The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
downright. 1917

There Is no douSt about IL that the
stage sets the fashions. For the last
few seasons we have as regularly look
ed for the coming of the English com
panies as a standard Of beauty as we
do to the coming OF the seasons to de-
eide what shall and what shall not be
worn All along the preference In type
of woman has been given to the blonde,
but the last smart English company
that made a speciality or exhibiting
beautiful women had but one blonde In
the group. and she was anything but a
pale blonde. The day OF the brunette
has come She of the dark hair in soft,
full ripples, of great big dark eyes, OF
glowing checks and Of intense express
sion Is in favor while the intellectual
blonde is given the go by. However
though fashion may decree one thing
human nature will always have its in
nings. and there will be men who.
whether Dame Fashion approves or not
vii, lean toward blondes as naturally
as they do TO sunshine. These are the
men who approve OF the natural blonde.
not of the one whose hair is the result
of peroxide OF hydrogen, whose lashes
and brows are cultivated and whose
skin is made the pink shade that 1t is
by the use OF various powders and liq-
uids. A recent book on beauty tells
that with civilization came blondes;
that as the brain OF woman grew
stronger her hair grew pafef. and that
she is i'm her savage state when she Is
a brunette. This is direct contradic-
tion TO the old idea that heaven pro-
vided food. and the devil furnished
cooks. and. consequently, when woman
began to eat cooked food she grew pale
in color. The most interesting question
about blondes and brunettes is that OF
intensity of feeling. Every woman
wants TO know which can hold the af-
fections of man the longer. the blonde
or the brunette. The vote is undoubted-
ly In favor of the blonde. as far as hold
ing the man goes, but In favor of the
brunette as far as the affections are
concerned.
Two positive types, the blondest OF the
blondes and the darkest of the brunettes.
were talking of it. Said the blonde:
You brunettes always make the mis-
take OF being too sffectionate and allow
ing your affection to express itself in
words as well as in actions. You con-
vince a man that he Is the one object
I'm your life and all that you live for.
He is so certain that he grows indif-
ferent. He wearies OF your caresses.
He tires OF your sweet words. You see.
you give him too much plum pudding,
and he does not appreciate il. Now, the
way 10 keep a man is to make him love
you. but you must not love him too
much. Let him realize that he is Sec
ondary to your dogs, your frocks and
your books When he is with you, he
at your best and your brightest. but
when you show him favor make him
feel il keenly. Write bright. charming
notes to him. but never put i love you
on paper"
But" answered the brunette. II am
so perfectly devoted to the man l love
that / would trust him with anything.
i would write anything ] felt, and / am
sure nobody would see the letters but
his own dear self and that he would un-
derstand them"
How about his valet?' asked the
blonde. And suppose he should change
his mind or you should change yours:
each would marry somebody else. and
some other woman would have the
pleasure of reading those letters and
criticising them? For my part. al
ways follow the advice OF the French
diplomat, who said. Never write a let
ter. and never destroy a letter."
The brunette looked crestfalen. The
blonde looked sweetly judicial. And a
little while after the believing brunette
heard that the one man TO whom she
gave her alteration had not been TO a
mems supper the night before. Instead
he had been one among a party Of ad-
inirers who had given a theater and
supper party to the farsighted blonde.
SO they so on talking about blondes and
brunettes. and the man who is not in
love asks, What is love?" Here is an
answer: Love Is a selfish desire on the
part OF one person 20 monopolize all the
time, attention and charms Of another.
II is spoken OF as being everlasting. and
yet men jest about their summer loves
and their winter loves and think a
presidential election or a rise or fall
In stocks moro interesting than any love
that was ever INDUCED i'm. Some fool
OF a man commits suicide--says he does
II for love. when Ii Is really for lack of
brain. Some fool OF n woman runs In
debt buying new frocks, spends her
time before a looking glass, and all be-
'ause she wishes 10 make a man love
or.
Bother iovci'' says a man. GIVE
me comradeship. I want 10 feel that
] can be pleasant with woman: that
we can trot around together; that we
can enjoy the same things. discuss the
same questions. without all the folde-
roi nonsense called love"
MY master" say L. you think YOU
want companionship. and you count
love OF little worth. Oh, what fools
these men be-cspecially these intel
lecfuai nineteenth century meni My
dear sir. there never lived a man In
this world who did not long for n wo-
man 10 love him. lie likes 10 tain
about comrsdeship and affection--whal
he wants Is love and devotion. lie