, 1903-03-06


tutes sThe Ideal Woman"
Tennyson says in the spring a young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love. With the young men n wo-
men of Vigo county consideration OF
this interesting theme Is not confined
to one season. 1t has the right of way
at all times and seasons.
Definitions of love were being dis
cussed when a refined woman said the
most comprehensive and beautiful dell
milton she had ever seen was written
by Amanda Douglas. Here it is:
"Loye comes with truth in her heart
and constancy In every pulse to SIT
down an everlasting guest in the hearts
of those who truly welcome her. II
there are sorrows and storms, she
spreads her wings for an ark of shell
ter; If toll and care, she lightens them
with her blessed smile. No room Tor
regrets or jealousies, for both are true
in deed and thought; no oldness TOT
h stands between them and the
frosts of time. Year by year they grow
into perfect accord, bringing heaven
nearer with every dawn.
Can such love ever failT'
A Jolly girl present said, Love is a
tickling sensation round the heart that
cannot be scratched"
A modest, blushing young lady re-
marked, ut is something indescrioa-
BILE. must be spontaneous, cannot De
bought or coaxed into being and when
it crows cold cannot be warmed" sui
we hear people constantly saying, Il
learned to love him."
There is no subject upon when a man
or woman, young or middle aged, pro-
vided they are not married, Will pc
come SO animated as my ideal woman
and 'my ideal man."
Usually the tall men and women al
mire those of medium or dlmlnutlVe
stature; the fat, the lean; the blond, the
hr,1nette: the jolly, the sedate. The I'M
ion of two people with different charac-
teristics, provided they agree on the
fundamentals, makes a harmonious
whole. the one furnishing the needea
complement of the other
The lawyer prefers the woman ayerse
- fov r~errior--JTa gets his sytticlency OIL
g%arrulous man seeks a good listener.v
The conceited one admires the modest
woman who enjoys burning incense be-
fore his altar. The man of few words
picks out the woman of bright conver-
sational powers.
It is difficult to surmise from a mans
general attributes what is his ideal wo-
man.
1 asked a Terre Haute gentleman who
has been much in public life and has
peer thrown with many brilliant wo-
men what was his ideal l was
surprised to hear him say emphatically
not a convention woman or one who
goes about delivering speeches and lee
lures upon q public rostrum. MY ideal
woman is one who can hold her in
conversation with other women and
men of brains in the parlor, who is self
reliant, yet looks to a man and depends
upon him; not too good to drink a glass
of wine, to tell a good story if the occa-
sion warrants it, yet she must not be
carried off her feet. She must be able
to work both physically and mentally
and be ashamed to follow in the wake
of idle women"
A society young man not given to eX-
plicit statements has confided this
much about his ideal IN She
must be good looking. Perish the
thought of sitting opposite an ugly wo-
man at the table IL thousand and
ninety-fve times in a year. His ideal
woman must not be bold, still not
afraid Of athletic sports; must be a
- --1r ,.AI J1a,f- nIaxAt. 1.idn a /
horse with confidence, fire a gum, row
with a steady stroke. "a superb look
ing, well proportional woman in the
saddle is a sight for the gods" Any
thing but a namby PANTY woman, n
afraid of her shadow, for this young
fellow.
There is a proyerb that runs thus:
"Whistling girls and growing hens al
ways come TO some bad end" At least
one Terre Haute gentleman thinks
this is an absurd statement. In fact,
the ability to whistle well he regards
as an essential in his ideal oma
And she must have rich. glossy hair,
luminous dark eyes. sifssAely hands and
finger nails, dainty fe,.. be jolly and
companionable, a person to cheer a fell
low up when worried and worn out
with business. No bookwoTm or wo-
mans suffrage advocate can be classed
as his ideal. A lover of music, not the
ultra classic. is an essential for this
gentleman's ideal woman
A bold, dashing youth holds as his
ideal a womanly woman. even to IT,
nudity, but morally brave, IL who will
regard him as her oak and clasp her
soft tendrils about him for support.
This dependence. he AYERS, will keep
him at his best and his ideal refined,
sweet. noble, human.-Susan w. Ball
in Terre Haute Gazette.
HALL PROPOSALS.
Bids viii be received by the Mayor and