Who Make The Best Husbands?

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21136, 8 September 1938, Page 8

Who Make The Best Husbands?

What Various Girls Think

TN what walk of life are the best husbands to be found?

Women, the idealists of the community, generally have pre-conceived ideas of the type of man they would prefer for a life mate: but experience almost invariably shows that husband-choosing is a matter in which it is well to have as few pre-conceived ideas as possible, for in no other of life’s adventures do things go with such contrariness as they do in marriage. But apart from their preferences in types of men, women sometimes have leanings towards certain callings and often these leanings are inspired by thoughts of the sort of business-of-life which would afford a maximum of home comfort for a man and his family. Only comparatively rarely is a woman inspired by an interest in the business for its own sake. A canvass was made of several women, whose opinions are given here, and it is seen that country men receive the majority of bouquets. Business men and sportsmen tie for second place. JOY IN THEIR WORK. Assistant librarian in a municipal library.—“A farmer is the ideal man to marry. He is happy in his outdoor work and a happy man is always contented in his home and makes his family happy. Anyone whose chief joy is in his work is wonderful to live with, and farmers work as their own masters on their own land and take a real pride and joy in it. “Far from being like animals, as one of the papers said some days ago, farmers have a sense of real values, because they are close to the earth and realities. There is no artificiality about them.

Perhaps the very bluntness of the man on the land is one of his charms. Anyone who says that country men do not make good husbands could not know many of them.” HOSPITABLE AND FRIENDLY. Usherette in a city theatre.—“A grazier is the ideal husband. Life in the country is life as it should be lived. I love animals, and I think that the contact with animals made by the country men makes them kind-hearted and understanding. Country men are very hospitable and friendly. They have more quiet leisure than city folk, and they are more thoughtful. There is a lot of scope for a woman in her own home in the country. Milk bar assistant.— “My father has always been in sport. I, too, prefer a sporting man. I like a man to be a heman, who does not need pampering. Sport makes a man vigorous, so he is a real man. A sportsman, who is well built is someone to be proud of; you enjoy going places with him. Sport interests everyone and so he can hold a conversation anywhere.” UNDERSTAND FAIR PLAY. Salesgirl.— “ Sportsmen are the best every time. They are open-minded and sport makes them understand fair play so that they are not petty. I love sport myself and so would find a sporting man much more companionable. Another thing about a sportsman is that he is not wrapped up in the cares and worries of business like so many men are.” STEADY IN BUSINESS. Waitress.—“A good steady business man is the best husband; the wife’s worries for the home and financial affairs on the whole are nil. If financial matters are secure, and the husband is well established, he is not likely to become jealous, and jealous men are unbearable. Business builds a good character in a man, and gives him a proper sense of responsibility. When a .man is working hard in his office all day, he appreciates his home.” MORE HOMELY. Usherette.—“A business man is the best husband. He is more homely than others and much more responsible and balanced. He is just as interesting as any other men, and in my opinion, very much nicer in every way. Definitely I would not care to marry an actor.” KIND IN CURING. Milliner. —“I always used to think that a doctor or a chemist would make the nicest husband, as he ought to be kind, because his work is in curing people. But to marry a doctor you have to give up too much, and you would never be able to make any definite arrangements. Now I think that a lawyer would make the best husband; lawyers are the most understanding of men, and their profession makes them give the benefit of the doubt to others, so they are more charitable than usual. Also when lawyers stop work for recreation they really do set aside serious things and have a good time. This makes them easier to get on with.” LAWYERS ARE BEST. Amateur actress.— “ Definitely I would never marry another actor or a dramatic critic, because then all the good notices in the paper would be criticised as being biased. A lawyer would be perfect, because lawyers are usually interested in the theatre and one could continue with

a dramatic career after marriage. This would be impossible for a doctor’s wife.” SOME ARE NOT TIDY. Office-cleaner. —“A politician might not be so bad, but a business man is the best. He looks to his home for his rest and takes his pleasures witth his wife. He works hard all day for his home, and so it holds a great appeal for him. The worst of all would be a doctor or a journalist. The first has such poor hours and the second is generally so untidy.” COUNTRY MEN NORMAL. Domestic duties.—“Of all the homes I’ve worked in those in the country have the nicest men. They are friendly and courteous and don’t make you feel an outsider. In the city I prefer to work in homes where there are no men if possible. If ever I marry, I hope it will be to a country man who gets his living from the land. I hate washing heavy farm clothes but, for the sake of the clean, normal-minded men, I would put up with that gladly.” MANUAL WORKERS. Bookbinder.—“l prefer men who worl? with their hands, making things. Men

who are always worrying about keeping their hands clean are generally conceited, and they may be clever, but I like the quiet, simple ones who can enjoy a joke and behave as men. I would certainly marry an ordinary man before all others.