Show I SAYINGS OF MRS SOLOMON I I I Behold my Daughter how a woman's womans womans woman's wom worn ans an's taste in men and how her Ideal as her illusions fall rail away and her common sense eth For lo ho if thou asked ed me ONCE upon a time to d describe scribe mine Ideal Man Ian I should have answered thee boldly y saying Behold he i is tall and slim and andI clean cut and w well lf hi in a dress I suit He lie hath a straight nose and perfect teeth and broad shoulders a cleft in I his chin and pl plenty nty o of hair bali on on his head S Likewise he is possessed of a charming manner a talent for music a taste for books and pictures and divinely Also he must have a a. yacht and a a motor car and money moncy to BURN BURNt But NOW NOV oh oh my Beloved how humble is my demand and how DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DIF DIP FERENT my prayer player to the Good Fairy who over Swe Sweethearts and Husbands l For or lo 10 10 men are as the tile rings upon mine hand and and I KNOW V them for what they are S And verily verily othis is ALL I ask Deny him the figure of ot an Apollo and the profile of an Adonis if It thou must But give him a SWEET DISPOSITION DISPOSt- DISPOSt TION For T what it a woman to gaze on a Greek nose If it be always turned up in scorn at her What charm hath a perfect mouth If it constantly in anger anger and biting biting- cynicism What delight is there in pearly teeth if it they are forever being GNASHED at thee What comfort is there in broad shoulders if the they are used only for contemptuous shrugging g or in flowing flowing flow flow- ing hair which thou only to PULL S I Deny DeilY him the polish of a dancing dancin- I master if It thou wilt r Tt t it endow him I beseech thee with witha I a a. GENTLE HEART For then even though he may use use the wrong forks and leave e his spoon in the cup he will never saw the wrong thing nor leave an arrow arrow In my vanity And peradventure many a woman who hath bath married a a. man because of his fascinating manner with women hath I been driven to divorce him for the same reason Deny him talents and accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- I ments if thou let him know a picture only by the fact that it hang hang-eth in a frame and a poem only b by y the way in which the lines are cut of off But give him I pay thee a modest and uncritical mind For then though he may never SEE SEEthe SEEthe SEEthe the beauty of a sunset he will likewise be blind to my faults and all my little d defects I Yea Yea I shall be he Perfect Perfect in his eyes I and WONDERFUL shall be m my y middie middie middle mid mid- I II die dle name I Deny him talents ts and accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments if it thou But fill mm um I with Charity Chanty and Love Lov and Sentiment Senti Senti- ment merit And the thA wall walls of poverty shall I I be covered with kisses and kindne kindnesses es which are rarer than rubi rubies s 's and more comforting than diamonds j Verily verily mal make e him simpler than j bread pudding and plainer than I a reI re- re I dueing diet if thou must make him duller than boarding house silver and quieter quiet r than a Sunday in New Rochelle Rochelle Roch- Roch elle die But this alone I ask ask ask- Make him KIND Selah I Copyright 1917 by br the time Press Publishing Publishing Publishing Pub Pub- 1 lishing Co the New few York Evening I World i |