The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-31

| NEW YORK a - The greatest
lboon 70 matrimony since the in.
Ivenfioa Of the wedding ring Is the
IIs53 bridegroom.
HE'S q banner product In . win
Itage year. The husband crop has
Ibeen larger In previous seasons,
but never al finer quality. ANY
Igirl who managed 10 harvest her
Imam this summer Is probably 4
mighty lucky girl today.
For hridegrooms, Ike wines. dc
wary from year to year. One year
they lack q decent Job. Another
Iyear they lack either brains o.
personality. Sun another year they
lack q sense Of marital response
Utility.
s'YOu are right about that, Row
Ter" said my wife. Frances. And
every once in . while . girl runs
Unto . blue year when bridegrooms
lack everything-such as 1887. "
1857" I asked. Isn't that the
year we were married."
why, so il was" said Frances.
"So Il was. =
Well. anyway, TO get back to the
1853 bridegroom, he seems to lack
nothing that comes in male PACK
lage. He's got a good job, q car
and money in the bank.
And he win do anything to please
his bride, from sewing on a button
for her to baking a cake. Never
mind if the gas stove breaks down.
This .all.round boy can cook a din.
liner for two on his hot little halo.
Don't take my word for II. Here
lis what I overheard one June bride
lsay 10 q friend:
my Bill won't even LET me help
do the dishes. He says | don't
lscald them enough. With him every
thing has to be done just right. He
keeps = house much neater than
lmy mother did. Simply won't LET
IA pin get out of place"
4 Well, now to the point. Recently
liz wrote an article in which some
folder husbands gave "Ten Golden
'IRules" 10 guide 4 ost-honeymoon
bride. | never bothered to offer
similar advice to young bride,
.lRrooms, frankly, for the same
Iseason I wouldn't write an article
.lentitled, why Ministers should
int steal From the Church Poor
Box" II just didn't seem neces'
sary.
i But 4 number Of indignant lady
llreaders wrote in to complain thai
'Eif anybody Ia i marriage needed
'Iadvice II was ne husband and mol
1.-THE wife. And 80, IN the interes,
lof fairness but against my better
judgement, here are 'aTen Colder
IIRules for Bridegroon1s." compiled
'Iby ! Columbus. Ohio, housewife:
4 81. Meet your bride half way,
Don't always insist on having your
Iown way. Remember she has wish
les too.
20. Don't be hot headed and III.
tempered when one Of her former
'lsuitors drops in and she pays him
Ia compliment.
IS. Don't spend your paycheci
lon liquor or lend II to no-accounts
Tor come home tight as q beer ket
land expect her to be all smiles
~. Don't swear every time you
speak, even though you don't hap
pen to be religious. This Is yer,
annoying.
IS. II you smoke, don't flir
matches and ashes all over the
place.
IS. Be neat when going out with
the wife. Always wear necktie
unless It's 100 In the shade.
-. Don't be Crouch about youl
meals. Learn to live a simple
life. You'll look better, feel better
land live longer.
80. You. are probably a boss II
some capacity in your job. Blu
-ldon't be too much Of a supervisor
latter you get home. Suggestion.
Iare appreciated, but not criticism
'ts. A woman loves to brag VI
her husband at all times. Live III
Ito her high idealss Give her some
, reason to bFag.
! 40. Never forget that, although
rIwoman is supposed to be the weak