The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-02

| tears one who has 10. years worn the sabes OF
| grief, bore her testimony TO the happiness OF
| life with perfect husband, one whom to know
| was to admire and esteem. whom to love and De
| loved by was bliss unspeakaole, and whose
| memory was like q sweet perfume which must
| permeate her Whole life.
| "Uprightness, my dear" she said. sis one OF
| the first requisites for q true womans Ideal.
After that, ability, courage. tenderness and GOOD
| breeding have their places, and not one OF them
| can be left ont withou. leaving void In ner
heart and life" "weli." exclaimed another
lady, 'the first thing think of IL good stout
| stump to cling To- That's my idea OF model
| husband and decided shake oil the head
| said more than her words.
| "Dear. dear, do let me tell" cried we'll
| known society woman who is seen at all recep-
| tons, fairs and the like "a model husband
| should provide for his family literally; no
| should never complain of large bills; he should
| no: insist on his wife staying at home ana neg
| iecting her other duties; he should be READY
| with his blessing whenever suitable maIeh
| has been arranged for his daughter, ana ne
should be ready TO give her away in true fasherly
| fashion,
| There is one little woman on Tenth streetwho
| lives In a little paradise, and her views were
| suddenly requested. "Oh, my husband u
model, she answered. ale feels dreadfully 10
think ever have TO work at all. and he always
| insists on helping me. He waits on ne no"
| more carefully than when we were engaged,
and il really pays for the inconvenience OF being
| poorer than we used to be 20 know how kind
| and tender he can be.
| "There was never a better or more loving man
| than NY husband, said the wife OF a prominent
| physician, whose time 10 so taken I'D profes-
| sionalIy to leave very little TO enjoy with his
| family. But an ideal husband is not doctor,
| so therel His intentions are splendid, and we
| may plan and plan all sorts OF lovely times st
home or with our friends. and just as we are in
| the midst of /. there comes ring ct the teie-
| phone or at the bell, and of ne must go. and
| there am lett to get home the best way can,
| or to go on with my guests unaided oy him.
| But then"-with a proud look-"I would rather
be his wife and only see him FIVE minutes at
| time than to be married to any one else IN the
| whole wide world!'
SLOW about minister for husband?'' archly
asked a lady Of the wife of a busy Seattle di-
| vine.
depends upon the man back OF the minis
| ter" was the quick response.
"Some ministers are TO be Ininistered unto in
| their own homes. and some seem to have hearts
| so full of thought and care for others that 1t
| fills the home full Of the same spirit. Some OF
| the happiest families I have known, ana the
| most beloved and shielded wives have been
| those of ministers, but have also known many
| exactly the reverse. My own experiencel
| Heavenly minister-that is. my minister
! for me every time. He does not believe that l
| must be at the head OF every woman's meeting
| in the church. help him, but am not dragged
| into an unpleasantiy conspicuous position.
40, how pokyl' exclaimed a two months
| bride. "Charley and I have such beautiful
| timesl He has given me- ever so many lovely
| presents already. and he Is so proud when
look nice. He just loves TO take me out to drive
| and see erybody else get jealous He says
must never do one thing, for he wouldn't have
| my hands spoiled for the world, SO We are al
| ways going to board, and our honeymoon will
! last foreverl / couldn't stand anybody 30 SOL
! emn and serious as q deacon or minister, ana
| Ijust hate Housekeeping"
| On and on went the talk to the musical &c
| compartments of the teaspoons, and as the
ladies prepared to leave and return to the homes
| where so many model husbands would receive
| them, the writer curious to carry the inves-
tigation farther and see If women are all alike,
for it is safe to say that the opinions OF Seattle
| ladies represent pretty accurately the opinions
| of womankind the world over.
"What is your idea of q model husbandT L
asked a bright woman On Yesler avenue, snd
| she promptly answered: "One who does just as
his wife tells him." Then, in dellberative
| tone, she went on: zone who is good-sempered
| and kind. and does not expect his wife TO bear
all the burdens of the home. One who Is liberal
with his pocketbook and does not exact an ac-
count of every penny he gives her. A good
business man, too, II you please"
Mrs. B, lady of wealth and influence,
gave her opinion uufalteringly, and it was in
this wise: "a model husband is always loving
Love makes the world go round, you know. and
there is nothing that SO III bricates the wheels or
domestic machinery as the same old love that
made the early days so bright A man must be
strong and reliant. No woman wants to De
'ooks,' but some are obliged to be.
The next whose IDEAS were solicited Is one
whose married life stretches back over nearly
half century OF happy years. "Model hus-
ban m ada and not born she answered.
THAT is. they are not all born. Given young
man, with the true metal il him; let him marry
the right girl, and let them stand shoulder and
heart to heart, bearing and forbearing, and
always loving each other, and l am sure
that the result will be not only amodel hus-
band but model wife, model children and q
home which is a little piece OF heaven.
The next woman Isaw was one whose hus-
band is brought home in q cab night after night,
and whose face shows only too plainly thar the
glad, strong love of her girihood has lost its
color and faded like her cheeks. How could /
ask her such question?
After thinking it all over and comparing the
sayings of di ferent ones, have arrived at
several conclusions, which will proceed to set
forth.
First-Women want to be loved. Gbes with
out saving doesn't it? But they want to know
il day after day. and to have the evidences OF it
for a sauce to the hard prosaic affairs OF life.
Second-A model husband must be an all
around man. He may be full OF faults. but he
must BE- manly through and through.
Third-A model husband is one who always
commitments his wife on her pretty dresses and
bonnets A model husband rocks the babies,
sends his wife off charming little trips,
never finds fault ii the bread is sour tbut the
bread must not be sour otten), and keeps up his
end OF the home making generally. Finally,
and Of vital importance, model husbands must
be well bred. 1t makes no difference how great
a woman's love is for man, she cannot sit op-
posite him at the table and see him soak his
mustache in his coffee and go on utterly uncon-
scious OF the need OF napkin without feeling
OF repulsion. There are hundred and one lit.
tie things OF this kind which go far towards
keeping up domestic happiness, the value Of
which Is too lightly estimated. BEN
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