The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-06
EVENING CHAT
81 RUTH CAMERoN.

What kind of man does a woman
like best?''
Some weeks ago I put that question
to my readers, promising them that
some day we should have their opin-
ions on the subject
Some day. has come
Attention, We SWANS who desire to
, know how to please the fairer sex.
Here is a chance to get some honest
unaffected opinions on the subject.
have received many more than 1
could possibly print, but many repeat
the same story, SO I'm just going to
try to give you the widest variety pos
sibIe.
1t may be interesting to know first
what masculine characteristics re-
ceived the most votes.
Cleanliness Of person and strength,
| both moral and physical, l should say,
headed the list.
Ambition, sufficient degree of gen
erosity to make a wife sure of enough
pocket money, reverence for God, chiv-
airy for women and an affectionate dis
position, were also much in demand.
! One lady who ought to know some
] thing about the matter, having had
| three trials, says that an anectionate
disposition is by aIlodds the thing that
counts the most. 1--WE had three huS-
bands,' runs her sad tale. zone and
Two rest in the graveyard. The third
is what the world calls a good man,
| but he is not a bit soft. The second
was soft and I would rather be with
him in spirit than where 1 am 1 was
happy with the second. Give me a
soft, loving man every time. I have
| tried three kinds
Here is what some more women
think about this matter:
| 1.-THE kind of man woman can love
must be strong, yet tender, true, hon
est and kindly, sympathetic. If the
gods have added to this a sense of
humor believe me, it will make no
difference if his hair is red and his
eyes are green, he will not have any
trouble in convincing the lady of his
choice that he will be pretty COM
| Portable fellow to pull in double har-
ness with along the road of life
1.-THE man a woman likes best? One
who is strong, honorable and fearless
chivalrous and truthful. A man of few
words but many deeds, of strength to
Withstand temptation, of grace to grow
by suffering, of tender heart and I'M
lswerving devotion; a mar in brief who
meets the test of the Table Round to
reverence his king as if he were his
conscience and his conscience as his
king
| "Of course I don't pretend to know
anything about men for I am only a
college freshman, but even that man
ner of girl may have an ideal-so here
goes, here's mine in two Words-an
lunselfsh man and clean one.
| What sort of a man do all women
love? Why, the sort of man who was
born with the gift or has acquired the
art of conveying the impression, You
lare different from other women and
I'm glad of it. Such a man, whether
consciously or unconsciously, gives the
immersion, You are what I've been
looking for, what I've doubted the ex-
listence of, a woman who can under
stand and appreciate and inspire: WIN
such a woman a man could do his best
in the world and as we women DO
want a mission, reason for our pc
ling, naturally we fall in love with the
man who offers it to US.
'sIt is only necessary to go PACK 10
the Garden of Eden to establish the
fact that women like best the man VINO
is thoroughly imbued with the Devil
| A good. straightforward, moral man IS
Inof in it in comparison with the other
kind. Adam did not dominate the
heart of Eve She was dissatisfied and
therefore went out of her way to IND
lsomething to relieve her dlssatls1ac-
Ition. She ran up against the DeVlI and
listened to him to her own undo1ng
land that of the whole world. And still
the daughters Of Eve like best the man
i who has the most original Devil in his
makeup" (Need we interpolate that
this break in the symposium was con-
tributed by a man?O
(To be continued in our next.)
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