The evening world., 1892-02-15
AWARDED TO "DoT."
She Wins the " How to Manage a
Husband" Contest Prize.
President Lozier, Of Sorosis, as
Judge, Renders the Decision.
nionship Held to BE the CHEZ
Requisite.
The Winning Letter.

The Winning Letter.
To n. Editor.
There 10 no need Of " mana cement" where love
sIists, and where there 10 no love all tho manage
ment in the world would effect nothing. Man e1-
poets happiness in his home life, and tho loving
wife knows we'll how TO supply that luxury not by
srtifos but By honest open sud womanly methods.
She need not tell him Of her petty trials, because
he will discover them Of his own accord and share
them willingly. No slave to him should she be-
and . true man would not allow it-but true wife
sharing his pleasures taking pride:in hts advance
ment. soothing him In sorrow aud giving him the
warmth and kiudred-loving fellowship for which he
sought her.
When disputes arise she should, IL convinced Of
right. maintain her point for when the argument
has passed the husband will respect her all the
more.
Husband and wife are grown too old to play at
children in schemes and artihce to MAINTAIN the
marriage bond Shame to the wife compelled to
feed" wear bangs, frills and paint to hold him.
There should be perfect frankness and honesty,
and the wife to manage" her husband must hrst
love him. Dor
sorosis having started the query. "How
Shall Husband Be Managed2" 1t seemed the
most natural thing In the world to ask that
she decide THE EVENING WORLD contest and
award the gold prize to the woman Offering
the best solution, according to the conditions
governing the discussion.
On investigation 1t was found that the next
meeting does not occur till April, and as sus-
pense is as bad as the Russian grip, the Hus-
band Editor directed that the President OF
the Club be invited as special favor to the
thousands OF women who have discussed the
question In these columns to review the
mass Of letters already published, pass judg-
ment and name the winner OF the double
eagle.
Mrs Higley, Secretary OF sorosis, did not
come down to the drawing-room when
called-busy evidently on some brain-racking
theme-for as she hunted round her desk for
the Presidents address I could hear the
papers rafting with ideas. But I excused
her, hurried up to West Seventy-eighth
street, asked for Mrs Jennie N. Lozier ard
was ushered into the breakfast parlor, cold,
pale and trembling with fear.
NO one heard ne enter, and there re-
mained for some time, q spy In the camp OF
domestic happiness. The head OF the family
had just laid aside the paper and, with his
wife and daughter, was discussing the news
OF the day.
"There is something profoundly tragic" he
was saying. "in the contrariety OF human
nature. Man and mind are Us unlike as chalk
and cheese. A mother writes q book telling
the world how to develop the physical and
spiritual life OF the child and her own son is
q polished villain before he is a man-as
hard-hearted, cold-blooded and cool-headed a
knave as ever was schooled, loved or trusted
py woman; he was fiend in gentle form
ana there Is powerful sermon In every year
OF his young but dtabolical life" ,
The young lady and the young matron lis
ten and think ana talk about the fallacy OF
unconditional education and the rrailty OF
human nature. The wife and mother is lit
tie woman, strong, sympathetic, sweet and
very sincere. There is nothing nippant about
her and not trace Of the Intellectual
superiority apprehend.
1t never occurs to me that this gracious,
nute.voiced little woman is the President OF
anything but the happiness OF the man and
girl at her side, and when the maid comes
back and says:
"That IL Mrs. Lozer," am dumb with sur
prise.
Certainly" she says, II will read what
the women have TO say in the discussion for
TEE EVENING WORLDS prize. 1t is a subject
In which think every reasoning man and
was seriously and earnestly discussed, and It
erieved the members to see the lippant view
the newspapers took OF 1t.
my, what q lot OF lettersv she exclaimed
when the selected contributions from the
mass of publication was handed to her. Then.
glancing at her husband, =" Here, my dear, it
VIII do you good to help me review the
opinions on the management OF your SEX"
Qtf and tatl.
smile, and sigh little over the unwritten
stories OF loveiess married lives.
Finally she selected three letters, over
which there was the liveliest kind OF dis
cussion.
H"" thev are:
Fl - Practical Jersey Woman.
Trust IS sweet and confidence is union.
Remember these two things in your married
!; Lot your husband @ see that BY pleasing him
neat and attractive. Do not object TO his
smoking In the house, ana II you can AFFORD ID
take some magazines Keep up with the
times, and be companion TO him, which you
OF the day.
u he meets with reverses show your sym.
rathy by curtailing expenses. DO not make
lie burden 10 him because he is not getting
on In his business as well as you think he
might.
ABOVE all things avoid feelings OF petty
Jealousy. Nothing Will so soon lose a mans
nfInction as u Jealous woman.
rms method Is not IN impossible one.
I've 'oilOwcd u SIN years, and II | ain some
times tired and DO not always meet him
VAN smile" Cor ] am only humaul ] have
ne ne satisfaction OF knowing 1 have not lost
h's aHectioh. WIFE AND MOTHER,
East Orange, n. j.
Little sub.ie Flattery.
.. Ihs Editnr.