Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-26
Through a
Wonan's Eyes
BY JEAN NEWTON
HOW SHE HOLDS HER HUSBAND

NtON
The girls had gathered together for
tea and they were talking about the
little "hen party" they had had the
night before, while their husbands, all
friends. too, had attended class din
ner. They had all been at the ''hen
party" except Margaret, whose husband
Bert did not go to the dinner, as he
never cared to go to any place where
Margaret could not join him.
"Great Scot" one of the girls was
saying now, tell us how you do It,
Madge. Every one knows that Jack is
perfectly devoted to me-but to turn
down class dinner because / cant go,
too! .,
at first, 'she went on, I'VE all
thought it was just a protracted honey 1.
moon with you two and that you would
soon get over it. But it is six years
now and really no one but we girls
who know absolutely would believe IT
could be true. Do tell us, Madge-
how do you manage to keep that huboy
of yours dangling so securely from your
watch chain?'
-"I don't manage said Madgc. 1T
Just seems natural with apologies to
present company Of courseD that Bert
and prefer being together to any other
ried. We have the same interests and
like the same things and we seem to
make the most satisfactory society for
each other. That's all there Is to 1T.
Madge did not have to manage-it
just seemed natural.
Just stop moment to CONSIDER
who are the people you want most 10 oe
with. the ones you naturally look lot
and turn to and who are the very first
whom you would miss? Are they the
people you love the most?
But you might have an older sister
who. if it came to the point. would DC
dearer to you than your chum, yet IN
your everyday needs Is not nearly as
close to you. And that Is the SITUATION
with many husbands. They love their
wives and are entirely faithful to them
but for understanding Of certain OF thell
problems and community of interest II
some things. they actually need Other
society. This they find sometimes in
man chum, sometimes in business
nurtncr, or in the company of Other
men in general And the reason why
these men are more common than the
man who enjoys nothing in which hi
vito cannot share Is that the ideal wife
is still unusual. .,
Madge's friends were all cultivated
intelligent girls. and accordingly they
were not ignorant Of the work and in
terests that engrossed their husbands
They knew that their men had married
them not only for the curve OF then
cheeks and the down on their comnleX
ion, but for their compahiOnship. They
were not foolish enough to imagine tha'
n good permanent wave can compensate
man for mental vacuum. 1hey know
enough to make interested and goot
listeners to their husband business
discussions. and when it comes TO pom
tics. finance and the other subjects tha'
mean something to all wide awake men
they look intelligent and occasionally
even say something clever. But theli
RESPONSE is not like that of other men
And Madge?
In thc first place she is thoroughly
conyersant with the details of her hus'
bands work. and her consideration ans
Judgment on his various problems ar'
something that he counts on more. per-
hans. than he himself realizes. Ther
in tile outside matters of general IN
tcrcsts she is absolutely up to him. II
foct the greater leisure which she en-
lows enables her while taking full par
in everything her husband does, stil
70 have fine for other interests in whlci
hc cannot share. So he finds her no
only satisfying to his own mental needs
but intellectually refreshing and stim
ulating. D.. 4;
Madge docs this naturally. But l
would not require very eXtraordinar!
effort with any one Of her equally in
tclIigent though more frivolously in
clincd girl friends to cultivate the s%Gln' %
habits Of thought and so make OF mel
good -naturcdly devoted husband a pas
| sionately appreciative pal.