Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-01-12

Girls Who Want Fau1t1ess Husbands.
1t, is very nice, and perhaps very
natural, that girl, especially at the
romantic age Of II or 1s, should set
her mind upon an ideal man who Is
some day to win her heart and hand.
AS time goes by, however, she realizes
that the perfect man, like the perfect
woman, is yet to be born, and, il she
is sensible little woman, brings her
ideal to a lower standard. She learns
to love a man who has faults, and ul-
Hmately recognizes that the warm, low
ing heart and generous nature which
he possesses more than counterbalance
those blemishes which at one time she
would not tolerate in q member OF the
opposite sex.
On one occasion a welded wife of
about five years standing said, refer
ring to her husband-who was far
from being perfect:
"It's an extraordinary thing, but I
should not like him to be without his
faults now. believe love them just
as much as do himself" How differ
ent many married lives would be If
every wife could say the same, and
instead of deploring her husbands i'm
perfections,
Be to them little blind,
And>to his virtues ever kind.
There are some girls-foolish girls
[ was almost going to say-who, hav-
ing decided that their husband must
be an Admirable Crichton among men,
refuse to moderate their aspirations in
any way. The penny novelette, some
times furnishes such girls with their
IDEAL man, and they become possessed
of the idea that there must be such
man. in real life waiting for them. Good
looks and tall, commanding figure
are probably essential characteristics
In the man they mean to marry, not to
mention his power Of holding his own
in the professional or business world
and on the athletic field.
Such a man would be faultless in
their eyes, even although his character
and nature would not bear investiga
ton. Now and again a girl is success
ful in discovering the man who comes
very near to her ideal, but more often
than not she fails completely, and
while waiting for him, neglects the
love Of a good and true man whose vir-
tues are many, although he does not
fulfil her particular requirements.
Il could not possibly marry George"
IN impressionable maiden was heard to
exclaim on Zone occasion. He is q |
very nice fellow, loves me very much, |
and believe I could love him If |
tried. But then he is SO short and
besides being such a |
duffer' at athletics, that am certain |
should never feel absolutely happy |
If married him."
One could almost wish that such |
girls We're always left old maids. Some |
IF them are; while others, after vainly |
waiting for their perfect man" to |
come along, and losing the love of a
man whose only faults were to be |
found in his outward. appearance, have |
to content themselves with a husband |
who can boast of none Of the virtues i
IF their ideal, in order to avoid being |
left on the Shelf" sa.- 4,,,s. .s4..sa,qs.
y OF course, a girl cannot be too par
ticular about choosing the man she |
would honor with her lifelong society. |
At the same time she must not pay too |
much attention to the outer man, and |
neglect to study his inner self. Fine |
make fne birds, is q very true |
saying, but they only make fine birds
for the time being. Stripped Of their
olumage, they probably have no other
rirtues.
And so it often is with the hand
'ome, finely dressed lover. The partic-
ilar girl marries her ideal in this re-
,pect. only to find after marriage that |
lis character and nature are by no
neans in keeping with his outward ap-
,earance. He proves himself to be
narrow minded, conceited man, who,
laving been always accustomed to
hink Of himself first, owing to the
lattery Of admiring friends, has little
II no thought for his wife. 1t is sad
weakening, but it is what invariably
when a girl in search of a
aultless husband only looks for out
ward blemishes.-Home Monthly.
A Kind Word for the Typewriter.
1t is not surprising that "a defense
f the woman stenographer, by one of
hem," is given a conspicuous place ,
4 our esteemed contemporary, the ,
lew York Sun. So much has been ,
aid in the light and airy persifage
f the press about the flirting and friv- q,
lous Typewriter that q mistaken idea
as been created regarding this hard
rorking and invaluable attachment of
very busy man. The impression is
ostered that the young woman stenog- t
lpher of our times is more or less Of 7
breezy, bleached, blonde creature,