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With our National Census looming,
The Constitutional [Alexandria, LA], August 25, 1860, p. 4, c. 1
Queries for the Census Takers.---Interrogatories to be put to the Ladies.---
How many new dresses does your husband allow you a year, and how often was your last bonnet "done up" before you had another?
Are you almost or quite worried to death by Bridget, and how often does she demand a day out?
How many evenings in the week is your husband detained late at the office or store or business, and does he belong to a Lodge?
If so , how many "special meetings" does he attend in a month, and has he even been called to sit with a sick brother?
Does he smoke?, Does he chew? Is he in the habit, after being kept late at the "office," the "store" or "Lodge", of taking copious draughts of ice water the next morning?
Does he allow you to open his letters?
Does he ever grumble when asked to take you to the opera, and is he limited in his ideas on the subject of gloves?
Does your momma visit you frequently? What is the average length of her stay? What sentiment does she entertain towards your husband?
Interrogatories for the Gent's.---
Are you familiar with the words "brute" or "wretch", and have you ever heard them applied to yourself?
Do you know the meaning of a curtain lecture?
Are you on good terms with your mother-in-law/ and if not, why?
What are your ideas relative to the influences of shopping?
Did you ever hear any comparison made between the style in which you live and the style in which the "Browns" live, who are "not half as well off as you?"
How often in the course of a year does your wife warn you that "you'll be sorry when she's gone?"
Do you always tell the truth when asked, "where have you been", and if not, how often do you do the other thing?
Does your wife belong to a "sewing society", and if so, what is your opinion concerning the "old cats" who meet there?
How many times per annum do you have to wait for your dinner, and if on such occasions what is your average state of mind?
Have you any friend (?) whose example as a husband you have been requested to follow?
Thanks to Vicki Betts, this may be found here,
The Constitutional [Alexandria, LA], August 25, 1860, p. 4, c. 1
Queries for the Census Takers.---Interrogatories to be put to the Ladies.---
How many new dresses does your husband allow you a year, and how often was your last bonnet "done up" before you had another?
Are you almost or quite worried to death by Bridget, and how often does she demand a day out?
How many evenings in the week is your husband detained late at the office or store or business, and does he belong to a Lodge?
If so , how many "special meetings" does he attend in a month, and has he even been called to sit with a sick brother?
Does he smoke?, Does he chew? Is he in the habit, after being kept late at the "office," the "store" or "Lodge", of taking copious draughts of ice water the next morning?
Does he allow you to open his letters?
Does he ever grumble when asked to take you to the opera, and is he limited in his ideas on the subject of gloves?
Does your momma visit you frequently? What is the average length of her stay? What sentiment does she entertain towards your husband?
Interrogatories for the Gent's.---
Are you familiar with the words "brute" or "wretch", and have you ever heard them applied to yourself?
Do you know the meaning of a curtain lecture?
Are you on good terms with your mother-in-law/ and if not, why?
What are your ideas relative to the influences of shopping?
Did you ever hear any comparison made between the style in which you live and the style in which the "Browns" live, who are "not half as well off as you?"
How often in the course of a year does your wife warn you that "you'll be sorry when she's gone?"
Do you always tell the truth when asked, "where have you been", and if not, how often do you do the other thing?
Does your wife belong to a "sewing society", and if so, what is your opinion concerning the "old cats" who meet there?
How many times per annum do you have to wait for your dinner, and if on such occasions what is your average state of mind?
Have you any friend (?) whose example as a husband you have been requested to follow?
Thanks to Vicki Betts, this may be found here,
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