Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX,
She's a real person.


How many people in all your lis
OF acquaintance can be described il
those four words? Most of US ar,
affected; we have society manners
ways of posing for the benefit of the
world, methods of trying to impres.
people. And do you know what the
net result of our posturing and DOS.
ing generally is? We impress no one
but ourselvesl
Never yet have | seen anyone who
was made more beautiful by bleach
ing black hair golden or dyeing red
hair black. The exterior of the be-
ing that is you is made up of num-
Der OF features, colorings, lines and
contours: Nine-tenths of them you
cannot change You may shave your
eyebrows. tint lips and cheeks, color
hair and diet yourself to a living
skeleton-but just about there your
power ceases.
And probably all you accomplish
when you change two or three of
the combined qualities that make
your appearance is to throw the
whole out OF balance-to spoil the
ensemble.
Think it over. Aren't the really
beautiful women you know those who
accent their good points and gloss
over their bad ones3 Does not the
person who fades brunette hair to
blonde make skin that looked white
enough against its dark background
suddenly seem dull and swarthy?
Just as you throw yourself out of
proportion by making a few changes
IN physical aspect, the main points
OF which you cannot alter, so you lose
all charm of mind and spirit when
you hint them artihcially here and
there.
Naturalness is absolutely charming
when it is found in any sane, healthy,
kindly. keen person. Even a savage
is much more endurable in his native
state" than he is when he glosses
himself over with high silk hat,
red flannel petticoat and dancing
pumps and stays for the rest au nat
urel.
"A real person" What may tha,
be? First of ALL it is an individual
who is primarily honest and simple;
who is decent enough and clean
enough to care to express the
normal things he feels and thinks.
Civilization has trained US to take
a certain direction. From childhood
up we are forced to inhibit some of
our tendencies; but after we have
accepted that and learned to con-
form to the established code of NOR
atty and decency, nothing more than
this has happened: We have learned
to play the game according to rules.
Then, after we have learned to
play the game according to rules"
why posture and pose and Pretend?
Why initiate somebody's else meth.
DDS?
Take Stock of Yourself.
Those business enterprises are most
successful which take frequent and
careful inventories. Without being
morbid or self-centered, each of US
ought to have ever on hand a good
inventory of self.
Suppose you take stock something
Ike this:
l.-Health-Good. Outdoor exer.
else and careful diet, with sweets al
most eliminated, keep it at its highest
ll.-Mentality-Fair. Taste for
studying history and important his
orical characters, interest in psy-
biology and all character studies.
Rather lazy and need constant prod. /
ling.
1II.-Character r-(And here comes
he part of inventory you will be in
Lined to pad bit here and there)-
Divide it as to disposition, feelings
md tendencies. Disposition-Unre-
liable. sensitive, quick-tempered, in
lined to brooding, but rather emo
!onal. Feelings Indicated in disposi, +
lon)-Affectionate, easily stirred,
cry responsive, not deep-altogether I
lnsafe to be guided by. Mental Ten.