The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-05-16
row 10 BE ATTRACTIVE.


Really roinciy Woman May lie No
Entertaining and Favoritc. ,.,.A
There Is an Old saying that TO become
oeautiinl one must never look IN mirror.
remember reading this maxim in a fairy
ale book when young and credulous enough
20 interpret things literally, writes s'Selepe,s
IN the Baltimore American. NV youth dld
not counterbalanco my natural feminine
vanity. Ilonged TO be beautiful, became
IN the fairy tales the beautiful maidsns
were always tho ones about whom all The
interest hung. SO I determined I, too.
would follow the injunction laid down hy
the godmothor. - -
Stunned the loolsing-glass studiousiv
and so pointediy that my older sisters re-
marked tho sudden change. Iremaned uu-
communicative and altered my tactics. I
stood before the mirror with my eyes closed.
so as to mislead them. One day 1 forqoS
and opened my eyes, when lo instead Of
oeholding long shining ringlets, milk whits
SKIN and str-lilko eyes, such as had reward
ca the girl In the story book, my own plain
uttle face looked at me In grieved surprise
from tho mirror. was, indeed. a sorrv
enough sight with my frill awry, my hat on
exactly backwardsl And this, after my Of
torts OF weeks. Twas then 1 learned thaa
tine world was hollow and my doll We
,tuffed with saw -dust.n That childish m
perience was not without its influences On
ny character. l became small cynLoy
Now have learned the true meaning Of
the fairy tale. 80 - .,
The world Of women pays too much heedl
70 It's looklng-glass-thc mere physical
beauty Is gazcd upon and thought OF 70 the
neglect OF all else, because there is popular
belief aiioat that only beautiful women are
attractive. Women who arc plain, beyond
all possibility OF ever becoming handsome.
still devote their time TO their personal
adjournment, under the impression that By
20 doing they will become better Looking
and moro charming, when in reality IL thsy
would turn their backs upon their mirrors
they might indeed far outshine the beauti-
ful women around them. n they would de-
vote the time they now waste In vain on
deavors Tor physical Improvement TO Guilt.
waiting their minds, improving their mau-
ners and conversation, they would find, liD
the maiden OF the fairy tale, that the mirror
was "a delusion and a snaren y ssse~-srv
The most attractive women In society 10
day are not the acknowledged beauties In
many Instances. Often We see the homeliest
girl In an assomblage the recipient Of the
most tavors, because Of her bright manners,
her brilliant conversation, or her keen Wit
Such o one rcigns supreme when the In
sipid beauty OF the season Is no longer 3D.
mired. Beauty Ia of itself attractive; 10
pleases tho eye and charms tho beholdsr
for awhile, but beauty alone will not main
woman popular. -. ssr,
Women arc much like flowers; tho ones
that have beauty and mind, well cultivated,
ore AXE the aowors with beauty and fire.
grance-they arc never-ending sources Of
delight. Others are fair to look upon, but
close inspection discovers thorn. Tbs
third kind arc like the homely wall flower,
neither handsome or graceful, but so full OF
sweetness that 10 be near them is Joy inex.
rressible. So many girls, who are brought
UP with tho knowledge that they arc gifted
with forms and faces Of unusual loveliness,
depenl TOO much upon these advantages for
thcl- success in life. They never realise
the necessity OF applying themselves to the
acquisition OF knowledge; they grow "a
womanhood with meager educations, no 40
complishments, aud a much exaggerated
opinion OF their charms. Tho result IL that
they enjoy only for brief time the prestige
for which they arc 80 ambitious. ~.
Some OF the plalnest women ever know
were the greatest favorites. Their presence
In Dom was the signal for good HUNDRED
On. ment Time never tagged when thcy
were OF the party. The luck Of mere facial
symmetry was forgotten when under the
spell Of their genial influence. II Ia not un-
usual TO SEQ handsome man welded TO q
homely woman. We have all heard, and
perhaps made tho remark, ''Why, what did
such good looking man ever see In that
woman 10 love" We are thinking Of only
the outward appearance, when, in truth, tho
character OF such woman may be 80 love-
ly and attractive TO those who know her that
hos. IA Al
II Is n great pity when girl allows herself
TO grow disconnected and unhappy about
her looks. When this is tho case 1t Is time
for her to heed the fairy's warning and
shun the mirror by thinking less Of appear
ances and more Of other things. IT. n
know most attractive girl, who 10 far
| from pretty. heard her once say In reply
to a remark that she was always so Jolly
and pleasant; Eyes, / have TO be so or be
considered n nonentity, for you know I
haven't Madge's beauty TO take me over
dull plAces.n And this plain girl, by her
own efforts TO please, succeeded in winning
friends and warm admirers on every hand.
She realized her lack Of beauty, anc know
ing that she could never remodel tho phys-
iognomy God had given her, she bent her
energies In another direction, and made the
most OF the heart and mind which IL is pos
siblo for all to develop and improve. In
Europe today the Princess Metteruioh II
always greeted with enthusiasm and ad.
miratlon because OF her gracious and win
ming manner, although she is universally
considered one Of the homelest women IN
Iociety.
All women arc capable OF being attractive
II they would only exert themselves sum-
GENTLY. There is where tho charm Of the
homoly woman lies-in her desire 10 mako