The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-30
MEN PLAIN
Famous English Artist Marks In.
creasing PIainness.
BrItalns Women Are Growing II
Beauty and Plainly Show Prefer
snoe for Men Ineligible to
Handsome Glass.

Observation-Disclosures interest has
been aroused by the statement made
at the meetings Of the Dental fedora
ton that, partly owing to mouth trou-
bles, we are becoming an uglier ma
ton.
Extensive inquiries go to show that
It IL. In many peoples opinion, more
tho men Of the country than the
women who are degenerating in looks
and the interesting point Of view
was evolved that they need not be dis
heartened, since there never was a
time when plain, or even ugly men
were &c popular with women.
Various reasons r suggested for
the alleged decline of masculine good
looks.
1.-THE noise and rush and incessant
hurry Of modern ltfe," said George
Henry, A. r. A., the well-known art
list, lis largely responsible for the in
creasing plainness of our men. An
other factor that has to be remem.
bered Is the circumstance that the
towns-especially In Scotland are
not being recruited from the country
districts, and the country districts
themselves are being depleted by en-
igraion-
Your nerve-racked townsman mar
ries. perhaps. an equally wife,
and the effect of the two tempera-
ments Is bound to be seer in the chill
dren, who certainly have less chance
Of being beautiful than the children Of
parents who lead placid, untroubled
lives"
A famous sculptor declared that he
considered that the rule did not apply
to the average British woman.
Her beauty" he said, 'is certainly
not on the wane. It is probably due
to the increasing popularity of outdoor
sports. hockey, cycling, tennis and 9TH
pr healthy pastimes, that her physique
Is better, her complexion clearer and
her y more limpid. This, of course,
should have its effect in increased
beauty In the children, but unfortunate.
~ 1t Is not always the case
1T is not generally known that we
sculptors take our women models from
among British girls, but the male
models are almost invariably Italian
The lazy, rather good looking italian
( youth makes an excellent model
though painters object to the dull,
muddy texture of his skin, compared
with the healthy, satinlike nature Of
the British type.
The plain man need not be in the
least d1scomposed," said the verger
Of a church we'll known for the mar.
riages which take place there.
1T is not at all unusual for an ex
tremely beautiful woman to marry q
more than usually plain man; indeed,
the proportion Of plain bridegrooms ia
on the increase"
The most important opinion of all IN.
of course, a feminine one. A we'll
known lady author said that the plain
man was never more popular than he
Is today.
THE plain man." she said, rs &c
often not self-centered. he is more
courteous, more c~onsiderate and chiv.
alrous toward women.
The shy man, too, when once the
evil OF reserve has been torn aside, ia
often found to be a delightful compan-
Ion, and in many cases-perhaps the
ma1or1ty-proves a dutiful and af.
f~ectionate husband. Good looking men
are seldom shy.
NO, let the plain ma take heart Of
grace. If he has a personality we
women like him just the same-per.
haps the better for his looks"