The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-17

spoken 1T a. II they. of all Others were
the elect? The term l. merely con,en-
tional. for she who i interesting from
whatever cause J. generally called
pretty bN her masculine friends,
though her feminine ones are NOT quite
SO ready 10 accord her the title. She
who has graceful manners. or style Ia
dress. or cordial, bright ways, j. fire.
auently termed pretty. though both face
and figure may be very ordinary.
real, plain woman who has talent for
conversation. style III dress, tact, and
quick ~vnpathies, will prove very for
midable rival u a woman who can
boast 81 only beautiful complexion
and regular features. woman must
possess somcth hing more than merely a
beautiful face in order 70 charm her adj
mircrs for any length 81 time. The
first favorable impression she makes
may be entirely spoiled BY loud voice
or 4 coarse laugh or manners which are
not agreeable
Its extremely difficult 10 say what Is
the real criterion of beauty in women.
In the Sandwich Islands only very
fat woman j. considered beautiful; The
Chinese admire deformed feet and black
teeth. a woman must wear ring in
her nose and he tattoed SKY blue in or
der To win the admiration Of a South
Sea Islander: and African Princes insist
upon having the teeth Of their brides
filed like those Of saw. Thus il will
be seen that all men do not have the
same opinion as to what constitutes
beauty in women.
Most girls possess personal attractions
in sufficient degree 10 render them
agreeable to somebody. The same face
does not wear the same aspect TO every
behol,ler The eye of love will discover
attractions " hich would surely escape
the eve d. the casual and indifferent Oh
server II j. well il j. %, or there would
be no matrimonial chances for the hope
: lessly ugly girls. They depend upon
their powers If being agreeable. and if
cultivated in the right WAY this power
will be ~ more use 10 them than any
other.
There i great pariality shown in
the cultivation Of the head over the
heart But the culture Of the latter
should be real. The counterfeit will
neyer pass muster She who truly
studies 10 promote the happiness ~
those with whom she i associated. viii
never lack admirers. A woman who
desires 70 please must cndeavor % be
pleased. She must show no conscious
ness Of self, no desire 10 make AN inn
preston III any way. The social talents
Of others must delight her > the exclu-
ion Of any delight in her own.
"That i the most agreeable woman
| ever met" said an old gentleman 10
me one evening, a. he left the side Of "A
tall, slender. pale woman, with monde
script features.
smiled, having noticed that the
agreeable woman had not spoken cx-
cepI in monOS yllablc~ Her charm for
him lay in being able 20 listen we'll
and he loved 20 talk. She understood
the Art ofhcing agreeable, and cultiyai-
ed il, since she had neither beauty nor
style.
The woman who INDUCES ia sarcasm.
or finds pleasure in saying hateful
things. Is never spoken III ~ agreeable
Her snecrs. aimed perhaps al some de-
feet ia person or some sacred opinion
are worse than blows. The bright.
sharp witiiciSm may cause the laughter
Of the thoughtcss hearers. but 10 the
person at whom ii j. leveled il j. like
a red hot needle piercing the soul
No soul stands out without disguise.
There j. alwaysa veil between il and
those who would fain pierce it, mys-
tcrics. The face j. expressive. II j.
true. II betrays the emotions ~ the
heart Yet often il i but mask Ia
conceal the true character Of the owner.
We read in history Of men and women
famed for their beauty II face and their
badness II heart: and we frequently
n. xx~ssh oil
the graces and apparent innocence II a
Young girl whose life has been all purity
and peae,
Much hs. been written w talented
writers on beauty Of feature IS. beauty
If character: but no one Is the worse
for being reminded very frequently
that while we can not all have bcauti-
full faces, we can all attain beauty Of
character II we will, and thus render
ourselves agreeable
Moral beauty i the only kind that j.
durable, that will last a. long as life re-
should seek IL more earnestly and value
u more highly than the mere beauty Of
complexion or feature.
Men make terrible mistake when
they marry for beauty, for Style or for
accomplishments: the best and dear
est wives are those who possess the
magic secret 81 being agreeable under
any and all circumstances. II her heart
is light; II she i agreeable because II u
natural for her to be so. she will BE-
happy and make her husband happy,
no matter how dark the stream Of life,
or how unpropiiious the circumstances.
she will look onihc bright side Of things,
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