. The science of eugenics and sex life, the regeneration of the human race ... soul-culture is one of the most important tasksof the woman who would be beautiful. The cultivation of flowers isa help in this development; it refines and enriches the taste. Othermental traits that men especially admire in women are tact; intuition;eloquence; caution; gratitude; gentleness; and especially a discreetreserve, with a delicate sense of propriety and regard for appearances. Think for a moment why this is so. Intuition, enabling one tounderstand the motives and ambitions of another, will create sympathy
. The science of eugenics and sex life, the regeneration of the human race ... soul-culture is one of the most important tasksof the woman who would be beautiful. The cultivation of flowers isa help in this development; it refines and enriches the taste. Othermental traits that men especially admire in women are tact; intuition;eloquence; caution; gratitude; gentleness; and especially a discreetreserve, with a delicate sense of propriety and regard for appearances. Think for a moment why this is so. Intuition, enabling one tounderstand the motives and ambitions of another, will create sympathyof thought, which is of untold value. Tact, or knowing how to say anddo the right thing in the right place, so as to give pleasure andavoid giving offense, is a gift which no woman can afford to lack. Itsabsence, however, is an occasion, not for depression or despair, butfor thoughtful endeavor until the desired trait is supplied. Eloquenceof speech, together with the two qualities just described, enables manya woman to so present a subject as to gain important concessions.
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