Show CHOOSING A HUSBAND ROBERT LOUIS STEVEXSOXS S ADVICE AD-VICE TO WOMEN Men of Letters Prove as Unsatisfactory Unsatisfac-tory Life Partners as Do musicians musi-cians Bat Artists With thc Brush Journalists and Fishermen Arc Sure to Make Their Wives Happy I It isnt often a man comes forward to offer advice unsolicited on how to choose a husbandwhen one does women ought to give his remarks attention for the suggestions he advances are sure to be interesting if not convincing WHO TO AVOID Dont marry any man says a masculine mas-culine philosopher without duly considering consid-ering his tastes and habits for they offer of-fer a pretty sure estimate of the individuals indi-viduals temple and bent of his character Refuse a man of letters though his genius gen-ius may promise to produce the book of the century Shakespeare himself was I not a satisfactory lue partner and au thorship is a sedentary brain wearing dyspeptic profession he whO bends ovcr a aesk coining line sentences will likely scowl when tho baby wails quarrel with his food want peace when the children romp suffer from insomnia and live cmeny on his nerves Refuse lam Jlr Stevenson continues just as you would the musical genius or even the vocalist or Instrumentalist who has too much talent Mtn of that stripe always oacrihce everything to their art I which leaves you see very short commons com-mons for the wife Your embryo Wagner is apt enough to be as full of crotchets I as his scores He Is always up in the clouds or plunged in abysmal depths The neighbors practicing daughter keeps him on the wrack his hours of composition or protracted practice sap all the harmony har-mony from his mind and body while am bition rides him like a nightmare ARTISTS ARE SAFER But if you must have a husband In the arts try a painter or an architect An artist is the only man who knows how to make poverty picturesque and accept It with philosophy dobbins colors on canvas can-vas or drawipg stately lines is somehow a soothing occupation to the mind There always lingers a halo of romance around the velveteen coat and tall easel and artists ar-tists are by the requirements of their profession more patiently hopeful than feverishly ambitious JOURNALISTS PASS MUSTER There is really much excellent material for a good husband to be found among tho journalists A capable journalist is eminently emi-nently a goodnatured fellow cheerful energetic has a keen understanding of human nature comprehends the philosophy philoso-phy of making the best of a bad bargain leads a busy healthy varied life and asa as-a husband stands a better chance of suc ceedLig than for instance a physician OTHERS GOOD AND BAD Its doubtful If the popular doctor is much of a comfort to his wife He has too little leisure his professional chains are carried everywhere with him he is preoccupieu scarcely ever a good businessman business-man but a lawyer Is to be highly recommended recom-mended and politicians have their strong virtues Never marry a man who has very few friends There Is undoubtedly abig flaw in his character somewhere but remember remem-ber if a rather stern reserved Individual is found to practice such pretty tastes as collecting or painting In water colors he is likely to have nice soft spots in his nat na-t prmewhere amenable to the right influences In-fluences A man who is fond of fishing Is worth cultivating It shows a contemplative mind open to convictions Remember that the bachelor who boasts he has no small vice must needs be suspected for human nature Is true to herself and abhors ab-hors a vacuum Its a wine wife who cheerfully tolerates a pipe who only lifts her eyebrows at muddv boots who does nt ridicule her hu bands clumsy efforts at carpentry mending around the house who often admits the docs to the sitting room and lets an occasional extra man frIend In fr dinner without rebuke or anology Thpae are little thing hut thy all po toward keeping a cheerful husband InsWe the garden gate nmi tend to firmly establish domestic serenity I FANNY ENDERS |