Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-21
TO CHARM MERE Man
Feminine Graces That Will Do
the Work.
NEGATIVE COUNSEL
A Bit Of Good Advice About Your
Mirror.
SC0RNING ARTS AND wILEs
The Aged Art Of Using the Eyelids-
Value Of Jolly
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SC0RNING ARTS AND wILEs
Written for The Star by Sally Chamberlin.


gentler sex. The average fair feminine has
the hearty approval of her sisters with an
occasional admirer among the rank and file
of men, or she is the petted and courted
ideal of men in general. while women find
her all but stupid and decidedly uninterest-
ing.
There is, however, a small class OF women
who win the plaudits of both sexes. and like
all good things, the favored few are offset
by another class of women who are dis
unctly unpopular with everybody, whether
male or female. The name of this latter
member of the fair sex Is the girl who
sneers.'
We all know her. If we haven't met her
IN boarding school, we meet her on our
summer vacation, and II she escaped our
notice In the play hours when we were
youngsters, we find her in the ball room
, %nen we've grown up. She is the seem
ingiy un'nvited guest at every party where
she makes her appearance, and If she Ia a
wall mower she seems to be quite contented
with her lot, and each tendril she sends out
IN the way OF words and locks and actions
helps to bind her closer TO the cold gray
stones OF ungracious womanhood which
puild the wall Of disfavor in the social
world.
Fox and Grapes.
This girl who sneers closely resembles the
Tabled fox and the grapes so out of reach
She wouldn't be popular if she could be- but
II takes no eagle eye to see that it is quite
out of the question for her to be popular
even II she cared to be. And her sheer has
been the cause of il. all
The girl who sneers amuses men II there
Is one thlng masculine nature eniovs n is
20 nave the laugh on the other fellow >,
II tn1s latter individual happens 70 be the
sneefing type of girl. man is even more
amused than If it is member of his own
sex ana the reason is apparent Men are
very, very human. Eliminate the human
.t e nus from anything or anybody and
they Immediately lose interest and are to-
taliy ndifferent-that is, If they are serious
II not they show their Indifference in
more positive way, and make a Joke of it
or. what Is more to the point of her
Inc girl who sneers il the girl who
AaiS 70 recognize the human side of the
world IN general, and If 1t happens to ha
me me human side OF her own frail sex which
she scorhs, men not only make her a prev
TOT their cherished and poignant sense of
nuihor, out they leave her sublimely alone
20 her codoied sneers and the awakening
knowledge that she is somehow a thing
apart from everything and everybody.
You Can't Change Her.
So much for the girl who sneers, You
can't change her. you can't check her and
you can't save her. She has chosen her
own fate and she is perfectly satisfied to
stand aloof and throw her darts of con-
tempt at happy, hopeful mortals strug-
Cling with the Insignificant joys and sor-
rows or very pleasant old world. She
Is serenely unaware of all she is missing
and If you look at her unbiasedly you will
see that she fills a much needed want in
the social order of things and especially
In the world of feminine graces where
masculine favor is at stake.
This girl who sneers is the guide-post IN
a maze of different ways. She points de-
cidedly where to go by warning emphau-
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full to note just where and how she makes
her railing remarks you will obtain some
precious tips on the charms of the fair sex
which tell us most surely with the genus
mere man.
What They Say.
Take for instance that favorite comment
of the girl who sneers: "Oh, she's The
vainest thing You know she always pow
ders her nose when the men aren't looking,
and as for gazing into mirrors. she never
lets one pass without surveying herself IN
T. for about ten minutes She's nothing
but peacock, and for my part I can: see
why men like her so much!
All very true but as matter of fact
peacock nature is exactly what men do like
IL a woman. 1t is one of those human
elements which appeal so strongly. and
while mere man may rail at her extrava-
gancee and take infinite pleasure in teerirg
at her worries over her appearance. he likes
nothing quite so well as to See her deched
out in all Of the seasons finest and newest
feathers. The more she LOOKS like a Pa
risian fashion plate the more is She to his
likins.-
Vanity the greatest OF feminine weak
nesses has an irresistible attraction for
masculine fancy, and IL somewhat tenn
pered to ordinary uses and purposes and
cloaked in the guise of very smart ap-
pearance II never fails to gain admirers.
So powder your noses, you pretty girls
at vacation resorts! Carry your vanity case
with you wherever you go, and as soon as
you realize that drop Of perspiration or
touch of old Soils rays has marred the
serene wilderness of the delicately chiseled
feature, steal chance moment to admin
lister the powder pun.
Watch Your Chances.
Furthermore, don't ever lose an opportu-
nifty to look in the mirror Not that you
need to interrupt an interesting converse
ton or break a chain of admiring giances
by studying yourself in these brilliant re-
Electors. A furtive glimpse now and then
of the figure you present among all the
other attractive girls will teach you a host
Of things about yourself.
If very desirable partner has asked for
only one dance this special evening when
usually your card holds his name for at
least four, that mirror at the end of the
ball room will probably explain to you why
the next time you encircle the room with
some awkward WALTER. In the first pace
your hair is wretchedly coiffed and IL any
plain face. Then that new girdle with the
bunchy bow at the side takes away any
semblance of a shapely waist line AMI } GU
look for all the world like the fat Miss
Gooseman across the hall
The mirror Will tell you the In,yarbled
truth and a truth which you wouldn't ac-
cept If your best friend offered it. You are
neitL err good looking this evening nor at
tractiveiy dressed; but 1t is no venture to
say that you have learned a valuable A!es-
son and one that in future will help GOD to
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and your own unpopulartty.
But vanity Is not the only weakness
which can be made q strength in the art
of charming men. Another distinctly femi-
nine attribute which gains most conteinp-
tuous expressions from our friend the girl
with the lofty manner and the disdainful
smile, is subtlety-the ability of winning adj
mfrers by ingenious and insidious methods
To the girl who sneers this is nothing more
nor less than cattishness. But, oh, how it
does beguile the lazy hours of the vacation
man.
A Note of Power.
That delicate. tapering. perfectly mani |
cured hand dropped Imply and in bloodless |
apathy on the arm Of chair as a girl rests |