Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-05-30
Men Material ~
* and Immaterial

(By Helen Rowland I'm Kansas City
Starr
"Oh," exclaimed Kitty, waving her
hand enthusiastically toward bright
green lettuce patch, shimmering III
the afternoon sunlight, what does
that remind you OFF,
"Dinner" l cried promptly, fiicking
the pony's ear.
Kitty dropped her hands in her
lap and regarded me shudderingly.
knew on the instant that what 1
should have said was "a Boldini color
sketch" or "a Pannier pastel'-but
it was too late.
MEN she remarked in her most
frigid "I-scorn-thee" manner, ARE 50
materiall"
That's better" retorted cheer
fully. dropping my whip in the
socket, than being-lmmaterial, Tor
instance" .t
witheringly, ito be both. / suppose
she continued with fine scorn, 'that
a pink sky would remind you or
broiled lobster" 49,,
"Neapolitan ice cream or strawberry
And a daisy field would suggest
lemon meringue pie; and green tor-
est. Romaine salad; and flock OF
sheep braised mutton; and a noun
Tin cans!" 1 broke in enthusiast
ugh" Kitty blew the ends of her
chiffon veil out of her mouth ana
tried to look haughtily disdainful.
But" 1 continued with deter
mination to look on the cheertui
side of the thing, lit doesn't matter
so much about mans being ma
fa1
Most of them," exclaimed kitty
''are wooden"
Not at ALL" ] objected, "some of
them are iron; and others are mush
or putty
"or brass" put in Kitty, with
significant glance at me.
"Or bricks" / added, Tor all WOOL
"You can.t make an impression on
a wooden man." interrupted Kitty,
attempting 10 return to the original
Not without boring him.
And then" she sighed. 'you usual
ly find that he is hollow. pity
women who are married to wooden
''Do you know any?" 1 inquired
Lots of them," returned Kitty
promptly Most husbands nowadays
are merely part of the furniture
"As for that" l argued, obstinateiy
ait is an awful poor woman VINO
wants a head nowadays. The major
ity of them prefer an annex TO loru
and master. And even the mos
shrinking of them are willing to mar
ry on the cooperative plan"
''The-what? Kitty disentanglec
herself from her chiffon streamer'
and looked up at me inquiringly.
THE mutual business arrange
ment." / explained, whereby hus'
band and wife share labors, the costs
the profits and-the honors. Lool
at the women IN downtown office.
who have husbands tucked away
somewhere. and the society men who
are living in houses owned by theil
wives and riding in automobiles paic
for by their fathers-in-law. A Wo'
man doesn't seem to seek a husband
any longer for his useful qualities
but for his decorative possibilities
She picks out a helpmeet as she
would a newell post or mantelpiece
for his imposing front and his gen
eral attractiveness-
And according To his cut and
color, rather than his weight pu
And for such purposes" l agreed
"a wooden one win do as well as any
other
Until" rejoined Kitty cyuically
"she needs something 20 lean ON an,
cling 10 and discovers she has only
a stump
"a vine can cling as gracefully
a stump as 10 a live tree, ] ayerre.
promptly. And. besides I added
"clinglng has gone out of fashion
except as "a pose. Women can sup
port themselves, i'm most cases, bet
ter than men can support them. am
they've long ago lost the shrinkin
disposition that made them need rea
protection
Then what do they want hus
bands for al all % asked Kitty blunt
ly.
"I suppose" 7 returned sOothingly
because "a home isn't complete with
out one-any more than H. Is withou
a cuckoo clock or "a cat. HUSBAND
adds 20 the appearance OF domesti
establishment He gives Il prestige
He Il a handy object with which [
threaten the janitor and keep Tn