beau ideal

Indoors, the quaint old house now looked simply picturesque, and Mrs. Jones the beau idéal of a cheery old hostess.

Do you think I send you to the Louvre to find there what people call "le beau idéal," something which is outside nature?

The Mississippi is the beau idéal of rivers in regard to navigable facilities.

Of course their beau idéal in ecclesiastical action was a board of safe, sound, sensible men.

His flight was the beau idéal of ease and gracefulness—for in this no bird can equal the kite.