The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-24
WIVES CRITICIZED
AND PRAISED BY
CONTEST WRITERS
Male Contingent Presents
Varying Ideas Of QaaIlfica-
tons Sought in SpOuSeS
They Would Term Ideal.

Wives both good and bad, come yin
for both praise and criticism. IN q
number OF letters which havc been
sent in by the male contingent wrtans
for the why Change Your WtfF?'
competition. That wives arc as varied
In domestic qualifications as the winds
is 10 be gathered from the opinions G.
down by husbands and men who wouAi
ike to he husbands.
The qualifications sought by the men
In the ideal wife, range all the way rom
abstinence from the snappy, NampiTlsh
style Of colthing, described Gs OF the
Tow neck and the short skirt va
Tiety. to the wife who must not arp
snuff smoke clgarcts or drink intoNi-
eating liquors.
One entrant, writing OF his ideal OF a
wife, SAYS that she is the one he VIII
not marry, adding after stating that he
is divorced. that II am happier now
than | ever was IN my lite. KNOW
that | am not the only one Who mas
had a hard time and that more than
50 per cent OF the married men wish
they were single again
Il would not picture some phantom
idea, but ] would admire a tan, grace
full. blonde musician, who would love To
be loved, he educated and above re
proach ! would more than share the
troubles and give a double portion "i
the sweets u SWtH ~ N'llAAif " 49,
another man, who adds that II she is
found The News Scimitar send her the
first prize Of S2b and him her address
my ideal Of a husband Is one who
will wash the children for SUNDAY
school and II the wife is sick, will do
the family washing says another wife
who also adds that her husband must
be willing to do the cooking II ncc'S-
sary.
Looking for Cave Man.
Il admire a man for husband who
will stand up for his rights ana not
permit himself to he henpecked, writes
another woman who wants cave man
for o spouse
A man with mind for france
writes that a wife without love Is Hike
a check without a signature
Having been married Is years \ Zee
lthat / am speaking from eNperNnCe,
writes another man, who Describes
wives as very much like an amomo-
In part he says "They are. fine in
nnnearancc easily managed run
smoothly, low in upkeep cost, while
ngw, hut after few years or wear
and tear, they begin TO rattle cost q
rodd deal OF money for repairs ana
Eve lass service per dollar Of eNpendi
tnre until they get TO the point where
il is hard TO get any service out "i
them at all,
MY Ideal OF a hushdilu - oIe W.
loves has wife above all else in NE,
ana whAn he marries SO makes up his
mind that she is the best and dearest
treasure 0od gave him, and who VIII
nrotect and love her in after years as
In the first happy years ,,,,r,
Many lettSs ,, are e, d tillng the no gi2
and II Ia evident that several hundred
ietters will be apnsiderod in decitang
the winners Of TN cash prize ,t and the =,
20 theater prizes which are olterTd D!
The News Scmitar for the best LETTER
dealing with tho big question asked
and answered In Gecu DeMille's Reat
photoplay, Why Change Your VINO
now playing to capq city crowds attm
Strand theater.
The contest closeA Thursday might
May %, and those prizes which netSs
sarilv must be awarded before me
close Of the picture. WI be amounted
before the picture closEs Ms enggaGe-
ment. These prizes rauaye AL inc way
from season passes for two to donbl,
admission tickets