The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-28
The PLAIN GIRL
Chances Really Favor Her More Than me
More Beautiful Sister.

More Beautiful Sister.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, and
sweet are the uses of plainness; though
beauty can win without effort and gain
credit for possessing all the virtues, 'tis
plainness and want Of attraction must
cultivate the mental and moral parts.
The beautiful sister can be as disagree
able and unamiahle as possible at
homo, knowing, In the world, her
beauty will prevail and carry her
through. She does not need 10 spoil
her bright eyes reading, for do they
not speak? Yes, they are volumes in
themselves. But 'tis the homely and
thick-skinned sister that wears the
best. Therefore. my brothers choose
your brides Is the "Vicar OF Wake
field" choose the wedding gown for
its lasting proportion, but when you
want to have her portrait painted like
wise initiate him and endow IT with
every quality which you wish her to
possess. "Tis usually The plainer sister
that is most pleasing in manner. The
hard school of personal experience has
taught her that the world exacts q
great deal of plain-looking women,
unless they are gracious and ent4r-
tanning they are SO easily passed by
the fsirer sister. ST is" as Vanity
Fair says, ''the charming face that
creates sympathy in the hearts Of
men"
Beauty is of three kinda, mental,
moral and physical. Tho beauty Of
mind. the beauty Of soul and the
beauty of face and form. Now IL the
goddess Of grace lends her wand, a
plain-featured woman is transformed
into an elegant creature, with dainty
outlines and curves more sedue-
tive than any amount Of mere facial
beauty. unless il consists in fine.
soulful eyes. Here I would ssy that
1T il usually to tho plain face to
which the expressive eve belongs, for
the eye ia the index of the mind, and
the cultivation that has gone on in the
intellect is as surely seen through that
organ as though in mirror There
must be something almost spirituello
In nature that brings out the good
points in others, that believes in good
ness, truth and love, and the better
realms where there is nothing course.
and where the soul has time 10 indulge
its most sublime emotions, 10 think
that the sky looks blue, the trees
green. 70 be more siive TO The Joys Of
the song bird. 70 the lovehness Of the
flowers. TO the fragrance of the trees,
the balminess Of the country. .Tis
surprising with 50 much in the worl
TO enjoy how little some get
out Of this life, and 'tis not
those who have the most who
enjoy the most. for those who have
everything have nothing if they lack
the capacity for enjoyraent The higher
enjoyment is 20 feel the pulse thrill as
some beautiful melody is waited 70
you, 70 look on lovely sunset and
think bow sweet Is life and the world
i thank my Creator that I live. A being
must have an artistic soul 20 enjoy
these things and every nature ths. has
q responsive feeling Is An artistic one
TO see vice, uoisery and sorrow and
make no effort 20 alleviate it. 10 hear
pitifui tale unmoved. 20 think only o.
personal salvation and neglec the very
things that do uve, 20 fail 20 develop
those faculties with vhi-h we are en-
dowed. Is 10 lire ones life on Q low
plane and have a very unsatisfactory
ex.ste nee. e.-WonAukInd-