Show kathleen norris says wt dont take yourself too seriously bell wm features 10 0 am personal nl ep als tears air hurt feelings aeeti ngi references to 0 o your excellencies ss a ave all afi thess these fant dont count but an attitude ol of unselfish elfish cheerful usefulness ol of binl interest in n things that you lilt like of independent amusements and occupations have won wan many a wandering spouse back to the domestic path by KATHLEEN NORRIS ONT take yourself too D DONT seriously its a very common fault it wrecks many lives its another name for all the detestable things that come under the heading of pride arrogance sensitiveness suspicion jealousy yes everyone of them springs from taking oneself too seriously I 1 know women and you do too who wont let any trifle pass it if it reflects upon their pride sally bro brown wn to is one she will waste half of a beautiful Ut morning in telephone conversation something like this mary this Is sally darling I 1 know youre busy but I 1 had bad to call you because of that ridiculous thins thing meanor eleanor quoted me as a a saying baying yesterday I 1 thought instantly think I 1 meant your joan when I 1 said aid it ws was ridiculous for girls to wear the bathing suits they dt do when all I 1 meant was girls in general ar ral you know bow I 1 adore joanee mary ought to hang up instantly tor for sall sally y will keep this up for or 20 0 m minutes but mary Is too polite and s so 0 valuable time in her morning as well as sallys are wasted the knowlt AU all the then there theres emily who thinks think she knows the pronunciation ot of every word in our language and several other languages and bores her friends to extinction by interrupting conversations with molly I 1 want you to tell jack K kent ent that I 1 was absolutely right about the pronunciation of sacrilegious the other night remember how mad he got well I 1 looked it tp up again theres olive cutter who wha Is s always afraid think that the cutters cutten who run the general store are relations she tells you over and 0 where they came fr rom 0 m and where her ancestors came fr aaa two entirely different parts parti of america it is olive too who aint spoken to her husbands loyous jolou big hospitable family for bears because of something one of hem said it seems that the cuter and the Vardi olive was a hardisty never forget and never forgive but worst of all a and most expensive of all to ta family peace are the he women who take wifehood wite hood too hundreds of them destroy their own lives and the lives of all those connected with them by a deep rooted feeling that evvy thing that concerns herbert is theirs heirs not to be joked about not to be touched by any other woman such a wife resents the simplest compliment herbert may pay mrs mn in the office if he says mrs watson is ah accurate stenographer his wife counters with a hurt she wear her clothes with eny any style at aul if he reports at dinner time that he ie has ha asked miller and his wife to dinner pauline says say quickly 1 I like ike that asking guests without any reference to poor little me who will have lave to get up the din dinner nerl later she may be lovely about it but her icv an attitude of cheerful usefulness bert wont forget his first unpleasant reaction to her vanity personal reaction mrs miller had a pretty dress on li herbert erbert may be fool enough to say later my dear if I 1 spent the money she does on clothes I 1 could wear gowns like that pauline instantly returns put yourself through a 1 little ittle cross examination ask yourself if your first remark no matter what subject Is mentioned is about your yourself of course we all have to talk about ourselves a lot it be human to be otherwise but is your very first remark always about yourself and Is it otten often made in a lightly critical highly sensitive tone it the answer Is yes youre a bad wife even it if the worst is true it if her bert really li Is in love with the smart young grass widow who handles real estate problems for the office even if hes bes au all brightened up by a middle aged love affair st still youve nothing personal to say personal appeals tears hurt feelings references to your excellencies as a wife all these dont count but an attitude of unselfish cheerful usefulness of interest in things that you like of independent amusements and occupations have won many a wandering spouse back to the domestic path dont take even your husbands love affairs too seriously |