Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-09

| band that you are "only q woman if you
were not he would not care about you.
| Do bear in mind that popular preacher
often has wife; have some regard for her
feelings.
Do, once in way, let your husband have
the last word; it will crafty him and be nc
particular loss to you.
Do let the sun into your home; man de
tests dark rooms, and his taste is of more inn
portance than your carpets, curtains or com.
plexion.
Do be reasonable; it is great deal to ask
under some circumstances but do try; rea
sonable women are rare-be rare
| Do resist your neighbor's encroachments.
| Do refuse to tell your home worries to
your closest friend; they are nobody's busi-
ness but your own
Do be digniied; keep your place and make
your associates and dependents keep theirs.
| Do remember that servants are made of
the same material as you are; little coarser-
grained, perhaps, but the same in essentials;
lone touch Of nature makes the whole world
kim"
Do respect their feelings and attachments;
let the pretty parlor maid have her lover
openly she will have him any way, and if
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| Do forget your clothes as much as possible.
Do try and forget yourself; as for 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. II the tidy is off the
chair back, what does it matter! A news
paper on the floor, even, is 10 absolute dis.
grace.
| 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 newspapers at the
breakfast-table 1t is unsociable, but then il
is only trifle after all, and he likes it.
Do let him know more than you do once in
while. 1t keeps up his self-respect and you
will be none the worse for admitting that
you are not exactly infallible.
Do pay your servants regularly.
Do keep accounts; do live within your al
lowance; do, for the sake of everybody,
yourself included, know exactly how much
you have to spend, and save something out OF
it if you can.
| 10 uate your letters.
Do have an open fire, if you can manage it
and do have the hearth swept up every time
Goals are put on.
Do be courageous; do be self-respecting
do be sensible woman, and not mere
inane creature, pretty to look at, and of no
| further Use.
Do wear real jewclry 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 familiar
ize yourself with outside events
Do read something in the papers besides
fashion notes and society columns; have
some knowledge of what is going on in for.
eign 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 stand
ard; 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 because she is
your mother-in-law; she loved him before
| you did.