The Washington herald., 1920-09-08

Intellectually woman's ideal
man has Solomon backed up in the
Know Nothing Glass. There's moth
ing a woman really enjoys like get
ting sway backed looking up to her
husband and when you ind one who
begins every sentence with John
says" as il that settled everything
from the League Of Nations to the
length of ladies' skirts, you have a
perfect picture of connubial bliss.
and OF a woman who has got her
hearts desire.
No woman really wants to know
as much as ner husband. She wants
a man who will save her the trouble
Of thinking and the responsibility
of deciding things and using her
own judgment so that she can
throw the blame on him when
things turn out badly.
But while she desires a man who
is cleverer than she is, she vans
him to regard her as a paragon Of
wisdom, and to make of her a COM
paniOn; she wants him to listen 10
her advice, and be guided by it; and
he must have enormous respect for
her intuition and always play her
lunches in business deals.
\ wOman's ideal man is a happy
combination of the roaring lion and
the sucking dove. In her heart
every woman is still a cave-woman.
and she would like to be wOOed
with a club, and dragged by the
hair Of her head to the O-by-forr
hat her lover has rented for their
new home.
No woman ever really falls in
love with the man who wooes her
humbly on bended knee, nor does
any wife care a tupenCe about the
husband who let's her henpeCk him
and make a dOormat out of him.
The man OF her dreams is strong
and masterful and able to hold has
own at home and abroad.
She likes a man of whom she is
little afraid, a man who is iron vet
who becomes putty, upon occasions.
in her hands, for there is nothing
so thrilIinEly fascinating to a wOm-
an a to feel that she can influence
the man who is infiexible to all the
balance of the world.
A wOmans ideal man is what old
fashioned novels call a man of sem
timent.' He is sensitive to all that
is beautiful in nature and art. He
thrills to moonlight nights and the
music OF steel guitars drifting over
silvered water He can read po-
etry in way that brings your
heart into your mouth and makes
you want 10 cry on some mans
shoulder. He can make love in the
most adorable fashion. He knows
just the little things that women
like to have done for them and said
to them.
But he never. never is tempted
10 hirt with a pretty woman, no
matter how soft the moonlight, nor
how entrancingly tine Hawaiian
band plays, nor does he ever read
poetry to another pair of ears
though the book of verses under
meath the bOugh is at hand, and
ready listener in a soft white frOck
and most bewitchinE summer hat.
No, a wOman's ideal man is an art
ist in sentiment who lavishes the
entire output Of his genius on one
customer and never even looks
around to see if any other woman
would be interested in the line of
sweet goods he carries in stock.
A wOman's ideal man makes
money with one hand and one brain
cell, while he devOtes the other
hand and most Of his intellect to
amusing her. She requires much
money, for it is only men who are
strong for the simple life. Wom-a
desire a scheme Of existence that is
garnished with beautiful clothes,
and luxurious homes. and motor
cars, and such like. but the wom-
ans ideal man must not have 20
drudge for these in the way they
come to ordinary men
Dear me-. no, A woman wants her
husband to give her all that money
buys, but she wants him to have a
soul above money Erubbing He
must be idealistic and discourse of
music and literature and art. and
not talk shop. His thoughts must
not he Centered on his horrid old
factory OF Office He must have
leisure to travel and must never De
too tired to CAD around with her
70 parties and balls. And she's
perfectly certain he could do all
these things, and accumulate a for
tune on the side il he was all that
he should be.
A portrait Of a wOman's ideal
man would show a composite pic
ture of Douglas Fairbanks, Presi-
dent Wilson. Irwin Cobb. John Drew.
Mr.. Rock efeller. and Job. Needless
real life. Hence no woman is per
fectly satisfied with her husband.
copyright 1870. by Wheeler Syndicate.D