The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
TALKS OVER THE TEA CUPS.
PLAIN GIRLS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
Are Women 0IercenarJ?-DIan'ss sIfshness
and UnseIfishness-some Very Reliable
Autographic Recipes-Bits of DecorA-
tive N0velties-Odds and Ends.

1t is extremely interesting when three
or four attractive women Of fashion, who
are not too old to be vain, and not young
enough TO be giddy, get together and ex-
change condolences, remarks the New
York Sun. Their placidity of RETROSPECT
ton Is charming. and what they say usu-
ally has a point and moral. A group
composed Of a few very successful and
contented women Of this kind was as
sembled at a recent reception. The beauty
OF young girl present had been spoken Of.
when 1 look at her." said one OF the
complacent ladies, ~ am reminded OF the
ease with which all girls can achieve a
physical success if they will only do a
little studying. For years we were telling
her what pretty mouth she had. 1t was
only pretty then in a crude way but grad
ually she began to make the best of it, and
now the first observation that is made
about her is sure to refer to her express
sive and exquisite lips. She had far bet
ter basis to start on than another girl of my
acquaintance, who was ambitious to shine
as a belle. This girl used to look at her
self in q mirror and frankly acknowledge
that she was far from lovely. No feature
was delicate, and her coloring was COM
mOnplace TO a degree. Her hair was Just
the least bit pretty, but pretty hair is
never remarkable. The young woman
had been out nearly whole season when
one night q man said TO her that she had
an original and graceful gait. She
was thrilled. It was really the
first honest compliment she had
ever received. She thought it over, and
then went TO work to discover what it was
10 her walk that called forth the admira-
ton Of the men. She soon learned that it
was a slight swagger, an involuntary sway
ing OF the hips and shoulders. She ac-
cented this swagger very discreetly, and
before long she heard every one talking
about her fascinating walk Presently
she was fattered by seeing the great
est beauties attempting 20 initiate her.
but none Of them could do il with
the natural grace that she exhibited.
She at once began to gain a confidence
that hitherto she had lacked. AT dances
she was sought after by the best men with
the same assiduity that was inspired by
the handsomest bellies. She bloomed, as
a rose encouraged by the sun and dew
will bloom, and soon she gloried in the
finest figure OF her set, as well as the most
captivating walk. She was, as one clever
fellow put It, the most delicious girl in
the back that mortal eye could wish to
see. Il would have been Joy to watch
her walk a thousand miles.
wei, she was the rage, and made one
Of the most desirable matches of the
year And l tell my girls when they
complain that they are not so pretty as
some Of their friends: that if they are
not clever enough 70 hit on some attrac-
ton 70 take the place OF mere bodily love-
illness, by the time they are twenty they
won't be worthy OF a mother who over
same with the utmost ease such draw
oracks as turned up nose, stunnin9ly
large mouth, and a collection of fTeckles
that would have fitted out O whole coun-
try school of boys"