Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18
Summer Toys for the Fair
Sex.--Society Notes
FEMININE eRAcEs
THAT CHARM MAN
How the Girl of Today Makes the
Most OF her Attractions.

III only che could be Venus de
Milo by merely wishing. sighed the
littlest girl. rubbing her retrousse
nose with resenttui finger tip.
>~Nhat a monotonous world II
would he" interrupted the tall girl
in the Gainsborough hat of Neapoli
ton straw and many plumes
"swamped in feminine beauty, man
could not reach a matrimonial decis
ion. -And If girls were all beautiful
he could no longer offer as an excuse
Tor marrying the homely girl of his
aeart that time-worn thrust, Well
yon know, 1t Is safer to marry girl
who IS not too handsome. Your beau
Is is always conceited and selfish.
but It is the tall. beautiful girl
who catches the husband" persisted
the littlest girl. turning her disapprov-
ing gaze on tiny freckle perched on
the second knockle of her right hand
"You mean. she catches the din
ing partners, dear" suggested the oth
er tall girl. from the depths of a green
wicker chair The ballroom beauty
may accumulate german favors, bui
It Is the small. clinging type of girls
who stacks up proposals from eligible
men-and she does not have to be o
bis OF Dresden china or Greuze
study in womanhood to do II, eth
err"
Right you are was the slangy
comment OF the Gainsborough girl
Don't you remember the season
when the Gibson type of girl was all
the rage? We all went in for deer
pointed girdles and held our cnins
high and what happened? Four en-
gagements announced that winter in
our set-and three of the girls were
so short that they could not enter tho
Gibson class without using stills
Which goes to show that 1t is the
girI- and not the type that wins.
This from the depths of the wicker
chair. And half the joy of living tc
the feminine mind is deluding youl
dearest friends-or your enemies fol
that matter-into the belief that you
are what you are not-beautiful."
Hump was the unmannerly com
ment of the littlest girl Having re
duced her golf record and raised the
number of her freckles on the links
that morning. she felt that i'll humol
was her privilege. I'D like to know
your recipe"
The tall figure sat erect In the
green wicker chair.
by making the most of your goot
points and softening your bad ones
Perhaps. though, you are one of m,
intimates. you never realize that m,
foot is quite out OF proportion to ever
my good height. In fact, | have al
my shoes made to order, with view
10 softening this defect. neve
wear very pointed toes. or very ieav,
soles, nor bright buckles. 'embroider,
or beads, or anything else that will
attract attention TO my feet. use
us high heel as | can endure with
foreshortens my long foot; long
very short vamp would draw atten
tion to the stretch of hosiery or leath
er between the edge of the yamp and
The ankle. When | wear low shoes
ties or slippers. have tie and stock
ings match perfectly, and never
wear embroidered or fancy open-worl,
hosiery AS result of this infinite
care. | will guarantee that II I ac-
knowledged the real size of the shoe
wear, not one of my friends in a
hundred would believe me-
But feet and noses are so differ-
ent," walled the littlest girl.
But If | had throat like yours.
Instinctively the littlest girl touch
ed her exquisitely nodded, girlisn
throat, now sadly tanned from exer-
else on the links.
81 would keep it daintily white and
set 1t OF with low gowns. quite low
for evening, with pillows of tulle as
a frame; round or square baby necks'
for afternoon, set off by quaint little
frills and fiuungs of ribbons or old
fashioned laces. | would have no end
OF fine necklaces of the most delicate
sort and the world would be SO busy
raylng over my throat and shoulders
that II would not look at my nose.
The girl in the Gainesborough ap-
pauded vigorously and the littlest
girl blushed and then laughed good
bumoredly.
Thanks for the nint And just to
show you that | take it in good part,
will turn the collar of my shirt
waist up and send for Nine. Polly to
massage my throat this very after
noon"
The twentieth century woman who
has studied beauty culture faithfully
may not pass muster under the re
lentless gaze of connoisseurs in ar
tistic femininity. but she is certain
ly a past mistress of the art of max
Ing the best of her good points and
softening her bad ones.
This desire to please is the natural
outcome of the masculine demand tC
be pleased. Woman dress to make
their own sex enyious and the oppo
site sex admire. If there were no men