The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-05-06

l admit that all wives should live
in Brooklyn. and l am sure few men
Will dispute the resulting corollary |
that all husbands should live in New |
York. Since the Bridge has but two |,
ends--a fixed habit with bridges
man with his natural chivalry would
naturally yield TO woman the safer
and sancr side OF it, The Spartans'
as nearly all OF US know, had a
theory that husbands and wives
should not occupy the same dwelling
house. SO that their meetings might
have all the glamour Of romantic
trysts.
Only yesterday very charming
and modern Frcnchwoman told me
of a still more modern friend she had
left in Paris. Madeleine" she SAID,
had a great talent Tor making hats
She started a little shop which has
become famous and extremely profit
able. Then she fell In love ana be-
came engaged. Her hance vas a
very rich man. and he urged her to
give up her shop. But she refused.
My hat shop is my liberty she told
him; 1 shall keep IL always And
they were married. Every morning
she is in her workroom at 3 o'clock.
i During her busy seasons she stays
| till after s. Her husband has an
! apartment on one moor of large
apartment house, while she lives on
/ another floor. Occasionally she asks
/ him TO dine with her. AS result,
at the end OF six years Of marriage,
| my friends are more in love than
thcy were at the beginning
| | tell this little tai" because Il
points n moral Illustrated in actual
life by Mrs. Havclock Ellis, who has
a cottage in Cornwall or Nat IN
London, hundreds OF miles from her
husbands home, Notwithstanding inc
fact that the Ell!scs are admittedly
much In love with each other.
This may no, be a feasible scheme,
save for exceptional people. but 1t has
merits.
The human male in captivity is not
an amiable animal, Perhaps he is
overfcd And one Of the most impor-
tant provisions OF a code for hus-
bands should be this:
Husbands. aroid the crouch oefore
meat
Does not every article OF advice to
wives begin with the injunction not
to sneak to Him be fore breakfast and
never 20 ask for money before dinner
Excellent COUNSEL Necessary coun-
sci, But. oh. how unnecessary Il
ought to he,
In the Bronx Too-and every othei
Zoo. perhaps --the lions and tigers
are not fed on Sunday, 20 keep then
from getting Tat and lazy and quarrel
some. Maybe we should none OF rs
be fed on the seventh day, wives
having n well known tendency to pu
on flesh and husbands to put OF
gloom. No one has ever been able I,
determine positively whether the
Gloom comes from the flesh or M
other way about. II is as puzzling "a
,he old chicken and egg proposition.
Perhaps tho most fatal as well "a
general falling OF husbands Is tn
tendency to make themselves censor
OF the conduct, morals and clothes
especially the clothes, Of their wives
MANY a woman would rather have he
morals doubted than her new dres
criticised adversely. II a HUSBAND
can't say something charming abou
his wife's appearance he had best Sa,
nothing at all, Have We not all beet
distressed AZ dinner parties by th'
spectacle Of n man signalling frantic
allv across the table TO his wife to IN
Form her--aud every body olSc--ths
her shoulder strap has skiddcd? Ilt,'
We not Sccn The hNud anguish OF hi
eye If 'ltcr on her short skirt edge
ever 80 slightly above the COnvcn
tlonal limit OF visible six stocking
II might no possible to have stocking
marked like medicine slasses-thIe'