The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-24

whose bachelor existence will ere long be
solved into the universal fate toward which the
flowing stream of love forever tends, and as a
happy Benedict he will no longer be entitled
to space within the present article. ''My
wife" replied Lieut. --, who prefers not
to have his name appear just now in print
"must be possessed of,some practical idea of
cooking, othat at least she may be capable
of experimenting that important branch of
domestic economy, with the most-to-be-de-
sired result of digestble dishes served tempt
ingly In addition she must possess sufficient
musical talent to enable her to while away the
quiet twilight hours of home life with light
ballads or soothing airs upon the piano. But
deliver me from the classic scholar in whose
scientific soul there is no room for anything
beneath the classics. 1 would have my wife
well informed in literature, in order that she
might share with me the pleasures of the
standard works and be able to discuss with
intelligence the current gossip of the day,
though devoid of pedantry and free from that
self-appreciation that well-read women occa-
sionally indulge in to the feeling of superiority
over their less-informed husbands. My wife
must not be so cultured that she fails to look up
to her husband with the feeling of respect that
proves the ekey-note to domestic peace, though
he, perchance, may not be in all things the
ideal hero of her love. Above all things, she
must possess refinement of nature, true gen
tlewoman, loving, tender, and true. 1 do not
object to her dancing, in fact considerth ac-
complishment an advantage to both women
and men, but she should be willing to be
guided by her husband in the choice of part
ners, sufficiently woman of the world to
hold her own in the very best society at homo
or abroad. In this respect American girls al
the hest of VCiVag for naval Of
fcers, whose profession constantly throws
them among the very first society among
European capitals, and when accompanied by
their wives while resident for while in for
egn ports seldom fail to reap the superior ad-
vantages OF our more advanced system of
female education, and our women are univer-
sally popular Naval officers who wed Eng
lish girls often too late find out their mistake.
know OF one such instance, for example,
where young fellow of my acquaintance
spends the larger portion of his leave every
three years or SO In crossing and recrossing
the ocean to visit his wife At her English
home, and thereby loses much OF the domes-
tic Joy SO dear to sailors heart, and finds
small opportunity for indulgence In the So
ciety of his better half"
"These are a few Of my views in regard to
true welded happiness among the profession.
but owing to existing circumstances, which /
am sure you will appreciate" blushingly con-
tinued my informant, ~ do not care to have
my name appear AZ present In connection with
SO important question"
WIVES FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Iquote reply just received from distin-
guished member of the Geological Survey,
well known as one of our society beaux and
leader of many germans.
"In reply TO my friend, Miss Grundy, Jr's,
query as to my ideal of wife, l have sought
the opinions OF my many colaborers on this
allimportant question, and have taken their
views collectively in the following;
"In regard to looks, she must be at least at