St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-29
That Should Be Drawn Over
Perverse Man to Keep
Him in Line.
Reins Of Love, Held With Gen.
tie but Firm Hand, Are
Favored Most.
Much Persuasion and Limited
CURLING Dwelt on as a
Splendid Way.
fnducement to Live Up to
Expectations Is One Meth
cd Well Liked.

Every mail brings in new ideas on
"How to Keep a Man in Line" The
subject is, of course, one of interest to
every woman on earth, and the articles
submitted seem for the most part to be
based on experience. Number -Four on
the list of contestants urges the i'm
portance of education. She writes:
doubt if most women understand
the exact meaning of chow to keep
man i'll line" Now, as see it. keep
ing man in line does not mean neces-
Sarily that he should be conquered, or,
in other words, curbed. Such state is
CALLING to man, and must ultimately fail
of its purpose; When say fail, | mean
that it would not work successfully on
all men. | claim there is but one
way to keep a man in line. and
that way is to study his nature and keep
your own self well-balanced at all
times. No woman can keep her nus
band. father or brother in line unless
she is herself, and at ali times, the pct
ure of amiability. At the same time
she must have will of her own and a
steadfaStneSs of purpose. 1t Is abso,
lutely necessary that she be an educated
woman. both in the ways OF the world
as well as being up TO date on all cur
rent tODlcS. 80 tIIdl Siic may opO"h "a
tertainlngly and with accuracy, though
she must not be too vain to parade her
knowledge, especially when entertain
ing company. for this class of women
are bore, and no one realizes it sooner
than the men in her own household.
But why should ! ramble on in this
way. The secret of how to keep the
men in line is to teach them to truly
love you, and they will keep themselves
in line. Very truly yours,
Mrs. n. o. MEREIN.
No. impreSseS upon GLOBE readers
the importance Of living up to the eX-
pectations pre-matrmonial conduct
arouseS. and wants wives TO have COM
mon sense. Says she:
What supposed or real virtues and ac-
complishmentS of yours SO won your
husbands admiration and love that he
chose you for his bride, thereby proving
TO yourself and the world that you are
his ideal perfect woman?
Answer this question honestly, then
20 to work with a steady purpose to
make yourself grow day by day. more
and more like the dear little darling his
fancy painted you during those deli
ciously happy days of your courtship.
Did you put on your best gown and
lHuol NluillllS NaNS, lSdu HIS CllOocH
books, sing his favorite songs, talk his
pet hobby. cook the daintieS he relisheo
moSl; in short, did you do your, utmost
to please him in that happy period Of
your existence? Then, as you value
happiness, continue doing SO. You
thought him worth the winning, there
fore he is worth the keeping.
If yonr husband sees you expand INTO
the beautiful flower of perfect woman
hood of which grlhood's pure. sw9et
bud gave him such glorious promise
in tbs glad springtine OF your youth
and love, he Will wear you nearest his
heart and prize you as the greatest
treasure God has given him,
No man worthy Of the name can live
out his life by the side of dear little
woman who strives consciously to cul-
tivate all the gifts of mind, heart and
body Il generous Creator has endowed
her with and not grow better, purer
and manlieT himself. Possessing wife
he is proud of, he cannot help but ell
deavor to make himself husband after
her own heart.
Every woman cannot be brilliant, but
every single daughter of Eve fortunate
enough 10 gain the love of 4 man is also
i'll possession Of the necessary qualities
to retain that love, if only she goes about
common school education with good
common sense is better than college
education without it.
a sensible woman will always say or
Go the right thing at the right time or
i'll the proper place. She will never
risk losing her husbands confidence by
living beyond his means, meddling with
other peoples affairs, neglecting her
household duties, worrying and fretting
herself into premature old age over
tritles or real troubles that cannot be
cured: in short, she will avoid falling
into any of the thousand and one mis-
takes her less sensible sisters are
guilty of.
What happy world of husbands and
wives it would be if common sense
were more universally cultivated and
foolish ''fads'' dropped into the sea of
oblivI0ni
A man eXerts himself NEST 10 please
there where he loves and admires most.
So, dear little wife, to best keep that
man OF yours III line. use the same
charms and attractions with which YOU
so successfully brought him there, and
you shall soon discover that yours is the
best. happiest and most obliging hus-
band in the world. HEMLOCK.
ST. Cloud, Sept. ~.
Ego, dropping into verse, writes:
The maidcns, wives and mothers
OF every nation every cline
Are this perpleXing question asking:
'How TO Keep man in liner
Though she's sweet and bright and pretty,
Best of cooks, quick to divine
All his lordship;s whims and tancies,
she can't keep that man i'll line.
Though she's never cross or weary.
Though she has voice sublime
Though she studies all his wishes,
She can't keep that man in line.
Though she is cultured woman.
whose very presence would refine,
AL because OF something lacking
she can't Keep that man III line
Something lacking-oh! We women.
What: To say must decline
Only-when choose lover
He must keep himself in line.
Mohammed attributed his greatness
TO the wife who believed in him. Some
hing of the same idea animates Bell
Hawley, who says:
Trust to his innate nobility. Treat
him as a Nan, a manly man. Take it
for granted that he has all the charac-
teriStics of a true gentleman; and let
him realize, by your answering 10y
atty, that you feel sure of his honesty.
virtue and courage. DO not think or
insinuate that men are not now as
chivalrous, as noble, as great-hearted
rs III the days gone by. You know that
there are on the earth tOdaV men as