Don'ts for Wives

Art is a hard mistress and there is no art quite so hard as that of being a wife. So begins this entertaining and enlightening booklet of Donts for Wives. Discussing such categories as How to Avoid Discord Financial Matters Food and Evenings at Home Donts for Wives is full of advice for ways in a which a proper and loving wife should behave toward her husband. Each chapter is comprised of a list of donts that wives should follow if they wish to run a successful home and keep their husbands happy. While much of the advice is outdated a surprising number of her recommendations are still applicable today. A delightful glimpse into turn-of-the-century British life Donts for Wives is for anyone interested in etiquette sociology or who is just looking for a laugh. Also part of this series are Donts for Husbands and Donts for Mothers available from Cosimo Classics.