Middletown transcript., 1894-01-27

sceptical tones. ssWho IL she and HOY
long have You known herr,
"She's Mrs. Wyseley and I've knowI
her about four hours" replied Pris
ella promptly, In accents that defet
her friend to jeer at the length OF hel
acquaintance with the ideal woman
So Nancy contented herself by re
marking "Ahin in q superior way and
asking what Mrs. Wyseley was like.
swell, In the first place, she's young
enough to be jolly and she's old
enough to be sensible. She's beauti.
full enough to be admired by men and
unaffected enough to be liked by wo.
men. She's brilliant enough to be a
mental stimulus to q room full OF
brilliant men and women and she's
simple enough to keep house perfectly
and she-n
sHow do you knowa'' the critical
Nancy interposed and Priscilla stop
ped suddenly in her torrent of praise.
why, why" she stammered, "why
you can tell. She was lunching at
the Robbins with me, and could
see. And Nettie Robbins told me
lot about her when she was gone.
Don't you think such woman about
perfect2''
'oh, yes, II she's really so," said
Nancy indiferently. "My perfect
woman, In the first place, is abso-
lutely healthy. She's vigorous and
enthusiastic, but he vigor and en-
thusiasm never degenerate to extrava-
gance. She is philanthropic, but
not tiresome or faddish about it. She
has fine, well-trained mind, but she
is not q pedant. She's capable of en-
joying equally a grand opera night
and sunset from a hillside. She's
abundantly sympathetic and loves
people and excitements, and at the
same time she's fond of solitude. She
reads Browning and yet isn't above an
Intelligent interest in how to keep
'hoe-strings tied. She can discuss the
siamese situation with some degree of |
Intelligent interest and give recipe |
or cup-cake and enjoy the ability
o do both. She's absolutely uncon-
1entional In her ideas, but rather con-
7entional in her own ways. She's
lonest, but she doesn't find it neces-
ary to tell You how unbecoming your
lothes are or how fat you are getting.
'he take q keen interest In the higher
ducation and the uplifting Of the
masses, and she Is also an enthusiast
n the subject Of gloves. She looks
Fell to the ways OF her household, but
he doesn't bother about other peo-
les. She
"Well, ] don't see that you are de-
cribing any enc so very different
rom Mrs. Wysley, y interrupted Pris-
lila. s'She's all those things. and
lore, too.''
You didn't hear me out, Pris. u
lid Nancy, smillingly. 'sThsre,sI
ue respect in which my ideal differs
'om your Mrs. Wyseley.n
Whats thatf I suppose your IDEAL
ould never commit the indiscretion
matrimonyfn jeered Priscilla.
No, it isn't that,'' said Nancy.
ith an angelic smile Of forgiveness
7 the gibe.. "But my ideal never ]
,mmitted the indiscretion Of liv;ns
all. Seef Come on ia and help me
AXE the cakes for tea.''
d ucn pieasurewas expressed at thei
'oms OF the Presbyterian Board of !
reign Missions Of New York re- /
ntly over the news that Judge Tel y
!, the United States Minister at
'nstantinople. had indoced the Tur.
sh Government to permit an Ameri-]
q woman to receive q physician,a $
ploma. The young woman who !.
ts the frst diploma Is Miss Mary P. =
idys the daughter Of the. Rev. Dr.
" Eddy, for more than fortvi z
arg missionary Of the Presbyter. )
Board. The Rev. Dr. John Giles s.
!. secretary Of the hoard, said = =
Miss Eddy, who Is an exceptionally
ent girl. was graduated from the sel
'man's Medical College ID New
e, last summer. She went TO Con.
ntinople armed with letters IRON
'retary of State Gresham and 2
ers high n authority. She met
4 nothing but rebuffs ia the be. 3
ming, bit the neWs received Il. .day ss5| sn'
81 that she had heen phccessful ia ass