The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08
THEY NET At DINNER.
soae Views About Nasrtmeny-rAe
Points Of view-The Tyranny az
Some HusAanas-Wives Ce1nsel-
ed sewise Coskery-Her HAIR was
Her Own.

Mary was giving me her latest views re-
garoing matriraony yesterday. It's .
theme she rather likes TO dwell upon oc-
casionaily, and one thar IS always inter-
esting 10 me. for Mary rarely repeats her
self. An opinion held by her today IS aps
TO be SO changed by circumstances. or
feelings. or some incomprehensihie rear
rsnxement Of her thoughts that when sha
brings IL Out the day after tomorrow II is
a perfect stranger 10 you, and you have
the novelty OF meeting a new acuuaint.
snce. Not week ago she admitted to me.
after spending day with young Mrs.
CooingS. that after all she believed IL was
rather nice TO be married and have u
pretty home. and a darling little baby.
and some man that thought you were JUST
about perfect. TO love YOU" She said that
although people said and wrote such
dreadful things nowadays she felt sure
there were plenty good and true men In
the wcr}<f--hhe Edward Cooings. for In
stance-though. OF course. he was noe
quite TO her taste. though he made Eva =
good husband. and X somebody she loved
awfuliy well asked her 10 marry him
she would consent.
You know It's an isnobae fate. after
all. TO be an Old maid People always
think you never had a chance 10 get
married. and even some careworn wo-
men with nine children and drunken
husband will say OF You. with conde-
scending pity. All, poor thing. she's an
old maid "
I agreed with her that the position Of
being an ''unappropria,ed blessing Ger.
tainly had It's Disadvantages.
Yes" went on the convert. "it's all
very we'll while you're young and pretty.
and get all the attention you wish ous
by and by. no doubt. when you get tired
of going here and there, and You see all
the other girls married. IL must give ons
a doleful sort OF feeling. don't you think
and an expression that augured well for
the hopes of the ornament of one OF tina
branches of a certain bank dawned in
Mary's pensive eyes And this was only
on Tuesday. remember.
Yesterday she came TO inform me that
her opinions regarding the welded state
had undergone an entire change. She said
that in her mind marriage was nothing
but slavery" and assured ne that no pos.
sibie consideration could ever induce her
70 enter its Gespicable bonds. Men were
mean. dstestaole tyrants. etc--hut ]
won't 90 over it all. Mary gets rather car
ried away by her subjects sometimes.
Suffice II that l gathered that the hopes
OF the ornament Of that certain hank
might De doomed TO disappointment
should the views OF her upon whom they
were fixed not alter considerably. I feis
sorry for the ornament, he's a youta !
take an interest In
change Of front. this TRADE against mis-
cradle, monstrous. contemplate man. to
which YOU are treating me?' inquired I.
presently.
u stayed to dinner At Mr.. Smiths LAST
night. responded my friend. with gloomy
tersaness.
oh said r. vaguely. not quite seeing
the point of her reply. and then-a biz
irritated by her continued silcnce-"they
must have given you something uncom.
monty bad for dinner.''
Thank goodness. I don't care what
have 20 eat-snd the meal was good
enough. though Mr.. Smith found all sorts
Of fault with things. He's perfect crank.
that man; dietatorial. domineering. grun.
py. We are all very intimate you know.
so he didn't trouble TO put on his bes.
company manners for my benefit When
he same IN he Scolded because the house
Vas too warm-said IL was funny how all
women liked 10 cook themseives.' When
she opt ned window he complained that
the draught was enough TO blow the hair
OF ones head Made an awful row be-
cause some paper he thought he had lef,
in certain place wasn't there-said she
must have let tfle chIldren tear fl up'-
and afterwards found Ii In another
pocket. She brought his slippers.
and ran around at his call lks
a little dog and he took IL all
y
dinner that he really oatshone himself
The soup was cold. and the joint over
done. why did she always have pota-
toes cooked the one wayT and What
kind Of sauce was that on the cauil-
nowerT tthe sauce was rather lumpy.
but what about III. II was strange she
couldn't remember that he didn't like
lemon navoring.' and If that was the bess
coffee the cook could make. she ought to
be given her walking ticket. II sounded
80 small to hear a great man making such
a fuss over his foodt'
I had TO admit that Mr.. Smiths con-
versationaI efforts. reported BY MARY.
were not very edffying. Perhaps the din
ner was bad" suggested. I've sone
sympathy with a man at the mercy OF .
constituencies cook"
what made troubs@ IN the garden of
EdenT Something Eve gave Adam 10 eat
And down through the ages the wrong
dong OF the first woman has followed her
daughters through countless generations,
and today the latest man complains OF his
wife bstteriy. as did the first. that she
gives him to eat OF things that he
shouldn't taste.
If man selected his wife for che excel
lenee OF her domestic virtues. and her GER
titled ability TO construct good cakes ana
pies instead Of choosing her for the shape
OF her nose or the fascinating dsmpie IN
her cheek. things might gradually I'm
prove for him, and dinner presently attain
that dignity and prominence IN the mind
feminine that n ~ 80 well worthy Of hold
ing. The wise mother OF today who has
her daughters Happiness In mind certain
" tries to teach her a smatfersns OF do
nsestfc economy. that she may be able 20.
in some degree. hold things together sn =
house of her own Al she same time that
s. rot allowed 90 interfere with more i'm
portans matters. II II only = side issue.
The wise mother rssassxes thar II her
daughter doesn't take plenty Of time 70
curl her hasr. anf learn 20 dance grace
fully. and play golf and tennis and gen.
orally make herself fascinating and agree
able. there - very little prospect of her
ever having home OF her own 20 preside
over. . husband 10 do Justice to-exrege
u may be some prAr,scai-mfpded widower
with ten children who wants an mex
perssive hous~k~erer. This beeng the case
what wonder - many lives are wrecked
on 'she reef OF woman's woe'--dinner If
woman would only appreciate the sacred
ness Of her obligations tn this matter, arf
realize rhat her husbands ssornsrh viii sse
hers 20 ctferssn long after his heart may
have strayed from her keeping. the TIM
portance of IL might be borne in upon
her-
'-oh. Love FOR a year, a week, a day.
But the dinner. the dinner comes every
day"
And al this wandering 9tssertatsoa Just
because Mary found exception TO Mr..
Smiths remarks about what was yet be-
fore him. is's MISUNDERSTANDING Mail
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