The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-25

that little word but" and we eagerly expected the end Of the sentence.
 The ideal husband 10 the man who loves us. and his love. even for us so- called practical and setter-of-fact American women. contains an element of romance and mysticism.
 The Breneh.
 "I'Il tell you" said the Pasisienne. what we. In France. consider as the Ideal husband. He is . man" <Shs laid strsss on the word .''man''). '.a man of % or more. not . boy of 3S who is bound to be- unreliable and hnows lit- tie of the world.
 'The ideal husband. according to our French views, is A man who not only love. his wife. but knows why he iovea her. her qualities and her de- fscts. Of course. he must be inteiiec- tual. be weil-mannered and able to make his way in the world. He is not only lover. but friend. He wants his wife to be q companion, his com rade, and to take an active interest in all he thinks and doeA Above all. he has something to do. We cannot con- ceiye an ideal husband 'n France. wno is not entertaining, bright. witty and even trife foolish. H. must encour- axe her individuality. treat her can- didiy as man to man. not as mere de- pendant and clinginG child
 "And then - she hesitated . while then braveiy pursued. "and then he must like things feminine. He need not know the difference between tus- sore and ponsee silk or between real lace and imitation. but he must not think 1t below him to l,ok at his wife's gowns or hats or to hunt with her for pretty curios.
 And he must try from time to time tO be quite truthful"
 .Are there any ideal husbands In Francey' someone asked. And the re- ply of the Parisienne was very :. Parisian indeed: our husbands. but invariably the hus- bands of other and more fortunate wo- men,"
 The Germas.
 The German lady present had a very definite opinion on the matter.
 ''The ideal husband-in Germany, where he is to be found--is | man whom. possibly. ladies or England or France would ind most instructive. angels--of either sex--in the world. at least not in Germany. and we do not ask too much.
 Above ali. he must have a temper calculated to bear the wear and tear of every-d day life. He is active. but does not devote all his thoughts and time to business: he has friends. but sees them at home; he Is fond of family life. and Is rather of the stay-at-home variety.
 'The Ideal husband is deferential. but he takes the lead in all things. He is 10 logical and methodical, 10 we'll poised that his wife can safely accept his de- cisions.
 And physicaliy?" an English lady inquired.
 The German lady closed her eyes and smi ed. She was obviously seeing the Ideal husband.
 "Physically," she said, q fancy him of athletic build. clear-eyed, and intel ligent looking. I would add that this ideal person Is musical. senti- mental at times. snt even romantic"
 The Spanish.
 "rfow terribly dull such husband would seem to most of us In Spain. said the onl, ~senora present. "To us an ideal husband Is not a dreamer. a poet, ar musician. And yet my country Is the land of romance But we do not long for a little tin god on wheels What we want is q man worthy of the name, with g strong character and an ardent temperament a man one can re- ly upon. fearless. and even aggressive in his pride.
 The senora turned questioningly to the group of deeply-interested Philadel- phians~ and one of them, feeling that the whole story had not even then been told, added briefly: ''He should possess a sense of humor. enough brains and of his own, Kindness to all dumb ani. nals, charity for the poor. shrewdnessl tn financial matters, great respect for wonlanhood and the love for children"