The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
THE SORT OF MAN
WOMEN LIKE BEST
Is Strong, Honest, Truthful,
and ChiyalrOuS.

What kind Of a 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 opinions on the
subject
Some day. has come
Attention. ye SWANS who desire to
know how to please the fairer sex. Here
is chance to get some honest unaffected
opinions on the subject
1 have received many more than
could possibly print. but many repeat the
same story. SO I'm just going to try to
give you the widest variety possible.
1t may be interesting to know first
what masculine characteristics received
| the most votes.
Cleanliness of person and strength, both
moral and physical 1 should say, headed
the list.
Ambition, a sufficient degree of gener-
| osity TO make a wife sure of enough
| pocket money, reverence for God,
| chivalry for women, and an affectionate
disposition, were also much in demand.
One lady who ought to know something
about the matter, having had three trials,
| says that an affectionate disposition is
| by all odds the thing that counts the
| most I've had three husbands" runs
her sad tale. ''One and two rest in the
| graveyard The third is what the world
calls a good man, but he is not bit
soft The second was soft, and would
| rather be with him in spirit than where
| | am. l was happy with the second.
| Give me a soft, loving man every time
| 1 have had three kinds
Here is what some more women think
| think about this matter:
The kind of man women can love
| must be strong, yet tender, true, honest,
and kindly, sympathetic If the gods
| have added to this a sense of humor be
| lieve me, it will make no difference il
| his hair is red and his eyes are green,
J he will not have any trouble in convinc-
] ing the lady of his choice that he will be
| a pretty comfortable fellow to pull in
| double harness with along the road Of
life
The man a woman likes best? One
who is strong, honorable, and fearless,
| chivalroUs, and truthful. 4 man of few
words, but many deeds, of strength to
Withstand temptation. of grace to grow
| by suffering, of tender heart and un-
swerving devotion; in brief. man who
meets the test of the Table Round to
reverence his king as if he were his con-
science and his conscience as his king"
of course. 1 don't pretend to know
| anything about men, for / am only a
! college freshman, but even that manner
of girl may have an ideal-so here goes:
! here's mine in two words-an unselfsh
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 are
different from other women, and I'm glad
! of it Such man. whether consciously
or unconsciousIy, gives the impression,
| You are what I've been looking for.
what I've doubted the existence of. a
woman who can understand and appre-
ciate and inspire. With such a woman
a man could do his best in the world
and as we women do want a mission. 4
| reason for our being. naturally. we fall
in love with the man who offers it to
us
| 1T is only necessary to go back to the
Garden of Eden to establish the fact that
women like best the man who is thorough
| " imbued with the devil. A good.
STRAIGHTFORWARD. moral man is not 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 find something to relieve
her dissatisfaction She ran up against
the devil and listened to him to her own
undoing and that of the whole world
| And still the daughters of Eve like best
| the man who has the most original devil
/ in his makeup" (Need we interpolate
| that this break in the symposium was
contributed by man0
| TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.