Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
TO MARRIED WOMEN,


Address by New York Cynic to the
Lad1es-"HOw to Make Home Happy"
DO remember that you are married to
man and not god; be prepared for i'm
projections.
DO anticipate the discovery of your hus-
band that you are "onIy a woman" if
you were not he would not care about
you.
Do bear in mind that popular preach
er often has wife; have some regards for
her feelings
Do, once in a way, let 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, cur
tains or complexion.
Do be reasonable; it is a great deal to
ask under some circumstances, but do try;
reasonable women are rare-be rare.
Do resist your neighbor's encroach-
mentS.
Do refuse to tell your home worries to
your closest friend; they are nodody's
business but your own.
Do be dignifed; keep your place and
make your associates and dependents
keep theirs.
Do remembr that servants are made
of the same material as you are; a little
coarser grained, perhaps, but the same
IN essentials; ''one touch Of nature 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 any
way, and you may save her a lifelong
misery.
Do 70 rget your clothes as much as
possible.
Do try and forget yourself. as or
your husband, forget that you married
him, and remember that he married you;
he will then probably do the reverse.
Do, if friend drops in occasionally,
leave things just as they are. If the tidy
is off the chair back, what does itmatter?
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 it will keep
him out of mischief and-quiet. If your
curtains smell after it let the air blow
through the room.
Do let him read the newspaper at the
breakfast table. 1t is unsociable, but
then it is only trife after all, and he
likes it.
Do let him know more than you do
once in a while. It keeps up his self re-
spect, 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 everybody,
yourself included, know exactly how
much you have to spend, and save some
thing out oft if you can.
Do date your letters.
Do have an open fire if you can man
age it, and do have the hearth swept up
every time Goals are put on.
Do be courageous; do be selfrespect-
ing; do be a sensible woman, and not
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 novels
or cook books.
Do remember that the interest of life is
not centered in your home circle; do
familiarize yourself with outside events.
Do read something in the papers be-
sides fashion notes and society columns;
have some knowledge Of what is going
on in foreign countries.
Do be companion to your husband, if
he is a wise man; and if he is not, try to
make him become your companion;
raise his standard; do not let him lower
yours.
Do respect your husbands prejudices;
do respect his relations, especially his
mother; she is not the less his mother be-
cause she is your mother-in-laW; she
loved him before you did.