A blue-tinted comic tableau: a man in a dark suit and bowler hat walks arm-in-arm with a woman in a long dress and wide hat, while a second woman in a white dress and hat walks ahead of them, and a third woman on the right raises both arms toward her head. The scene illustrates the humorous caption about a husband behaving differently when his wife is not watching.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
card and letter
received this eve.
Mailed it O.K.
am so glad you
are going to
martinsburg will ask
you after, ha!
what were the
questions?
will write soon,
Best love, "Awey"
Blue-tinted halftone print with visible dot screen; narrow white margin along left edge; card number 301 printed at lower left.
Postmark: FARMVILLE VA. 10 PM 1907 (partial strike, with a REC'D. receiving mark; a fragment reading "PURB" also visible). Divided back, white border, coarse halftone texture. 1c green stamp. Message written sideways along the left edge in ink.
Cite this card
The Model Husband — when the Wife is not looking!, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-model-husband-when-the-wife-is-not-looking-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.
