The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

| These contributions hare been rec.ired
by The editor IL dasUSr TO the .foito1i"g
q usiion: What is your I'd, al cJ auit,
My wife must be about seven feet in
hight; weight not over one hundred
| pounds svoirdupois; have a pearhes ami
| cream complexion: hair of the made T."
order" variety. She must I've well phn
Gated. and have an in'ome Of not le-s
| than ten Thousand dollars n yppr. j..
er.
want \ wifi. with kind, cheerful and
nns-ltish disp"ei'i n, willing and capable
of shaping herself 10 rir''nrns,an rps; one
WIN will help make snd keep h hne !;
that ia to saw, true WOMAN ii. G
| Wallace.
NV ideal wife is one ~ho knows hos to
looks well.-Jim Payne.
prefer n woman pure as lily. modest
a. n violet. sweet ~ rosa too loving to
sco"l, too honp-t to f,t,er. too kind to
cfi!i'ise, too true To desert. She ma,
l"ok IA Il vi has nia,ie her; act "a nature.
not fashion, dictx'a-; know little ~
much. II she I've ss | have described her.
she will never dissppoint her husband -
J. Z. Rrad.n.
What's An ideal VIE? That is easily
ans~ erel. She must be Of medium sz,
and attractive personal appearance. She
must have n broad. college education,
also nm even. pleasant disposition Must
b. ~ good Musician, h,th vmallv and in
strnn-ntallv, and n first class honse
keeper. She should ba n good ,onver-er
aud a good listener; this implies she
takes n live interest in publirtvpai She
should have good taste in dress not " EAR.
ins green ar yellow because it ia the fash
ion She snould take more interest il
home I, Fl ,irs iI,au il doz.n cllur, h So
'i-lies. Sewing? N. | don't are about
that. can sew on buttons pretty veil
myself F. II Colby.
Nv answer, Of course, applies only to
the first person.
To snit me, n woman should possess
the follow ing qualifications: !, n Chris
tian character; =. domestic virtues; g
only II moderate interest in public asspuI
bIirs where public and political i+SuaI ara
4 sisSed She must not he considered
''srrrng minded >
Ednration. beauty and riches WON'T
not ba considered an impediment, hat
An Optimistic disposition must not be
sacrificed To ihem.-Fred Miller.
My ideal woman is perfect-morally,
mentally, physically and financially
Morally, she nnst tie all that is good aud
true 10 me and the kitchen. Mentally,
abe must lie able To cook ln,ellipently,
and give proper attention to the children
Physically. she must be some~ here be-
tween four and six feet in height, must
weigh two hundred and twelve "r fifteen
pnunds. apothecary shop need apply
She must he able 10 see and hear perfect
ly, bnt am not vp'v Particular about her
talking Financially. | should prefer one
with a rich nnrle, dwelling in foreign
parts, who RENTS to his little pet liber
ally. and who. having heart trouble,
passes away soon.-Will Lemon.
A really womanly woman; who en-
d'avors to pattern cloeelv after our Yak
una young ladies'; who shows the train
ing Of a noble mother; who cheerfully
stays up to receive her belated husband.
who has been unavoidably detained at =
Business meeting OF the lodge, club. or
anything else, glad to know he has had
. good time; who 10 unselfsh and con-
siders'e Of the feelings Of others; who
has been fortunate in losing q wealthy
uncle and thus inherits Q comfortable
legacy; who hears reverses. hopeful o.
sunshine after rain who is not a snffra
gist, but INDUCES nilaly ia societies with
view Of intellectual elevation. II she he
good looking, accomplished, Of an ami
able disposition. does not gossip, and
possessed Of the above named good quail
ties. together with ninety. nine others, she
would in my estimation he idesl.-A. B
Cline.
have come to that stage in life when
most any one OF the nice girls would do
for me. am not looking ior one who IL
pretty, always good natured, never cross,