The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
To Married Women.

Express, evidently q crusty bachelor,
breaches as follows to married women:
Do remember that you are married
to a man and not TO n god; be prepared
for imperfections.
Do anticipate the discovery of your
husband that you are ''only woman"
If you were not he would not care about
you.
Do bear in mind that q popular
preacher often has a wife; have some
regard for her feelings.
Do, once in way, lot your husband
have the last word; it will crafty him
and be no particular loss to you.
Do let the sun into your home; a man
detests dark rooms, and his taste is of
more Importance than your carpets,
curtains or complexion.
Do be reasonable; it is great deal to
ask under some circumstances, but do
try; reasonable women are rare-bc
rare.
Do resist your neighbours encroach-
ments.
Do refuse to tell your home worries
TO your closest friend; they are no.
body's business but your own.
Do be dignitied; keep your place and
make your associates and dependents
keep theirs.
Do remember that servants are made
of the same material as you are; lit
tie coarser grained, perhaps, but the
same in essentials; lone touch of ma
ture makes the whole world kim"
Do respect their feelings and attach
ments; let the pretty parlor maid have
her lover openly; she will have him
anyway. and you may save her life
long misery.
Do forget your clothes as much as
possible.
Do try and forget yourself; rs for
your husband, forget that you married
him, and remember that he married
you; he will then probably do the re-
verse.
Do, if q friend drops in occasionally,
leave things just Us they are. If the I'll
dy is off the chair back, what does it
matterp A newspaper on the floor,
even, Is no absolute disgrace.
Do let your husband smoke If he
wants to. You can easily accustom
yourself to the smoke of his cigar, and
1t will keep him out of mischief and
quiet II your curtains smell after it
let the air blow through the room.
Do let him read the newspaper ut the
breakfast table. 1t is unsociable, but
then it is only trifle after all, and he
likes it.
Do let him know more than you do
once in a while. 1t keeps up his self
respect, and you will be none the worse
for admitting that you are not actually
infallible.
Do pay your servants regularly.
Do keep accounts; do live within your
allowance; do, for the sake of every
body, yourself included, know exactly
how much you have to spend, and save
something out of it If you can.
Do date your letters.
Do have an open fire If you can men,
age it, and do have the hearth swept
up every time Goals are put on.
Do be courageous; do be self-respect-
ing; do be q sensible woman, and not
a mere insane creature. pretty to look
at and of no further use.
Do wear real jewelry or none at all.
Do read something better than nov
els or cook books.
Do remember that the interest of life
is not conferred in your home circle; do
familiarize yourself with outside events.
Do read something in the papers be-
sides fashion notes and society COL
umns; have some knowledge of what
is going on in foreign countries.
Do be companion TO your husband,
if he is wise man. and If he is not, try
to make him become your companion;
raise his standard; do not let him low
er yours.
Do respect your husbands preju-
diccs; do respect his relations, espec-
tally his mother; she is not the less his
mother because she is your mother-in-
law; she loved him before you did.