St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-28
MRS. KENDAL,s VIEWS.

We are all lovely in somebody's
eyes. For instance, no matter how
plain a child may be, in its mothers
eyes it is a thing of beauty. Charles
Dickens says plain women always
talk of their brains" and quite right
that they should, if their brains are
worth talking about. He also says
in one of his works, Eyes may fade,
hair fall off, cheeks wither, and
wrinkles come, but the touch of
beautiful hand never. dies" The
power of brain and the touch of q.
hand rise to my mind at this mo-
ment, when 1 think of that never to
be forgotten woman, George Eliot.
When people first saw her she struck
them as being really plain, but when
she began to talk, that opinion
changed.
'Her voice was ever low and sweet,
an exquisite thing in woman"
And George Eliot's voice was low
and sweet-a most exquisite voice.
Her words were always well chosen.
Whenever she wished to impress you
very much, she would lay her hand
on your arm or shoulder, plainness
vanished, and she became in the eyes
of those who loved her quite beauti-
full.
1t is not what we are, but the eyes
of the people that regard us that
make us either beautiful or plain.
If some one wishes to take out and
view us through a peir of crystal
spectacles, we shall appear precisely
as they see US.
If, on the contrary, they use a pair
of green spectacles, they shall see
us from their own point of view.
most of our disagreeable traits ap-
pearing, even to an exaggerated de-
gree, before them.
Every woman at some time or
other in her life has wished for a
beautiful face, but many have had
to be content without it, God has
given us compromising measures for
everything. 1 have met MANY
beautiful women in my life, and 1
have only fault to find with them.
They do not cross 1.-The bridge of
years with proper equanimity.
They get little irritable, to put it
mildly, when they first discover that
the Gentleman with the Wings is
bidding them good evening"" and
that the Gentleman with the Scythe
is most anxious to make their ac-
quaintance. Now, the Gentleman
With the Wings treat us all more or
less alike-in a light-hearted and
GENIAL manner, touching us some
tunes with his golden arrow, lightly
ana pleasantly, and is more or less
by our side all the days of our lives
But the Gentleman with the Scvtbe
rs very different person altogether
ne VIII make our acquaintance
whether we like it or not, and he is
most peculiar person. Some wo-
men, when they know he is coming
10 Knock at their 6oor, hide them
serves IN the cellar-placing cosmet-
les on their faces and bangs on their
heads-they refuse to admit him. and
tell their butler they are ont Tho
weight of the scythe this gentleman
carries IS heavy, and he considers ft
MS privilege to knock at every.
pody door when he chooses. Rut
the clever, bright woman, knowinp
ne is coming, meets him on the
threshold, saying, Come in. Mr.
lime; am very pleased to see Won,
How do you do? Welcomel was
expecting you; pray come in and resi-
d niue: Let me relieve you from
some of your difficult duties!" This
gentleman expands immediately into
a beautiful smile, and, seeing before
MIN sensible-minded woman
.ouches her forehead, her eyes and
her halr with very gentle hand and
pays her only short visit.
Ihese are the women who on o,,ar
tne bridge of years. easily. and this
IS the compensating measure that the
Almighty Power has melted out Tn
every country youth and beauty is
Worshiped, but nowhere more than in
America. AZ
some women tell us they wish to he
peauuful for the sake of their ox,,,
sex only. I 90 not believe then,
Beauty is given us certainly to nlease
all. But nowadays, the young Girl
knows it will buy her title, position
Ut ANYTHING else she may most de-
Sire 10 those who possess it I give
my nearly congratulations. Let them
preserve 1T IN purity and nobility. But
the plain, homely woman need NOT
despair. They can still fall back unon
the intelligence of their brains and
lne respect of mankind, if they can
not gain their fervid admiration.
MADGE kendall,