She was unable to see or understand his needs, beyond those of an orderly house, and a bank account which was not overdrawn. She was utterly devoid of the least touch of coquetry. Her severe, neat manner of dress indicated her temperament. One day he complimented the appearance of a young woman who was given to plumes and ribbons, and who wore her hat with an air of one who knew she would be looked at by men. 'I think her type very loud and tasteless,' his wife said coldly. 'She is the kind of girl who would run her husband into debt without a qualm of conscience, in order to gratify her whims. But I begin to think that is the type of woman a man admires.' All her judgments were severe. She had no mercy for any human frailty. A woman of that nature, who is perpetually nagging a man for leaving a book in the hammock, a hat on a table, cigar ashes on the floor, or a chair out of place, and who is cold and undemonstrative in her disposition, drives Cupid from the window, or else flings wide the door for his departure. When Cupid went forth from this home the man went also. And the world said: 'What a brute to desert that model woman! Such a housekeeper! Such a manager! And to think how she nursed him whenever he was sick!' Printed by T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press _ELLA WHEELER WILCOX_ PROSE VOLUMES NEW THOUGHT COMMON SENSE _Crown 8vo, pp. 276. Portrait. Cloth gilt, gilt top, 4s. 6d. net._ 'Ella Wheeler Wilcox has published a book which ought to be in every home. It has sunlight and humour, and some sound advice on matters of daily life in the home.'--_Birmingham Daily Post._ ARE YOU ALIVE? _Crown 8vo. Cloth gilt, 4s. 6d. net._ A Companion Volume to 'New Thought Common Sense,' and just as stirring. _Methodist Times_, January 4, says:--'This is essentially a book for women, and she has some very straight and striking things to say to them.... Mrs. Wilcox is old-fashioned enough to believe that there is nothing in all the world so wonderful or so beautiful as love. The series of sketches entitled "Six Bad Husbands and Six Unhappy Wives," ought to be circulated widely in tract form. The book as a whole is an excellent tonic.... She strikes the optimistic note throughout, and her book ought to do all sorts of people a lot of good.' THE DIARY OF A FAITHLESS HUSBAND _F'cap. 8vo. Illustrated. Cloth gilt, gilt top, 1s. net._ 'I should like to present every woman with "The Diary of a Faithless Husband."'--_Tatler._ AN AMBITIOUS MAN. A Romance _Crown 8vo, pp. 212. Cloth, with Illustrated Side Design, 3s. 6d._ A WOMAN'S LETTERS _Crown 8vo, pp. 300. Cloth gilt, 4s. 6d. net._ The following Selections are issued in Dainty Booklets, bound in fancy Wrapper, with Silk Ties and Greeting Slip, 6d. net each. POEMS OF PEACE POEMS OF LOVE POEMS OF INSPIRATION GEMS FROM WILCOX No. 1--Faith. No. 2--Hope. No. 3--Love. No. 4--Cheer.