The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-16
BEAUTY AND POPULARITY.
sew.th,nE About the Relation 81 oAs
t. the other In the
GentIsF Sci.

Pretty womsn are not always pop
ular. Indeed, the rule IL that the
pretty woman has hosts Of enemies
not snly among those OF hsr own but
the opposite sex. This seeming
anomaly has caused q coed seal Of
discussion, and Jerome X. Jerome has
been slluding TO II In an English peril
oAical. IL am unable 10 express .
personal opinion on this subject In
is broadcast bearings. being a married
man." he says. The best | can do
for you b to give you the result Of .
few inquiries l have made among the
sex itself. ! put your query first TO q
cousin Of mine, a girl OF that age
when one IL sure OF many things upon
which later VIC become less confident.
Of course they srel' she replied. en-
phatisally; what q stupid question:
II Is not my question I interrupted;
~ 10 the EDITORS 4 don't care
whose II Ls,' she retorted; AS II he
could not see IL for himself, the silly
mani (I am not excusing herr she
has been brought up that way; IL IL
nothing 70 do with mel Why. 1t is
quite q nuiaaneS at timss-you know
what I mean; people worry you, won't
LEI you alone. There 10 such q lot OF
thinqs | wanted to do this year
study italian, read Goethe. It Is 50
ally OF them, because really the plain
girls are Just as nice. | know some
swfully nice plain girls. Men are
very silly In that way. II / were
man ! would rather talk 10 . plain
girl
"I asked q married oma next, the
wife of . professor Of mathematics
She considered the question for q
willis in silence, and then answered.
with men, vest but with her W sex
ne. They are very curious In thai
way she continued; women. Now
with ne It 10 different, I like a pretty
woman, and, generally speaking, theJ
are nicer. A plain woman Ia general
ly . bit warped in her mind. sh'
knows she IL plain and broods over II
Then that, OF course. makes her en-
vious, New. there Is Mrs. -; well,
won't mention names-you know her
l dare say. She would be really
very nice woman II II were not foi
that. I am sure l try TO be as agree
able as | can be TO her, but she posi-
lively hates me-
"GOing up the scale OF age, | mex
cornered a widow. Said she; 4 thinl
such discussions do harm. They leat
silly women to believe that the onl,
thing to be considered Is personal ap
pearance. | am convinced that in re
siity II pisys . maoh smaller par
than we imagine, always think o
what poor. dear James said to MI
~-Iy S~-~- ..,o- hAfarA the Aaaidsnt
! remember the occasion very well
We were sitting on the balcony Of thu
hotel overlooking the bay II was
moonlight night. "Tell me, James"
SAID, 40 men marry merely 10
beauty" "often," he answered, "ant
live TO regret It," "And have you re
GREETED 1t. James?" asked. "No, Mil
dred," he answered, never. But i
beauty had been your only charm
might have. Your face attracted me
l admit; Il is your mind and hear
that have held me-" Those are tn,
most important things continued m!
widow friend-'mind and heart
have questioned other ladies also, bu
these three replies set forth embed,
the wisdom that | have thus gathered
on the subject, and which sum
married would seem to be this
Ladies', you should thank God you ar
pretty, but not be conceited on the sub
ject. It Is no credit to you personal
ly. that you IN beautiful. II Is a FIRE
gift from Heaven, for which yol
should be grateful, and TO IL yol
should endeavor to add goodness an
Yirtue.-