The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-02-05
OUR UGLY GIRLS.
EVERY ONE HAS SOMETHING NICE
ABOUT HER.


Deal sm Their Favor-T Their chanese
Compared Wish shs Chanses ss Our
More saandsoms Daughssrs.
Most ugly girls have something pretty
about them, and the few who know that
they can not claim even this limited en-.
dowment become pathetic 70 men Of q
generous mind, exciting pity, and we all
know what pity is akin to under favor.
able conditions. recall maiden Of
this stamp who secured handsome and
devoted husband by her very hopeless
ness OF winning his preference by the
tender humility Of her worship OF him
self. Living in the same house, the con-
slant appeal to his chivalry became more
powerful at last than all the varied
charms of other women he might have
won.
Ugly girls, however, generally carry
their consolation with them in blessed
unconsciousness Of their want Of good
looks. Have we not all seen them stand
before mirror noting the effect Of .
color or new fashion, with an undis-
guised expression of admiration on their
faces ?-very much like the ugly young
man who ties his cravat and smiles at his
image in the glass with the comforting
mental comment. "Not handsome, but
devilish fascinatingl"
The statement that "ugly girls are gen.
orally left to run to waste as unappropri-
ated blessings. is not supported by evi.
dence. Who has not met wives a. ugly
as any old maid in his list OF acquaint-
ances? It is safe to make the broad
generalization that an ugly girl. all other
things being equal. is likely TO have fewer
offers than pretty girl. but quite as
likely to receive the ono offer which will
make her happy wife. 1t may be
doubted whether plurality Of lovers is an
unmixed advantage to girl; one good
lover. the elect man, attracted to her by
affinity in its highest sense, is forever
enough.
But all other things (save the gift OF
heauty) seldom are equal between the
ugly and the prettry girl: by the natural
law Of compensation the ugly girl has
either some inherent or some acquired
quality that is lacking in the other,
which asserts its charm as acquaintance
progresses. Beauty only has the start in
the race.
The ugly girl often has superior tact
and finesse. Being obliged to study hu-
man nature closely In order 70 get the
most out OF it, she learns 80 well how
and when to speak delicate flattery that
she ends by convincing the man who
scarcely noticed her on the evening
when they were introduced that the lips
which can utter such bewitching things
are really beautiful; for somebody has
said-l can not give the authority for
the quotation-thatm men are vain.
Propinquity oftenest decides attach.
ments of every kind. If city man had
to spend winter in Cape Cod village
with homely but pleasant girl he
would be more likely 10 find himself in
love with her by spring than with the
pretty and pleasant girl he left in Bos.
ton when he went to Cape Cod.
An ugly girl has firm grip. generally
speaking. She is not satsd with adEni.
ration or confident when she gets it that
it will be perennial. 30 she does not let
chances give her the slip after the fash
ion OF many bellies. When once married
she has plenty OF grit. too. to protect her
lawful property and to distance the
pretty and unscrupulous fiirt who would
try their wiles on him.
1t is questionable. after all, IL . wo.
mans beauty or homeliness makes much
difference TO man after he has been
married to her year. Does he even
know how she looksi He sees her inner
nature. and the happiness Of tho couple
is decided by the effect of their inner
natures upon each other. Many a man
with pretty wife has been infatuated
with the society OF q very plain looking
woman, who possessed either intelligence
or some power Of adaptation he missed
10 his partner. Frances Albert Doughty.
in Lippincott.