Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-06
MRS. SOLOMON SAYS:
BY Helen Rowland
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syndicate,
1nc.)
Being the Confessions of the Seventh
Hundredth Wife.
N ny DAUGHTER, by a mans dinner or
MI der shalt thou know him.
AVA For, as man eateth, so is he.

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Verify, the greatest study of womankind is
mans appetite; and in the restaurant, the
secrets of his soul are laid bare. Yet the
foolish continue to take counsel with a ouija
board.
I charge thee when man inviteth thee
forth to dine, take no heed of the things
which he SAITH but observe warily the things.
which he doeth. For by these signs shalt thou
read his history, his future and his middle
name"
dens Of the profiteers, and seek to dazzle
thee with his lavishness and his knowledge
Of cuisine? Doth he study the menu with the
savoir faire Of epicurian, selecting only
the rarest and most expensive dishes, where
Of thou canst not pronounce the name? Then
bid thee consider him not seriously. For he
is an "impressionist," seeking to make
"splurge."
So doeth he with all women. For he
doubteth not that the way to woman's
heart is a "buy-way!"
Doth he pass lightly over thy wishes, say
ing, "let me order for thee. little one, for |
know what shall delight thee?"
Then, I charge thee, think well before
thou weddest him! For. peradventure, he
shall dictate the color of his wife's hats, and
the brand of her tooth-powder, and the length
Of her skirts, and shall choose her politics
and her thoughts, and her opinions and her
morning newspaper for her. And not even
her letters shall be sacred from him! For
he is the petty tyrant of the hearthstone, who
ruleth over woman in all the little things
all the days of her life!
Doth he instruct the waiter concerning the
mixing of a salad and the flavoring of
sauce? Doth he wax fussy over the dinner
card? Doth he complain of the linen and
wipe his silver upon his napkin? Doth he
''pick" at his food and test it before eating?
Then, I say beware of him. For he is the
critic-on-the hearth, whom no wife can sue
coed in pleasing; and egg which is boiled
a minute too long shall plunge him into
make of him an "early martyr" All his days
will he snoop in the refrigerator and torment
the cook, and suggest ways of making filet-
of-sole from sardine and an old turnip; and
the women of his house shall know no peace.
Doth he bully the waiter, and call the
head waiter into consultation, and grown at
the BILL and protest to the proprietor? Then,
beloved, cast him out Of thy list forVer.
For he is the little observation-disclosures, and
his is the crouch that knoweth no brother!
But, if thou findest man who doeth none
of these things; who consulteth thy wishes
and ordereth cheerfully; who eateth with rel
ish whatsoever is set before him. and payeth
has bill without grumbling or complaint, l
charge thee, grapple him to thine heart Win
hooks of velvet!
For he, my daughter, is Of the tribe called
Irregular fellow"
Surely, surely if thou weddest him peace
and contentment shall follow thee all the
day. of thy life, and thou shalt dwell in the
house of good will forever.
For good digestion, good appetite and
good temper are the rocks whereupon is
builded that blessed thing, the perfect hus-
band!
Selah!