The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01
FOR THE LADIES.


How tn he Attractive.
The world Of women. says "Selene"
Ina the Baltimore American, pays too
much heed 10 its looking & lass--the
more physical beauty Is gnzed upon and
thought OF TO the neglect OF all else.
because there is popular belief ahoat
that only beautiful women are attract
i've. Women who are plain beyond all
possibility OF ever becoming handsome
still devote their time to their personal
adornment. under the impression that
by so doing they Will become better
looking and more charming, when In re-
atty IL they would turn their backs
upon their mirrors they might indeed
far outshine the beautiful women
around them. If they would devote
the time they now waste i'm vain en-
deavors for physical Improvement TO
cuitivating their minds, improving their
manners and conversation, they would
find, like the maiden of the fairy tale,
that the mirror was "a delusion and
snare"
The most attractive women in society
today are not the acknowledged beau
ties in many instances. Often we see
the homeliest girl in an assemblage the
recipient OF the most favors, because Of
her bright manners, her brilliant con-
versation, or her keen wit. Such one
reigns supreme when the insipid beauty
OF the season is no longer admired.
Beauty is OF itself attractive; IL pleases
the eye and charms the beholder for
while, but beauty alone will not make
a woman popular
Women are much like flowers;
those that have beauty aud mind, well
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beauty and fragrance--they are never
ending sources of delight. Others are
fair to look upon, but close inspection
discovers thorn. The third kind are
like the homely wall flower, neither
handsome nor graceful. but so full of
sweetness that 10 be near them is Joy
inexpressible. So many girls, who are
brought up with the knowledge that
they are gifted with forms and faces
OF unusual loneliness, depend too much
upon these advantages for their success
in life. They never realize the necessity
OF applying themselves TO the acquisi-
tion OF knowledge; they grow to
womanhood with meager education, no
accomplishments, and a much exagger-
ated opinion OF their charms. The re-
suit is that they enjoy only for brief
time the prestige for which they are so
ambitious.
Some OF the plainest women / ever
knew were the greatest favorites. Their
presence in room was the signal for
good-humored enjoyment. Time never
tagged when they were of the party.
The lack Of mere facial symmetry was
forgotten when under the spell OF their
genial inquence. 1t is not an unusual
10 see handsome man welded TO a
homely woman. We have all heard,
and, perhaps, INSIDE the remark, "Why,
what did such good-loolSing man ever
see in that woman 10 love-" We are
thinking Of only the outward appear
ance, when. in truth, the character Of
such n woman may be so lovely and TT
tractive To those who know her that none
would have her different il they could
II is u great pity when a girl allows
herself 10 grow Disconnected and un-
happy about her looks. Whs this is
the case it is time for her 10 heed the
fairy's warning and shun the mirror by
thinking less OF appearances and more
OF other things.