Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-01-14

natural. tnat girl. eSPe'i""' w
romantic age Of II or IL. 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 a sensible little woman, brings her
ideal to a lower standard. She learns
TO love a man who has faults. and III
timately recognizes that the warm, low
ing heart and generous nature whlcn
he possesses more than counterDalance
those blemishes which at one time she
would not tolerate in 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 l
should not like him to be without his
faults now. believe love them just
MS much as | 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
rerfcctions,
Be to them a 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
he 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 a
man in real life waiting for them. Good
looks and a 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 OH the athletic field.
Such a man would be faultless in
their eyes, even although his character
nnd nature would not bear investiga-
ton. Now and again girl is success
fol 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 good and true man whose vlr-
tues are many, although he does not
fulfill her particular requirements.
Il could not possibly marry George"
IN impressionable maiden was heard to
exclaim on one occasion. HE Is n
very nice fellow. loves me very much,
and believe could love him If
tried. But then he Is 50 short and
plain-featured, besides being such n
dufrer' at athletics, that l am certain
l should never feel absolutely happy
II I 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
who can boast Of none of the virtues
OF their ideal. in order to avoid being
''lcft 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. ia very true
saying but they only make fine birds
for the time being. Stripped of their
plumage, they probably have 10 other
virtues.
And so II often Is with the hand
some finely dressed lover The partir
Ular girl marries her ideal IN this re-
spect. only to find nfter marriage that
his character and nature nrc by no
means In keeping with his Inward ap
pearance. He proves himself to be II
narrow-mlndcd ronccitcd man. who
having been always accustomed tn
think Of himself first. owing to the
flattery Of ndmIring friends. hns little
or no thought for hs wife. II IN II sad
awakening, but II Ia whit Invariably
happens when n girl In search of II
faultless husband only looks for ont
ward blemishes. Home Monthly.
A Kind Word for tho Tvp~writ~r.
1t is not surprising that n drrcns.
of the woman stcnogrnph"r, by one of
Them, Is given u conspicuous plncc
In our esteemed contemporary. the
New York Sun. So much has been
said in the light and airy pcrsiiiagc
of the press about the flirting ana frly-
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
a breezy. bleachcd. blonde creature,
who divides the time that belongs TO
her real duties among various diver
sions and entertainments which do not
properly come to a refined and intelli.
gent woman. In this suggestive situa
ton it is unnecessary to say that the
stcnographer does not always appear
In the most favorable light Just why
license has been taken with a class of
young women who, perhaps more than
any other, deserve commentator and
praise, we do not understand. The