St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-10

! tune. "a heart-lIftug cheeriuIDeSS
mast her dainty step attend" even
| though she has husband with a tenn
| per like bear children that are noisy,
servants that would try the patience OF
saint, and an income that must be
spread like small plaster over very
big acne.
| In the family newspaper an eSpeclal
corner is reserved for little friendly
| advice to be given the siSterhood III
| large or small doses, as the case may De.
| One writer scatters her eloquence
! broadcast in a article where she dIiateS
upon the household fairy as thorough
| lv comfortable woman, a creature With
out her moods, and blessing to man
| kind. Another recommends strategy as
better method for keeping man in a
tranquil state than any decided express
sion of his failings, and by still another,
who has the welfare of the masculine
| contingent at heart, it is declared that
he must be gently led, and never
driven; cajoled, fiattered, pacitied,
| while the most astute adviser prescrlDes
| smiles as the best means to employ for
| smoothing down his ruffied spirits, and
| an all round demeanor of sunshlny
| harmonieS, with the sweetest and neat
| est of toilets, and the best of tables
| thrown i'll as a running accompaniment.
A telling shaft aimed at woman's
vanity is tipped with an encouraging
| bit of advice which holds for the fair
| one the infallible secret for warding off
| crows feet and heart creaSeS, better
than the best recipe from the pen of the
| famous Lola MonteZ, a cosmetic indeed
| that will put to flight Father Time and
| all his attendants. What is it? Why, a
spirit of unselfishness to be put in prac-
tice daily, hourly. A divine disposition is
the key that unlocks that true beauty of
the soul with which it is said no phys
| ical beauty of form or feature can COM
| pare.
What prospect for fragile shoulders,
| aching backs and tired nerves is pre-
Sented in these hints, as numerous as
they are humorous. Pope tells us of
one man that he is
Blessed with temper whose unclouded ray
| Can make tomorrow cheerful as to-day.
Pity there were not more of the mas
culine fraternity modelled after this pat
tern; men who would attend to the
sweet, small courteSies of life; men who
would manifest their tenderness and
| affection by the exercise OF certain little
| attentions that count for so much in
| Woman'S eyes.
1t Is tIlC VI itlO lllGt save
| woman from wrinkles and tell-tale lines
| of care. Better than all the cosmetics
| that were ever brewed is the lover hus-
| band who stands between the delicate
woman who bears his name and the
hard knocks that bruise sensitive
| spirit and tender heart
In reading these articles On How to
| Manage Husbands" one is led to ask: !:
| Is man wild animal to be tanned? Ger
| tainly | should think SO. for to learn to
| manage him seems to be the crying
need of the day-that is. if any de-
| pendence is to be placed upon the print
| ed stuff sent out for his especial benefit.
We hear so much about the ''true
woman" Now. how about the "true
man?" A one-sided word picture is not
fair to my SEX. God bless the manly
| fellow whose footStep upon the thresh-
| old is signal for the scamper of little
| feet over the stairs, and the rattle of
whose latch key is positive music to the
| woman who waits his coming. Such a
| husband. father, son Or brother illu-
inmates everything about him. His
very manner is tonic to those within
| the family circle.
But he is rara avis, this same indi-
vidual, of his sex, for as rule men are
|
| less the wheels of domestic economy
run very smoothly. The average man
seems to think that his roof tree has
been planted with especial reference to
his moods-as place, in fact. where he
may air his bad temper and personal
crankisms without leave or license
''Sundays" said dear little woman
to me. Sundays! Why, l look forward
to them with fear and trembling. This
day of rest has become positive night
mare. My husband is never satisfied to
| let it pass without the usual rumpus.
| If it isn't one thing, it is another And
| when there is no excuse for fuss he
will make one. So | have given up try
| ing to please him."
Poor soul, thought l, and / knew the
| time when this same selfish brute left
| no stone unturned to win this woman
for his wife. AS lover, he was a de-
| cided success; as husband, dismal
! failure.
What is real domestic happiness and
| in what consists an ideal home? A man
with truly big soul will soon settle the
| question to your entire satisfaction. 1t
| means, he will tell you, mutual Sympa-
thy and mutual help. Let these two
| angels of light take control, and what
matters it if the furniture is plain, the
| dinners frugal and the wardrobe lin
! tied? Wealth of love and congenlality of
thought will beautify the most common
| place environments.
To apply the name of home to many
| dOmiciles is indeed a ghastly sarcasm on
| the real article. 1t is an unhappy truth
| that many young wives are but poorly
| equipped for domestic duties. but if
they are clear-headed and anxious to
| please the man of their choice, trust to
wOman's wit to get the best of the Situ-
| alton every time.
| And the children. They are so i'm
| preSsible. Like flowers, they drink in
| the sunshine of home. The little ones
cannot flourish i'll an atmosphere that is
befOgged most of the time. They soon
catch the spirit about them and the
| sweet nature of childhood becomes
| DIV arfed ty its surroundings.
Homemaking is not housekeeping.
| Think of this, husbands and fathers.
| when you are tempted to bury your
selves in your beloved newspaper
while the tired wife amuses the little
ones. Think of this when the step of
| the young housewife grows less elastic,
her cheeks colorless and her hands
weary in well-doing.
Memory is merciless. At her gates
| she places a sentinel who knows no pity
| for the man who, imprisoned in his own
| heartlesS Selishness, awakes to find
| that the golden opportunities of his life
| have fled never to return.
DOROTHY MADDOX.
Observations.