Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
Home Not the Place for Woman,
New York Pub1iciSt Asserts
BY ROY J. b
Central Press Staff Writer

CHICAGO. June 8.-"Whita COL
lar wives Of the nation are agreed
that woman's place is no longer in
the home, but at her husbands
side.
Whittier thou goest-And howl
Such Is the conclusion Of Mrs.
Anna Steese Richardson. New
York publicist. who has just round
ed out a years survey here in an
effort TO get at the bottom OF those
two important questions: What are
the modern woman's problems?
Ditto her interests?
Mrs. Richardson is one Of the
country's foremost authorities on
women and their activities. In
making her survey Of white collar
wives" she has questioned thou
sands Of home managers from coast
TO coast. and her findings throw a
new light on the nations 100000
better halves"
Hubby No Problem
Hubby isn't a problem any more.
That's old stuff. or. at any rate.
the modern wife denies he's a prob
lem.
The vast majority Of worfen I
have talked 10 tell me they don't
try 70 handle their husbands
said Mrs. Richardson. The home
manager Of today doesn't want to
henpeck or mango him.
Shes his chum. or tries TO be.
She finds her biggest problem in
trying TO keep pace with her man."
What she has learned in Chicago
merely confirmed what she has dis
covered in other cities. according 70
Mrs. Richardson. A keen. alert
woman OF medium Insight and kind
Nv blue eyes. Mrs. Richardson. who
IS a grandmother. obviously knows
her vegetables and the modern
wives who prepare them.
This rev thought that woinan's
place is by her husbands side. she
indicated. Is fast putting the Skids
under the uplift endeavor work.
The women who are getting the
real fun out OF life are those who
sre interested in the new scientific
home-making and the new science
Of social and family relations. rath-
er than those In uplift organiza-
ticns." she said.
There Is a noticeable lack OF
the fanatlcal desire for reform that
was rampant among woman's or
~ganizaticns for a while. Women have
taken on an added interest m their
cwn families. And there Is a ire
mendous and Unprecedented inter-
est In children"
Here's another eve-operer. What
would YOU say Is the biggest finan-
cial problem Of white collar
wIves?" Clothes? Wrongl Food
or rent? Not at ALI
Educating Children
The women I talked 10 were
unanimous in saying that the big
Fest problem Is In providing edu-
cational facilities for the children"
Mrs. Richardson declared. And
the next biggest Is IN meeting
emergencies caused by illness be-
cause Of the high cost Of hospital
iZation."
Every woman I interviewed
agreed that her greatest home eco
nomic problem Is making the home
more livable and more beautiful.
The home maker today does not
want Just q vell-furnished home.
She wants en- artistically arranged
home.
Where the mothers Of the last
generation used to be nice house
keepers. their daughters are put
ting the emphasis on making the
home livable"
This new interest which Is lur-
ing women back to the home. Of
course. presupposes that hubby
makes 1t a point Of dropping in
oftener than once iN a while.
BY His Side
II he prefers the golf course. the
theater or the dance, his wifes