Weaver_AThousandWaysToPleaseAHusband_1917_February_Watermark Published October 15, 2015 at 1372 × 2020 in Merman or Mandrake? Costume Ideas From Our Collection Bettina in the 1917 novel/household guide A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband is the ultimate housewife, here shown matching her outfit to her baked goods.