The man who
. gives the ring binds himself by all
That is holy 70 be good and true The
I golden circle upon Womans hanu
Z sets her apart from all other women
she is crowned queen
In the Wedding ring the VIE
. pledges loving reverence so true
woman wants a husband into whose
. face she can not look with pride and
on whose arm she can not lean with
implicit confidence
ovid says: eff YOU wish 10 marry
suitably. marry Your equal
Now and then woman or great
force Of characr-r may lift her nus
band upward. but she accepts such
labor at the risk Of her own higher
: The ring pledges faithfuIness- When
doubt comes in at the door love files
out at the window.
Basis Of Affection Is Confidence
The basis Of all true affection IS
dence-confIdence not only IN
the womau's affection. but confidence
in her management OF all domestic
Don't mitch vour expenditure higher
than you can carry it. Better shut
down on petty expenses than stoop
TO petty CettinEs.
The word wife means weaver and
wives either weave mems fortunes or
like moths, simply feed upon them
Many a woman by true sympathy I
by thinking only OF what viii do him
good. has helped her husband on to 1
the highest success
SELF Made Men WarriaEe-Made-
Most OF our self made men are real I
II marriage made
whatever may be your husbands 7
business. endeavor 10 learn enough I
about Il 20 listen 20 him with interest
when he spealle to YOU Of IL and give ]
him a sensible opinion IL he asks for I
st. Many a failure would have been I
avoided II men had consulted their I
wives
has been exposure Of great frauds. the
wife has been the most shocked per
son IN the community.
The great duty Of the wife IS 10
make the home supremely happy J.
Home is the great object in life. It IS
the wite's duty 20 make the husband
feel that one day passed under his
own roof is worth a thousand in an
other place.
Houses may be bought. homes must
be made. a house may be a cold stor-
age for costly furniture. A home must
he warmed with the emoers OF love
Home is a miniature heaven let down
20 shine In this world.
Responsibility Is Sacred-
The Eiver Of the Wedding ring. as
well as the receiver. has duties. How
Few men realize the sacreduess Of the
responsibility they so lightly assume.
Tt is a solemn thing for young man
TO take a confidinE young woman
from a happy home into his keeping.
" hen Young woman accepts
young mans offer OF marriage. she
does the most serious thing Of her
hfe-she either builds her nest under
the flushed caves of heaven. where
the angels Of God bower. or she sets
30 hard by the gates Of woe to be
swept by the wings Of flame
Love implies Eentleuess OF manner.
blindness to imperfections and at
least as much polite attention as IS
shown 10 the other women Many men
return fretful from business and
tation and spleen which they re-
all day. forgetting that the
v lfe has had just as many weary wOr-
ries and agEravating annoyances in
the home and has been waiting all
DAY for her husbands return for a
word Of counsel smile OF approval.
or a lok OF sympathy.