Dorothy Dix—Her Book

About this eBook

Author

Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951

Title

Dorothy Dix—her book : Every-day help for every-day people

Original Publication

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1926.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion

Subject

Marriage

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75448

Release Date

February 23, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Contents
5. 5.Foreword
6. 6.Dorothy Dix—Her Book — A Foreword by Richard Duffy
7. 7.Untitled
8. 8.Introduction — MY PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
9. 9.Untitled
10. 10.I HOW A HUSBAND LIKES TO BE TREATED
11. 11.II CHARM
12. 12.III THE ORDINARY WOMAN
13. 13.IV TEACH THE CHILDREN TO LOVE FATHER
14. 14.V STRIKE A BALANCE WITH MATRIMONY
15. 15.VI JEALOUSY
16. 16.VII HAVE A GOAL
17. 17.VIII THE GOAT FAMILY
18. 18.IX SPOILING A WIFE
19. 19.X THE ABSENCE CURE FOR FAMILY ILLS
20. 20.XI THE DEADLY RIVAL
21. 21.XII LEARN A TRADE, GIRLS
22. 22.XIII TRIAL DIVORCE
23. 23.XIV MARRY THE MAN YOU LOVE
24. 24.XV ARE YOU GOOD COMPANY FOR YOURSELF?
25. 25.XVI KEEPING YOUNG
26. 26.XVII GOSSIP, THE POLICEMAN
27. 27.XVIII THE LUCKY WORKING WOMAN
28. 28.XIX AN INDOOR SPORT
29. 29.XX SHOULD WOMEN TELL?
30. 30.XXI DOMESTIC BOREDOM
31. 31.XXII TO MARRY OR NOT TO MARRY?
32. 32.XXIII WOMAN’S GREATEST GIFT
33. 33.XXIV GRAFTING ON THE OLD FOLKS
34. 34.XXV ARE YOU A GOOD FATHER?
35. 35.XXVI THE MORAL MUSCLES OF YOUR CHILDREN
36. 36.XXVII THE MOTHER-IN-LAW
37. 37.XXVIII WHY OUR FAMILIES RILE US
38. 38.XXIX OUR LIVES ARE WHAT WE MAKE THEM
39. 39.XXX HUSBAND LOSERS
40. 40.XXXI MARTHA OR MARY?
41. 41.XXXII THE T. B. M. AT HOME
42. 42.XXXIII DON’T BE AFRAID TO LET YOUR HUSBAND SEE YOU LOVE HIM
43. 43.XXXIV QUEER THINGS ABOUT MARRIAGE
44. 44.XXXV HUSBANDS—THE LIVING CONUNDRUM
45. 45.XXXVI THE POWER OF SUGGESTION
46. 46.XXXVII WOMAN’S MISSIONARY OPPORTUNITY
47. 47.XXXVIII HOW TO BE A GOOD HUSBAND
48. 48.XXXIX GIVING CHILDREN ADVANTAGES
49. 49.XL SELL YOURSELF TO YOUR CHILDREN
50. 50.XLI TAKING HUSBANDS “AS IS”
51. 51.XLII BEING A GOOD WIFE
52. 52.XLIII INVALIDISM A GRAFT
53. 53.XLIV SELFISHNESS MADE TO ORDER
54. 54.XLV SELF-CONTROL
55. 55.XLVI OLD FATHERS AND NEW DAUGHTERS
56. 56.XLVII LOSING A WIFE’S LOVE
57. 57.XLVIII THE LURE OF THE MARRIED MAN
58. 58.XLIX FORGET IT
59. 59.L LOST LOVE
60. 60.LI THE SHOW WEDDING
61. 61.LII WHEN YOUR CHILDREN ARE GLAD YOU DIE
62. 62.LIII WHAT PRICE PLEASURE?
63. 63.LIV THE IDEAL MOTHER
64. 64.LV HOW TO CATCH A WIFE
65. 65.LVI DANGEROUS GIRLS
66. 66.LVII WHEN A GIRL LOVES A MAN
67. 67.LVIII MARRIAGE LESSONS
68. 68.LIX THE SUPERIOR BUSINESS WOMAN
69. 69.LX NEW IDEALS FOR OLD
70. 70.LXI WHY DIVORCE IS COMMON
71. 71.LXII THE CHILDREN PAY
72. 72.LXIII THE LEARNED PROFESSION OF HOME-MAKING
73. 73.LXIV A FATHER’S INFLUENCE
74. 74.LXV THE RICHES OF POOR CHILDREN
75. 75.LXVI A MAN’S RIGHT TO HIS HOME
76. 76.LXVII DEVOURING FRIENDS
77. 77.LXVIII THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS
78. 78.LXIX PREPAREDNESS FOR OLD AGE
79. 79.Transcriber’s Notes

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