The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-10

Beauty needs no aid. It ia n.
advocate, as it is "its own exon. -
being" 1t rides upon the necl. .us
houlders of all flesh. 1t is evervS NV ~
queen. And this is why we wish 81 -0 .e
in plea for the plain girls. The homs'
~ girls need an advocate, though ths,
should not. This is not altocstbsrs
sentimental plea; it is practical maj
ter that concerns the happiness a.
large part of the human race. Iet =.
take, for example, single great stors
any store that employs a large numls.
of salesladies. The number a. So.
each makes is the measure of her ' .lra
to her employer. If hard times an.
proach, and there is need of ret-erch-
ment, the girls that sell fewest coSd.
are discharged. 1t is not necessary to
say that the prettiest face will ordinarily
attract most customers. An accurate
account it kept of the sales made hv
each girl in the establishment. Wace.
are paid according to the ability to selI
and that is shown by sales made. Sal,
aries are advanced in obedience TO This
rule; and thus the penalty girl paw
for having plain, homely face Il
diminished salary or dismissal. The bus-
mess man must, of course, protect him
self, and this fact is because of the ca
price of the customer. The stranger
who walks into = splendid dry-goods es-
Enlistment, or other store, to make =
purchase, naturally drifts toward the
prettiest face in sight behind the coun-
ter, and as he does so imperils the posi-
ton and lessons the salary of the plain
faced, sorrowful, toilirg girl Just be-
yond. A mother just as aged, brothers
and sisters as helpless, home as desti-
tute of comfort, a heart as warm and
true, an intelligence doubtless brighter.
belong to the homely girl just beyond.
In the law of compensation the plain
faces conceal the most beautiful souls:
but all through this weary life in this
thoughtless world the penalties hang
over the lack of superficial beauty. And,
when the stranger buys Of the pretty
girl, there are other pangs he inficia
than those of loss of salary or position.
The buyer does not know the agony Of
the girl he passed to patronize the hand
some face-an anguish which money can
not measure. There is not only homo
injured, but heart hurt. And, not un-
likely, great injustice is done. The plain
err face may cover the purer life; and,
against obstacles greatly increased by
the thoughtlessness and superficial ad-
miration of men, a lofty and intellectu-
al spirit struggling against temptation,
may be bravely seeking to beat back
want and dishonor. This is only one Of
a hundred illustrations that might be
taken from the various walks in life, Il
we were making complete plea for
the homely girls. In the Divine dis
tribution Of gifts they who are beautiful
within are not always beautiful without.
The real beauty may belong to the own
er of the neglected face. The aged
Usage of Concord" passionless Is >
statue, says that a beautiful form Is BET
ter than q beautiful face, on the theory,
doubtless, that the former expresses .
larger beauty within. We insist that
we might all of us do ourselves great
credit If, in our daily dealings. and in
many ways, we remembered the lives
that are lovely but lonely, that are work
ing but worthy, Of the owners Of the
homely faces.-C Cincinnati Enquirer.