The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12

The American woman has solved prob
len, of the ayes for as "A wife enthroned
she proves that it Is not only possible TO
get something for nothing, but every day
of her life eNemplifc- what AN easy job
.he finds H. I was amused not long ago
by reading in The sun an article entitled
81" The British Husband at Homo, and. having
pas.ed a dozen years in the States, beg an
opportunity Of presenting some contrast
ing pictures Of cuujugal discipline in Yankee
land.
The mnle Briton may be as britally selfish
a. me Is painted. yet fancy in the long run
his mastqrfilness works less harm than
the rank spelling of wonankind In America.
LET mo cite one or two cn,es TO illustrate my
meaning
Nv 0rst Transatlantic host vas the owner
,nded,tor of a powerful Western newspaper
Ten, yenrs previously be had married a
,retty. vivacioua little creature, the pennl-
loss daughter of schoolmaster Their
establishment was conducted on a lavish
and luxurious scale and in extremely good
stvle
At dinner the first night noticed that a.
the different courses appeared my friend
-pffnftl df AlNlNs anu NtI'N ~ f'iin4 y ~ f7''''
ing cva upon the servant Madam on tho
contrary. was not only miracle OF french
modi-hne--. but wore an air Of complete
serenity while amusing us with gay clever
tax
Finally some dish went wrong and there
vas a munled explosion from the master
Thereupon the wife called my attention to
her husband asking if it we're possible Tor d
i1an to feel as worried az he looked
-Youknow. she remarked in airy fashion
Jimmie takes housekeeping much too
seriously II is often positively annoying
the way he frets and fuses over tribes
Al this point the editor rather apologlzed
for his distract manner, eIcusing hlmseli
IN the score Of having engaged a new stan
81 domestics and said he always found It a
nuisance breaking in cook and butler
simultaneously.
Yes. dear. that's true replied Mrs
Editor. in a tone of gentle reproof But
surely il is no reason for bringing vexations
~ the sort 70 the table. There are other
times and other places for dealing with such
,minteresting affairs and salving her re-
nonstrance with a coquettish smile she
left us to digest the world-old platitude.
Imagining, in the innocence OF my heart,
that my friends menace was unique, studied
re workings for one week, all the while in
state Of gasping amazement
By I O'Clock every morning the good soul
vasup and hard at il He wrote out menus
for the day, then went marketing for food
10 supply them. He audited and paid bills
engaged and dism Used servants. adjusted
domestic difficulties. looked for dust, and all
lut counted the silver / tell you it was
uilnstrous.
Tho poor wretch oonhdod TO me once
hat the control of his great newspaper was
ohild's play compared TO trying TO please
Pussy" in the Housekeeping. When
asked why in heavens name they did not
engage a woman to relieve him Of such con
founded responsibility, he told me his wife
had tried half dozen paid housekeepers
hut none OF them gave satisfaction and she
always fell back on him
As for Pussy / never found out what
she did beyond shopping, dressing and
gossipiug. There were a couple Of young
children in the family, and in addition TO the
ordinary nursing staff highly trained hos
pltal attendant was paid five guineas n week
10 keep a professional eye on the health
Of these youngsters. Madame informed mt
that this was necessary. as hey own highly
strung sensitive organization did not per
init Of the strain sudden illness might
entail
Now this is no fancy picture, nor doe
II Illustrate a solitary instance Of the an
kee mans uvorious attitude toward ms
mate in America, that paradise Of the softe
scx.
know n wealthy, influential New Yorl
banker who at Easter every year runs dow