The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-10

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n What section OF the United
4 States produces the best wives
II YOU were a young man, thinking oi
getting married. would you go north
or south, east or west, III search OF
wife"
HIM. That's hard question TO ans
wer because women bave no geographi-
cal limitations There are pretty girls
and ugly girls, clever girls and dull
ones, girls in whose mouths butter
wouldn't melt and girls with red head
ed tempers, clever girls and iluiiy-
haired girls, girls who are domestic
angels and girls who will never learn
how to boil water without scorching IT.,
ir every state and county and CITY and
hamlet in tins broad land az Ours. And
some OF them will make good wives,
and some of them won't, irrespective OF
where they were born and brought up
Also, SONG girls will suit some men
and some won't, for whether a girl
turns out to be the right girl or the
wrong girl as wife depends very
| largely on the man and what he ex-
poets and wants in wife. SO there
you are.
Undoubtedly however, heredlty and
environment are the determining factors
in forming character and habits and
modes of thought, and the girls OF dlt-
fcrent sections Of the country are as
different as different varieties OF roses,
and each makes,its own peculiar appeal
to mans taste.
Take the New England girl, for in.
stance. She is pretty in demure kind
of way She is bit OF a highbrow
and prefers lbsen to the six best sellers
and symphony concerts to rag time
lOutwardly she is cold and calm, but
no woman loves with a more consum'
ing passion or is more iiercely jealous
and she has the fascination that III,
h Smouldcring volcano underice stuff al
WAYS has
The New England girl will make yot
splendid wife, son, She VIII be talth
iu' and true, neat, methodical ant
thrifty housekeeper and a splcndlC
mother. She will do her full duty, and
what is more. she will see that YOU do
yours She will keep you lacked mp t'
your highest level, and coralcd IN IN,
straight and NARROW way, Living witt
her will be like living with the still
small voice OF conscience that perpetu
ally reminds YOU OF your faults an'
weaknesses and shortcomings. II vii
strengthen your moral fibre, and maxi
nobler and better man OF you, but !
is not a particularly soothing expert
ence.
Therefore, the New England glr
makes an admirable wife for the MAJ
who is worthy of her bu, she is no
the wife for the philanderer who need
wite who can turn her blind eve ol
her husbands gallantry nor for vail
man who needs to be flatteted, nor TO
grounding who wants to take hi
pleasures in this world instead OF wait
ing after the true New England fash
ion until you get to heaven before yo'
relax and enjoy things
Then, there's the New York girl, |
you've made your pile Of money, son
or il your kind father made II for yo'
and you want somebody to help yo'
spend it properly pick out New YorI
girl for your wife. She's the creates
| little spcnder ON earth, and can com
nearer To getting one hundred and iii'
cents worth OF show and fun ont Of
dollar than any other living human be
ing
She knows by instinct how to dres'
II what make oi automobile to buy, ho,
H 20 cover a head waiter with one planc
of the eve, and she's born Dancin
Deryish, and cuts her teeth on a bridg
II score
II you marry New York girl yo
H won't have to bother about leading Nh
II higher lie The Gtea, White Way
good enough ior her Neither will va
II have TO excuse your shortcomings an
II weaknesses. She goes iiity.tlity O
II that. and tie only uniorgiyablc GRIN
n YOU can commit is 10 lose your none
' The New York girl makes the kind