The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
lxo II LoveIiness

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aata IA S<lll writes 10 me frequent.
\ ", under varying pen names, but /
\ aiwaVs rseu9ntas the charactsrtstic
h&udWI1tinG.
i ma q = iii with grievance, ma
4 Wishes No - Iiye nay opinion on .
Z point whore only one opinion u pos
stblA
stiIL - there are. without doubt.
many women Ahoring under the name
/ frettlng diflcuIty, and growing morbid
| Tor want ok i xOod moral shaking, Let
mo tell ron her trouble here and an
awer her 10 tho best Of my ability.
ssFrauceeca y iame--or rather she
walks with = slight fimp-xnd AZ
though you1g. good-iooking and I'M
1 felit9ont e1rI this N sufficient, she
| fnncies, TO cut her off from all hope
/ or love and marriage.
stWhax man will look ut lame wO-
1 man Or cars 10 be seen walking with
/ herr" she Demands in the wretched-
/ mess Or her heart. and wishes ms TO
ark my msls readers this cruel aues-
! tion.
Now. lot mo tell Francesca the rea-
/ son why ] am writing thus today. al
| ter leaving her unanswered 10 long.
Yesterday was walking homeward
| through one Of the parks and passed
q young man and woman strOliing to-
| gether, arm In arm. utterly absorbed
! Il .arh oAl1er. thar faces transf7gured
.ifr tina iirkt 81 pure and sincere
afyscfions
The girl waA very lame. and neith-
| er Aa young or pretty as you are,
/ 'Francesca. Judging by your photo
grnpfi; 80 thought OF you. and de-
| teSminsd 10 rive you q little scold-
II makes nv heart ache to think Of
-. r.rv -ovnen who are going
thronrn iffe Iaborinr under some
- ril. ,,,,s .srarv disabiIltv
| ~. t,,sa 1tna ry---f,,r they brood
! nrcr scsra defect ~ person or char
sstar urf1i the defect becomes mag
nffsed n,,f III mi measure: their minds
rror noehid ana their reasoning
lowers disturted, until they can sea
I ,,.,s;,,nu ahInk ef nothing. bur their
80. ...--rn.l trouble. sn,is worse than
ma ,n.y MINI that everybody they
r,art - afYiieted with the Same men
/ t,1 .hnrf -riahfadness
| 4 ~.nu,an farcfes herself hopeless
- naain. ~ worries about Ii 40 per-
- 4. ,saf m. ear neither manage
- ~ snvthsrr ease nor allow people
~ fnrr~f h~r anaftrantiye Appearance
Ana - hsr inward good qualities.
II 1. Ie~end that dies hard--tha
fairv tale tl,af men admire no women
h,,t thns~ ,rfth nretty faces and choose
III. ~ 1870 go. 80 sh.s- -oad ,oan. alone,
4 ~serN~ around the married Wo-
r,sn ~ vr.,sr arnuatntance will soeY,
convince 49,, mai Main women have
| : ,rsr- 800 ct.snca Of hscomtnr i,ap-
=, - - mntherr
~. n~as~.3 n usa rho word mr.
! r.ssI.,, ~ - usiiest woman ever say
80 - ~ ~. hapniest wives. she
Ma ras j yedeeminr feature. vet her
hnshand .dored her
Arcf1,er charming and brilliantly
tn,eiieetn.a rnan Of INV acauaintan nee
1. marrfed n 4 very plain woman
1r>siIv ~. nIafn.--nane ~ vour story
hne.n .-airs. nc hiassnna out INTO
- ssn,r~ - 49, nae. when ! Ionx-1ost I'M
80 iA.v.s sn~m 4 fortune17
ua tno /. aImos. ahsurdly devoted
- Ne o,,twnrAiv unattracfsve wife.
sa.,r~ th.t yhev hara been married
80 -. r1~ rsseen ysars
n,,. 10, shssa two wamen have
sr.scraa IL not fr,tter away their
it.,sa s., r.,osrninr over their iack az
| nss.tv Innr 40 they determined
- mara tina most ~ the charms they
rossess ana. HAVING conquered self
! ran.rtcusners w&re abf~ IN impress
1 80 IAN ,rsf,, Svlsoyn fhev carne in con-
j .ars Nth ina haantr az their hearts
49, ,,,ras
~. srst ,s Fun IL wonderful SYM
nathv Her husband. 4 man overbur-
kssras 9TH haavv resnansshiri,ies. can
swrr 10 hsr III anv moment for prr-
ss~s unasrstanainr ma rest.
ssha .e,on.s M. culf,vated her mind
| rr.,i h matrhe. mat 81 her husba nd
Il hrilliancy. And - tells me that
re- /. ~ ~. I'm whon he so
NOR en;ovs : di.cussaon or ,nteliac-
,rs1 controversy !. his own plain.
. ,ssSa,asaraa Vita
~ sear war,en n von fancy vour-
80. ,,ra,trs rtsve fhe last thing VOL,
: ,ss A. IA ~ adr1if j, ri,YnIy. and
So s,mo.t audibly "a every man who
| ~,crcnrhe. van. .f1h rYn a poor
| .hs,r IA H. v.ys rood 81 won 10
srs.r i, yre ra~t All until I M -
sn~rsx NV rsat osst ~ Il rht. and nleasa
aan.. nrif,cise nv nsses.s
20 pnce Won Ieari, II forget yourself
ga h..o,ns thoro.,rhlv Interested In
ashsr mamie. Il Nil never occur Ia
-, - remember your pla,nness az
! sss,s,,,ssr 40 - rolor1Assnsss- the
! .satn.r r.anle,. will forret them to,,
4 rresfy ehnrmfnr ana n.,uular
,rtan.s ~ nina. vrhc seems Ia po.sess