Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
THE GIRL THAT WINS
Read About Her, and Then See " You
rosse.- Her ChsracteristicS

head About Her, and Then See II You
Posse.- Her ChsracteristicS
A pretty, Yrpminent and elderly married
woman adires sed drawing room Of clever
people the other evening on the subject Of
beauty as an agent in the advancement OF
her sex.
After enumrrating the advantages Of
personal laveliness and the hindrnnces OF
a homely exterior she said long experience
and close observation went 10 prove the
superior successes of the plain featured
women in mat rimony as in other fields Of
feminine enterprise OF course, IN mum
bers they are utterly disproportionatc. nut
even allowing for that vast difference the
ug'y girl has things much her own way
To get at "A sound basis for conclusions il
IL necessary, she said. to take powerless
maidens from whom to argue
Watch the careers Of two belles and wall
flowers from the opening Of the race The
butterflies invariably start out hammered
by false notions Of tributes due their
charms. Not one in the list is eve= quite
able 10 resist putting her bright eyes
against the adamant strength Of money
and the exalted range Of talent iu an early
struggle for place. She has no means OF
exactly gaugng her powers, and by over
estlUlatlon OFTEN comes To grief
Seldom, indeed, is a pretty girl taught
the prudence of grasping opportunities,
nursing chances and making the sow's ear
into some semblance Of silk purse Her
comeliness she regards as a magic lamp,
only needing bit OF furnishing to PRO.
duce the fairy prince, palace and all. in a
Hash. or what use, then, the dull plod-
ding. imperative for her plain sister, Alas.
the tiimsy little structure Is built on the
sand, waiting one strong wave Of reality to
knock the flimsy dreams into "A cooked hat
Look Plaout you aud count the number
OF faded, thwarted beauties you know who
are imbittered dependents, or else late in
life have picked up broken stick in the
shape Of "A partner To help disguise their
crippled vanity. In fact, so frequently Is
this the case that between sixteen and
twenty-six only extraordinary virtue or
talent ever saves a belle from grievous fol.
ly in her aspirations.
Parents, friends aud fatterers only ag.
Rravate the case, foretelling the famous
marriage that never takes place, and dis.
couraging honest efforts to enter on any
serious business. Beguiled into believing
nature has graced her with rare superior.
fly, what wonder she despiscs her legiti.
mate sphere and yearns after the unattain
aDSf Anu shuly enough, tnOSe dear, de
sirable parties she is trained to covet have
trick Of loving Cinderella in the sum
mer time, and when the serious business
of marriage is broached hieing away TO
wed the proud sister.
The old. old story Of that light hearted
hare, deluded by undue confidence In his
natural speed, frisking away the priceless
moments, while "a dingy, unlovely mud
turtle erawls victoriously up To the win.
ming post. Clear sightedness and thor
ongh understanding Of the situation il TO
be halfway to the goal. and this Is what
the wall flower has in her favor. No rosy
spectacles confuse her vision. no sugar
plums jade her appetite; sweet delusions
never lnll the sense of duty, and who will
say she il without the trump cardt-Illus-
trated American.