The Washington times., 1918-03-25

CAMP MEADE, Nd, March 26.--
Here is the kind OF wife Private VIII
liam ]. Compiler, former Washington
policeman. who has inherited 100000,
wants: -.
Sparkling eyes. red lips, rosy red
cheeks, plenty OF pep but not pep
perry, healthy but not a heavyweight,
one used to open air and willing to
ride in a speedy motor car, fond OF
good food but willing to let the chef
alone. patriotic but willing to give
the knitting needles a rest, one with
real hair and without a wig or
switch" one that would pass as fit,
fond and fancy.
As for eyes-sone OF the scores OF
applicants have forgotten To mention
them. Compiler breads the snare Of
the vampire stare and prefers snap
and twinkle to the slow moving va
riety.
when it comes TO lips he Is against
the thin, tight drawn kind, and wants
them to be red like cherries.
Cheeks must be boneless. He in
tends to keep his pantry we'll filled,
but prefers to have applicants who
have been we'll nourished and need
no fattening up.
Wants One Already Tanned.
Compiler himself is jolly and good
natured, and so prefers a wife OF
his own pleasant disposition. rather
than taking one that needs tanning,
and might require a longer course of
than he can give be-
fore he leaves for France with the
5I2th Machine Gun Battalion, the
unit.
Although he has served on the
police force in Washington he is not
the big belt class, but is OF slender !
soldierly build. He therefore pre-
fers the wife not to be stout. Ger |
tain Of plenty of fighting on the 9TH |
er side he 10 anxious to avoid the |
wife. ..-.--
Many applicants have mentioned /
their cooking ability Compiler does .
not care so much about that He IN
tends to have q chef.
Tho girls who write and say they
are willing 20 marry him TO do their /
bit" he fears are more patriotic than
= affectionsts. He is afraid they won't
stop knitting long enough 10 get 10
the wedding.
Besutiss Must "show" Him.
Compiler iE anxious to receive pho
tozraphs from all those girls who
have written about their beauty.
Hereafter, he says, he will insist upon
pictures with every application. He
reached this decision today after
with his staff.
A list given out today OF Washing
ON men who will march in the Bal
.Irnore parade on April Q had on Il
he name OF Compiler. April Q has
been set as the date for Compiler to
iecide on the applicants. The COM
,any and especially Compher's staff
II social secretaries will arrange for
. review of applicants as soon as the
quarantine Is lifted.
Here are four OF the letters re-
.sived by Compton:
Just n Few OF 'Em.
Nv Dsar SIR: Seeing in the paper
,our yeaTning for wife and that
-ou are lonesome. I am a girl OF
Eighteen years. Chestnut hair and
,lus eyeS, fair complexion, and white,
ven teeth. and am also looking
or a friend. Although tho money
Ioesu't worry me, I would like very
much the company OF fellow OF your
Now wouldn't you Ike a wife who
ouid cook and sew and keep house,
nd mostly anything. and who Is also
ust reach her eighteenth birthday?
eel so sorry every time see a SOL
ier that / cry to think that by and
" they will be sent over there away
rom friends and parents that are so
ear to them.
Can Learn Love Quickly. n
Ny two brothers have gone. and II
early worries me sick. Please send
ne your picture 80 that ! can look
[ II often, for really ] admired the
ne that | saw In the paper, and Il
ouId not take me long to admire
ou. For 1 believe you ara a darling
oy. and let's hope you will answer
ny letter, for ! have took so very
much patience to write you. This
title letter will have to close with
he greatest love and a bunch OF