The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10

have two daughters not yet in their teens and they
both know how to cook, boasts proud father,
who is at the head of great business institution and
whose home is in California.
"My wife and are going to make it safe for girls
to marry poor hope to leave my children well pro-
vided for when die but that is always uncertain If
girls cook they practically independent of prop
erty inheritance They certain to find husbands and
they will be cherished by their husbands for the wife
who knows how to cook rarely fails to find domestic
happiness
Everything else being equal - this thinking father
continued, 1--WE will prefer to have daughters marry
poor men, 1t has been observation that the poor boy
makes the best husband. He shows his strength and
courage when he contracts the great responsibility of
taking wife. He looks upon his wife actual life
partner He appreciates her efforts to do her share If
she cant cook, she is failure at the START
That's sound sense ism Tit! Fortunate girls to possess
such parens Fortunate boys to have in prospect such
wives!
How many mothers and fathers especially of the cities
much concerned about their daughters education in
the domestic artsa Some, but not many The daughters
and kettles Poor girls from grammar school into
the shop office. Many of the latter follow in later life
the natural domestic tendency and learn how cook but
too many hope to marry who will be able to employ
a cook pay board for two.
lis it not fact that the marriage contract in spirit ii
not in letter. calls upon the bride to make good home
for the ead-winner But girls rush compacenty into
marriage with full knowledge of the fact that they
unprepared to accept their share of the responsibility
hey proceed at once to make testing tubes Of their hu
bands stomach while practcing the really difficult art
of cooking.
What does the world say of man who contracts to
perform service and fails to make good his contract?
He is rated Irresponsible He foreits his contract He
is embarrassed before the business world
Then, how about the who fails to comply with
the spirit OF her marriage conractq Of course senti-
ment may protect her. She will take the macadanized
biscuits from the and fall upon her husbands neck
and weep And he will say during the first year, any
way: Cheer up, honey; really didn't want biscuits
for breakfast, anyway
But will he think that? Will he not think: You are
falling down on your contract Your mother either failed
TO properly advise you you either dsinclned
properly educate yourself you incapable of learn
ing provide for you, but you fail to provide for me- 1t
is unfair.
Can any mother, loving her daughter, afford to have
son-lnfaw harbor such criticism?
The to prevent such dsaser-for such it is almost
certain to bes for mothers to educate their girls prac
tca They send their boys out to learn arts and trades
that will be useful They their daughters with
knowledge of doubtful USE
Almost every girl at time in her fe has an op-
portuny to learn how to cook. To neglect that oppor
tunity or to shrk it, is to pile up probable future regret
1t is short step from the first quarrel over tough
steak to jealous suspicion and shorter step from zeal
ousy to the divorce court.
" Marry poor man." the California father advises
lie has good argument. We would say however: Marry
the man you love- rich poor but be prepared to make
comfortable home for him and know your business as
he knows his