The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-24
WOMAN AND HOME.
A wufs's POSSIBLE TROUBLES WITH
j HOUSEHOLD FINANCES.
The American Girl Compared with "''
r,,,ish sister Points About the Toilet
r...h,ne tho lille One. to Talk-Usc-
fnt Recipes for the Good Housewife

fnt Recipes for the Good Housewife
husband. lca. i buy everything that h
,scsed IN the house aud You have only &c
sncak 10 me II ,ou are in want OF pin money
Tia. doesn't srom 70 be a great hardship
wouldn't mind asking for money, II wa
sara of getting il without any further OK
criiOn
An wouldn't you good sir' Suppose your
.olf I'm tho piacc 81 a wife who. however Peticc
ami induced. H. expected 20 render strict ac
count of every trife she buys, or rather fancy
yourself telling her, because compelled py III,
NECESSITY II the case. Of every cent you speno
or personal uxurics' She may DIP INTO mel
n,,rse for caramcls. perfumes and howers
your cigars. luncheons and other marginal
expense foot up far larger dill.
First and last. in many otherwise happy
homes. there i "a good deal Of friction anc
CONSEQUENT discomfort with regard 10 inc
,,,araccment OF the finances Either there Is
moi money enough 10 warrant the style as
snmo,i or attempted, OF else husband ana "iie
do not agree perfectly about the spending o.
/, ar again. there is a lack Of oPenneSS about
the resources OF the married partners
Among wage earning classes this does mol
n often occur where toe husband quite oiter
nuts his weeks salary without reserve IN th'
hands Of his wife taking what she chooses tc
give him for spending money, ana leaving 'I
her the disposition Of whatever bis hard hand
labor mas gained
Whore however thoro is a fnctuating In
come and a man desires that his homo shail
prsSent brave front 70 the world making
q a.
yor business reasons, or tboo OF PERSONA
brile d rooily SHOW In the eyes Of his towns
r..onle aud acquaintance there Is often great
,,,.sfico done 10 wives Their eXtravaganc,
j. taken for granted 10y tho uninformed.
How shall! the wife Of a lawyer. doctor OF
business man know precisely how to arrange
b,r crtcnsas. u she is treated like chnd OF
pettcd dependent, told 20 buy whatever sh'
p,eas..s and send the bills % her husband she
in the meanwhile. uncertain how far she may
90. TN some DAY there Is mutter. rumDF
or a storm. when payment is asked; or when
a crash comes. she finds that she has 6eel
WALKING haedle,slv on a lava crust, with run
seothing under her feet
Entire and candid explanation Of the
finances Of the business firm, IN which nus
band and wife are partners, and the manage
ment % home affairs, according 10 Duslnes'
methods and IN a common sense way, woulc
relieve a great deal Of embarrassment anc
prevent no end Of annoyance and pain. Inc
most consiierate of husbands do not dream
dear. generous souls, Of the dislike which thu
most trustful aud loving wives feel whei
Obliged e. ask for money, unless II be directly
for purposes Of household economy. 1t Is The
oxe.,,fion thai prOVcs the rule. when. even
after years Of happy marriage wfe Is iouh'
who owns 70 10 dread in this regard, Is con
scious Of no reluctant averson-ieels abou'
her husbands purse AS she would about hel
own. Margaret L. Sangster in Once Week