The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-30

son, yet she takes his reasoning into
hand; she has none Of the sterling quail
tiles called common sense, vet she man
ages his home, his children, his comings
IN and goings out and his estate after he
has done with it; she has neither thlift
nor foresight, nor generalshIp, nor aoiI-
ity to work simple sums, yet she does
all of his buying and the whole world
is built pretty much to her tastes, whims
and prejudices. The average man swinks
and swelters six days in the week, max
ing as much money as he can and con-
siderable hubbub beside. 1t would seem
a logical conclusion that the average
man, having made the money, should
spend 1t. AS matter of fact he does
no such thing. From the time Of his
rising at dawn unto the time of his re-
turning to bed the average man spends
about one-twentieth Of the money that
goes out of his income for housing and
subsistence He Is intrusted with the
purchase Of some of his clothing, his
smoking material, the tools and applian-
ces he uses in his office or at work, and
generally under protest-a greater or
lesser amount of strong drink Within
that narrow circle he ranges, AMI whea
he tries to go beyond 1t his tether brings
him up roundly. Neither his bed ncr his
bedchamber is furnished with a single ar
ticle Of his own choosing; he may have
penchant for wheat breakfast food
rather than for oats, yet he never selects
the brand; no bit of tin or copper or Chi
ma ware is Of his selection, and when he
! goes away to Office work the mach.n-
cry of the household that is put in oper-
| alton has no cog or lever Of his devising.
! He may be called upon for his opinion
! of a carpet sweeper or a pillow-sham
| holder or a parlor lamp, but he is rather
! in the plight of the comic weekly mis-
cir Ie IT.
! ing roasted, boiled or fricasseed Though
he gain his very livelihood in the MAX
| ing Of or traffcking in these things yet
| he will starve unless he keeps his eye
! upon the ultimate buyer and user of
| them all-the woman.
| If he goes out in the evening to ball
| or lecture or theater, he is more than
| likely to go under orders. His wife wears
! thrice the value of his evening or bust
ness suit-wear, wearer and wearing be-
| ing alike mystery beyond his solving.
| If he stays home and reads he will be
| driven to one of her novels after he has
! surrendered the evening paper, while
| when his little pause for summer rest
| comes round, he goes to a place that she
| has selected. If, by some accident, there
| should be money enough to warrant a
trip to Europe or visit to some ones
folks" there is seldom any dispute as
| to who is to go. Or If there be
Woman spends Observation-Disclosures of
| her husbands money in every commun
| ity, whether her lord be millionaire or
ditch digger, and in the spending she
| sets the laws Of the markets of the
| world.
! Woman, however, is a natural spender.
| Early in life her mother or her grand
| mother or her elder sisters take her out
! on expeditions and initiate her in the
mysteries and wiles of those who stand
| in the market place. She has no false
shame. When she and the woman who
| lives next door go into the ice cream
| parlor they make sure that their dissi-
| patton is to cost no more than cents.
She will beat the butcher down cents
! and throw his meat in his face If It does
not come up to her standard. She buys
only after she has had a sample and
made comparisons with all other samples
she can gather. With her, purchases
are matter of estimates; he who would
have her patronage would better enter
into figures at once. She viii stand an
hour in Smiths grocery, taste and pinch
and delve into the very vitals of his
ware and then. for the matter of a
penny, go away to Browns and spend
her cents. She lives according to a