Josephine Dodge Daskam, Fables for the Fair — 8. The Woman Who Made a Good Wife (1902)
“ THE WOMAN WHO MADE A GOOD WIFE THERE was once a Woman whose Fiancé was Exceedingly Particular. "Before I Establish You as the Eternal Arbitress of my Destiny," he said, "I should like you to Tell me Truly to what you Owe your Beautiful Complexion. I have a Deep—seated Horror of all Artificial Aids to such Beauty." "I Know Nothing of Them,” she replied, "Nor am I quite Certain, in Fact, to What you Refer. I rely on a Careful Diet, Regular Hours, Out-door Exercise, and Pears' Soap, which I have found Matchless for the Hands and Complexion." ”
