Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-20

ment stores are recruited from the peach
basket. Likewise that Il cannot DO mat
ter of chance that all stenographers and
private secretaries are young and have
straight front figures.
And. II additional evidence were needed
TO bolster up the assertion that a girls
best letter Of Recommendation when she
goes TO hunt 8 job is peaches and cream
complexion. those boosters win tell you
that It, is common saying with busi-
ness men that they like 20 have pretty
girl around tho office to look at, lust as
they would like TO have pretty picture
or o dainty piece OF bric-a-brae. II rests
their eyes.
Furthermore. the advocates OF beauty
in-the-offiee would ask sou TO explain
why, II good looks aren't an asset In
business Is well as In society. Il is that
you so very, very seldom ee even a
middle aged woman holding down a
good job?
Surely fat grizzled women or old
skinny ones, must have just as much
need of earning money as young, slim
ones. but the woman who has lost her
looks and her figure would walk her
feet off looking for a good situation
before she found one. When you see
such woman in a business house she
either owns II. or she has been there
for SO many years, and shown such spe-
cial aptitude for her work that she has
made herself invaluable. She's never q
new conner.
Nor does this indicate that all employ
ers are fllrtatlons. For from It. II is
merely a taeit recognition of the fact
that youth and beauty are the most en-
chanting things in the world and that
we all like to surround ourselves by
them when We can It's Just moro In
spiriting to have a fresh, pretty face
smiling at us across typewriter. or
q lunch table. or a counter than 1t is
TO look upon a tired. homely, old face,
and that's why sweet-and-twenty gets
the job.
II appears, however, that there is an
other side to this question and that In
stead Of good looks being help in bust
hess TO q girl. there Is such a thing as
heing so good looking that it is hin
dranee, and l am in receipt Of a letter
from a young lady who says that she is
nineteen years old, and so possessed of
a superabundance OF the fatal gift OF
beauty 1t Is a regular hoodoo.
She writes: Il have been seeking a
position for some time without any sat
isfaetory results because in every bust
ness office in which l apply for posi-
tIon / am told that / am entirely
too good looking 10 have around, VIII
you please advise me what to do under
the circumstances" ~.
Isn't this sad? Alas, poor girl. how my
heart goes out TO her, and how gladly
would relieve her of half. or three-quar-
tiers, or all Of this burden of puIchrt-
tude that she finds stands in her way.
Unfortunately. In the foolish way that
nature runs things. this Is impossible. and
as this too beautiful creature can't divide
un her surplus good looks with those OF
US who are short OF 'em. the only thing
left Is to suggest to her to sort Of hide
her light under a husheI, as Il were
Perhaps she might dim her radiance. so
that 1t would cease to dazzle mankind and
be safe to have around an office IL she
would comb her hair In the present un-
pecohnns mode, winch IS guaranteed to
tsrn spotlight on a womsn's profile and
bring out every defect In IT. Or she
might leave her powder rag at home. and
permit her nose to get red and shiny. or
she might even go to the expense Of wear
ing bunchy frocks that would make her
look fat and frowsy. instead OF lIssome
aud willowy. It's dead easy to knock
70 per cent out of your appearance with
your clothes, and IL this Venus will make
Frai sincere effort 10 disguise her too
dazzling charms she need not despair of
being successful.
But il it not possible that my CORE
Epondent oser-yalues her good looks. and
that the reason that she doesn't get a sit