The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-26
A NEW USE OF BEAUTY.
Difference on the Part Of Journalistic
Headline Experts in Presence OF
Alleged womanly Charms.

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Headline Experts in Presence OF
Alleged womanly Charms.
FOLLOWING is an editorial In the Septem-
her Century, which puts into words what
perhaps many have thought:
Under the title Of "A Rich Man kihea
attention was called, editcrially. In the
Century for August, to the deference palu
to wealth by many ingenious authors Oh
headlines in the daily press. Since then
an item of police news has appeared un-
der the title "Rich Man Charged with
Beating Wife" The curious observers OF
newspaper pecuIiarities must be aware OF
a similar Difference on the part OF jour-
naItstic experts, In the presence OF al
legged womanly charms. This deference
manifests itself in several ways. one Is
the tendency to find, or to seem 10 ma
these charms In all women, especially all
Young women. who come under the pro-
fessional purview OF the Journalist All
'.debutantes," social, dramatic, or mu-
steal. are described as attractive 10 the
eye-this Is to be expected. 1t is also 10
be expected that young woman max
inr her debut as a divorcee. in our fast
society, should be put forth journalistical-
Nv gifted with good looks 1t would not be
surprising II no matter how plain young
woman, fond Of athletic adventure. should
perform a notable piece of, horsemanship,
it were chronicied under head OF: Pref
ty Polly Pushkins Busts Bucking Hron-
CO."
But the tone of gallantry IL so perva-
stye that no young woman OF the gentle
sex can come under the notice OF the po-
lice, for any cause, without being quite
sure to find herself described In some
Newspaper the next day as the possessor
of physical charms perhaps hitherto I'M
discovered. The young female accused OF
crime win not only see herself declared
beautiful, but the ascription of beauty
may have documentary proof In the shape
of a fetching portrait, showing her ar
rayed in the latest and most attractive
fashion Of dress and hsadgear. Not ione
ago the readers of two of our "up-to-
date daiiies were served with portrait
drawings of this nature One would hard
| ly believe, by the way, except on the
| authority of the newspapers themselves
| that the portraits were actually or ths
| same persons; but it was interesting to
note that the amount OF yeilowness OF
these particular newspapers vas clearly
indicated by the degree OF beauty attEib'
uted to the fair culprit. The immediate
| ofrense of the beauty against the public
peace consisted In her having pushed in
! or "scraped or the face Of her rival
| whose own facial charms, for some rea'
son, were left to the Imagination of the
reader. Any female saoplifter, under tbs
age Of 80, 10 likely to be described II
| language which used to be reserved fol
the society columns. No typewriter whC
has come into contact with any sort o.
litigation has bzeen known to be othel
than pretty" And so 1t goes: "A Pretty
| Paterson Girl Caught Picking Pockets
"A Young Charmer OF lrrawaddy Turn
| Out to be sKillfui Forger." "A Belle o.
| Dubois Elopes with Coiored Coach
| man" a
| Along with this wholesale and uAblush
| ing attribution Of beauty to ali sorts ant
conditions Of women there 10 a growing
habit of even the more respectable pres
TO print pictures Ct young women. Of va
1 rious cities. on the evident, and IT. tni
case well-sustained, grounds of their per
sonal attractions. Frequently, in sucl
cases, the journalist s not content witt
i letting the picture speak for itself, bu
| the fact that the woman is truly beautl
full is stated in 50 many words. in con
nection with her name, as. for instance
Miss Belinda Blank of Blanktown, on
OF Mr. Blanks Four Pretty Daughters.
THE Two Beautiful Miss .Abcrcronbies
OF Suingville." Miss Melissa Moggs tn