Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-30

SOME GOOD ADVICE BIZ KITTY Lou.
Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1t was the
wish of English that Kitty Lou would
write on the subject that MeFeia and
Peterkins wrote on. In writing your let
ter you said ''men are not angels" Let
us have little talk and you'll see women
are no angels, yet we can think Of 80
many good women and good men.
Now, English, you have boys Of your
own. You are young yet, and have the
opportunity to talk to your boys so they
will make good husbands. That is where
most of the trouble lies. 1t is in the
home training. Boys are boys, men are
boys grown up, and were they to have
their own mother and sisters to be with
them always they would always be nice
boys. Men know so little of Women
only to fall in love with them. l don't
think mothers really feel that they want
their sons wife to suffer through them,
but they do. Many a man who will not
stand by his job because parents have
not taught them the sticktoitiveness.
| The mother might say to that mis-
guided John: Now, you are to be mar
ried, you must be sure You are making
enough to care for her, and then again
| if you should die you haven't cent Of
real income that BETTY could inherit.
Your salary would cease, Betty might
have little one, and not be able to earn
her own living.
You could tell this misguided John the
day they were married he could have his
| life insured for her, and place the in
surance papers in her hand. If a man
can't afford to guard a wife's future he
should wait until he can. My boys are
so dear to me I could not stand it to see
| them talked about. A girl who is taught
how to cook, take care of baby and look
| after her own clothes as she should is
most always a good wife. Mind, know
there are always exceptions I am talk
| ing about things in general A boy is
| hurled into matrimony with a vague idea
of its demands, it's duties, it's needs, its
countless expenditures and sacrifices.
But how tragically much is left to a
mans later and costly learning. Society
demands merely that he earn an ade-
quate salary before he dare ask a woman
| to become a partner in the most impor-
! tant business in the world.
Dear English, why not think of your
| son getting married. He never has had
any trouble. His meals always ready.
good home cooking, always saying pleas
ant things everything unhappy kept from
his. ears, for fear brother or sonny
would be unhappy. HIS underclothes al
ways ready, his coat lining always sewed
in, every spot kept off his clothes-he il
| immaculate.
Now imagine that same youth of yours
! youth he'll always be to you, if he
should live to be SOD getting married. II
he gets a wife who has had a brother
she may be able to manage him. She
would say, Come on, John, and lead him
to nice dinner, and say Love, I know
you are tired" and Now, hubby, what
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a great many young wives who do try
for they come to me for help, and theil
husbands have appreciated my help tt
that extent they have thanked me-
If your husband finds fault with you
no doubt you are to blame. Keep off thu
street. it would be better for you to b.
doing your homework. I think these
bake shops are too handy for young PEG
pie Their husbands living out of them
can't afford it, for it tears their stomachl
to pieces. Homemade bread is the bread
to eat. Give HIM good gingerbread, home
made pies and a nice coy dining room t,
eat in. I'll tell the world. and every mai
will tell with me, when he comes homt
tired and you give him a good meal tina
is cooked as it should be, that he will sa.
the same as my son-in-law says to me
well, ma, that was certainly a gooC
dinner" You know the old saying, thi
hdy u d LHoA HedIL Is through nj
stomach, and when you stop to thinl
that boy grown up has to work s1S day
in the year to hold his job, think w
should help them what we ean-eyen i
we have to call him Honey love to d.
it.
All due respect to you English, by tn,
tone of your letter I would take a chanct
Of getting along with your husband il
preference to your own dear self Nov
try my advice and your husband will &C
like a boy before a holiday His goot
humor will be so infectious that tn
whole family will be as full of happines
as hive of bees. He will put the bes
construction on every action and you vii
be as merry as A child and as happy a
an angel. And I want to add, before yo1
know it, you might get an allowance, bu
if you didn't then I should ask for it, TO
you deserve it. Every wife should hav
an allowance. English, don't suppos
this letter is what you expected. OF al
the essential cogs in the worlds grea
machine, the devoted wife is Of extrem
Importance.
Good cheer to every member.
KITTY LOU.