Evening star., 1912-07-13
Demeanor.


Our appearance is very largely affected
by the way we behave ourselves. We
might be beautiful in person. Immaculate
in cleanliness, radiant in attire, and yet
our behavior might be such as to deprive
us Of the good opinion of others. The
thought we give to personal appearance Is
on account of others. If we were where
no one ever saw US, we might strive Tor
clea nliness for our own comfort, but we
would not be concerned about style OF
dress or fine ornaments.
1t is our relation to others that makes
a standard for appearance, Doth IN looks
and demeanOr, SO important. Or course,
demeanor arising from purity of heart Is
demanded even If one were alone in the
world.
But we live among others and should
live for others, and therefore must think
much about our personal appearance;
and behavior is what most ADDS the most
to our attractfvenesS.
Dr. Knox said: How lovely and how
happy an open and ingenious behavior.
An honest. unsuspicious heart dlnuses a
serenity over life like that of fine day,
when no cloud conceals the blue ether,
nor blast ruffles the stillnesSof the air
but crafty and designing bosom is all
tumult and darkness. and resembles a
i misty and disordered atmosphere In the
comfortless climate of the north. The
one raises the man almost to the rank OF
an angel of light: the other sinks him to
the level with the powers Of darkness.
The one constitutes a terrestrial heaven
in the breast; the other deforms and de-
bases it till 1t becomes another hell.
There is a great contrast between good
and bad behavior: and there is no dis
guise to cover character. The Jezebels
may paint and the Jeroboams wear royal
robes, but the moral hideousness Is un-
hidden.
1t is not so much dress or ornaments on
the body as 1t is to have the inner adorn-
ments which Peter tells us do not con-
sist in ''the wearing of gold or of putting
on of appar REL" but in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit, which is in the
sight of God of great price"
All beauty gives pleasure. whether in
feature, in apparel. or in nature; it is one
of Gods gifts and teaches that 1t is not
unchristian to think about what contrib
utes to attr3ctiveness Of person.
token Of heath snd health is reward
for keeping Gods law. Beauty and holi-
ness are not far apart"
Byron wrote, ''Methinks q being that is
beautiful becometh more SO as 1t looks
on beauty, the eternal beauty Of undying
things
Many women to make or to increase
their beauty resort to paint, powder and
cosmetics. Tertulian gives better recipe
Let women paint their eyes with the
tints Of chastity. insert into their ears
the word of God. tie the yoke of Christ
around their necks. and adorn their
whole persons with the silk of sanctity
and the damask of devotion; let them
adopt that chaste and simple, that neat
and elegant style of dress which so ad-
vantageously displays the charms Of real
beauty, instead of those prepcsterous
fashions and fantastical draperies of
dress which, while they conceal some de-
fects of person. expose so many defects
of mind, and sacrifice to ostentatious
flnery all those mild. amiable and modest
virtues by which the female character is
so pleasingly adorned
l may not measure in minutes or hours
the time We should devote to thoughts
about our personal appearance. but 1 am
absolutely safe in saying that q Christian