Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
The COMFORT OF HOLINESS.
Persons Possessed of Beauty Are Seldom
Contented and Happy.


A pretty man is = nuisance, says the
New Orleans PicTyH1e. Thi. IS the
professional pretty man, whose hair
curs, whose cheeks are red, and who
poses in public places where he may
be easily seen. and who always wears
sozodont-cus smile on his thoughtless
face He is a nuisance because of his
conceit. Girls have grown weary of
looking at him. but he still keeps in
the way. believing he is giving them 4
treat The handsome man is always
welcome. He may be large and strong.
and have big hands and feet-he must
be brave and honest-yet he viii be
sought after BY girls when they want
protection, after they have danced with
fools, and by patrons of husbandry who
wants to marry their aging and tirta-
Gon-worn daughters.
Give men or women minds big
enough and they will not think of and
the world win not worry itself about
their faces though they may be as plain
as Charlotte Cushman, as rugged as
Ralph Waldo Emerson, as ugly as
George Eliot. Poor little misshapen
Pope said: The minds the standard of
the man., and the world said "Amenm
He had the mind. 1t is useless argu-
ing with a young girl that beauty is
not blessing. 1t is in her nature to
want to be pleasing and admired. She
sees roses loved aud worn because they
are beautiful, and she would be one of
them and with them ia the rose-leaf
longing times of her spriag in the
world.
Homely girls have set up nights to
cry and, thinking of fairer faces that
have been more courted because fairer,
have fallen asleep Oh pillows wet with
tears that have come from kindly eyes
and dropped from home!y cheeks in
sympathy Tell them that beauty is
only skin deep. and that it brings I'M
happiness. and they will still sob:
Give me the beauty" 1t is like tell
ING a poor, tired, overworked man that
great wealth only brings misery.
He will still wish to take the chances
on little wealth. But all the same
there is lots of comfort for the hOmely.
They can be good, and wise and hay-
ing much time away from their mir
rors aud their latterers, can think and
do great things. Let woman speak.
One writing for the LadteS H9me Jour
nal says:
In my life | have known many
women well. Among them is a fair
majority of what the truly appreciative
would call happy, for which fact /
thank God, as it has helped me to take,
on the whole, hopeful view of life. as
well as of human nature. Now. are
these women, blessed As many of them
are with devoted husbands, cheerful
homes. cultivated society and leisure
for the exercise of any special talent
they may possess, beautiful women?
With one or two exceptions, no. In
deed more than few OF them are
positively plain, if feature only is con-
sidered, while from the rest | can single
out but two or three whose faces aud
figures conform to any of the recog-
nized standards of physical perfection.
But they are loved, they are honored,
they are deferred to. While not elicit
ing the admiration of eyery-passer-by
they have acquired, through the force.
the sweetness, or originality of their
character, the appreciation of those
whose appreciation confers honor and
happiness. and consequently their days
pass in an atmosphere of peace and
good will, which Is a. lar above the
delirious admiration accorded To the
simply beautiful as the placid shining
Of the sun beam is to the phenomenal
blaze uf an eVancsceut flame