Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12

sands OF homes, the degree OF
seryitude entered upon at the altar og
an equal number of thousands OF oeVoteo
husbands, and the course OF lie mapped
out by every fair and blushing bride VINO
is led to the altar from June to Deem
her and from December until june
And. moreover, the matter is comph-
Gated by the fact that the regular or
code answers as given out by experts
the world over differ as the dark from
the daylight or as tho delicatessen store
doughnut from the kind that mother
used to make.
Some Of those who deal with tho SUD-
ject from the point of view. as II WERE
of an expert declare that before ever the
silver edge is worn of the honeymoon
the bride should make 1t clear that she
will stand no nonsense; that she knows
her rights, and, knowing. dare MAINTAIN
them.
She should, declares this class OF home
happifiers, impress 1t earnestly anu oi zen
unon the young and plastic mind OF her
husband that late hours, the use OF Moo
tine in any form and the habit, acquired
perchance, in earlier and bachelor days
of flirting the eyes will no longer De toll
Grated, but that, on the other mana, ne
will be encouraged in all laudabie pur-
suits, such as arriving, every evening, at
the portal of his home on ample time
for dinner and remaining for the re-
mainder Of the evening WITHIN tnal por
tai except when emerging for decorous
strolls in company of said wife; ana
learning as rapidly as his mere masculine
intelligence will permit the art OF button
ing wife one-piece frocks, up the BACK
without undue eXertiOn on her part.
The wife. these experts declare, who
permits her husband to get out or naho'
to develop a desire to pursue MS own
courses in any matter connected WIN
the happy home, is greatly to be blamed
responsibility If this young man should
90 wrong His wifes management,
they solemnly state, sis the rock upon
which must be founded the husbands
character.
On the other hand. other experts de-
clare this view to be too severe ana
drastic They urge that the bride should
take care that she does not by too siren
uous measures alarm her pray-er-ner
husband. That instead she should meet
him with a smile when he comes home
In the evening. have ready for him
pretty kiss and a complete course dln-
ner. and not until he has become the
happy recipient of both. and has arranged
himself afterward with an eye to COM
fort and his evening cigar. should the
real task Of managing him begin
Then, these advocates OF milder
measures argue. the wife should perch
lightly upon his knee, Irvine her snowy
arms lovingly about his neck. smile into
his eyes and thereupon proceed to slip
over any little matter she may have In
mind.
Others again urge that the proper way
to manage a husband is to feed him.
Nothing they declare. 80 induces
man to seek his happy home on time as
the certainty that when he gets there he
will find awaiting him good meal.
Give your husband" they urge. AL the
delicacies of the season. Feed him. feed
him." they cry. land then all the sirens
that ever sirened will sing their songs
in vain, nor can the frisky bunch Of the
old boys stir his gradually growing
girth.'
Then, again. certain of the advisory
sisterhood sigh, "A man is just a big
child If you would manage him-and
manage him you must, else he will never
develop into all that nature meant him
to be-you must proceed along child
culture lines. You must remember that
under no circumstances is he to be trust
ed to know what is good for him. And
yet, remembering that he is a mere child,
he must, under no circumstances, be