The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

Though it may lead us astrav IN the
direction of tight gloves, tight boots.
peht waists. deep collars and uncom
Iottably frequent shaves. it is an
instinct implanted in us for our bene-
nj If vanity needed any apology IT
would find it in this
AS things are, this useful quality
Which may be described as midway
between virtue ana vice, comes 10 us
all quite naturally. to girls ut an
! earlier age than 10 boys. 1t Is the
motive power which sets running the
looms OF the world. has sent aeets
| across the sea since the days ~ Tvra
| and Tarshish. employs thousands Of
men In the diamond mines. in p.arl
fishing. in coral reefs. IN hunting and
killing the seal and :he sable the
chinchilla ana the beaver, - scores
OF other furclad animals.
Vanity sets millions of men and NO
| men at work in spinning and weaving
ornamental fabrics, in making beads
a ana tnrs s them in setting pre-
forms, In embroidering and braiding
and IN hundreds OF other forms OF
withdrawn. at least tenths of the
great drapery houses all over the coun
| try might dismiss three-fourths ~
the he'r etmptoyes and tailoss would md
gone; Mankind would merely clothe
ltseit instead OF dressing The >cuit
VI wo ths %9iistGoat the tie and the sock
limit itself to considerations ne w cnn,
fort only or warmth or coolness an
e'taa na TO climate conditions
rietn o w 80 W''2 d,t the shat hat The silk va.
would be accompanied into oblivion bv
me starched shirt and collar With
[ oIt WISH to please, II not to dazzle,
the boot be bright with 1arnish ' ths
coId discomfort of starch be tolerated :,
bs me girl who now buys eighteen
tion would content herself With IN oP 3wo
OF the second and possibly four Of tbe
nrst: With the money saved she might
the fear he af ino WITH unlimited sweets.
end running her figure by indalsepee
De!hE no longer before her ewes. Van
10y Th hosen sh Why should she care?
drapers would no longer dress .n1te
WINDOWS with attractive indications ~
e ens ietest mI n of the mode IN
est deveiopnent e i5 IN Goats the new
ers would Offer souare- toad 1ei Ia n
neeled' una ttractve, hut con1fortahIo
deprnssins OF tneir craft, suited TO the
IN II, modem gray and dingy brown ,rbeea
would he our choice. IN snitsi hese
tSat dwa love Of color for its own sake
adornment W personal
:, Like all other good gifts. vanity h.
il Becomes S' cencei mhen over developed
woman in this exaggerated snn a,t O.
rarely loved. and more particuiorie Is
eraeeful is ci seldom the really beautiful
able person who suffers from The iaf GiI
ea Sc form of egotism '"'' ais
nose are vainest who have ;a,a.
prey to envy of such as happen I ~ IA a
nandsomer, cleverer more 10 De
more charming than themselves =, ar +.
more iero s,0nG.r feeling, and has inspired
ANYTHING in the world n IL Il, man
mat jealousy which is cruel as tho he
But this is vanity puffed I'M -r,.b
arrogance, and out of ali nropp .itn
70 It's normal self In the we'll haJnn LII
nature vanity is one of the nooat ,s,t,4
OF qualities. most Useful
;. Take middle age. for instance N.
tlmeT we all have TO face, men and NE
men alike. The glass informs he Viz
v rt, 10, airectness that we are NOT as
of our ever being so. e'''aihs
some OF us. give up all effort ana
db so. ourselves as lamentable OBJ
lie that f fhis t r. nd But others real
upon our store OF vanity and resist
the temptation % ne careless and 49,
tent about our looks. All is not last
Z, man rs often handsomer and msre
aistngulshed looking at nifty than az
twenty-five. and many a gray-bnired
woman is more beautiful than when
she was a girl. 1t is benencent ,an.
ity that helps her to be so
To sum up. the vain man is abomina-
pie. but the man without vanity ia a
Door. The vain girl Ia detestabie hut
the girl who Is destitute of vanity is
merely molluek.