The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-13
BRIDES University" of Philadelphia
ISFrOWnGd on BY Chicago Women
Some See Good in the Scheme, But Others Think
Graduate Too Good for Mere Man.

There is a brides university in Phil
adelphia, a school where prospective
brides are given postgraduate courses IN
the at Of pleasing and managing a hus-
band, and the following are the cap
tions of the fourteen chapters that must
be mastered by all graduates:
Be cheerful.
Practice repose
Feed him substantially.
Train your servants well.
Spend your money prudentIy.
Keep the home bright and comfort
able.
Keen little household worries to your
self.
Re ready always for the unexpected
friend.
Divide your time between baby and
husband
Re interested in his business and in
his pleasure.
Take pains to be an entertaining.
cheerful, and interested companion.
BE as careful I'm your attire and as
anxious to please rs before marriage.
Encourage YOUR husband 70 spend at
least one night n week at the club with
the bows"
Encourage him to bring his friends
home and have at least one "man's''
room. where he can entertain with per-
feet freedom.
The Chicago Chronicle saws the chi
cagO women are not a unit in their be
LET that school Of that sort would
thrive I'm that city.
The men nowadays want no made-tO-
order bride" is the comment Of Mrs. J
lC. Ames. an officer and one of the most
prominent members of the Chicago
chapter Of the Daughters of the Amer
One Wants to Attend
The very thing I wish that I had
an opportunity 20 attend that school. -
IS the comment Of a prospective bride
at the Hall House.
"A bride that possessed all Of these
virtues would be too near perfection 10
be happy with any mere man." says
DR.. Frances Dickinson.
Not for me" says Miss Agnes Hen
dry. a belle Of the west side. ANY
time that I have TO go TO school 20
learn how to manage a man II viii be
me TO the nunnery." And Miss Hendry
might have been queen Of the West
AIedisOn Street carnival il she had per
mitted her male friends to spend their
nickels for votes instead Of for ice cream
soda
MIS-. AEleS was the TrSt approached On
the subject. She was given a prOspec-
tus- She carefully read the captions Of
the fourteen chapters.
Sees Ruin of Happiness.
Men don't want made-to-order brides
these days" she said mo. I hardly
believe that such a school would thrive
in Chicago There would be no spon-
taniety. The bride would look cheer
full just she had been taught 10 look
at school. The husband would immcdi-
ately wonder whether she was really
pleased with him or whether she WAS
following rule two OF chapter one She
would practice repose. Again would the
torturing thought visit the husband.
Was the repose natural or because rule
three Of chapter two said sO2 No, am
certain that it would be a failure. Any
girl with common sense and lots Of IL
would make a better wife than the
graduate of a brides university"
The prospective bride at the Hull
House came next. She is a pretty girl
of nineteen. Even now she is planning
her trousseau. She looked down the
list.
Lets see. Rule BE cheerful OF
course she began. Second-Practice
repOse. Absolutely essential. Now
what's No 3?
Feed him substantially"
why, Of course. That must be taught.
Whoever heard Of any man being ideal
~ happy when he was hungry Now,
what's the fourth?"