The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
STURDY OAK STYLE OF WIFE
Consensus OF Taste In Chicago as In.
dlcated by Pastor vaushn's
Young Men.

young Men.
ChicaEo.-Having discovered wha'
the average girl wants in the way of
a husband, the Rev. d. ID. Vaughn, of
the Halsted Street Church, learned
from three score single men, com
muBicants of his church, what they
thought would be about right in the
wife line.
On Sunday he propounded these
questions to the men and asked for
written replies:
Must she be pretty?"
Must she be good cook and q
neat hoIsekeeper?"
Must she be stylish?"
Must she be vivacious, or quiet?"
Must she be a society or a home
glrl?"
Must she be college GRADUATED"
Must she be talented-piano, elo-
cution, Scr"
DO you prefer new woman or
the old-fashioned kind?"
Must she have good disposition"
May she be club woman, re.
former, or be interested in politics?"
do you want a twining ivy or a
sturdy oak?"
After analyzing the replies the pas
tor said:
THE men are opposed to the collie
giate girl. Very few have a word to
say in her favor. They are also
against the stylish girl. They want
neatness but are afraid Of style. The
majority favor the sturdy oak rath.
er than the 'clinging vine Their
ideal may also be : club woman and
interested in politics and reforms. She
need not be pretty nor a good cook
They believe she can quickly learn to
cook, but she must not wear big hats
Extremes indicate lack of independ-
ence.
II am surprised at the number who
say they will take new woman. The
present hipless gowns are barred on
IT, ideal wife. Almost all favored vi
loves home, but yet not neglecting the
society Of others. One man wrote:
She must take an interest in home.
church and baseball
"Of college graduates they wrote:
No, she would be too much for me.
They know 1t all, and that would new.
er do-her line of conversation would
be too strong.
Piano players were not in demand.
I can buy pianola and a phono-
graph wrote q score. "'Still. piano
player would not be bad to cheer me
up when am sad All wanted cheer.
full temperaments, with humor and
geniality."
Pastor Vaughn also sent out to his
congregation these questions on what
constitutes an Ideal Family"
What ought to be the minimum
amount OF income on which young
man marries?"
Ought there be law restricting
marriage when the income falls below
this minimum"
''Who ought to carry the pocketbook
the husband or the wife?"
Ought one to buy on time or wait
until he has the cash?"
Ought parents to sacrifice them
selves for their children to the point
of indulgence?"
"Is lying to children to enforce
obedience or for any other cause justi-
fable?"
rs it right for parents to open their
children's mail?"
Here is composite picture Of the
ideal home, according to DR.. Vaughn's
The wife has as much right to the
money as the husband.
Positively no credit must be con.
Parents must never sacrifice them
selves to the point Of indulgence.
Force children to be obedient, with
a hope of reward, and be free in ex.
pressing your love for them.
Children should never be lied to in
order to force them to be obedient;
never burden the older children with
the younger ones.
The sisters should never be obliged
to give up school for the brothers.
Brothers and sisters should treat
each other alike and favors at home
should not be governed according to
their sex.
Children have no right to be paid
for the work they do at home.