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Show Tact. Diplomacy lias won mora batths than valor. Women should cultivate this quultlty, especially when with men. No w omnn can comoofT victor In wordy battles unless alio la mistress of both her temper and her tongue. She whose "tear bag" lies near tho ourface must beware. Than toars during an argument argu-ment nothing is more undiplomatic The girl who would like high piaco in a man's regard may congratulate hor-Bclf hor-Bclf If ho encourages his sistors to visit her. Diplomacy is never so valuable as in Mio martial relation. The divorce court would find fewer applicants if, by tact, men and women would bridge over differences dif-ferences that otherwise soon grow into chasm. When a man comes homo tired from mental and manual labor tho wise woman wo-man will see to his material comforts and give him time to eat, drink and breatho, before rehearsing her household house-hold woes, or launching violently upon his attention somo pet scheme of her own. Hungi-y, tired men are never agreeable Argument ia a bad loser with which to obtain onea way. A woman who cultivates a silent tonguo acquires mors influence over her husband than one who lifts up her voice to explain, and argues to distraction. Some men give 'a for "peace sako," but aftor a while comes strife; end then the deluge. |