NO MODEL HUSBAND SAY AUCKLAND WIVES
AUCKLAND, Sept. 26. This metropolis has 110 "perfect husband". Jnspired by overseas prns.references to " London 's perfect ino, band", the 34-year-old :Eustace' Cricls who wriles a love letter to his wifv every wedding anniversary, washes. yews and cooks meals, and "says 11 with flowers" every week, a newiditor here told newshawks "to fiinl Auckland 's perfect husband and bring him back alive". With the oity's irestige at stake newspapermen combeii .he citv but returned with tears in „heir eyes, admitting failure. "There is 110 model husband and it .here was, he's dead, " was the burden if their report. Crick's claim that he massaged hi.wii'e's feet on cold nights was greeted with derision by Auckland wives. "A husband like that would be a menace 1 0 any woman, " 'was an attractive narried blonde's opinion. A brunettc iust returned fro'm her honeymoon said: "Iie sounds like a cissy to me. " All wives ipterviewed scofi'ed at the idea that a model husband existed anytime . anywhere. but certainly noi in Auckland. "If our husbands bring is "flowers they've got something on their conscience," they told the em barrassed reporters. As for massaging r'eet on eold nights, well !
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 September 1947, Page 5
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