The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-18
THE ENGLISH HUSBAND
MASTER OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN
FACT AS IN LAW.

own cOuntry-aud the estimate of the
law is obediently reflected 10y the fam
lily. In nine households out of ten the
best of everything is reserved for the
master" the best chair is placed i'm the
most comfortable corner of the fire
side and it would be little short OF
Sacrilege for wife or child to occupy
either. If the fare is plain there must
he something "tastey"-to use the Eng
lish eXpression-for the man of the
house. An English woman who lived
in London suburb said TO the writer:
The family dine upon leg of NUT
ton on sundays, and it comes upon the
table daily until it is all gone The
husband, in the meantime. dimes in
town, ordering the dishes he most pre-
ferS The greater part of the ocOno-
MIXING falls upon the wife: if rctrench-
ment is necessary her brougLam is
sacrificed, that her husband may retain
his cob. Everywhere i'm London. even
in the most fashionable quarters. cle-
gantly dressed men accompanied by
decidedly shabby women may he seen.
and it is the rule, rather than the
exception.
An Englishman's clothes are well
chosen and well made, while the dress
of his wife or daughter is very often
"a thing of shrcds and patches" 1t is
in her home however, that the English
woman particularly shines If the hus-
band is not abnormally domestic. as
frequently happens, taking her rightful
authority into his own hands In this
event she is only n humble subordinate.
who business il is To see that the
wishes OF her lord and master are car
ried out. The British husband and
father experimenting the purchase OF
4 gown mt the army and navy stores
told by The American girl in London. "
and his stern command. Fl will not
have YOU in stripes" is no Pigment of
the Imagination Such Incidents are
common enough. When the masculine
will takes this turn there is nothing
with which the head of the family"
does not meddle-thc gowns of wife
and daughter, The employment and dis
charge of servants. the ordering of the
five meals daily with which the Eng
lish constitution needs to be nourished
in the depressing dampness and chill
of the climate.
When not interfered with, the WON
en- of the educated classes. it may he
said, are practically trained for house
keeping; almost all are good account
ants, keeping Il careful note of every
farthing of expenditure. Even the
lodging and boarding house keeper
sends in the weekly bill-with it's puz-
zling list of extras properly set down
an illustration of accuracy and ingenui-
~ alike. They think it worth their
while TO consider saving q farthing n
pound upon a joint at butchers;
ha'penny a dozen upon The eggs at
the poulterer's, and all such matters
that the American housekecpcr so
often considers too petty to discuss
they never fail to bear i'm mind
The English method of rearing chill
dren, but for the fact that the daugh-
ters are too subsorvicnt to the sons.
Is altogether commendable The law
of primogcniture is partially response
bic for this. since the whole fabric
OF English society revoiyos around The
eldest son and heir
In q great many instances the educa-
ton of the daughters is curtailcd be-
cause the sons must he trained for pro
fcssionS by which they may earn "a liv-
ing. but il is hoped that the girls will
marry, and every effort is made by
the mother 10 secure suitable husbands
for them. There is no pretcnse of let
ting this important consideration take
care of itself; it is worked for and
planned for from the time the daugh-
ter reaches a manageable age Much
greater thought is given the where
Withal-the income for the maiute-
nance of the newly established family
than i'm the United States. and when
the wife's fortune is settled upon her
self and her children by the marriage
contract it cannot bc touched by the
husband or diverted from the objcc.
TO which IL is TO DE applied
English children if somewhat shy.
are delightful. Simple. natural. I'M
spoiled they are taught respect for
their elders and obedience TO their
parents from Inc time they are old
enough to understand anything I'm
% wcll-to-do family they are kept i'm
the nursery. except when their pres
eucc is requested Zoo the drawing room.
given plain food and dressed i'm sim-
pie, comfortable clothing They take
their meals AGO. regular hours. and have
% great deal OF Ouc0fdoor exercise
The position of working women OF
all classes is ONE off the important prob
loms off thc hour. There. as here. .hp
field of teaching is ovcrcr1wdod There