The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-10
WIVES SHOULD RULE THEIR
OWN PROVINCE.

There are many kinds of husbands
but none worse than the interfering
man, that preposterous individual
who does not know his correct sphere
in the home.
He is we'll known, quite lot OF
married ladies have a sample of him
always on hand, and these ladies may
be said to be inflicted. This sort of
husband is just the kind of man no
woman desires to marry, but, alas!
he never shows up in his true light
until marriage is an accomplished
fact.
e- The interfering husband is a bit of
a despot; he always knows just how
things ought to be done, and his way
is right all the time.
He NEEDLES with his wife's ar
rangements, he tells her how to con-
duct her domestic duties, and most
unfortunately, he does not hesitate
to interfere with any servant who
may be on the premises. l have
known a husband whose chief de-
light was to take a peep into the
kitchen from time to time-he did
so in order to see that it was kept
in a condition satisfactory from his
own point of view. That sort of per-
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would say he's an old grandmother.
This sort of husband allows his
wife so much per month for house,
keeping expenses. Very good. Now,
when a husband hands over so much
per month for this purpose he should
know no more about 1.-THE spend
ing and the result at the months end
should be matters for the wife alone
and she should never trouble him
about it. But the interfering hus-
band does not so view matters; he
must have detailed account of how
the money has gone. No woman of
spirit can stand that long, and one
fine day rebellion sets in, and peace
in the house is broken up for the
time being, it even may be for good
The Interfering husband, too, in
terferes in other ways-he makes
a point of passing" or rejecting"
his wife's friends-this lady must
not come about the house, but that
other lady may be invited, and so on.
OF course it sometimes is hus-
bands duty to NEEDLE with his wife
in her selection of friends; say, for
instance, if a man knows that his
wife is taking up with dubious per-
sons. .... .....
Has this room been busted to-
day?"
Did Mary sweep out the hall this
morning? These curtains are not
we'll hung, my dear, and you must
put that rug a little nearer the fen
der, and that armchair should be
just over there, not here" That's
how the interfering husband goes on.
Or it may be that he tells his wife
what to order for dinner or supper,
and lays down the law as to furn-
ishings, and so forth-why, such a
man gets on the nerves, and makes
woman miserable. And there is
one thing that such a man forgets if
a servant or two be about the place
he is not aware as a rule that his
character is known all over the dis
trict. But it is, for servant can
not stand a master of this class
she let's other domestics know all
about him, and they in turn drop a
hint to their mistresses, and the mis-
tresses to the masters, and the mas
ters enjoy their joke over poor "old
| Brown, the old wife up the street,
you know" If only the interfering
husband knew how he was talked
about he would speedily mend his
ridiculous and annoying ways. Yet
any girl may be fated to wed such a
man-she who does so deserves pity
and sympathy, for she can never be
really happy with one of this tire
some, interfering brand.
The husband and wife should be
in harmony The wife's province Is
her home and his is his Office and
business. Let each trust the other
and there will be no interfering OF
stepping out of place in either case