Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

has in the main a very good opinion of women, and
spite of the fact of his hearts having been broken
once or twice. that he is bit cynical and tremen
dousy proud of it, his cynicism is on the extreme
surface and he is willing to have his faith renewed
at the early convenience OF almost any pretty girl.
He has ambitions, ideals, and distinct impression
that it is up to him to do the decent thing pay his
debts, and amount to something if he can. He is of
a marrying turn of mind and wants what he calls a
sensible girl and family of children.
He loves talk about himself, and will give advice
all known subjects; but he is also willing to be
instructed and married to the right girl who under
stands him and sees his possibilities, the popular
proverb to womans being able to do anything
she wants to with man will really apply. Married
to the wrong girl he is apt to remain commonplace
and come twelve dozen to the end of the chapter.
He may even turn out badly and go completely to
pieces; for the common or garden variety man has
not always imagination to cheer him a sense of
humor to keep him going
The garden variety husband is often a bit trite
bit tiresome in conversation, is not interested in
higher criticism does not for lbsen does not ap
prove of the problem play and when he is reading
novel is apt to turn to the back to if it turns
out WELL He is apt to scold if dinner is late and he
doesn't know directoire from kimono, and be-
he has worked hard all day and tired he gen
orally prefers sitting in front of the fire. smoking
pipe and reading a magazine, to going places,
But he home regularly at six o'clock, it is
his own tresde he sits before he loves his wife be-
she is his wife, and he spends time specu-
lating about his chances of being happier hai he
married some else in wondering if he couldn't
be happier with some one else, even yet. He pays
his bills and supports his family and adores his chill
dren, ana after twenty years OF ne says
my wife" as proudly the day he married
The girl who gets him had better thank her lucky
stars and cherish him forever and day; for under
present conditions the garden variety husband is
being cultivated into all sorts of things he
intended to be and doesn't like and doesn't make
success Of and this most satisfactory species is
rapidly becoming extinct.
The Epierammatic Variety
THE second type in this series is the epgrammatic
type. The attitude toward life of this species
of the genus homo is thoroughly dramatic He views
it kaleidoscope and at the same time as stage
which he is playing part He talks in epigran
lives in epigram, makes love in epgram. His SEN
fences splotches of color the poster order;
trolley ride with him is adventure; dinner down
town exciting elopement; to be engaged to
him. to live for the in the enchanted country of
true romance; to be married to him would SEEM in
perspective the land of hearts desire He is
finished lover, perfect chum: kindly friend, an
adequate husband Occasionally he develops into an
affinity; but not often. He reads the funny columns
of the newspapers; sometimes he writes them him
self and it part of his scheme of living to furnish
forth in his own person copy for the editor.
The woman in search of an affinity sometimes she