The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-02
'WHO. IS HEAD OF THE HOUSE IS
QUESTION UP FOR DISCUSSION
Variety Of Views Presented on.
This Subject.
DOMESTIC SERVICE PROBLEM
Claim That II Has Been Solved In London.
.Why Does Womsu Cry f"-liays
You a Pomunder ?-Foreign
Facts and Eads.

That woman known and loved in hfch-
mond as marion Harland," possessed of
vast deal OF sesc. both common and un-
common, has for may years been per-
son in authority to me. In my first house,
Keeping days Common Sense In the
Household, was my daily, almost by hour
~, book OF reference. If you remember.
in that valuable work she has something
to say to MRS. New Wife" of John and
his rights. Not a word does she say Of
subjects such as what proportion OF
mans earnings should constitute a vie
allowance" or her more recent (and silali
say more dangerously type Who is the
head of the houSe?"
It seems that the years have not adoed
pAudence to the virtues of this good Wo-=
man. The subject of allowance was. l
grant you, enc of interest and Importance
+ to wo men, hut like all other questions, 1t
had two Sides
This latter topic, WHO is the head Of
the house?" will doubtless cause heart-
nourlIngs and even family dissensions.
There can be no rude laid down upon this
subject although believe in a recent
case in court the learned judge declared in
favor of the wife Every woman knows
she is tile queen of the realm called home
and every man believes that he manages
the woman who manages the home, so
why disturb this happy condition of at
fairs by endless ard useless discussions:
Joseph 3. Glider writes:
ar walked down to dinner with I'M
wonted dignity. and seated myself grim
w at tho head of the table. 1t was a
round table, by The way, and to tell where
its head was. one had to observe where
Is the head of the house took his seat the
head of the house being. of course, the
man of the hous e-the dominant intclli-
gence-ihe ruling VIII.
That is mans opinion, Dut for an
11nprejudiced view ,ef a subject We always
ask the opinion of the third party, SO 1
will give you the following story:
There is a man who fancies he is the
mead Of tho house. This particular man
has several small children. and it pleases
him 10 discourse a. great deal on the train
ing Of the young.
"A few DAYS ago he had friends visiting
him. His two little sons began to play
about nosily. 1t is one Of his theories
that children should obey implicitly. and
he wanted his friends TO see how he car
1-ied il out in the training of his own
family.
eJohnny,' he said sternly, stop that
nose instantly
Johnny looked up in surprise; then
gyinned a little.
. 'Oh, Freddy he said to his brother,
as they went on with the noisy romp.
lust listen to papa trying to talk like
mamma.
The children of the house usually know
who rcigns supreme.
The home is a woman's kingdom, but
she should take the prince consort into
her confidence, and consult him as to i'm
portant questions affecting the welfare
of the Kingdom.
A husband in New York is asking the
silly question. ''Why does a woman cry
What a foolish man, Why shouldn't
woman cry If she wants to- This is
free country The ability to cry was given
to woman by an Ali-Wise Creator as a
safety-yalve. When the pin-pricks OF
daily life, the thousand and one things
that rasp a womans nerves, reach q
climax. the woman has 4 good cry. After
this letting off steam, as it were, she
comes forth calm and ready to take up
the cares Of life anew.
London claims TO have solved the veSed
question of domestic service. The idea
is Boston one, but has been improved
upon. There is now an English syndicate
which by means of travelling kitchens,
supplies its customers with hot meals
The staff of cooks includes East Indian
experts italian cooks and French chefs
1'he housekeeper orders FROM the extern
ssyc menu submitted TO her. For instance,
the distributing kitchens offer ninety-eight
varieties of salads.
When the ordered dinner has been pre-
nared, it is put in very best silver dishes
and packed in patent carriers. Each car