The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
HOW. TO. CHOOSE
p HUSBAND
Is a Clubman a Safe Invest
menb- for a.eWoman !?
some Ruminatiors and suggestions
on an All Important SnhJect-EA
periea,e W.. Romance.

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1t is a great pity more girls cannot
4, %, their rat, in that type OF man who,
w.th the c>lscrience gained with ripened
wears. loses nonr 81 tie sentiment OF his
youth. II riIl. - hong as the world ways
saws rorutliy Maddox, be a question with
women IL ia is advis1blc Il la he a partner
IN life who has l,rt his youthful folles far
belund hi.I. Most of us agree that senti-
lueni. aft,r "a certain period, dies natural
death oI al hest but fickering flame Is
lert with which To light the fires upon
a8trimuny's altar.
Well" gruwls a cyniC. well, what or
"a g,.ssf.a T. a. fleeing INST BEFORE
th- ~un when common sense is turned on
1T. -Sentinent, indeed, HunrpiG
Many love affairs started IN eA'fe.ii'
vagih flourished to a green oid age ine
longer a man and wOna W.T." tastes III
harmony and hearts attune i've toEe'her
ileb.tt reliance rat, isgivento "ea yea "'u'
tbeta tie web OF unbroken harpihe~S'
Ana there - the odd fool. lie Is such
4, comfort 10 the feminine members "f
,,,.,etv who cota On tender love passages
al every .-ac, oi ia, game. who would DE
n,5rt broken 1T they could not enjoy lover
husbands.
N,fhprs with daughters Still 10 lie set
ii-a claim that ~ is mighty risky 10 give
+, f.,lorea child into the keeping OF a
waning man. that a huSha nd 10 lie any
kind OF a husband must have become m
,nirarclt to the wileS Of Clab life, etc
IL Is ,Iairied 10y many that CLUB men
belong to the younger set- Ifai oicef
men get over their e. ly insanihes re-
rars,ir,- good time" aud ate only too
,r..,r To settle down to fiIeside com
forts.
what a comical idea. stroll through
ANY large, city aud watch it's club men,
In Toncon they may be seen any fine
day. iauntilv swinging in and out Of the
PAN Mali clubhoussS, anda critical glance
VIII show that most Of the men are III thelt
rifttas and sixties. The same rule holds
GOOD an New York, in philadelphia ana III
all large citIes. II is the oldlooking boys
who keep dub life astir. Some of them
,n,,st have homes. and beautiful homes at
that some 90 them must have wives ana
heartifgl wives. too. why, they have
hepn club lnea for yeats, and they would
laugh to Scorn any notion q foISakihS
club faScinationS for feminine claims.
I heard q very sensible woman remark
the other day that for her part she consid-
cred the husband taken right in The irSt
flush Of youth the safest matrimonial IN
veStuent 1t Is not wise" said she. to Jet
a man get too biz taste OF freedom
Bachelors quarters are rulnp'ts 10 hustandly
devotion. As -sou a. the first glamour OF
the honeymoon wears Off there l. a hooking
backward and a hearty lOnging for the
good old days when as free a air, the
Benedict came and went untrameiled 10y
embarrassing questions
An tais seems very Worldly wise. | sup
pose We .ne.d such wisdom la order to &C
cepr life on q practical basis. club men,
according TO nay way of thinking. do seem
to take immense liberties with folEe hap
pines> by skipping OF at every possible OPP
parjuaity 90 the softly lighted, reStful quiet
Of TIE clubuan's shelter.
The alure.nents oi club appeal 10 me
I can easily unGerst ana how home at
fractions Of tse aF,treSt $sst4til 10 compete
with those furnished by club life. There
are - nany bright men to be enjoyed in
these palatiaI resorts. 4 man who is a
student can settle down with his favorite
author and not feel that the reproachful
ewes or iis wife hav, selected him as a tar
Get. Here is peace. Men adore peace. Here
i, relaxation. Men dearly love To toss aside
az irllsoms sense OF restriction and Just he
boys again.
If heue - home il ought not to Ice neces-
sary for O uan to trail u a club house to
relax" Women by the dozens would pass
in this opinion n asked for one.
Jgh How / shudder at the thought OF |
the amount % hustling on the part OF he 1
wife and mother who would supply her /
loId and ul}Ster with club comforts She 4
would he obliged To put the children to /
bed with the setting OF the sun Il know 1
only one lusther who doesj. she would be 1
obliged 10 lie awake halfthe night pla ming I
deliyaceS 10 tickle Ibis faded palate: she 4
could not open her mouth if She saw him 4
bury las hose in book and keep il there !
Tor hours At a time. What home angel /
size would have 10 becomci The strain /
would be too great. IN q precious little I.
Willie She would end in wishing hin cood.
speed every time he started clubward
II t. Nes, ! ina CINE, a great deal of grit
10 marry club man. Ifinclnpd t. be sell
fisf H"uf safest plan would be t. bring IN /
your husband in the way he should 90. In
other words marry him in his youth and I
with all tie subtletieS knownto a dauoliter
OF Mother Eve. train him to your way or
thinking. He may develop into a loyahlc
fir->i'l" communion. ana il is inst ,,>SilI,,
he may not.
Roinanoe-eXperience. Throughout the
world they a,ftf aF I
other. Sometimes. alas, not often. the
coordination is 3 perfect one and then the
mistress 81 il may with every rca ~sn esteem