St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-13
BEAUTY BLUsHISG UNSEEN.
me Ds6Fculfv Of Reaching a Market.

Psrseh said, at the time OF the exhibition
OF 81, that Spiers & Ponds young ladies
all married French dukes or marshals, and,
like many Of Ps1scA's wittiest Jokes, there
was truth at the bottom OF IT, The fact is,
vis-a-vis, the relation OF the sexes, man re
quires 6xing-his attention must be ar
rested; woman requires 10 be seen-she
must have q chance. Women are quite
alive to this. In this overcrowded age hun
dreds Of pretty girls never get their chance,
and they often end in throxing themselves
away in more WAYS than one. Beauty has
very definite value in the marriage lottery;
but girls cannot hit upon a market Find
one for them. and their own charms may be
trusted for the rest But how many bloom
almost unseen, and waste their fragrance,
etc They may live in a small way, see no
company, be closely watched by mamma and
papa, and waste and pine year
after year; but no one comes along,
aud they can not hunt for themselves Some
modified form OF the old Babylonian mar
riage market is much needed nowadays. It
is all nonsense TO saw that women are shy Of
exhibiting themselves. Provide them with
''nsOdHs exhibition" smooth the way, make
il respectable. "the thing" or something
recognized, and they viii be ready enough,
poor neglected dearsi / do not see why
every town should not have Its beauty show
Of respectable girls OF ell classes, as every
villHge used TO have its May queen. Much Of
our puritanieal saueamishness has worn of
Of late--some people think a little too
much; but We must always remember that
with fiery steeds-and the fundamental in
stincts are fiery steeds-when the rein Is
drawn unnaturally tight there is as much
danger as when the rein is too slack. To
deny that people OF both sexes and OF all
ages care about pretty women, OF to say that it
is wicked TO take pleasure in the sight Of
beautiful face, Is mere sfIeetation. Why do
people 90 10 see Mary Anderson or Mrs.
Laugtryi Not because they can act, but be-
cause they are pretty. Were either of them as
plain As was Rachel, or as old AS Nine. Ristori,
no one would go near them. Why do we like
tabieaux yivants! Because pretty women are
10 be seen there, and may be positively
stared at without offerse. No, there Is a lot
Of humbug about the contemplation Of, and,
| will add, legitimate delight in female
beauty, as If only "Peeping Tom" here
and there ever looked straight at u fair form.
or as II a beautiful woman necessarily re-
scented admiration, and was embittered and
Inundated 10 think that she could give so
much pleasure by simply allowing her lovely
face to be seen. Jenny Lind in her prime
was never what could be called beautiful;
the crowds loved 10 look upon her face; aud
when she came on TO the stage aud stood
waiting silently until the storm Of applause
which always greeted her appearance sub
sided, she was in the habit Of turning first
70 the left and then to the right, simply TO
allow every one 10 have the pleasure of a
good stare. They had paid their money al
most as much for that as for the songs, and
she was resolved that none should be de-
frauded as far as she was concerned. No
one thought the gracious and unaffected act
anything but one more artless manifestation
Of simple and beautiful character