The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
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Two Imperfect Young epcraons DoeSrta'
THAR Ideal ro:onu.

Two Imperfect Young ePcrsons Doesrtas
Their Ideal Wo.unr.
Nancy" began Priscilla, as ai,s
turned her gloves inside out md M
fastened her veil, Nancy, I've discov-
crod my Ideal woman"
Have you, indeed?" inquired Nancy,
Ia slightly skeptical tones "Who Is
she and how long have you known
her?"
shes Mrs. Wyseley and I've known
her about four hours" replied Priscilla
promptly in accents that deflcd her
friend to jccr at the lou2th OF her &c
ouaintancc with the ideal woman. So
Nancy contented hcrself by remark
inc "Ah" in superior way and asking
what Mrs. Wyseley was like
swell. in the fi-ss place. s},a's young
aanasl ~ DO jolly and shea Old enough
to b.o sensible. She's beautiful enough
to te admired by mon, and unaffected
cnough to be liked by womon She's
brilliant enough to be mental stimu-
lus to q room full OF brilliant men and
women, and she's simple enough TO
mako crowd Of children happy play
ing with them. She's domestic enough
to keep house perfectly and sho's--
GLOW do you know?" tao critical
Nancy intcrposed and Priscilla stopped
suddenly in her torrout Of praise.
"Why. why" she stammerei, why.
Won can tell. She was lunchiny at the
Robbins with INC and could sc.. And
Ncttie Robbins told Inc lot about her
when she was gono Don't you think
such a woman about perfoct?e
20, ye., If she's really 50, said Nan
cy indif.rcntly. My perfect woman
In the first place, is absolutely healthy.
She's vigorous and enthusiastic. but
her viGor and entlius:.sm never de$en-
crate to extravagancc. She is phllan-
thropic but not tirtsomc or faddish
about II. She has fine, wcll-traincd
mind. but she IS not II podant She's
ah,ndant!v Sympathetic and loves peo-
PIC and cXctcmenta ald 80 the sAIno
time she's fond Of solit1ie, Sho reads
Browning and yet isn't above an in
tclligrnt interest in how 10 keep shoe
strings tied. She can discuss the Siam
csc situation with some degree OF in
tall:gcnce and give IL recipe for cup
cake and cnioy the ability to do both.
She's absolutely unconventional i'll
her ideas bat rather conventional
IN her own ways She's liberal i'll her
views. but doesn't howl over the mar
royncss Of other people. She's honest,
but she doesn't find it necessary to tell
YOU how unbccoming your clothes are
or how fat you are getting She takes
a keen interest in the higher cpuca ton
and the uplifting Of tho ,u"sSes. ANA
she Is also an enthusiast ON the subject
of gloves She loo,:s well to the ways
of her household, but she doesn't
bother about other peoples. She
"Well, I don't sec that YOU ore de-
scribing anyone so very different from
Mrs Wysclcy," interrupted Priscilla,
'":,he's all those things, and more, too. "
You didn't hear INC cut, Pris, said
Nancy. smilingly. "1'hcre's one respect
In whica my ideal differs from your
Mrs. Wyselcy."
"What's that? suppose your ideal
would never commit the indiscrction 0:
matrimony?" jeercd Priscilla.
mo, it isn't that" said Nancy, with
an angelic smile Of forgiveness For the
gihc ''1'u; my IDEAL never committed
the indiscrction Of living at al. Sec?
Come on in ana help me make the cakes
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