Being a good wife- excerpt from"The housekeeping" magazine,UK in 1950s

Hi friends, While browsing through old archives of UK magazine, I found this article, which was published in 1955.... Read and you will be in for surprises how women were expected to take care of their DH once they return from UK.... Mind you, this is from UK in 1950s..... Wonder whether this applies for India in recent times....Tried hard to keep this article off my DH's eyes
Were you newly married in the 1950s? Perhaps as a husband you arrived home after work to slump in your favourite armchair with your slippers while your wife waited on you. (Perhaps you still do!) As a wife, did you have to have the children ready for bed and the dinner on the table when your husband hove into view? Whatever your memories, these helpful tips for the young bride should strike a chord with men and women alike.
Dated 1955, these tips are taken from Housekeeping Monthly and were headed "The Good Wife's Guide". Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it. Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction. Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash their hands and faces, comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimise all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours. Don't complain if he's late home for dinner of even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice. Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgement or integrity. Remember, he is master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him. A good wife always knows her place LOL !! What do you think ILites ??Feel, Politically incorrect..... Luv Ridge

Ridge,

Whoa! What a list!!! I must say, it was interesting though. I was miffed especially by these lines "remember, his topics of conversation are more important than your" "You have no right to question him." Well, well well, am I glad I do not live in the 50's.

Regards,
Anitha

hi,
You have dug out an interesting article. I am glad times have changed and changed for good.Life must have been simpler out then in 50 s,today a woman is required to do more than tie up a ribbon in her hair.
What is your opinion?
Regards,humera.

Dear Anita and Humerarouf

Thank you for your fast FBs.

Anita, u r my dear buddy in the "fertility and trying to conceive". More than happy to see ur FB here..

Humerarouf, Yah, Ribbon thesedays is hated byeven schoolgals, imagine our plight.. Tis surprising to know that even in UK (considered to be developed in 50s itself), so much is expected outta housewife to please the "the man of the house".Excuse me..somewhere, something is terribly wrong

Luv

Ridge

Dear Ridge,

I am very amused after reading the guidelines. Tie a ribbon before he arrives
Shocked to read "offer to take off his shoes, you have no rights to question him, his topics are more interesting etc etc"
Was the author a male or a female?
Thanks God I am not living in UK of 1955 !

Regards.

Hi Oak tree

The article is written by a male author (could be a pseudonym....who knows), but whatever, it is assured that his chauvinistic views are spelt out...Me too felt silly of the things u mentioned... At the end,I muttered "Cut the crap".All :bullshit

Thanks for your FB...


Luv

Ridge

Dear Ridge,

What is this here !!!!!!!!!

I have to hid this thread from my DH.....This is not fair at all totally MCP......Luckily I was not born in that period........ To speak soft, to tie a ribbon, His conversation is important etc. It is all :bullshit

OMG....

How come....in UK.... ?? What is this...? Hmmm... Nothing to say dear.... ..

Any way thanx for sharing...gathered some information in 1955 through you dear... :)

Dear ridge,
wowowowoow/....that was very interesting to read....thank god we do not belong to that time...
We have come a long way from that kind of treatment....i defntly don't think on those lines.....

cheers,
Uma

This falls in the category of practical jokes I guess. Apart from being utterly stupid. Hard to believe people held these views at one time. :)