St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
The influence of Feminine In
dependence ON Domestic
Life.
ga Woman Can Not Serve
Medicine and Matri-
mony."
Intellectual Women Find Ap-
probation and Husbands
in the East.

b. l.. GoOdkind,
DIR. Clara Atkinson,
Miss A. w. Cunning,
Miss Jennie Fuller,
Miss Flanders,
Miss j. ID. Hess,
DR. Belle Walrath,
Mrs. Cyrus Wellington.
Henry's liver was out Of order Sunday
hight, and he had the ''norTors." Under
the same circumstances woman would
have seriously contemplated suicide,
but he went one worse and declared
himself on the brink of matTimony.
"a man Of my years and in my posi-
ton ought to have q home and wife,
Pauline he said. / drew myself up
and was prepared to tell him was sorry,
but lofty aspirations would prevent me
being anything but sister to him, when
he went on TO say that he'd never marry
Il woman with brains. He plunged into
history TO show that he is not the only
great man who has had like views on
the subject: pointed out the fact that
despite the large number Of brilliant
women available to Goethe, when he
chose a wife, it was his householder,
and spoke with elOquence on the salts
faction Rousseau found in his approx
mate marriage with Theresa.
"The blessings man of intellect
seeks in home" said he, sic outside
the province of a StrOng-minded woman
to furnish He wants a good dinner. a
well-reguated house and wife with a
great heart. For her head, il is enough
if that be pretty"
1t is not the first time Henry has led
me to believe that if Noah and the rest
OF the family came
OUT OF THE ARK,
he has nevergot over the threshold. Isn't
it a trine-G unreasonable if man
ever can be soto assume that woman,
because she lacks brains and indepeud-
ence, is all that mans heart desires,
and, vice versa, nothing. of this if she be
afflicted with desire to stand on her
own foundation? To 90 to the same
source from which you drew support for
your theory, Dickens welded a woman
OF domestic tendencies and found hap
piHess-in other women; Bulwer
took pretty bride, and later
separated from domestic fury;
Dryden married woman unencum-
bered with brains, and it was he who
suggested the pleasure OF having a wife
like the leaves of calendar-a new one
for each DAY. On the other hand,
George LeWes suffered purgatOry with
Il woman of no particular intelligence,
and found rare happiness in union
with Marian Evans. Paul ii. Hayne
was the fortunate possessor OF wife
who made an ideal home for poet, and
when i'll health prevented her husband
from bearing the physical strain of his
work she became the medium through
which many of his most exquisite poems
were given to the world. The wife of
AlphOnSe Daudet is half her husbands
art, performing, as she does, the hard
work the drudgery that detracts from
the energy of genius and lessons its
best efforts. No, Henry: you are not
the universal mind YOU deem yourself.
If you'll canter for awhile you may
catch up with modern thought. | don't
believe feminine Independence has the
disastrous effect upon home life you
imagine. What's more, don't believe
all men of your profession think as you
do.
Determined to hear somebody else
discuss the matter, like a soldier to the
lannon's mouth, | marched up to Mr..
STRIKER. Monday. and asked him VIII at
sort of woman Il lawyer is most likely
to marry He caught at his desk Tor
SUPPORT ANU IL llNNG lltNNliA JUS DNNiNAN
him lifted its head 10 see what the thing
i'm netticoats really was that had made a
man and LAWYER blush. "Will you be
seated. Miss Pry," he recovered himself
sufficiently to say, and found his en-
harrasSment was contagious. | began
to feel marriageable myself, and if /
had set out TO drum my own cause in
stead of that of independent femenin-
ity in general, | couldn't have grown
worse ''rattled,"
CHATS rather broad question" he
observed, and before | could give voice
to the fact that really didn't mean to
say anything improper, he continued
and explained: at is impossible to Specl-
fv the kind Of woman lawyer Is most
apt to marry, because there are so many
different kinds of men who are law
yers." "Well, then, let us limit IL to
brilliant lawyer
Il should say, in that case, he would
choose a brilliant woman for wife.
Indeed, recalling several friends in the
profession. | can say that he does so.
ale wouldn't prefer housekeeper?
oh. | give bright woman more
credit thOn to assume because she is
bright she can not keep house. In fact,
| think that through mental develop
ment she is better able to meet all the
demands home life makes upon her"
"lave YOU ever known men in your
profession To marry WomenS Ia the same
professions"
No, l cannot think of any such
cases."
"Do YOU not believe. though, that
marriage in time will come to be founded
on professional basis?"
Il hope not"
"Why?'
"The consideration is too Sordid; all
romance would be crowded out
Isn't the general concern for the al
mighty dollar accomplishing the death
of romance, anyhow
perhaps ii is, out that is no argu-
ment for
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MARRIAGE
ON business basis. Other conditions
being equal, | can understand how such
a partnership might be very pleasant.
The most perfect marriage, as | COM
prehend il. is one in which the roman
tie. domestic and intellectual elements
are each given due prominence. and |
think tine balance can best be adjusted
by a woman of intellectual develop
ment.'
DENYING an impulse to go straight
down and crow over Henry, | next
sought a school teacher, whose modesty
forbidS the mention of his name.
.Speaking for myself SAID he, Its
the wise school teacher who marries
ANYTHING but another teacher. The
habits of command, the authoritative
tone each gains by training, are pretty
certain TO make music wnen they are
hronyht into conjunction. Recalling
the professors who instructed me in
college. might establish the principle
that fhe intellect and nerves of college
nrofeSsors are proportional to the flesh
and good nature of their wives
l don't think men OF In
tellectual pursuits are given greatly
to selecting women OF similar
Tendencies for life companions. To a
man who is obliged TO take just so much