Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-09

this, since he may take 1t as a rather
broad hint, but he Is one of those
skeptical people who do not care
whether hints are broad or delicate,
since he understands them equally
well in either Ease.
Reverting to the drawbacks which
cannot be avoided, even If enc has
married ones ideal man, | should
mention that, unlike the majority of
men L have met. my husband has a
thirst for information on all sub
jects down to the smallest detail.
This l sometimes find intensely irri-
tating. Also, In all matters, he likes
to have a hard and fast rule. Thus,
though / can convince him that
black is black and white is white it
is almost impossible to show him
that the two make gray. l cope with
this according to the old fashioned
recipe which declares that you can
drown cat with cream. If my hug
band demands detail I do not want
to give I smother him in entirely un-
interesting information until he
grows bored and concerns himself
nc more with the subject.
When my engagement was an
nounced many Of my friends as
sured me that 1 was making a great
mistake in marrying a man fourteen
years older than myself. They said
it would mean giving up many of
my social pleasures, that man of
his age would not care constantly to
60 out to theaters, dances &c, and
would expect me to settle down to
quiet evenings at home with him,
refused to be disheartened by their
gloomy prophesies, privately making
up my mind that while 1 might be
marrying a man who was my senior
In years I fully intended to make
him my contemporary in pleasures.
/ think l have been successful be-
cause / now find when we spend an
evening alone that he invariably re-
marks: How delightful to be
alone for an evening. By the way.
If we haven't a party tomorrow
night would you like to go to the
theater?"
Another instance of this youthful
impetuosity Is his love OF travel and
his willingness to change his plans
at a moments notice. I have found
1t necessary to make a rule that
when we are going away for a
week end he may change his mind
as often as he likes during the weel,
before we go; but having once in
duced me to pack he may not change
his mind on the way to the station
Otherwise I might find myself with
clothes suitable for the DEPTHS q,
the country, being taken to 10
smartest hotel at fashionable sea.
side place.
Is it pleasant to live with a man
VINO often Though not ALWAYS,
knows what you are feeling? On
the whole, yes. though, of course ~
has many drawbacks as well az ad-
Vantages. 1t is delightful to know
mat when one says that life,s NOT
worth living and gives wav n roro
over a broken egg cup, your hysbao5
VIII at once grasp the fact that tho
broken egg cup is merely the SINAI,
last straw after an accumulation Of
everything going wrong throuphort
the day. Though he is like other
men, given to asking me stolidlv
what Is the matter" which whan
repeated drives any woman frantic
ne does search for the cause Of +ba
trouble. He knows It is NOT tho os,
cup, SO he delves in my mind sug.
gests that the children have trr,.
tated me, or that l have a headoob.
or that am short of money, or that
am bored, or that I want to O,
North and visit my mother. or
or until he enrages mo to s,oh
point that L tell him. Then he
comforts me, arranges matters and
feel much better. am afraid bv
the way, that in this regard am
explaining how he manages ma
rather than how manage him. R,+
then happy couples always manage
each other.
In conclusion I must, however re-
peat that to be married to a man
who knows all about women has
its disadvantages. Sometimes r. ia
even more trying to be understood
than misunderstood. and. most irving
or ALL when ones husband insists
that he understands and in rea1i+,, g.
completely wrong. Often I wou,a
infinitely prefer that he would lilo
the majority Of males, leave the
room, banging the door behind hin,
saying; "Oh, women!" than thar
he should sit down and assure mo
that he understands completely TINS
robbing one Of the great satisfactio,
OF being a misunderstood woman.
Naturally, a man so interested =,
woman and everything that CON.
Germs her will take the greatest in
terest in the smallest details CON.
nected with her house and affairs
This regard for detail is sometimes
very gratifying. but on the otbar
hand lays one open to receiving COM
plants about things of which the
usual unobservant male knows MOTH
ing.
OF course, having once been given
the title Of the man who understands
all about women my husband is con-
WINGED that he does, and it is quite
useless to point out that sometimes