The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
MODERN men PLAIN
Famous English Artist Marks In.
oreasing PIainness.
Drltaln,s Women Are Growing n
Beauty and Plainly Show Prefer.
sncs for Men Ineligible to
Handsome Class.

London.-Considcrable interest has
been aroused by the statement made
at the meetings Of the Dental fedora
ton that. partly owing to mouth rot
bles, We are becoming an uglier ma.
ton.
Extensive inquiries go to show that
It is, In many peoples opinion.
the 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 q
time when plain, or even ugly men
were SO popular with women.
Various reasons are suggested for
the alleged decline Of masculine good
looks.
1.-THE noise and rush and %incessant
hurry Of modern tfe." said George
Henry. A. r. A., the well-known art
list, lis largely responsible for the In
creasing plainness Of u men. An
other factor that has to be rennetns
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 ON
lgration.
Your nerve-racked townsman mar
ries. perhaps, an equally nervous wife,
and the effect of the two tempera-
ments is bound to be see 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, lis 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 eye more limpid. This. of course.
should have It's 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 discomposed." said the verge,
pr a church well known for the mar
rtages which take place there.
1T ts not at all unusual for an ex
tremely beautiful woman to marry
more than usually plain man; indeed
the proportion Of plain bridegrooms I.
on the increase"
The most important opinion OF all Is
of course. a feminine one. A we'll
known lady author said that the plair
mar was never nor popular than he
10 today.
The plain man." she said, rs 81
often not se%lf-centered. ne is NOR.
courteous, more c~onsiderate and ch!v
alrous toward women.
The shy man. too, when once tn,
evil OF reserve has been torn aside, II
often found to be a delightful compan
Ion. and in many cases-perhaps tn,
majority-proves a 'dutiful and al
f%ecttonate husband. Good looking me.
are seldom shy.
NO. let the plain man lake heart o
grace. If he has a personality W,
women like him Just the same-per
haps the better for his looks"