Show It I HOW TO TAME A MODERN SHREW I V By MRS JOSEPH CONRAD Wid Widow w of the Famous Novelist It seems to me that the only chance of ot success one could possibly hope to have havO in taming a modern ahre shrew would be to catch her young v very ry young Bad temper shows e early In a child chUd and each child calls for different treatment Corporal Corporal Cor Con punishment is rarely successful successful success success- ful tui and always difficult to administer administer administer admin admin- ister with any real Justice A child of ungovernable temper coupled with a spiteful vindictive nature in after years ears becomes a shrew Firm h handling and unvarying justice jus tice with a a. spice of ridicule ar are nearly always effective An ungovernable temper is the greatest curse possible to modern civilization The I leopard pard they say cannot change his spots a human being afflicted a Dad oad temper either violent or jealous must have small joy in life lite No argument about the futility of at yielding to jealous impulses is ever effective It is useless to point out out how the Jealous man or woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man is belittling his own by such an exhibition No Iso amount or remorse afterwards can atone for losing control of ones one's temper The cruel remarks that have been made or even worse insinuated leave too often a mark no apology can remove removeS My husband had the most effective effective tive way way- of dealing with any point und under r decision The facts were plain either int intentionally or unintentionally something amiss had been done and he simply refused to admit an argument At th the end of my remonstrance he would f say with a deep sigh of resignation You shouldn't t have married me memy my dear No one could argue alte that My fault Not that but often with my usual levity I have been tempted to retort I shouldn't if you hadn't asked me meto to NERVOUS HUSBANDS The husband of the real leal shrew lives In a state of nervous tension fearful of being made to appear Inan in inan inan an unfavorable light before others What he ho has endur a since his wire wife adopted this ble form of ot torment none but the sufferer can cantell tell He Ue need not necessarily be weak but most men in their heart of hearts In incline more for peace than they will admit If It only some or those heavily henpecked husbands could be keyed up to an unexpected revolt one would give much to see seethe seethe seethe the result Once your shrew is s grown up the chances of ot taming her may be few but the satisfaction of doing so is great The man who stands the best I chance of ot taming the m modern dern shrew I possesses a placid natUre which no amount of ill temper ill temper can ruffle He has several c courses open to him The first and by far the easiest is to treat the shrew with apparent contempt and to preserve a serene silence before her most vigorous attacks She will probably probably probably ably within a week grow tired of or aiming shafts which merely glance glance- of off this Impenetrable armor The Tho man who adds to his calm temperament a strong sense of humOr humor humor hu hu- hu- hu mor will vili usually lau gh the shrew out of her If he can succeed in accompany accompanYing ing his I with a genuine smiling race he will win for ridicule hurts a womans woman's vanity vanity and and no woman be she shrew or saint will submit to td havIng having haying hav hay ing her vanity injured RETALIATION is often otten the result of ot the tile shrew be be- be s herself to be bB an Indispensable factor in her husbands husband s life Ute The husband will if he is wise vIse appear utterly indifferent to a wire wife whose main characteristic is ill temper He will spend time at his or with his relatives and of course remain unmoved when charged chargee with being careless of her happiness Perhaps the methods of or taming th the shrew w b by a persistent system of retaliation Is is the most brutal but if can carried led out without loss of ones one's temper it is likely to prove effective effective tive One point must always be borne in mind As soon as the shrew b be begins begins be- be gins to los lose her she must be treated with real kindliness ness and if sh she offers offer an apology it should be received ed with graciousness gracious- gracious ness and courtesy My Iy husband was once asked If he did not think that women should be granted the franchise His re reply reply re re- ply was characteristic He wrote that he was concerned only with the wants and wishes of one woman S Should she desire a vote h he hoped with all his heart he he would ot oD- oD tam tain it without any difficulty This little incident speaks well for mans man's complete understanding of the changed conditions I was traveling by rail raU from Luton Lulon to town The third-class third carriage was full and I stood at the tile window steadying myself with the strap A Aman Aman Aman man of the mechanic class eyed eyel me intently for some minutes then rising he said gruffly See ere missus you sit down half halt way an Ill I'll sit tether half |