The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-17

are nOQeSG TO ourselves. Few per-
sons really can judge correctly Of
their own powers and capabilities. |
Some hit the nail on the head once |
and become famous, though they
may never have been heard OF be-
fore, nor are ever heard Of after
wards as displaying superior abil-
ity.
In seeking a fortune, or an
aim, glitter and show are too
often sought after more than
utility and worthiness. Nor are
we alone TO blame for this state
of things. Society at large is
responsible for q great number Of
these felliee, fallacies and fancies,
as we can but notice that often
times higher regard is shown and
more reward and honor bestowed
on the brilliant and beautiful than
on the worthy. The lady who is
beautiful will take hours in adorn-
ing, making herself more beautiful
and graceful still. if possible; nor is
it much use to tell her to do other
wise, while men are fallible as they
are, often more governed by their
eyes than by their judgment. She
sees that at times, a beautiful face
and graceful form obtain larger
following,sw smiles and greater
worship than the most cultivated
mind, or powerful intellect, if
not enshrined in form
OF beauty. Indeed it would seem
to be almost rule, the more power
full and self-reliant the mind of
woman, the less acceptable she is to
the generality of men, either that
they are afraid of being eclipsed or
the ignoble feeling, jealousy Of sex,
or the dissimilarity of fact to the
smile, of the vine and the oak and
the cllnging, if there was any
needed, might have to be reversed
causes many to seek to keep her in
the thrall of ignorance. But
cannot woman be intelligent
and wise, beautiful in appear
ance and graceful in action, at the
same time be lovable, and tender,
and true, and such as a sensible man
might be willing to live for, for
there is more sense in living for
one than to die for one
without just and proper cause =?
She most certainly can. In.
telligence and knowledge give
additional and added charms
to true Woman's attractions. But
fashion in all ages has had powerful
influence over the human mind.
Custom and usage have Influenced
the actions and directed the hopes
OF millions, and a Nash and q Brum-
n-el have exhausted their energies
in deyiSing q new neck tie or shap-
ing the cut Of vest with as deep a
satisfaction to themselves as a
Scion and Webster have expert
enced in framing laws freighted
with veal or woe to nations. How
ever inconsistent many customs and
fashions may appear to US, to those
possessing and practicing they are
the maximum of human wisdom.
The Chinaman without his queue
is looked upon by his countrymen
as diSgraced, as is the Indian War
rior denuded Of his scalp-lock looked
upon by his friends. or the white
man who sports a ball and chain is
viewed by the average American
citizen.
Though all persons cannot be
beautiful in appearance, for nature
is ever varied in her creations-all
can, at least be courteous and kind
in conduct and such traits of ex-
celence are never thrown away.
The celebrated Wilkes was one of
the ugliest men of his time, yet he
bantered TOwnshend, one of the
handsomest. that he could give him
half an hour the start and then
supersede HIM in the good graces of
any of the fair danes of London
fashionable society. Nor was it
looked on as an idle loast, for all
writers agree, that he was so agree
able in talk and gentlemanly in de.
pertinent, that he won their regards
so far that his ugliness was forgot
ten in the greater charms of his con-
verse and. action. So if we are ugly
we must not dispair-cultivate what
talent we have so that our lady-IoYe
may forget our looks in thoughts of
our superior virtue and intelligence.