The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-10

Sooner or later, you know, in a bunch
OF girls the conversation gets around
to men. 1t was SO in this case. And
they began to talk about the ideal hus-
band
He ought to be clever and interest
ing said the girl who is fresh from
college. Il don't care for handsome
men-that is, the conventional hand
some man. If man has good health
and good sense he will look well enough.
I don't want young man. I've had
enough of caIl0W youths at college. He
should be at least thirty-five. I agree
with Lillian Bell that the man under
thirty-fVe is not good for much of any
thing except the tWO-step. He ought
to be experienced in the ways of the
world and have money enough. Of
course if he were clever, progressive,
ambitious, Industrious and thirty-fiVe
he would be sure to have money
enough" she added dismissing that
phase of the question with the careless
ness of the young person who has al
ways had money enough.
"Thirty-fivel" gasped the debutante
Il don't know what you want of an old
man like that. I don't care for mere
boy, either, but I wouldn't marry a man
so much older than myself. He'd be
sure to be tired OF gadding himself and
would want you to settle down and stay
at home with him I think twenty-five
or tWenty-seven is old enough. The
man I marry will be about that old,
very Edl4 ana aIHleIlE. something ike d
Howard Chandler Chr1sty man or James
K. Hackett. He must be a college man
and hope we'll meet al his junior Prom
and be engaged during his senior week
He must play golf, ride, drive, shoot.
dance divinely and make love like an
angel. His eyes must be brown and
his hair dark, and I could never love a
man who didn't have a beautiful mouth
and white teeth. He must dress i'm
Tnaculately and irreprOachably and If
he ever wears 81 cravat with red in it
III divorce him Immediately. His fam
lily must be excellent in every respect
I couldn't marry a self-made man.
whose people were nObOdies. And he
must have at least five thousand
year"
d Il like a man who does things" said
the girl with the red hair 4 don't care
what he looks like. nor who his people
are if he's successful, and I don't much
care what he's successful at-politics,
or art, or science or any of the profess
EiOns. Sometimes I think he might be a
soldier, only there are so few wars now
adays, except for Russians and Japs
and I don't care for Russians and Japs
for husbands you know-and again I
incline to a statesman. But is there
anything grander than a civil engineer
like Robert Clay in Soldiers of For
tune who builds impossible bridges and
railroads and things, and braves all
sorts of dangers and breaks up revOlu-
tions and all that sort OF thing2 Yes
the man OF action, power, and success
for me-"
I'D like to marry a man about forty
five" said the Old Girl who has been
out about ten seasons and has been en-
gagged to no less than six men and still
nothing doing. "a millionaire. OF course,
he'd be andsome-successfu men of
forty or forty-five always are-anyWay
their money makes them look good I
wouldn't mind his being a WidoWer-
they say they make the best husbands,
having been trained by number One-in
any case he'd be thoroughly seasoned
That sort of man is less trouble than
any other. He has his own affairs to
interest him and doesn't concern himself
to much about yours. At the same time
he knows what he'sabOut when he mar
ries. appreciates wife and a home, is
considerate and reasonable. Any time
you know of a man like that let me
know. III take him if nobody else
wants him.
THE ideal husband has just one
requisite, said the girl in the hammock
who had appeared to sleep during the
argument He must be deeply in love.