Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-22

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 When 1 asked Dr. Chauncey NJ. De- pew, he leaned back in his big arm chair and lazily twirlcd a paper cutter in his hand. After few moments thought he said:
 My ideal woman must have a good mind, and q cultured one; she must do all things required of her state in soci- ety, and must be deeply religious. l do not care for the woman before the public, but admire the home woman, the wife and mother who, if she fulils her domestic mission, is the ideal won- an, at least to one man."
 "But how about her type of beauty" l interrupted; "does physical charm belong tc your ideal woman?"
 "Ycs, indeed" came the answer quickly. "A man naturally thinks of his ideal as his wife, and three hum dred and sixtyfve breakfasts and three hundred and siXty-five dinners opposite Il homely woman is not pleasing pros pcct. So she must at least be good look ing, be fond enough of society to com mand that sort of recognition which will help husband. Above all things, the ideal woman must be sympathetic. The greater the man in public position, the weaker he is at times. 1 have in mind particularly" continued Dr. De- pew, men who speak in public great deal, and when the great speech of the mans life has been made, when his friends cluster around to congratulate him, and the crowds cheer him with the cheer that dies with the breath that uttcrs it, then it is that the ideal woman meets him, and by one word of congratulation sets at rest all his doubt, and fears as to the success of his effort. The public knows little of the power behind the throne, but many great man will confess that the ideal womans words make it possible for him to continue before a capricious public
 My ideal woman must not be a great talker, but have that tact which keeps conversation going about her. l have recently been impressed by two types of women One, q woman of great in- tellectual abilities, who absolutely bored me in an hour, and the other a woman of no apparent greatness of mind, who said very little, but what she did say she said very well, and who interested me for hours. So, you sec, my ideal woman must never let me know all that she knows. I must al- ways be in doubt as to her mental pos abilities.
 Feminine charm my ideal woman must have very strong. A man doesn't want his law partner to go through life with him. He wants the scent of the orange blossoms about his ideal woman At my time of life a man looks back, and usually draws his ideal woman, if he has been at all successful, from the memory of his wife and his mother"
 My ideal woman," said Col. William Cody, known to the public as Buffalo Bill" whom I caught the other day on flying visit to New York, must be strong. Let me always see the woman that can ride horse and fire gun. like to see a woman tall, and she must have pair of good shoulders. You see, have educated my own girls so that they are perfect sportsmen. I do not mean by that that I do not require the other finer accomplishments I like them to be able to play, sing and dance, but never do want the woman who is my ideal to become namby pam by. Let her have all the womanly qualities, but want her healthy, with great love for life in the air. It's what our women need. They must go out more, and tennis and golf, with plenty of rowing and driving and rid ing, will make them more than ever the Ideal creatures that they should be, in- stead of the women we so often see suf- fering from lack of proper exercise. I prefer to see woman ride a horse we'll to any other accomplishment. Truly, a superb looking, well proportioned woman in the saddle Is sight for the gods"
 . Herbert Bridgman, who was one of the auxiliary party that went to Green land to bring Lieut.. Peary home, has recently come back from the north. He does not find his ideal in an Esqui- mau.
 "I like," said he, ia woman that can walk, carry her own package, can go home alone if necessary, and generally save busy man bother. She must not ask too many questions, nor make too many suggestions. She must speak the truth and never stoop to deception. She must have brains and self-reliance, yet look up to a man and depend upon him; her heart must be impulsive, yet in subjection to the judgment; she must love enough, but not too much; she must possess refinement, good man. Y ners, be delicate about receiving or asking favors; be punctual, never break an engagement; she must not be too good to drink glass of wine, to tell good story if the occasion war rant it, yet she must not be carried off her feet; she must be able to work both and mentally, and be ashamed to follow in the wake of idle women. She must not be satisfied short of distinct achievement; she must believe that women were made for something better and higher than simply to be charming and accept lR- vors from men.
 II like a woman who is essentially | womanly even to timidity, yet capable ~xf <ha ,,fv,,~af Arn,pasc. who ia morally