The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-05
Prudery of
Man Vented
Upon Wife
Husband Will Condemn
in Mate What He
Likes in Others.
BY GRETTA PALMER
Times Special Writer

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-+All men,
N like all male animals says
DR.. w Beran Wolfe in the current
Serenade. are sensitive to per-
fumes and stimulated by them. The
man who says he hates perfumes is
sue man who has had his nose SUI
Iocated by some woman who used
+Oo much or the wrong kind of per
fume'
For perfume, the psychiatrist tells
us, stimulates deep breathing, and
deep breathing has mysterious,
physiological connection with love
MANY a girl who complains that
she is forever being insulted in her
business office is responsible. I'M
consciously. for the advances Of men
who are stimulated by perfumes
which have no place outside the
intimate confines Of a boudoir."
Habitual Remark
OF course, no sensible wife ever
believed her husbands protestations
that he hated perfume It is one
of those material remarks men
make. from time to time, and
springs from highly fattering in
stinct Of possessiveness.
The man who urges his wife not
10 use perfume is the man who will
criticise her dress if it is cut to
low decolletage, but will admire the
same dress on the shapely figure Of
some woman who is not his wife.
And that brings us smack up
against the curious duality Of mems
nature in respect to the women they
marry and to those they don't. Con-
duct which is in no sense loose or
abandoned in a stranger will often
bring a severe husbandly froWn. The
bright red dress that a man would
heartily admire on his friends wife
will hOrrify him on his own. For
it must be admitted that, where the
women of their family are con-
Cerned. most men are insufferable
prudes.
Desires Demure Wife
The man whose tastes in dancing
partners run to the most flamboyant
and be-hemmed type is likely to in
sist that his wife shall be mousily
demure at all times His uneasineSS
over seeing her too alluringly tricked
out suggests that the poor dear is
afraid that if she wins attention
from some other man, she will be
off like a shot for Reno.
The only way to keep his mind
at peace is to keep her looking and
acting like a worthy, tame little
person to whom the mildest flirta-
ton would be anathema. Quite
surprising number Of husbands get
away with it, too
Now, this remarkable distrust of
their own powers of holding their
good women against stiff competi-
ton is apparently a purely mascu-
line one. You do not see the most
jealous wife trying to talk her hus-
band out of wearing the dinner
coat that becomes him so we'll it
may make him too attractive. Far
from it. You usually see her max
ing the most heroic efforts to get
her man well enough turned out to
be a credit to her.
Like Some Rivalry
Women relish a little competition
They rather enjoy seeing other
women cast envious glances at their
handsome husbands. They SAVIOR
the sweet triumph of being married
to the most fascinating man at the
party and of knowing that the field
RECOGNIZES his charms
I Men should really develop more
confidence in their own capacity to
hold their wives interest, even if
those pretty creatures have exerted
every effort to make themselves be-
guiding to the rest of the world.
Perhaps the use Of some light
floral scent on his handkerchief
might give the husband of today
the little flip of assurance which
he so badv lacks