A Woman’s Opinion.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 933, 17 January 1890, Page 4

A Woman’s Opinion.

“ The first man,” v crona Jarboau declares, was tempted into disobedience by his fel-low-mortal—thereby admitting her superiority—and he capped his defection by an act of cowardice in throwing the punishment on her and her descendants for ever after. In knowledge he is supposed to be the superior, and ought to be, but the occasions are so rare that they are vastly in the minority. If one takes, for example, a woman who is at all sharp and brainy she can easily outwit the average man. In his treatment of the sex man is generous only in proportion as he gets a return. I do not feel a belligerancy towards him for this feeliDg, for ho is only following his natural instincts, and as woman was ir tended for his helpmate it is her sublime privilege to so direct those instincts as to so develop the latent good which goes as his cremated birthright. “ Beware of marrying a handsome man, if you are in any way very plain. He will be flattered and admired, and it will be likely to create a little jealous feeling in your bosom. Naturally you are rather proud of him, but then his Apollo-like appearance confronts you so forcibly with your own plainness. Then he is quite aware that yon are ordinary and perfectly safe, and will spend his time enjoying or exhibiting himself for the delectation of other women ; but where you are quite his equal in appearance, it keeps him busy seeing that you are not too much admired. Besides, a handsome man is very rarely endowed with a superior

mind, and unless his wife be gifted with an extra share of tact, amiability, and philosophy, she will have a choice of two evils—indifference or a slow martyrdom.

‘So the only way to keep a handsome husband to One’s self is either to be his equal in looks, have a superior mind, or a snug banking account. A than and Wife should make themselves so thoroughly agreeable to one another that there should never be a separation. To the wife I would say, in the beginning, Never domineer. So much can be a compliaherl by gentleness. If one doesn’t wish for one’*> lord and master to go out and spend his evening away from home, do not tell him he shall not go, but use a little sweet persuasion. Ask him, ‘ please, dear, not to go out,’and what man can refuse you ? No one, lam sure, but a brute. Try to take hi 3 advice in everything, oven if you do not think it advisable to use it. Do not be for ever ill and complaining, even if you do feel badly at times ; try to hide it if it is continual, bscauee there is nothings more aggravating than to hear me grumbling about one’s health all the time. Exhale a very delicate perfume, but mind, it must be delicate. In fact, look as pretty as you can. Be interesting ; it is a woman's duty always> and it is half the battle.’