The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-06
What Makes an Ideal Husband?
Intelligence" Says Marie Chambers
nY MARIE CuAMnEKs

or all the charncterintica that an
Ideal husband should ponscHr.
would put first Intelligence" I put
~ first because. N husband has In.
telligcnco. he II likely 90 posses the
other qualities thnt 20 10 make a
successful husband.
Not by any means do mean that
ne must have Il college degree, or
that no must In any sense DO a
high brow" I mean he should be
broad. openmiudod, weiirchd, have a
knowledge Of men and things. an
ability 10 reason. DO respectful OF
tho opinions OF others. but capable
az defending his oWn beliefs and
acts. and be able 10 make use Of any
knowledge that he may acquire.
Lack OF intelligence on the part
81 both husband and wife r.. 10 my
mind. the cause of many unhappy
marriages. The intelligent man and
woman can find pleasure In each
others company. they can find com.
pnniunshlp IN books. IN nature. In
music, IN art TN anything LACK Of
money need not 4 "A cause VI uu.
happiness to the Intelligent couple
for "A walk in the woods IL aH In,
htfuctivs as more expensive enter.
htAtAfftfhs Nv ANN'iAAF'Wt nun mas
something To pass on 10 his chill,
dren. be viii understand his wife
better. aud life Will run more
smoothly There are many other
qualifications that perfect husband
should have. but first Of all would
place Intelligence aud understanding
Dear Miss Grey. what Is an ideal
huabandf To be ideal would be un'
earthly ! have been married ~
years and ! believe my husband IL
the nearest ideal OF any man / know
he IL my ideal IN every respect.
Now ! viii tell you why. When !
look back over these i5 short. happy
years 10 the time when ! wan a 20
year old bride. | believe the biggest
thing that stands out 90 make that
happiness In the fact that my hus-
band il not Jealous OF me.
was born and raised in Seattle,
and have spent my life here except
for three trips l have taken. Ny
husband came here only two years
before we were married. Naturally
y had many. many friends. among
them IA number OF young men.
have three older brothers and my
home WINS quite large and mother
and dad always Insisted that we do
most Of our visiting and entertaining
in the home.
There were ak young men who
we're frequent visitors Mt our home
and who were very fond Of me. and
now believe ! loved them more like
brothers. did not want 10 give
these friends UP. They were n part
of my life. I heHiiated 10 marry my
husband attic l knew he was the
one man In the world for me. Finally
told him that loved him MS "a
lover. while lowed these other boys
only as brothers. but they were
nearly as dear 90 me ms my own
brothers ana / was afraid II I mar.
rled l would DO cut out Of their
lives
lie jus, laughed and said: III you
love me. you must trust me. and
you know that ! love sou more than
anything olnc IN the world. aud con
scqurntly would not deprive you OF
anything that would make you
happy"
lilo has been true 20 those words
thru all thcao years. lie has Co
operated with mo tn making our
home attractive and hospitable 60
our friends. and my old friends have
become his old friends.
I believe. when a woman r. worthy
OF trust. 90 be trusted implicitly by
her husband means more than any
thing else TO her. MRS. HAPPY.