Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-27
SOME DONTs FOR HUSBANDS.
Invaluable Advice for Seekers Aftel
Domestic Happiness.
Chicago Herald.

Invaluable Advice for Seekers After
Domestic Happiness.
Chicago Herald.
Don't trouble yourself to be on
hand promptly at your meals. Your
wife will keep your supper as warm
as toast in the oven for you. She en-
Joys your hardness. Don't hurry.
It's vulgar TO hurry.
Don't begin to eat your breakfast as
soon as you sit down to the table.
Bury yourself in the mornings paper
first for about fifteen minutes; then
your breakfast will be nice and cold
and less liable to give you the dys-
pepsia- Your wife enjoys eating hers
In silence and then watching you bolt
yours. 1t increases feminine anna
bility.
Don't hesitate to remark on the
thinness of the coffee and the tough
ness of the steak. Remarks on the
dement's of the food are encouraging
conpiished cook may thereby be
made of an inexperienced and amla5le
wife.
Doa't hang up the towel when you
have finished using it Toss it light
ly to the top of picture frame or on
to the headboard of the bedstead.
Your wife expects to put it in the
clothes hamper, anyway, and by the
time she has walked few yards on
the bed-springs. or joyfully rescued it
from the picture, she will be pleas
antly reminded of the hamper and Of
you!
Don't forget to kick up a row if
your buttons are not all on and your
underwear in perfect order.
Don't spare any pains to encourage
habits of domesticity in your wife.
Manly exertions in this direction have
been known TO transform light
hearted girl into an Incompatible
housekeeper.
Don't allow the presence of com
pany TO Interfere with your aPprecla-
ton of your wife's perfection in house
keeping. If you see dust on the man
tleplece, wipe it carefully away with
your pocket handkerchief. You will
at once inspire your friends with ad
miration for your thoroughness.
Don't be tied -mouthed about affairs
in your home. If the cook puts too
much butter on the steak, call her in
at once aud repri mand her IN stem
torian tones. You support the house
and it is your privilege. Don't forget
that you are the captain.
| Don't feel any hesitancy In INCUR
ing of your wife what she did with
the 50 you gave her four weeks ago.
CareleSsness in momentary matters
has been known to engender extrava-
gance OF q very serious nature IN
women. Never forget the old saying
that "a woman can throw out Of the
back window with a spoon more than
a man can pitch into the front door
with a shovel" and "willful waste
breeds woeful want"
Don't contract habit Of telling
your wife where you go VIXEN you are
out nights. The female is very sus
ceptible, and what she don't know
won't trouble her.
Don't fail to break up few articles
Of furniture the first time she reads
one of your letters or looks in your
pockets. The exercise may not be
agreeable, but the impression you
make may do you good turn in the
future, as she is liable to find some
thing she would not approve of.
Don't trouble yourself to look very
thoroughly fer anything you can't
find, because you might find 1t and
thus interfere with her prerogative.
Don't refuse an invitation TO the
theatre on your wife's account. Don't
mind about sending her word, and 60
right from your place of business.
She will conclude by 10 o'clock that
you are not coming anyway; and if
she sits up and rocks the baby till IL
she will be more glad to see you when
you do come.
Don't deny yourself the pleasure of
being we'll dressed at all times. You
are business man, and 1t is your duty.
To be a man among men 1t is neceS-
sasy that you be well dressed. If
your family loye you they will desire
you to look a gentleman at whatever
sacrifice of comforts and necessaries
on their part.
Don't contract the habit of waking
easily. You will be often annoyed
by the children if you do; and when
your wife rises in the morning. to build
the fire she feels as fresh as a bird,
and she loves to see you enjoying the
refreshing slumber of an innocent
child. Don't let her know you are
awake.
Don't allow your wife to handle
any money in running the house.
Pay all the bills yourself, and then
you know just where all the money
goes to. Women are not experienced
in monetary matters. They are liable
to pay their lady friends car fare, aud
they are fond of ribbons. Some are
even addicted to foreign missionaries.
Don't he too much interested in
your wife's ailments. Headache,
neuralgia, and pains in the back are
common to the feminine constitution.
Tell her so, and in times she may be
come quite heroic. Sympathy gene
rates hypochondria in many cases.
Always suggest disordeted liver-it
may have a soothing influence.
Don't permit your wife to question
the propriety of your drinking with
your friends. Ask her why does she
drink teal "Tea2" Eyes, tear That
is a knock down argument. Tea will
fetch her.