A SUCCESSFUL WIFE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3300, 19 August 1911, Page 4

A SUCCESSFUL WIFE.

Madame Maeterlinck (says “M.A.P.”) has just explained to a curious crowd how' she* ’ became a successful wne, “under the most difficult circumstances.” These \are her ten commandments for wives: “I. —Remember always that the true wife is the inseparable half of the only complete human 'unit, in which two small and imperfect individualities have become merged in a large and perfect One. “II. —Each half of the wedded Whole retains special functions; yours are to discern, to anticipate, te yield, tc cheer, to soothe—and thus to strengthen. “111. —Never trust to hirelings the essentials of your husband’s physical well-being; understand, and frequently practise the art of selecr-rg anc p: e paring his food “IV.—Be sure, each day that his garments are whole and clean and suited to the season. “V.—Constitute yourself an infallible barometer, whereby to forecast and render harmless those electrical disturbances peculiar to the married state. “Vl.—Be to your husband’s dark modes the subtle, unsuspected antidote; to his joyous mood the companion spirit of Joy. “Vil.—Save your caresses until you perceive that his dinner has been without a flaw; kisses to a hungry man are like froth to a parched tongue. “VIII.—-Your tongue for assent; for argument use only your eyes. x ‘ ‘l2l.—When your husband has an attack of gout, depreciate the art of dancing. “X. —If you would convince your husband that you are a better actress than Bernhardt, ia better dancer that Pavlova, prove to him that you are a better cook that M. Escoffier.”