HOW TO STAY MARRIED

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 83, 4 October 1930, Page 25

HOW TO STAY MARRIED

:^;feffltdUS;: JUDGE'S LIST OF DONTS

#uclg6 Thomas ]?. Grahanij famous in' jDalifornia- as the "great reconciler," ow3Jß|jiifo his success -in the -Divorce Courts ip bringing estranged couples to-geibeii-iias issued "twenty warnings for girls and young men which, if heeded, hs declares, will materially diminish divorce.' , ■ The warnings are as follow:— Never marry a man who plays cards lot money. Love for games of chance is almost certain to supplant all other loves, greater than lovo of home, •wife, and ehildrcn. Never marry a. man who. iuiy& he has bo bad, habits. Ho ib pictty turo to have & >rteo much worto than smoking or even drinking. Never marry a man your parents object to, unless your parents are most unreasonable. It is Court history that 65 per cent, of all. "elopements end in the divorce Courts..' Never marry a maii who says.he does not oaro f or, children. He is an : unnatural, selfish man, and not to be trusted. ' " ' • Never marry a man because he is a good dancer. Men who have intelligent feet seldom have anything in thfeit heads. Never marry a man who detests dogs. If you do, you will find ho is incapable of loving anything. Never marry a man who drinks on the sly. If he is not fair and square on that subject he will deceive you and cause you many a heart-break on other accounts. Never marry a man who -speaks slightingly of your parents, or of old people. He will neglect you when you ■begin-to-become■ wrinkled and grey. ■■'.'"Never, marry .until.you are old.enough §h? know what you are doing. Sixteen-

year-oM brides too of ten are seventeen-year-old grass widows. , .: . •, \' Never marry-a girl who has lily-white hands when her mother's are calloused and roughened-by-hard work. ; That girl will not be a good helpmate; • Never marry a giriwho wants you to tako.her to a "shdw" every night and is never content to let you "sit up" with her in her own home. Never marry a gnl fvho keeps her room or the sitting-room littered with signed photographs of former or present sweethearts. She is a collector of heait throbs, and she will not stop flirting atter she inarues jou Nc\er many a gnl vho is ashamed of her paicnts and Joes not wau'fc you to meet them. Never marry a girl whose only thought is clothes. If that is the calibre of her brain she will never be a real wife or mother. She will always, bo a clothes-hanger, and will keep you "broke." '■" -V -, ' .- ;■ ■ Never marry a girl who. insists that you take her to places of . amusement that are beyond your means... If ehe is so thoughtless "before marriage she will not bother about your financial affairs after marriage, f .. Never marry a';girl who is immodest in her "dress. No man wants to blush because of his wife's appearance, and_ a girl- who is'slovenly and untidy will kill.even the most ardent love. Never marry the promiscuous kisser. She will cause you lots of grief and heart pangs later on. •Never iuiarry. agkl'niuch older than yourself qr many years younger. The difference in ages will cause many a friction later on, and friction is the harbinger of separation cases. Never- marry a- girl who. is not fond of children, 'l .Childlesshoines, except in unusual cases, are not enduring.