New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29

they make the best OF the Inevitable rhsy Assume
eheerfulress and make pretsnce OF indifference to
beauty which least shield them from continual
pity. but who knows but themselves how they long
TO have had but small share OF the beauty 50
generously shOwered another and how cruelty
they feel the helpIessness OF their position when
they are pushed aside for their sisters who are
more richly lowered. far beauty - con-
cerned
NO woman. however CHEEKY and sweet and IN
selfish she may be. would not rather have had good
looks had she had her choice Beauty to De
right which every woman feels nature has no
business to withhold from her. because. perhaps.
HGuise9ees now many good Offices and eivi1ues ara
what a lovely face does in a moment Yet, withal.
who shall say that while plainness has its pathetic
tious. After all when a plain woman is loved she
knows that il is for herself alone, and that a
young is certainly the truth, for the merrfest
ana s brightest aunties IN the world those beloved
boys and the conidantes OF the girls. the readiest
beauties Of a family To chem almost perpetual
youth youth Is given. for they are always beloved me
ldois the companions of the young and lhe presses
ever so lightly upon their gentle hearts
HER CONVERSATIONS.
1T would be easy. OF course to preach a hundred
sermons on the reasons why the plain woman
usually has the best disposition and finest quail
ties but the easiest explanation is found In Natures
eternal law Of compensation. Wherever she with
plain woman does have fun measure 81 love
from those about her it may be regarded GER
tain that she would not have had much
had she had beauty. Was IL not Thackeray who
declared that any woman without absolute
hump could marry whom she liked II she bur
ereised her power? And IL Is the plain wonans
power OF fascinating despite her physical shore
comings. that is OF her greatest conpensaciona-
But every woman. whether nature has bean kind
unkind to her In the matter OF features and
complexion has perfect right to desire beauty
Just every woman owes It to herself and 20
others to cultivate It. II Is taught TO every yap-
anese girl from her cradle maks the best Of bar
SELF In Japan IL IS not recognized that a woman
can be ugly. unless she makes herself. and fr
is perfectly true that woman need De wholly
plain In all things that live said Rusktn-
there are certain Irregularities and detcfenctes
which are not only signs Of LIE put sources 2r
and the who cannot and will not do so has
neither done justice 70 herself to her sex. nor 70
II beauty were the sole Qualification that snxolsd
a 70 acquire husband and horns OF her
own. the lot OF houely women would indesd %
views OF the London writer quoted above 2 ehas
he or she writes the assumption that while
every pretty woman can marry. no homsly woman
can- A glance at all the pretty oto Laios 40
all the plain married women ought 70 De enough
10 convince any one that this Is not truA Ons
frequently sees handsome girls who are nexfsctsd
hand nearly every one can number among his own
friends instances OF hopelessy unattracrvs woman
C-er+ainlV other elements enter into the proofsn
besides beauty. Beautiful nurses. oeauucul raAn-
bonabIs girls and women-they are not any nors
beauty has that indefnable quality charm.
Meanwhile II one could take her pick or 1urHon.
wouldn't she choose a pretty nurse every crnsf