Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-18

goody that he would be perfectly undesirable.
Still, he does very well to dream about.
=, There are three types Of this invention Of
the youthful feminine mind. The first IL of
the tall and fair, golden mustache and Greek
nosed order. He Is dashing. man Of the
world and VIII always love her truly; q bundle
OF irreconcilable qualities The second is .
more possible creation, born Of long ponder
lngs and raptures over Gibson's young men Of
the period. He never was imagined until that
skilful artist began to exhibit his sketches then
he rushed into style. They say that he is
merely a portrait Of Richard Harding Davis
put in many positions. II that is so it speaks
volumes for that novelist's looks. We all know
hlm-Gibson's young man, mean. He Is tall,
OF course, and has q shock Of hair. strong
features: mouth Of perfect shape, unadorned
by mustache or beard; that is, he is smooth
faced and just my idea OF what a millionaire
should be. OF his mental qualities 1 am not
quite sure but I'm inclined to think that he
always says the right thing at the right time,
which is a blessing. He is not a frivolous per-
son at all; in fact. his mind runs to law and
study. You find him sometimes but alas he
is always poor and is himself looking for q
millionairess. Now, the type number three is
prosaic. He is chosen by worldly damsels who
are devoid of sentiment, but he is very nearly
unattai9able. There are plenty Of him about
THE GRABBED OLD ARIsrocEAT.
He is the grabbed old aristocrat with one foot
in the grave. The greatest objection to him is
that the second foot won't go in, except in
books. In real life he hangs on forever and
simply will not die. And the way he guards
his cash and his wife are something frightfuI,
Or course the damsel knows just what he is like
before che enters the bonds of matrimouy, but
the doctors all say he cannot live, so she looks
forward to beink gay widow, but as said the
old gentleman finds the position Of lone foot in
and the Other foot out" pretty comfortable and
objects to change. The greater part Of the
time it ends in his burying his wife and marry
ing again.
To be a beautiful princess and to wed hand
some shepherd is ali well enough, but the kind
OF fairy story which finds preference with the
i'm de steele maiden is the pretty shepherdess
who captures the prince. She is brought up
on that sort OF thing and is not much to be
blamed Papa and mamma tell her that love
marriages are all norsenss-that after the hon
eymoon 1t is struggle aong on a pittance and
that when Work looKs in at the door Love flies
out at the window. To make a money match is
much better, she is told what il she does not
care for her husband or il he does not care for
her, it would be the same way in a year or so in
any case and there is always the comfort OF
having plenty Of lucre in the latter condition
Papa and mamma ough: TO know, thinks the
daughter SO instead OF Planning how she and
her Eduardo will grow flowers in q cottage
garden and live on strawberry jam she INDUCES
in meditations something like these. / gath
means the other day she was curied up on
the floor lacing her boots:
wgAT ONE GIRL SAYS
81 wish had maid to DO this work; Il spoils
my nails and soils my hands. Just whit till I
get my millionaire, then Til have q maid to do
everything fo- me, everything except eat candy
and 80 to dances. I'll have a bou1oir-oh!
don't tina: sound lovciy?-and a drawing room
OF my own. and won't be bothered seeing my
husband except at meals. o. course. will no:
care what he does with himself. I hope he'll
be a violent flrt and STAY out of the house all
day and most all night, then Jack would come
and console Lne. which would be ne. yenly. I'd
marry naval officer il could get one that
was rich enough, bnt I'm afraid Icant. You
be OF on cruise every other
three years and l could do Just as
pleased then. And I should have Carriages,
oh. dozens OF them, and gowns by the hun
Greda. and flowers. TOO. 1 shouldn't buv them
the Towers mean-mvsef, bu. Jack would
send them TO me. 1t woaid be real easy for my
husband, tco. because the only thing I'd want
of him would be to furnish me money and to
keep out OF the way. ] would keep my chill
dren locked in a wing OF the house with a
nurse apiece and a governess. Nobody would
ever hear OF them and l would about forget
myself that thew existed. Oh. dear; there goes
my bootiace. broken right where i: will show
lust wait till marry my millionaire and my
bootlaces won't break"
Exactly what effect being wed to a million
aire would have the breakability Of shoe
strings l could not See but was thinking what
jewel Of a wife the wealthy gentleman would
get il he would only take the Young lady on the
foor-with such personihcation OF maidenly
qualities. can only wonder that every bloated
bondholder on earth is not at her feet. have
nc doubt she is just the kind Of wife they
have all been locking for this long time.
THEY DON'T MEAN WHAT THEY SAY
But these girls don't all mean what they say.
1t is mostly nonsense that they are talking and
way down deep in the bottom Of their hearts
they cherish an ideal of bliss which il about as
likely to be realized as is the millionaire dream;
il does not show Itself often, but is covered up
by a mantle Of worldliness. Sometimes il is
told to a dearest friend in strictest confidence
and sometimes broken bits Of conversation in
her sleep or frequent cummings Of songs with
Ibis" name in them give away the secret. OF
course che denies it and swears that she never
thinks Of q soul besides marrying that rich man
or OF being an opulent old maid.
This latter idea, by the way, has attractions
for good many girls. They never think OF
where the money is to come from that will make
them wealthy maiden ladies, but they expect to
get it left to them or to pick it up on the side
walk. You zee there are some things in favor
OF this. To begin with, she Is free and does not
have to mind anybody, il she 10 single, and
then-tradItion to the contrary notwithstand-
ing-old maids are not so unhappy in the midst
Of their parrots and cats as people seem to
think. They have only themselves to think of,
which is pleasant. though it may be selfish.
But the great drawback is that people will say