The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-17
His Ideal Woman.

To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch.
SlT.-l nave read another omen letter IN
your paper from Duynl porter. criticizinE
my letter In an earlier issue. am surprised
wayiarinr man need fd. I9y. errr.na. .,
woman cqullny' so,"aiiea w., Nj Pc.
ter has failed to understand ms meaning.
They viii admit that he Was gr,a.
poet pat ihSy VIII deny That he was - great
thought, rs nave said. ina, n,t.
myself pain IN uneGulvocal English. How
ever Mi Porter seems to thiuk ,hat /
"on,l revert % the age when wonnn was
Illogical Perhaps SO. Sow Mr Porter may
10 lotical in MS conclusions drawn from
letter or Mr. Porter has construed IL super
uriua$ o.. perhaps NJ Porter may bc m
crud!ic. Illogical party 10 this little coutro-
,c1SE. i..e iofi"rr no certainly Is The lat
III. arguments advanced for II co-ofdiunto
toIeEe Is concerned. my method OF rltlu-
wa! ny repeat them nor add 10 them The
,o-9Fdlnat" college proposition needs no op-
IISiN"n II ~ dead issue ~ present.
t"WeH,:, ! 10 want my position my ntti-
tute towards woman understood. cauno,
c a. count inF MI Poftef's misconstruction OF
- N"isas u srrans from tn" employm"u, Of
the phrase of old ~ mo. This must 10.
Tespo"sih'e Tor tin misunderstanding. We
meant BY 'ot old II Is indefinite. grant.
ms olH.rence IN the conccp,!on Of The i'm
roFi 81 the term of ola may arise from
n" Discrepancy IN our ages or old"
inen, 20 Mr. Porter mean, me ''burden-age''
H VI !Tt history which pr Barhy has call
ca nc AEe OF f"ricie." lie describes the
woman OF this time a. follows.
ne WAYS o. III. great world had ceased
.@hs ago. 10 pc her "ays She lived IN a
,lit," world OF her own. she cared not to
Keep pace with the fast-changing fashions
which 10 her nnFe mind. were not always
usual sense. high bred: for hers Ma me
highest breeding. and she had no manner
hui her Welcome a. YOU entered her door
ana her Erecting, meet her when YOU might
on the endless round Of her duties. Indoors
or out was ~ simple ana genial az sun
shine. ana sweet as spring wnter t'iii
vel she knew the seriousness OF Ito. over
ana over The cares ana responsibilities OF
her station. the mother 81 h-r children
the mistress Of 80 many servants. ana the
n "SsySsS @ 50 many snesIs had utterly
rows She added the sorrows OF her friends
her neighhors. her dependents into how
the night was far spcn, and the larnp OF
ne nickercI low in the breast OF the '.yinr
slave; What poor woman for miles
around know. no, the brightness OF her CON
i- to ornfort to 70 1u FS. To- pfo tGaeh 100 70
ana to watch over great household and 10
she asserted, and there was no one 20 dis
tH.r ms Va. her mission. ana none ever
dared TO question Il. Mother. mistress In
structor. counselor. benefactress friend
angel OF the s!ck-roon best and purcst
derness, freshness, Eentleness, The absolute
purity OF her life and thought, ,ypifed in
her every surrounding. /, Is quite i'm possible
70 convey. What pleasure. what 10Y
indeed, 81 was TO visit n house over which
one Of these dear Virginia ladies presided"
picture. know not whether such vo
man eyer existed or not. DO not know I
q" know that she is my Ideal woman. Now
am ! plain?
As for NJ. Portcr's other illusions. vii
not take your space to reply to them II
Mr. Porter thinks mans wife 81 his equal
ana rival he may continue 10 think 10 II
Inc s!sicr!ess men OF his acquaintance are
all Doors. Cascade differs from !;urry II the
majority OF his bachelor friend. arr,
"crusiy' Instead of chlvalrous. pity him
Aim MIS-