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 they attract attention. That is the way they get a husband, and getting a husband is the big thing in a girl's life.

Here are some questions to ask yourself? Do you want a wife who is merely good-looking and is devoid of intelligence? They call them in our day a dumb-bell. Does this girl before you look like a dumb-bell?

Of course, I do not know, but I would advise you to find out before you start to fall in love with her. A beautiful dumb-bell is apt to be trying on one's nerves. One has to carry on a conversation after marriage with one's wife. There are hundreds of hours when it is necessary to do some talking or to be bored to death by the silence of the beautiful dumb-bell.

Personally I know of marriages where husband and wife can talk together all day long and late into the night on subjects of mutual interest; not merely talk about their friends and neighbors; but about a thousand and one interesting matters. They never seem to get tired of discussing things worth while.

Do you like music? Find out if this girl has any interest in music, and, if so, if it is merely jazz that she likes.

Do you like pictures and statuary and other forms of art, beautiful homes and beauty in general? If