y should remember that her family needs the
charm of her presence more than society does, and it should be a daily
household quality rather than for use only on state occasions.

The wife should confide in her husband on every matter of importance.
She should not trouble him with trivial things, but, if a matter is of
concern to her, she should not fail to let him know about it, and get
his advice upon it. The cement of love is mutual confidence.

If a wife takes pains to understand her husband, to be his companion,
and to do her full duty by him, by her children, and by her home, she
cannot fail, under the ordinary circumstances of the American home, of
winning happiness and making her husband happy. It is in the lack of
desire to understand and love that the real menace to the happiness of
the home lies. The deep-hearted and thoughtful people approach
nearest the ideal of love.

It is taken for granted that the husband will perform the major duties
of his relation, such as being a good citizen, a good business man,
and hence a good provider for his family, and that he will in all
things seek the mutual happiness of his family and himself.

He must be considerate to his wife if he would keep her love and
respect. He should confide his business to her as far as she, in her
inexperience, is able to grasp it, and he should teach her the things
about it which it is important for her to know. Through his
conversation alone she can get the rudiments of a good business
training, and she will at least be able to comprehend the changes he
may make or the difficulties in which he may find himself, and, seeing
their cause, thus be able to sympathize, and not to blame, if reverses
come. He should so train her in business ways and methods that, in
case of his death or disability, she could attend to the business of
his estate, even though she could not, or need not, earn money for the
family.

The work of adjusting the labors of each to those of the other, so
that there shall be time for recreation and social life together,
should be a matter of mutual effort, and should not be dropped until
solved to mutual satisfaction. If the members of the family cannot
move in the same social circle, and together, a serious breach of
family happiness is threatened.

There is no marriage license which gives the right to constant harping
upon one another's faults. In this, as in all other respects, the rule
of friendship should prevail.