The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-05
Dy DOROTHY DIX.
The WORLDS Highest Paid Woman
Writer.

Writer.
What kind Of . rnaffa'makcs the
best husbandi
This is Q conundrum that millions
'of women arc trying 10 solve, and,
judging by the amount OF marital un-
happiness we see about Us. qmost
ladies must be mighty poor guessers.
The choice Of . husband is ham
pered by one curious reconstruction
and that Is, that the very qualities
thst make man popular abroad
make him unpopular at home. The
things that dazzle the world ia a
man, such as beauty social talent,
cleverness. wit. genius are not the
things that fit him for domesticity.
50 that the very attributes that at.
tracted woman TO . man before
marriage are the ones that are her
undoing after marriage.
Therefore. one might well ssy TO a
snslden who was selecting her life
mate. beware of marrying q very
handsome man. II you do you will
always present an invidious contrast
to him that your friends will remark
upon. BY comparison you will seem
twice as homcly and as old as you
are. and people wilt always wonder
az they look upon you why he did IT,
Moreover, a handsome man never
adores anybody but himself. and in
a family. II there 10 going to be any
bouquet throwinG II should be the
woman who gets the nosegays. in
stead Of the man. Also, huSband will
preempt all the dad raiment for
himself, instead Of bestowing IL upon
wiley.
a Don't marry . man who 10 what Is
Called . ladies' man, who 10 sloShing
over with sentiment, and makes love
beautifully and romanticslly. Women
will run after him, end hs will hold
other hands than yours while he ex-
plores the psychology Of the feminine
soul. Besides, the ability to make
love is an accomplishment 10 rare
and fascinating that no man who
possesses it can reffsin from prac-
ticing il, any moro than . man with
= tenor voice can keep from singing.
Don't marry Q famous man. because
mission in the world. All missions
lead away from home, and such
mans interest and helpfulncss arc too
precious q commodity fof family con-
sumption. So far as the vile enjoy
ing his society Is concerned. 4 man
i,ad Is we'll be addicted TO drink as
" causes. Both OF them will keep
him out ut night and use up his
salary. The men who are uplifting
humanity on soap boxes At the cor
ners OF the street are generally letting
their wives bend over the wsshtub in
the laundry. II charity doesat begin
At hong. II neyer gets there.
Don't marry 4 man, who y too
clever. Avoid \ wit - you would
u plague, The brilliant seldom sein-
1illats In the family circle and Z witty
AbCband is apt 10 find that wife makes
On uAmirsAie tpat for his joker. H.
Wii make her iauks, her foiblss, her
nalstAkes, her nsoM sacred feelings the
ul,ject on which to hang his best
stories, and thAse are isy woanea who
have keen enough senSe Of humor TO
enjoy being made q figure OF fun.
0na't masrxa rsuperiqr man. Every
wosnan b I'D p sit u her husbands
feet for . liG1 scaee M time, and
burn Z rcasSnabe Ascent OF incense
before him. buk Potiont GriIelda left
few female descendants, and most Of
Us have Q pretty conceit Of our own
opinions and like to express them now
aud then. The days Of Sir Oracle are
gone out Of fashion. and the hen. -
the &C X. wants share 10 ruling the
r0ost.
Don't mary . famous man, because
he belongs 10 the world and not 10
his wife. The most that The vile OF
. famous man can hope fer b for IN
infinisesmal portion Of hn lksrt. !