The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-11-17
SOUND ADVICE FOR MEN.
The Woman's Side of It-Converse of
the Proposition That the Wife
Sho Id Not Burden Husband
With Household Duties.


the Proposition That the Wife
Sho Id Not Burden Husband
With Household Duties.
Beginning away back with st. Pau
lent in the churches, the so-calleI
weaker sex have been exhorted, ad
vised and ridiculed; and a long lis
of conduct of the negative sort mappa,
out beginning with DON'T, and a,
equally lengthy array of the positive
sort, starting with DO.
And all this sage advice applies il
turn to maid and wife, debutante an(
dowager.
Now what's sauce for the goose Is
sauce for the gander. Why not some
advice to men?
Are you one of those men who con
tinually leave their personal belong.
ings, their hats, canes, coats or slippers
wherever they've happened last to use
them?
Do you smoke your cigar in the par.
lor and let the ashes fall wheresoe' er
they will, and that, too, after the regu-
lar Friday cleaning? And you en-
deavor to placate your wife with that
superior sophistry about cigar ashes
keeping out moths.
Do you bury yourself in the morn
ing paper, even reading while eating,
while your wife sits silent at the head
of tn table? Do you exclaim, or
,chuckle, or swear softly at the latest,
news, without sharing your informa-.
ton with her?
Do you compliment the little wo-
man when you are enjoying one of
your good dinners, or do you find fault
If the morning coffee is just the least
bit, below standard, though the pre-
vious twenty-five mornings you have
drunk the amber liquid Of SURPRISING
excellence?
Do you notice the new gown that
has cost her days Of thought and. ef-
fort? Or do you say You women
spend a whole lot Of unnecessary
thought and time upon Clothes" and
then take your new top-coat, back to
the tailor the sixth time because at
doesn't set just rght?"
Do you surprise your wife occa-
by getting seats at the theatre
and giving her a surprise party Of
two? Or do you say cav, go to the
matinee if you want to see the show.
I'll go to the ball game?
Do you tell her of your plans, your
work, your perplexities? Do you
share with her your hopes and fears
Do you let her know Of the real life
you lead so many hours each day?
Or do you turn her questions with a
,rief 'Women know nothing ABOUT
business. 1t will only worry you?
Do you sometimes take her in your
arms and say Little woman, you are
| good wife-a real helpmeet."? Do
you ever tell her the things you did in
he sweetheart days? Or 40 you let
t CO.. thinking "She knows that any
way"
The woman's field Of labor, big man,
s narrow and circumscribed. 1t is
bounded, ordinarily, by. the walls of
he house, and the needs Of the chill
lren. This is her province and she
tories in. it. But know that she
llso longs for contact with the big
world, for the mental stimulus that
ONES from daily association with men
nd affairs, for the joy Of recognized
for services rendered.
Because she is your wife,, because
he has entered into the domestic life,
hese things are denied her..
Can't you be generous to- the little
oman? Can't you welcome her into
our larger life? Can't you make her
our real comrade-your' truss help
leet?