The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04

manly man such as wor n
 came back at him loftily. Well, go on," said R, a H1,
 tender and gentle with is
 strong and firm with men"
 Always gentle and tender.' she re-
 peated, for like all women this trait in
 man appeals more strongly to her than
 anything else on the face of the earth
 and who would make a fine doctor if
 iie studied medicine, and who has a deep reverence for religion. I hate scoffers
 don't you? He must be serious just se-
 rious enough at the right time not too
 much so, and always with a sense of humor Oh yes. kind heaven always
 with sense of humor, and he must be an all round broad man in every sense or the word Of course, if he Is going to
 dance, he must do it we'll just as he
 must ride horseback well, and swim and
 play golf and all that soft of thing,
 and"
 But Romeo had arisen suddenly and quite oblivious to the fact that his hair
 had hopped into his eyes which did not especially add to the might have been 1 classic outline of his profile. he looked her squarely in the eye and said: You don't want thing, do you?" Here you are cutting out the pattern of a soldier, a scholar, a financier. news paper man, an Adonis, a globe trotter. a
 society man, matinee idol. sportsman.
 Heavens, you've made a .womans idea of man regular human syndicate" She returned him look for look About week ago." she commenced, placidly, you held forth sn the subject
 or woman, lovely woman-not the hind I that MT. Kipling talks about as not of me marvin brand, but the kind men want to marry. and this Is what you said: A woman first of all must be good looking. Beauty is a womans duty She should be good that goes without saying know all about home life' l "Cooking?" 1 asked you | Yes. you said, cooking and making | things and housekeeping and sewing 1 Don't you think that woman should
 make her own clothes? And. of course, she must do fancy work, and-and-" i Embroidery and hemstitching?" asked
 1 Yes" you said, "a woman looks pretty 1 poliing holes in things and then sewing ! them up again Of course, I'd like | woman to be well educated and know ! about things such music and art and | scultupre. Intelligent but not learned l the gods forbid. She ought to have good | mind, but"
 i Not of an inquiring turn?' I asked 1 Never" you said. "She must have a perfectly even, sweet, kind disposition, under all circumstances. A man loves woman who smiles, who is pleasing, and who has Gods gift of understanding. Of
 course. she must dress well. l believe you
 said She must be as fresh as a daisy, | always. Wasn't that the expression? :? 1 And have lots and lots of good, hard, common sense. I've always noticed that men want common sense wives but other wise sweethearts. She should be practi- ! cal and economical. I felt like adding
 an honest an wiling Now, lets sum
 it up: You wanted lady, cook, a social | economist, a dressmaker, a scholar. a society woman, housekeeper a nurse l an art student, beauty, saint, home- 1 maker, an angel, a musician and good ness knows what else. I only hope when
 you find her, your ideal that you'll give me the address of the Intelligence Office 1 I'll want it for all my married friends 1 who are in need of cooks In the mean 1 time, you mustn't overlook what our i friend, George Elliot, said about the | Lord Almighty made the women soolish | to match the men,. Remember. 1 He wilted completely.
 l The thermometer was leading the | strenuous life as hard as ever 1t could | and she looked at him with provoking blue-eyed coolness.
 | He felt himself mere erring worm on l the face of the earth at best, but was 1 masculine enough to rise to the surface | in final desperate effort: 1 Look herei It's nearly time for the ! ball game. Hurry and get your togs onl
 I ordered my car for 3 o'clock. Get | ready!
 l She did
 | And
 | When they returned in the afternoon, | as the crimson rays in the western sky | spelled sunset
 | We'll
 There wasn't an .ideal' in sight, be-
 lieve me,
 Yet
 Each had apparently found one,