The Washington times., 1923-07-03
Do YOuPay Your Wife a Salary ?
Or Do You Tip Her Occasionally, Whel
to Feel od-Naturedf

Your wife is the manager of your home She the real
education your children. she is like most wives and
mothers she works at the job eighteen hours
q day She does her work completely efficiently
allowance Won NAV make her for the meat and groceries and
clothes for herself and the children.
Of man who makes his wife come to him and beg for the
money she needs to dress herself and her children are
such but they are past the help Of any editorial
It may that you really appreciate what your wife does
and pay her the wages to which she is entitled few
husbands do.
But the average husband feels that he doing all that
ally when od is feeling % a. ,S
particularly good dinner he reaches down in his pocket and
produces few dollars for tip
sefrghteousness and generosity Satisfied that they have
done their full duty and perhaps little more they 60 forth
into the world with heads held and chests puffed out
splendid examples liberal openhanded American gentlemen
Now let us consider this subject few minutes What does
the husband do in the partnership Of marriage7 What does the
wife do?
his business That his he says do with he likes After
paid household expenses clothed his family and
expected Of him7
Considerably more-we believe And shall try prove
His household duties consist Of eating meals
day. sometimes cheerfu often with good deal of huored
complaint.
He takes general interest In the chdrens baby talk
when they small and helps to suggest the right kind Of
school for them when they are grown.
AS rule his clothes cared for his meals provided
his comfort looked after without effort his part His
business he thinks that Of And when the day
is ended he feels that soethng attempted something done
has earned his nights reposc"
But take the Of the wife and mother Along about dawn
She out Of bed and getting the children dressed Then there
Is breakfast to about whether IT prepared by her
under her supervision.
It be good breakfast or tho children will not digest
IT, and the doctor viii DO around at two three dollars visit
Also, Mr. Husband lacking good breakfast, will complain
that he cannot do his work well when he Is improperly fed
After breakfast beds must be made, the house cleaned
busted stockings dane tho meals for the rest Of the day
planned.
No matter how hard tho wife works. she Is mistress Of
good sized household, her tasks are never DONE
In the afternoon sho may have tina for little recreation
but must be taken tho expense Of neglected duty
More often than otherwise II is not taken at all.
In the evening there Is dinner to ge and the welcome
poor tired husband prepared.
After dinner Mr. Husbdnd usually has hard-uck to
relate Of the fearful struggle for existence he making against
heavy odds and the lack Of opportunity compared with the
days when his father In business
Then bedtime, andness OF the children gets i'll in
the night-a little rest till another day,
Work like that s worth salary regular salary and
good No salary really pay for it, but settled and
steady amount every week would far toward eectng what
Mr.. Roosevelt calls SOCIAL Justice"
We ask all husbands to think this matter over Il will repav
reflection Regular pay would help keep her happi
and her seHrespec and make her she is
than household drudge
Outside the home gradually securing the priv
Lagos they have always deserved As hus nd you can helm
to give them their rights within tho hOme, -