The Washington herald., 1920-03-19
A young woman writes:

A young woman writes:
Can you tell me any way by
which a girl can tell what sort
of a husband a man will make?
II is not enough to know that a
man Is moral. and upright. and
industrious, for have observed
that many men who are models of
all the virtues as men. are also
horrible warnings against what a
husband should be.
Nor is it enough for a man to
be charming. and companionable,
and generous, for have seen many
a man who was a fascinator before
marriage turn into a dummy after
marriage, and more than one of
my friends is pinching and econo-
mizing to pay for the presents her
husband layished on her when he
was counting her.
It's no particular trick to judge
men. but how can a girl tell what
kind OF a husband a man will
maker"
She can't. There is no acid test
that is infallible that you can ap-
ply to a man and see what sort
of husband material he is, for there
are good men who are bad hus-
bands. and bad men who are good
husbands. and how a man will re-
act to matrimony is one of the
mysteries that nobody can solve.
Granting, however. that a girl has
let her fancy fall upon one who
| is a gentleman and a regular fell
low. there are several small tests
that she may use which will go
a long ways towards giving her
his number as a husband.
First, let her observe his at
| titude toward those under him.
Let her take note Of whether
he is genial. and kindly. and human
/ towards walters, and taxi cab
drivers. and street car conductors
and others that serve him, or
whether he is arrogant. and inso-
lent. and overbearing with them
Nothing will give her a better
4 idea of how he will treat his wife
A sweetheart may be goddess on
a pedestal and worshipped as such
but the minute she becomes q
mans wife she climbs down and
off and becomes his dependent
She is in his grip. He can treat
her pretty much as he pleases. His
attitude towards her makes her
happiness or her misery, and il
she wants to know whether he will
be kind to hef and tender, and
considerate she .an find out by
seeing how he treats others who
are in his power.
No man can have a finer testi-
| monial to his character than to
be adored by chambermaids, and
be a hero to his office boy, and to
have those who serve him do i,
with a smile. Nor is there any
condemnation of man more
sweeping than for him to be hated
and feared by his employees.
Second. observe your man closely
when he takes you out to a res.
taurant. Marry no man who does
not like to eat because the cook
ing stove is a wife's best friend
and she can conjure more with a
good dinner than she can with all
the arts of all the sirens, but
there is a difference between the
man who enjoys his food. and the
man who is pernickity about il
II he eats what is set before him
with relish, and asks no questions
you viii have a husband who will
be comfortable, and reasonable, and
easy to get along with, but If he has
10 nave just some one particular
table where the light is just so. and
there are no draughts, and if he
fusses over the menu, and tells the
waiter exactly how he wants ev-
Ierything cooked, and if he gets into
temper IL the service isn't per.
feet, and his evening is spoiled Il
there is grain too much or too lit
tie OF seasoning in his sauce, con-
slider well before you marry him
He will make the sort of a husband