The age-herald., 1897-08-06
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By MRS. GEORGE 0. BALL.
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 Some one has been writing of 'The Low able Woman in admirable a manner that I transeribe the description to my columns, regretting that the name of the writer is unknown: "We have al observed that in given group of roses, there Is al ways one particular bloom that attracts by its rare beauty; anil all of us know that in every score or two of women there never fails to be one who is, more than all else, simply lovable. She it not by any means unfailingly the most beautiful among her sisters: she is rarely the one who can count her proposals upon tho fingers os both hands. Paradoxical as 1t may seem truly loTahle women are not those 10 whom -.nen usually make love"
 The lovable woman iu history is Queen Louise, of Prussia. whose strongest hold upon the people is their absolute conti- denee .n her goodness shn is the Jenny Lind among songstCrs, whose melodous music was the harmony of q loving heart, and she is the Mary Anderson among ac- tresses, whose most wonderful act was that which drew her audiences 10 applaud with double vigor the woman behind the tragedenne.
 essaWhen novelists picture her, they draw the type that tells of Dickens warm pref erence for Dot, the Carriers wife, or an Esther Somerson. the gentle Dame Burden of Bleak House." Thackeray studied wo- men long and well, but he could draw only one two who were lovable, although he pictures scores who were clever and at tractive.
 Among the latest idcals. MT. Barrie's women come in groups to claim the trib- ute of simple lovableness, but the Mrs. Faleoner. of Mir. Aliens Choir Invsib.e,'' stands for perfect illustration of her kind
 ha lz;,. T ell long ago, of his ideal woman, and he told it all when he added:
 s''For naught that sets ones heart at ease, And gives happiness and peace, Is low-esteemed In her eyes"
 But, these ideals? Very we'll we will admit it frankly, but one must take only a half hours outing among the actual wo- men of today to find these dreams real ized in a dozen different ways. The Iowa. be woman is in every summer resort in the land today, and there is no possibls danger of mistaking her She is quietly at home, too, with those who cannot find il convenient to drop their cares for a time She is on the cars, doing little kindnesses 10 everyone whom she meets; she fits in and out of the hot, weary shops, carrying restful pleasure with her; she oils the wheels of summer jaunt until they slip along as smoothly as a sailing boat and she is as refreshing to tired nerves as 2, shaded nook at hlgh noOntide. What makes her lovabie? Ask her, and she will look a bit surprised. and probably say: "Why, I've never thought enough about myself to know"
 ,s- One of the pretty Birmingham school agirls, who is a member of Hon. J. A Van ~Hooses party. now travelling in the west, has just writer her mother the following interesting letter from Yellowstone Ma tional Park:
 eighteen miles Yesterday we rode forty miles and saw very many boiling Ppringsy besides other wonderful things. The color Ing of all the springs is very lovely To- gay gay .sS we saw the Morning Glory spring; it is the prettiest spring We have vet seen. Yes terday we went behind tho hotel and saw three large black bears in the woods; they came at night to be fed. Today we saw almost all of the geysers. We had an opportunity of seeing the "Old Faithful" play. three times. The water went up to the height of 150 feet and lasts four min utes. Tomorrow We shall start at 2 o'clock in the morning and travel fifty miles ] am not half as weary from travc,ing as thought l would be. We are seeing somc- thing new all the time and consequently do not think of being fatigued. IL will not be very long before we will be coming home We will return by Kansas City, and may stop there day. Mir Van Hoose has not decided yet upon the minor points am getting quite fat found when l weighed the other day that had gained five pounds. You will scarcely know mo when l return. Everybody else is asleep, so think I will dress and go down stairs. All are well and having such a good time"
 daughter Aileen left Tuesday night for