She should be intelligent, but not more intelligent than any man she wants to find her charming.
She should have interests outside her home, but not to the neglect of her home or family.
She should be able to carry her share of the load, but never give her husband the idea that she is self-sufficient.
She should be interested in clothes, but not to the point of extravagant.
She should have a good disposition, but not be so easygoing that her husband and children impose on her.
She should be ready and willing to help her husband get ahead, but she should never push him.
She should be a good housekeeper, but not such a perfectionist that the house she keeps isn't a real home.
She should try to look as young as possible, without looking ridiculous.
She should be a person in her own right, but not to the point of overshadowing her husband or her children.
She should do what is expected of her socially, yet not get her husband so involved with social affairs that he doesn't get enough rest.
She should have a sense of humor but not get a reputation as a wit. Men are afraid of witty women.
She should work hard enough to get everything done she wants to do, but not so hard that she often admits to being tired.
She should try to guard her husband's health, but never to the point of nagging him about it.
She should understand her husband but not let him feel to too well understood to be comfortable.
A woman can never afford to go all out. She always has to strive to hit a happy medium.
