By John Philips, Gent.
Introduction, 486. Avoid the first occasions of discord, 487.
There should be a conformity of tastes and manners, 488. The wife
must prefer the society of her husband to that of all others, 488.
The husband must avoid a morose, imperious behavior, 489. Let all
things be managed with the consent of both parties, 489. The wife,
if limited in expenses, must cheerfully submit, 490. She must not
chide her husband before others, 490. She should study to reflect
his character, 490. She should share his recreations and his cares,
491. If the husband takes another woman on an excursion of pleasure,
let not the wife show anger, 491. The caresses of conjugal life
should be proffered by the husband only, 492. A wife must have no
private friendships, 492. _Meum et tuum_ must have no place
in married life, 493. The petty altercations of man and wife, if
of daily occurrence, render the connection insupportable, 494. The
parties immediately concerned can best tell where the shoe pinches,
494. A wife wins her husband’s affection most readily by sweetness
of disposition, 494. The wife should make a proper use of her
mirror, 495. A woman is adorned more by discretion, humility, and
modesty, than by gold or diamonds, 495. Anger and reproach should be
banished from the household, 496. A wife must not be a slut, 496. She
should avoid affectation and being over nice, 497. She should avoid
extravagance in dress, 497. She should guard her lips in the hearing
of strangers, 498. She must not attempt to control her husband,
498. The husband’s government must be that of love, 498. The wife
should so gain her husband’s love as not to lessen his affection
for his mother, 499. When the husband is in a passion, it is best
for the wife to hold her peace, 500. Women are rarely jealous of
their husbands when other women let them alone, 501. Let the husband
abstain from unlawful embraces, 503. Let him respect and honor his
wife, 504. Concluding counsels 505-507.