The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-26
GIRLS GIVE IDEAL
OF THE HUSBAND
Male Member of Domestic
Sketch Must Be Manly
And Authoritative.
MANY WRITE TO A PASTOR
ONE WOMAN SAYS HER HUSBAND
MUST MAKE A GOOD LIVING, AN.
OTHER SAYS SHE MUST HAVE
TWO HATS ANNUALLY.
MANY WRITE TO A PASTOR

Chicago, April 26.-More than 100
Chicago girls, pretty, vivacious, and
fairly well to do, want husbands-that
is, IL they can find the right ones. The
responses of these young women. de-
scribing their ideal man, were read
last night Mt the Halsted Street Insti-
tutional church by the Rev. d. ID.
Vaughan. pastor of the congregation,
during the course of sermon ON "The
Model Husband"
A majority of the young women
writer's surprised both the pastor and
audience by stating positively that
they wanted their husband to be the
head boss" They also declared it
some wealthy. talented. or a swell
dresser But was insisted in every
case that he be a man who was capable
of real love. The word love- was
in most of the letters.
The feminine candidate for matri-
monial honors, also were practically
agreed that their future better halves"
must be good hearted, kind, and affec.
tionate." Business or professional
men were not preferred by most OF the
young women. but clean. honest men
who make clean money" were desired.
Pastor Asks Nine Questions.
Dr. Vaughan secured the opinions Of
the young women by sending out a
letter in which he expressed his desire
to get the opinion Of thoughtful wo-
men on the subject. and then pro-
pounded the following questions re-
garding the model husband:
/. Do you want him to be the head
of the house?
2. Do you want him to always fol-
low your bidding?
8. Do you want him to give his
time to succeed in business or to his
homer
4. Do you care whether he loves you
or do you merely want home?
s. Do you prefer q business or q
professional man?
s. Must he be wealthy?
Z. Must he be handsome?
9. Must he be a swell dresser?
8. Must he be educated or talented :?
Must BE ''Ne", Not a."
the question whether the model hus-
band" should be educated or talented.
"He must be educated enough to
make an honest living and be interest
ed enough In the affairs Of his country
to make . good citizen and compete
with men in the middle class. Some
day hope to fall in love with man.
~ man, who will love me and treat
me as his equal. and be chum as
we'll as q husband. Some men forget
they have better hail. and speak Of
s. me- and mine instead of 'ours,'
U.S. and we"
Another matrimonial aspirant de-
clared her husband must not necessa-
rily be wealthy But" she continu-
ed, "he must be able to buy me q $25
hat twice every season. And he need
not be a swell dresser. but he must be
extremely neat"
One girl said she wanted her hus-
band to love her all the time, and that
It was necessary for him to be Meth
odist in religion, prohibition in poll
tics. and intensely interested in mis-
sionary work. She also wanted him
TO be agreeable. unseifish and thought
full Of detail.
The pastor, in his sermon. described
the model husband as q man who did
not drink. smoke. chew. swear. or stay
out late Of nights. He also said that
no girl should marry a man who had
"sown wild oats" Next Sunday night
he will preach on the subject Of The
Model Wife"