Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-08
VOL. XII.
THE MODEL HUSBAND.

| The Model Husband must not find unceas;n,
fault with his wife's dress-that is, he mus
endeavor to be consistent in his criticisms. anc
Tnen ne mas ridlculed her out of wearing thir
snoes, ne must not prOvOkingly amuse himsel
with the "clickety -clack, clicketv. .cIack - ~
thlck boots, nor constantly remind her of the
dangers OF bunions from heels He must moi
| eaii high dress prudish, and low one i'm.
modest' lie must not dub mutton Leg
AWKWARD, coat sleeve silly, and a flowing
one ABSURD, because it is always dipping in
the dishes He must not tell her that she
''cannot have n new dress-she must make her
Old one dO-he cannot afford it :" and when
she has furnished it up to the best of her abil-
| lty, remark to her. How dowdy Won looked
my dear, last evening. What a lovely woman
that elegant Mrs. Simpson is, and what hand
some silk she wore! Really, she has the best
taste of any lady know -
tie must not rail at her desire to show her
pretty ancles, when her skirts are two INCHES
from the ground, and accuse her of "sweepipg
the streets when she lengthens them down
neither call her n ''shad," and perbaps a
shadow, when she wears one petticOat, and
a hogshead, balloon, a puff ball, when she
aids few more. He must not affirm that be
abominates tight-lacing. and yet betray an in
ciination to span all the slender waists he meets
with his arm. He must not declare that she is
killing herself with that weight of skirts unon
hCr hips, and constantly, wittiy and outrage
ousiy jest about " that thing :" when she frames
herself In the airy criDoline. He must not tell
her that he ''despises a blue stocking and
sneer at her for a little Ounce because She does
not know Greek character from an Egyptian
hierOglyphic. In short, he must not have a
habit of remarking about six times a day. that
"all women are born FOOLS
Moreover, the truly model husband will NOT.
because he has had ill-luck with his business
matters through the day. come home to the
bosom OF his expectant family with a frown
upon his brow. kick the dog, box Harry's ears.
affect not to see his wife's rosy mouth ready
for kiss find fault with the tea and toast.
send for the cook out of the kitchen, TO COM
plain that she had buttered mullins instead of
watfieS, on that particular day, and finally
subside sullenly into his slippers and news
paper.
lie will always give his wife money when she
asks for 1t, and never think of asking. What
did you do with that quarter of dollar gave
you last week, my lOve2' He never reouests
her mot to have that everlasting Mrs. Rattle
to tea again, when he knows that estimable
little lady is his wife's dearest friend. He eats
cold dinners on Monday and is thankful He
brings home beautiful present on every ami
versary day of his marriage, and does not for
get his wife's birthday. He pays the bills. and
buys the childrens shoes, without saving he
wishes he were single again He does not
smoke his cigar under the shadow of the parlor
curtains, nor call his wife to leave the little bib
she is sewing upon, and come up to the third
hO0r, to take his clean handkerchief out of the
corner of the draw for him. He does not con-
slider missing button the very greatest wrong
a married man can suffer.