How To Win and Hold a Husband. Dorothy Dix. 1939.
Sample Chapter Titles:
XII – Lures Men Can’t Resist. Page 88
XVII – “Dont’s” Every Girl Should Know. Page 118
XXVIII – Lift Your Spirits Rather Than Your Face. Page 185
XXXVIII – Is Marriage Outmoded? Page 242
Although I haven’t read The Rules, I think the gal who wrote it probably stole all her material from this book.
“DON’T be too ready to tell a man you love him. Keep him guessing — and keep him interested. Any girl who faithfully follows these rules can marry any man she chooses”. Page 123
This was a gift. And if it had its dust jacket cover, it would probably be valuable. It is valuable to me.
I adore the paper. Paper sucks me in every time. The creaminess, the thickness, the ruffled edge, the binding, the space on the page.
Journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, aka Dorothy Dix [wikipedia]
Kill-Ratio: 2 Takes, lost notes for Take 1.
~33:3 or 11:1
Untitled Joke of the Day: “Miss. Untitled, Do You take Mr. Untitled to to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold…. cause then you get to become Mrs. Untitled”
Obsolescence Project 
I think this book could be summarized thus:
‘Never tell him he’s lost’ and ‘by the neck’.
I’m kidding of course. At some point a ‘lady’ will have to insist on getting the map out.
Aah the map… 🙂
I love this! I still have an ‘older’ cookbook. The section on eggs starts with a paragraph explaining how important it is for a housewife to know how her husband likes his eggs done (scrambled, poached, sunny-side up, etc) & how to prepare them exactly to his liking. 🙂
As time goes, this was not that long ago, but it seems like a lifetime, doesn’t it?
Sure does! Love to see your cookbook. Cheers
Lovely photographs. I’d love to know the lures that men can’t resist. 🙂 Cake probably.
Thanks Richard. That could be a whole other post! But agreed, I’m sure appeals to the stomach are in there:)