The Washington times., 1915-08-15
In Light Of Letters From Many
Bidders for Her Hand She
Modifies Specifications.
WON'T REGARD BADNESS
Also She Is Inclined to Believe
There May Be DesirabIes
Who Weigh Over ITO.

Drown eyes DrlmmlnS with run anu
amusement. now and then sobered by q
quick flash Of womanly sympathy as
she read some heartfelt expression OF
loneliness. Mrs. Ray Pitt OF New York.
the sood-looking young widow who
wrote she would like to find good
husband, sat In a morris chair at her
home on the upper west side with a
bundle Of letters in her lap. The sun
light from window touched her fluffy
brown hair lightly, and her lips broke
the first dozen Of so letters received by
The World from men who thought, or
hoped, that they might fill the bill Of
particulars laid down as her require
Some Of the letters were so serious and
sincere that she refused to comment
upon them. but laid them carefully
aside. Some Of the others she read lines
from without giving the names or ad-
The Widow Pitt had laid down as
the rules Of the contest that the man
who might win her hand II she learned
TO s rssss msst Be from thrtyye
l40 to ITO pounds, with good teeth and
health who might take a drink II tenn
perate might smoke II he smoked good
loved his 6ome: Ue'Hs Rad 20 good dup BUSINESS i ss
position or profession might be a wild
over with one child fond OF children in
tno nome.
$50 Many Lonely Men,"
Mrs Pitt herself is thirty-one. a good
cook and housekeeper. has light skin,
dark hair and brown eyes. loves boating,
swimming and fishing. good books and
travel, knows how to make a home and
ma: no children. She weights 100 pounds
Il should never have guessed there
were so many lonely men in the world, -
she said. Il said the other day that l
wifi Re tSas baskf d. man but
good-natured and otherwise measures up
70 the requirements. Lots Of good men
haven't much hair, but have lots Of good
brains IN their heads: Also. l think
letters and carefully laid them aside
perhaps ! put the matter Of weight too
low: ! said he should weigh 140- to ITO
Pooads; pood I:.n Now there Probably are many
lhan that, Even II a man weighed 10
he might be an ideal husband.
-Cf course. YOU understand what
hssTs msks' z !n, mn ,,,,h., is his head and his
very high ideal OF womanhood. He
ought to have had a good mother and
respected all other women for her
sake. A man doesn't have to live in
q city to be an all around good and
true man. There are farmers who are
men from: their heels to their heads.
and gooe men. too. Many city men
are flighty-borncing here and there.
Among the men who have written ME
are bankers, stenographers. hotel
Keepers. business men. and cattlemen.
"This Sounds Sincere" )"
"Here is letter from a man from,
New Mexico which sounds sincere:
Dear Mrs. litt: I am answering
your call for a middle-aEed man.
thirty-eight years old and am In
the cattle business. and my home
Is in New Mexico. I smoke, but I
do not drink. The only time when
I stay out is when I see a show.
came on here to see some OF my
relatives. wh-m I have not seen
for years. l hope you will answer
this letter before I go home. The
picture in the newspapers pleases
me vaTy much
chew. but I take a drink when I feel
the same, generally when go to bed
.fnNher saws: Reading Of you in
the World. find you are the one
worsan IN the world I desire for q
wife: That man makes up his mind
quickly. The gentlemen who have
written to me are of all ages. from
thtrty-two to SO MANY years old they
forget to tell ne their ages.
II said l wanted to meet brunette
but here Is man who says he Is
thirty-two. light hair, and blue eyes.
Another man says: "A good woman
Is the most perfect thing In the world
sooa man who Is tnn hapPhi!y marreE , to
wife who respects and honors him ,
man should be go>E citizen. a lovint
husband and father. true friend. :,
hard and honest worker. and should
for his having lived in It," That maj
has something OF the proper spirit.
Another man writes that he Is fon,
of boating. swimming. fishing. and 4
particularly fond Of canoeing.
"a man told me the other day abou
his home in the suburbs of the city nea
New York He has little cottag
house, garden. a boat on the river
through the forests in spring ana sum
ner searching for rare plants: It is hi
hobby when not fishing. To have sucl
home near the water. light boat IL
which to go rowing or padding in tn =.
would recompenec for lot of thing
that people who do not live In tho cit
miss: ~
in the city or in the nearby suburb
and employed in the city I know tina
the sweetest life is often that In tn
little home in the Country with enoug
money to live comfortably upon an
chances Of recreation in the forests o
on the water. like salt water fishin
and can sit contentedly In a boat a
day where there are gamy sea bass
catch; but there is deal of sport l
fresh water hshing-lake trout. rive
salmon and brook trout. See. 7 have H
my fishing tackle here In a case In n,
sitting room. 1t reminds me OF tn
happy days have passed In boats wit
this tackle whipping the surroundin
water. One Of the most interesting lei
ters that I have received was from
man who Is Just starting on a nshin
trip to the country. but who pauses
his letter to tell me what his ideal Of
GOOD womanly woman Is and how muc
help such a wife could be to a man
the everyday battle of living.
"Worth the Trouble"
IT shall think over all these letter
carefully. II find the right sort {
man II will be worth all the trouble
OF course. there are lots of good me
who do not answer nll nv requirement.
There are many rnc mon who al
hlonds: only I like dnrk-haired an
dark-eyed men best. One man write
that he can pass m examination s. ps
cent perfect in health. wonder whs
the other 2 per cont deficiencies are
II II was only a little thing ike corr
or a slight badness II wouldn't be
Asd."