The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-12-30
ADJUSTING FAMILY FINANCES

-.,,gton. d. C.-In the hubbub
~oiees raised to demand womens
Of N the home, an occasional
nsn' ehirp from the mans side may
nss,onaily be heard.
ocss SsI,sye in equal rights for wo-
ssvs one brave but anonymous
nes' "but II women are going
hnsps sm economic equality In the
% they should accept a fair share
sse responsibility and forego the
Oh -cru privileges that went their
ou.s ss,us as dependent wives.
oia 90 wife who makes her own
s,iIl thinks she has the right
mone ,hrough her husbands pockets
mssnre." he added jokingly. And
ssrs ono a woman was dependent
VIZ ar husband for pin money and
On s,othes, now In some cases the
nasnd has the worse OF the deal.
80 who works may even let her
Aa.nd use all OF his salary to pay
~sjne expenses of the household,
~ sbe keeps her salary for her.
~ and puts money In the bank In
=, ovn name"
~ rs,s IL the strange situation which
rarnlexed husband points out.
.ns rsnturies wives have been sub
~ n the generosity or stinginess Of
80 husbands. Even to-day the wo-
~ |. vbo stays at home is apt to be
80, 4 personal allowance while her
ssshand manages the household a.
a.ssss and pays the bills. The hus-
s..d who makes his wife a generous
sna-ance is considered modern and
s-csd-minded. But, according to
- feminists, such q man Is still
~ II -fashioned type-the master
~ The house doing out gifts to his
ssiIl. VIZ have undoubtedly entered
.,,snsition period. Some new ideas
sscut family finances have been gen.
srsllv accepted, while other adjust
.snts that are necessary II the new
rsdme Is to be practicsi are yet to
DO made.
inns. It Is no longer thought strange
a, ! wife to keep up her interest in
~, profession or art or business
prt ve have not yet become used to
ths idea that II she Is going to re-
main an Individual, though married.
the wife cannot expect to leave all
the economic worries on her hus-
hands shoulders. The wife who gets
All the n she can, leaving him to
struggle oyer the bills, Is far from
srtinct. But already she Is consid-
ered a little old-fashioned. She has
retained an idea, deeply inrooted In
women through centuries OF tradi-
lion. that a man is legitimate prey
for gold digging, and that the man
Who asks her to be his wife there
UPON takes upon himself complete re-
sponsibility for her livelihood.
This sort Of financial problem In
all its possible variations is found in
4 large percentage Of homes to-day.
The wife has begun to demand a fair
or economic deal than she has had,
but neither she nor her husband has
eiyen much thought 10 what Is real
" fair to both.
COUNCIL ON FAMILY FINANCE
The National Woman's party, which
urges full equality between the sexes.
has organized a homemakers' coun-
ell In its group Of professional coun-
ellis, and members of the party say
that this council is going to consider
the important and complicated ques-
ton Of family finance. They say that
II is not a matter of legal adjustment.
except In so far as some State laws
hinder women from attaining COM
plete economic equality. The arrange
ment Of the family budget is rather
dependent on custom and tradition.
II the council attempts to untangle
The financial problems of modern
matrimony 1t will have to undertake
the dificult task Of molding public
opinion. All that can be done is to
study various experiments that r
made, conduct Investigations OF salts
factory and unsatisfactory methods,
and announce the conclusions.
The council has not begun its pro-