The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
DISADVANTAGES OF BEAUTY.

From Lordon Answers.
The plain girls dissertation on the 6,.sd.
vantaEss 81 good looks IS Interesting from,
| arv point Of view.
Unfortunately 7 cannot sneak from exne.
| rience. ! say unfortunately. because thers
Is no woman in the world who would NOT
welcome score Of Disadvantages for thu
sake Of being pretty. and I am only one Of
many. Still. ore must be grateful for small
mercies.
pain woman has many hardships IA
contend with. She has so little encourage,
rn@nt for irving TO make herself look attrae.
tive. she has so ranv psngs Of regret when
she looks at herself in the glass, and 10 few
trlrmphs over her pre'tier sister: VET thu
latter fs not without her penalties for Ia,
good looks
Psrhars the greatest IL the danger of b~.
i-T treated as DON Of being sinrle6 ouS
from Others merely because she IN p,sttv.
end that il the poorest coupiir,snt %h.S
can ever he pat1 a woman. To be ve<<e6
and coIrt"d hAcarse nature happens TO IN.
dow one with features Of .he riRht shsns
'"d -'lors IN IRE rteht place NAV be eon.
s'dered triumph nv soms. but to earn lovs
snf admiration end know they are NOT a.
cred hv pHrsoral hesuty II indeed a sye.t.
er one. Very few pretty girls car rest a.
su-ed ~ this
am Fiad an, not pretty" said a pleas.
ant-faoNd girl the other dav ssYon rrsv
think y "a sour graves but n IL not lam
geo. because when any cne does me a Nttls
k1'Ghess or rive. me a Httle present
'hink ~ myself: They DO this b.csp.e th..
a'e tond ~ me- and value II a thousand
''r7es moro than the pretty girl vslues ber
Jewels and her compliments"
Ano'hor renalty ~ good looks n unso.
hcited attention and admiration The nre,.
" ff-i is condemned 70 be stared at WHOM
ever 81" Is abroad. and 10 be the object NJ
SiV nuTses ard audih'e rernarss. bloom
ING complexion is often lfbeled ~ the ex-
rrNssive remark. made up," and n prettv
soy OF teeth denounced as false. But even
'hls $ not 50 embarrassing as the persfst.
ent stare OF ili-hreeiins A. to the pla,,
si'i-why. she can walk or ride where an.
VIII with the greatest freedom: she NAV
cross as she phases and. better still. entov
TIE advantares Of self-possession SO often
cented her pretty friend
Afain. the latter has a reputation TO keeu
uo as beauty. She must dress to sbov,
her good points off 10 the best ,8rart,,.
Tor she has other pretty girls to rival her
All her nancy Is spent in the adornmsnt %
her person. in the purchase Of lace, ana
feathers and ribbons-thirgs that the plain
girl would never dream of buyin< Tb,.
occupies her tfme-and. alas, her mind IL
IS no wonder that the pretty girl has m
TIME for intellectual pursuits. that she pre-
fers the light. frivolous conversation OF her
admirers. and grows shallow, vain ana
stupid In consequence.
But perhaps tie greatest trial the recor.
h'zso beauty has to contend with is in the
enaeavor to keep her charms intact. A lit
Tie sunburn terrifies her. an illness may de-
stroy her beauty forever. Independent Of
accidents. age-a dreaded surety-loom, in
the distance IKE nightmare. She lives in
daily fear of departing charms and ths
daily hope OF preserving them.
Don't. for goodness sake. wish Won
were pretty" said a handsome brunette in
reply to the envious remarks Of a discon-
tented young friend. My looks are thu
worry of my life. Such a lot is expected
Of you. These are the sort Of remarks
overhear: Dear me. is that really the
beautiful Miss Smith people rave aboutf
Wei. 1 don't think much Of herr No. dear.
she is going of terribly says another dear
friend. Getting old. you know. Why she
must be quite eight and twenty That's
nothing to what have to put up With"
Yet. despite all this. the plain girl will
not regard herself in the glass with anv
more resignation She would be willing to
put up with any such Inconvenience for
the sake of a pink and white complexion
and a Grecian nose. Such is the nature Of
woman. She must be always striving for
what she cannot gain. and Is never by
any chance content with that she cannot
lose.