The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-08

the homely girl has to work three times
as hard for what she gets as the pref
ty girl does. When a pretty girl is
cross. they talk about her fascinating
pout. l have seen handsome women
act downright ugly, and then heard a
man admire them for 1t. Have you
ever noticed that even judges and
juries are influenced by a pretty face?
A homely woman would not stand half
the chance a pretty woman would at
the bar of justice"
Il don't know but you're right" said
the woman. Come to think of il, I've
seen men waste hours away over the
caprices of a pretty woman when they
would not have a particle of patience
with the Whims of a homely woman.
l have seen a man who used to he
noted for his dignity made perfectly
miserable and act like a culprit be-
cause his pretty sweetheart was be-
having very nasty over a fancied
slight. He sent flowers and spent
| money laVishly on her by way of
atonement for an injury which he knew
he had never inflicted"
Yes, that's just what mean," said
the girl. Now, if l had done that
sort of thing that same man would
have told me / was acting like a baby.
and let me severely alone. Now, in
order to be considered sweet and at
traCtiVe, just see how much is requir-
ed of me. / must always act sweet
| tempered, even if / feel cross enough
| to chew tacks, l must have a lot of
small talk on hand for those people
who enjoy nothing else. Then l must
keep myself we'll informed, know a
lot some people would say, in order
| to be tolerated for one minute. l must
| fairly scintillate with wit and be as
merry as a lark. All these things l
must do in order to get the attention
that pretty girl received by just
making her dimpleS twinkle a little.
| Then there's the matter of dress. l
not only am never allowed to look the
least bit sloppy, but l must be decid-
| eddy stylish. A pretty girl may go
| around with her hair somewhat dishev-
| eled, her gown may not be the latest
| cut. and she may even wear last years
coat. and still be voted sweet Now.
| | must be right up to date, know what
| the new fashions are and adopt those
most becoming to myself. Then I'm
| sometimes rewarded by hearing, She's
a mighty stylish girl, even if she's not
pretty
And then there are accomplish
ments A pretty girl may fold her
hands and do nothing and she's still
attractive. Now I must be able TO
play all the popular tunes, be handy
| with my needle and know how to cook
! the most delicious chatting dish con-
| coctions in order to receive my share
| of attention. II / have accomplish
ments. I'm pretty sure to be popular
/ but sometimes would like to sit down
| and smile while some one else did the
| work
| do you know, / think men expect a
| homely woman to be an angel to make
| up for the crime of a lack of good
| looks. A man will remember a pretty
eyebrow much longer than he will bril-
| liant repartee accompanied by a home
| ~ face. Now, I'm not saying that
homely girls are never attractive and
fascinating, but that they must work
very hard to be alluring and charm.
ing"
| The woman looked sharply at the girl
| and said: Have your toes been stop
ped on that you speak so emphatical-
| ly? 1t sounds as if there must be an
| incentive for all this eloquence."
| The girl laughed. well, I'll tell you.
| / went to the theater the other night
| with about as embarrassing a man as
| know. My gown had not been made
| as directed, and ! knew it was unbe-
| coming Besides, l was tired and did
/ not feel like exerting myself to talk
brilliantly. Finding / was a little out
of humor and looking a little homelier
| than usual, the man entertained me by
| pointing out the pretty girls in the lu-
| dience and paying considerable att
| tention to his neighbor, who was Won
| derfully handsome l know he thought
/ was bore, but If / had been pref
| ty IL would have been all right. All
would have needed to do was to look
at him with glorious eyes, present
| pererfect profile to his gaze OCCASION
| ally and smile brilliantly. AS it is,
don't believe he'll ever take me to the
| theater again. l know / have twice
his wit and twice his brains. but that's
4 LOT ,N.,lr 49, q,
convent, where pretty looks don't
| count -"