Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-21
MANAGING A HUSBAND.
A Few Words of Practical Experience from
n Wheeling Lady.

A Few w Orus OF
Wheeling Lady.
An article in the REGISTER OF December
y entitled Managing Husband" attracted
a great deal of attention and comment
among the ladies. A well known Wheeling
lady writes that she has read the article
and says: :,
The writer set forth that wife should
ALWAYS have d good, well served dinner PFC.
pared for her husband should always De
dressed in his fayoritc color, always be cheer
1pl never intrude household cares upon
him, never ask for anything I'll! he was we"
filed &c.
Ali very good advice, and almost any
woman would take delight IN following IT,
were not husbands so much like the P,9 IN
the fable. who devoured the acorn3 without
once looking up at or thinking about lhe
tree which showered them down SO a6Hnl-
antlv. The foregoing may souu! harsh
and of course there are husbands to "houi
It does not apply, but on the other mana
there are many, very macy 70 "ni ~.
it does: men who provide noer""y
for their wires, rarely speak uukinu'y TO
them. and would be shocked II any suggest
cd, that they were not good husbands
nevertheless they accept all the ioY" anu
devotion that can be showered on them, as
matter of course and give no sign OF any
thing of the kind in return: though prop
atty ifany calamity or sickness bei1l Inc
vita they would wake 20 the fact that she
needed some other support than what
money would buy. boarded in a house
once where lust such q husband resided.
He WAS handsome man, hon able and up
rirbt in all his dealings with his fellows,
and the wife was considered fortunate IN
Dosessinr so inestimable treasure. she
WAS plain and rather sensitive. on the subject
Int being a sensible person she made her
locl, of beauty as attractive as possible by
neat and becoming dress. Her house was
ALWAYS clean, and her dinners good ana
well served. The husband came IN ana
greeted her careiesRly if dinner were not
muite ready, would sink into the easy chair
| which was always ready for him, pull out
| the evening paper and be oblivious to every
| thing EXCEPT 90 its columns, till dinner was
announced. After partaking Of this eN,
ceIlent meal he generally clapped
on his hat and of he went, leaving his wife
TO stars at her spinster boarder (tor there
were no children in this house on whom 10
lavish her heart), and admire her neat and
| incoming dress herself. Well, being OF 4
emile nature and somewhat of phl!oSo'
pher. she accepted her lot and looked upon
il as the fate tia; Cod lad ordained for her
uron this planet whether she had hop" OF
hsing visibly loved in the lie to come
rrcS rot. | used to thiuk We're ! III her
,lpcc. | woull walk OF once in while, let
>>;;rrcr care for ilself-ii it could and
make m;self desirable by scarcity.
Ady;co 70 wives is a very good thing and
many of them need mach OF it; but on the
cher hand would !! not " ve!l to CIV
,rsLands a few crumbs also: E"T Instance
he husband l have spoken Of should b.
advised to once in while show his aPpre
,.a;icn cf his wite's effort to please him, h
| I',uN notice the "boS Of ribbon o! the
yv}or he likes, that for his sake she h'
1T on. and once in while omoEment thj
iavoritc dish that is marvel Of skill an
trouble. which she may have been an hour
in preparing and which he devOurs in five
minutes, he should take an interest in wha
interests her, confde in her, let her kno"
how he stands financially, and am sure he
will never regret it, providing he he's no
married born fool, and only few women
are that.
might 20 on with much more advice
IN, knowing men FESTIVE under anything o
lie kind content myself with the above
lew hints