Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-01-11
Girl. Who Want FauIticss Husbands.

natural. that girl. especially at the
romantic age of II or 49, should set
her mind upon an Ideal man VINO Is
some day to win her heart and hand.
As time goes by. however. she realizes
that the perfect man. like the p'rfect
woman, is yet to be born. and. II she
is n sensible little woman. brings her
ideal to lower standard. She learns
TO love a man who has faults ana III
timately recognizes that the warm. low
ing heart and generous nature which
he possesses more than counterbalance
those blemislles which at one time she
would not tolerate in Il 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:
Its an extraordinary thing. but
should not like him to be without his
faults now | believe | love them just
as much as I do himself" How differ
ent many married lives would be II
every wife could say the same. and
instead Of deploring her husbands i'm
llprfcctionS,
Be to them n little blind.
And to his virtues ever kind
There are some girls-foolish girls
! was almost going to say-who. nav
ing decided that their husband must
hc an Admirable Crichton among men,
refuse to moderate their aspirations i'll
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 a
nlan in real life waiting for them. Good
looks and n 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 man would be fautless in
| their eyes. even although his character
and nature would not bear investiga-
ton. Now and again a girl is success
rnl in discovering the man who comes
very near to her ideal. but more often
while waiting for him, neglects the
love of good and true man whose vir-
tues are many. although he does not
fulfill her particular requirements.
II could not possibly marry George,
IN impressionable maiden was heard to
exclaim on one occasion. HE is
very nice fellow, loves me very much,
and believe l could love him if l
tried. But then he Is SO short and
plain featured. besides being such
'dufrer' at athletics that l am certain
l should never feel absolutely happy
If married him."
One could almost wish that such
girls were always left old maids. Some
of them are; while others. after vainly
waiting for their perfect man" to
come along, and losing the love of a
man whose only faults We're to be
found in his outward appearance. have
to content themselves with a husband
of their ideal. in order to avoid being
left on the shelf"
or 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
feathers make fine birds. Is a very true
saying but they only make fine birds
for the time being. Stripped of their
punaCe, they probably have no other
virtues
And so it often is with the hand
some. finely dressed lover The partic-
ular girl marries her ideal in this re-
spect. only to find after marriage that
his character and nature are by no
means in keeping with his outward APP
pearnnce. He proves himself to be a
narrow-minded. conceited man. who.
having been always accustomed to
think of himself first. owing to the
flattery of admiring friends. has little
or ~ thought for his wife. 1t is sad
awakening. but it is what invariably
happens when a girl in search of a
faultless husband only looks for out
ward blemishes. Monthly.
A Kind Word for the Typewritcr.
1t is not surprising that IA defense
of the woman stenOgrapher. by one of
Them is given a conspicuous place
in our esteemed contemporary. the
New York Sun. So much has been
said i'll the light and airy persihage
Of the press about the flirting and friv
olous typewriter that mistaken idea
has been created regarding this hard
; working and invaluable attachment of
every busy man. The impression is
fostered that the young woman stenOg-
rapher of our times Is more or less of