The evening world., 1919-03-06

o. youth.
"Young men" points out Mr.. Falls.
looking up from his busy work table
incline 20 the buxom beauty. Older
men 10 the springtlme type. It's per
fectiy simple because It all comes
down to personal reaction.
ITO illustrate: ! went to a bur
lesque show the other night. A gal
Axy Of ponderous persons In tights
were there. They were mature. TO say
the least Their friskings we're MOI
subtle. They were industrious rather
than artistic. But they pleased their
audience.
This audience consisted largely Of
longshoremen. truckmen and riggers,
butchers clerks. All young men. All
uncriticai. Generally speaking. II Is
the young men. under thlrty-five. who
support tho burlesque shows. Your
older men-your bankers. lawyers.
business and professional fellows-go
to the musical comedies, in which
anything heftier than 1e5 Is ruled out.
and the Perfect Thirty-Slx In the Abb
solute Utmost. Thirty-six. therefore.
marks a limit which becomes signlfi-
can't 20 men as well as to the sex
beautiful. Al the age of thirty-six
the average man admires the woman
Of the thirty-six line. As his years
increase, the inches Of his feminine
IDEAL decrease. The man OF fifty
eight, who feels himself entering the
autumn years. turns instinctively TO
the girl who represents springtime
and youth. The boy OF eighteen 10
twenty-eight has still enough Of the
child In him TO seek the maternal
type OF woman"
After solemnly promising not 10 ap-
ply the age test too severely, we per-
suAded Mr.. Falls TO admit that he
likes them thin. THE maidenly hg-
ure," Is how he expresses IT. Nothing
iongitudinally exceeding the Perfect
Thirty-six need apply at the hospit-
able-looking door OF his studio at No.
East 2Sd Street. However aJar II
may stand, 1t N not meant TO encour-
age any one who cannot wear what
they call In saith Street "the chicken
sizes."
Except that he acknowledge n sort
Of Wild worship OF red hair. Mr.. Falls's
wife stands to him for all that Is ex-
cellent In woman. Mrs. Falls wears a
thirty-six. She Is slim as a reed.
with fair hair. lily skin and eyes Of
gray.
After ALL" says Artist Falls.
beauty Is a matter OF sex appeal A
man 4 attracted to the woman he
wants TO love. The average male, un-
less he IL n colossus. cannot hold In
his arms either artistically or COM
fortably a woman as large and as
muscular as he Is.
Men are usually protective. Here
again the slender figure appeal,
where the robust Amazon repels him
The very young man, not yet havinl
fought his battles with the world
has but a vague idea OF battles anC
is not appalled, at them. His pro
tective instihct is undeveloped. TIL,
gigantic rather attracts him. whethe
IL Is represented by a task or by
woman. The Venus de Milo would al
lure him. Yet l couldn't conceive o
loving her! Decidedly, beaut
is very largely a question OF the ag
of tho beholder."
Mr.. Falls is Sr too human a beln
and still too young a one-to regar
his opinions as conclusive. He read
ily comedies that there are types q
feminine loveliness that are accepte
as being lovely by persons OF all age
and experiences. Through the age
the girl OF golden hair. large eye
smaii mouth. pearly teeth. swan necl
skin OF rose and form that suggest
dawns and springtimes. has bee
called beautiful. Oh. her nose-w
forgot the nose-small, straight nos
Of course.
Yet personally" says he. II pr,
fer the large mouthed woman
moderate largeness. that II. IL ia
better proportion. and proportion
beauty's cardinal law. Also. q woms