The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

they treat their wires about money E,v-
cry man, worthy o. the name. expects TO
support his family "hen he gets married
In reality, he probably does not object
10 doing it. He is perfectly well aware
that servants must be paid, supplies for
the table purchased. clothes bought, and
,hat children are apparently born for
ibe so.e purpose OF enriching the shoe
maker and the school book publisher Yet.
knowing all this, alb 'ut half the men you
know seem to take it as personal in
4ury and grievance when their wives
come to them for 'ney for the common
family needs. "Gre 1t snakes, you want
wash money again? they cry. what,
the ice out again! ou need half dollar
10 pay for getting >hnny's shoes mend
ed. BY George, I be leve you think l am
made of money" ; nd alas, for human
Irailty, the woman IS more than apt not
10 return the humble answer that extract
money and turns aN ~ wrath, but to re-
worker, and could IN a house without
money. she wouldn't be working for any
man for her board al d clothes-she would
be secretary of the reasury.
There are plenty of such homes-and
the men in them ere not necessarily mean
only thoughtless and inconsiderate-
where every single item of expense is
argued out at as much length as if il was
a Mississippi river improvement appro-
pIiatiou bill, and where a pair of shoes
can't be bought for the baby, or a cali
co frock for the wife, without a debate
thai is hot enough to leave a blister The
Inevitable result is continual friction that
spells disaster to the family, and the
very best thing any woman under such
circumstances can do. is to take her hus-
band as a boarder, charge him enough
TO run the house on, and spend the money
in peace and as she pleases. AS long as
she makes him comfortable he has no
more right to interfere in her manage
ment than he would with any other land
lady's methods. Women confide too much.
anyway There is no earthly use in tell
ing before hand everything one thinks
she is going to do. particularly if it is
liable to be objected to. Do it first, and
discuss it afterwards. Saw wood and say
nothing, is a wise motto for wives as
we'll as politicians.
Another advantage that many women
would gain if they could induce their
husbands to regard themselves more in
the light of a boarder and less in the
light OF a boss, would be very superior
article Of manners to that 10 which thew
are now accustomed. No man would
tnink, for minute, that because he paid
his board it gave him a right to sheer
at his landladys opinions. deride her
views, rldlcule her sentiments These are
privileges that matr'mony alone bestoWs
upon man, and pany a woman's fond
est dream of happiness is to wish that
her husband was as polite to her as he
Is to other ladies' He will listen with
apparently absorbed attention while an
other woman airs her views on the South
african war; he Is quick enough to re-
spond to another Woman's witticisn. but
let his wife undertake to expound the
political situation or tell a story, and
ne hasnt the slightest hesita ton in shut
ting her up by telling her that she doesn't
know what she is talking about, and that
hes read that joke in Punch during the
deluge '--o
Likewise, as a boarder, he might even
be reused to express some gratitude and
appreciation for the tireless devotion 20
ms interest, the unceasing study of his
pleasure and comfort, the love that never
!slIs' mat now. as a husband he takes
for granted. and doesn't think worth men
uonlng. SO, too, when he is sick He
reefs that he is at perfect liberty to re-
"ard his wife's sleepless nights. her wor-
~ and care, with grumbles and grnwls
uhd Ia temper, but he would never dare to
treat an angelic landlady who was nurs-
ing him, that way. He would feel that
ne never could repay such self-sacrifc-
ing, goodness, and besides he would he
AFRAID that if he didn to behave himself
sne would turn him over to a hired nurse
o4Iu go OH ana leave him.
nor would all the advantages be on the
slde OF the woman. Many a man would
nave everything to gain in being pro
moeeo from the rank of the husband TO
mat or the star boarder 1t cannot he
oenled that If there are cantankerous hus-
Dahds-and am talking now not of the
happily married. but of the disgruntled
ol Ooth sexes. TO whom matrimony has
Drought more kicks than ha'pence-there
nn0lGPFfll r1-ixr
women good women. in whom the moth
er Kills the wife, and who after the com
ing OF the first baby simply, exist for
their children.
Fashion now prescribes that the inter
va between an engag ment end mar
rage should he as short as poss BILE. ard
tnls is a sensible rule. Recently, however
marriage occurred within such shot
tline 81 the engagement that /, NAV be
80 ~ rave come off at EXPIRE Sc 50 ell
ne circumstances We're these: A YOU .
To'nan became engaged 10 a man who u
she dld not love- but WIS rea7y o mar V
Tor worldly advantage. Shortly bef-re me-
marriage she went. on Monday to stay
Win friends in the country Her dorca
was TO arrive al the same house on SIT
urday. During the week she mad the
acquaintance of another man. who vas
staying In the house, and. briefly III V
Tell violently in love-so Violently that the
slrl determined to throw over her fan q
ana marry the new man. SIZE fell that it
was impossible to await the a rival of her
nance under the circumst ances, and 20
she and her lover eloped by rail early
sunday morning and were married at
once.
Here is another curious matrimonial
story: young and handsome eng n -er
coming home TO London from Egypt, made
the acquaintance of a good looking, lively
woman on the liner. They got on well.
ana ne told her a great deal about him
sell. Among other things he ment~ ne
that ne had at one time had prosp cts of
wealth from a distant cousin but The lat
Yer mad married again, and dyi~g soon
atter, left all to his widow. "And I sun
pose you hate the widow" inquirsd lis
new friend. "Oh. no." rep'isd the young
man, laughing. MY parents d, but Wv
should ]? l was quite a boy at the tire,
ana did not understand l have always
oeen brought up TO work. and am 0oi g
well After all, a mans wife is more I :
MIN than all his relations. I dare say the
Old lady needs il more than I do, and she
can't be going TO enjoy ii much longer "
How old is she?" "Wel. l don't X ow
exactly; never saw her, but she mu=t be
decidedly elderly The old chap III
enough to be my grandfather. He died
ten'years ago, and he married some five
years before that" and you don't grud e
IL to her?" Not in the least" In he
course of the voyage the Acquaintance
gradually ripened and the result was an
engagement. Then the fiancee confided 20