El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-18
Mrs Alice Barber Believes That Any Girl Can Improve Her
Personal Appearance and If She Has Efficiency
and Is Bright She Can Get Work.


nut brown hair. softlv waving. the
freshest OF color. not induced by cos
meticsf rounded cheeks, gray eyes and
a pleasantly direct manner. A navy
blue tailored suit, with a white silk
blouse in her business costume Sc
we're? No, very feminine, as much as
the tapering finger tips that 6xem-
plify her theory OF wei keptness
The important things in an en-
nloye, man or woman, said the ex-
pert, are initiative. conscientious
ness-that is. intention TO fully earn
@ salary-and neatnees. which is only
fairness 20 the head OF business.
Many women say they can't afford
TO look nice They really can't afford
not 70 do So
a woman who has not much 70
spend must use her head in buying
She must study her needs and get as
good quality as possible instead Of
night
A Persons Fitness.
at is important to see Just what
each person is best fitted FOR. The
face tells nearly all Take, for in
stance, the nose. A EoOd-sized nose,
broad in the center and high on the
bridge. means aggressiveuess. The
woman with dish nose, flattened
against her face. must always de-
The mouth tells nearly the whole
story
If a concern wants 70 send out On
the road a representative who VII
create good feeling for that organizs-
ton I would never recommend a man
or woman whose upper lip shows no
line Of red above the mouth. such a
person is lacking fellow feeling. He
is mean and stlngy even in his
thoughts Of other people. A long
upper lip with bit Of red showing is
a good feature such a man Is
thoughtful Of others. But since our
faces are never out or proportion,
where there is no room for length Of
lip, the good qualities lacking may
be compensated for hy thickness OF
lip, the space between the teeth and
the outside Of the mouth.
That thickness shows that its
owner gives the other man "a square
deal, thinks about his neighbors as
well as himself But above an a man
must have confidence To- succeed
AS for homeiiness-WhT be home
ly7" Mrs Barber wants TO know.
Views Of DR.. Quackenbos.
Another point OF view on the ques-
ton Of homelT candidates for work
is that OF a distinguished psycholo-
does not believe a homely woman in
an office will necessarily free a bust
ness mans wife from the pangs OF
Jealousy.
For economic reasons a man might
wish 70 hire a hOmely woman VINO
wouldn't want as much salary with
which TO bedeck herself as a pretty
and vain one Otherwise 7 think men
IKE TO have, not necessarily pretty
women about them, but those that do
not offend the eye, other things being
equal.
-Hideous1v urlv v-omen somefines
have peculiarities Of attraction that
VIII defect a man from the path Of
In my professional eX-
perieuce I know OF many such cases
where men have turned from their
wives and families for some such ugly
wretch
7 knew Of a case where patient
Of my great uncle's. also a physician
married very ugly woman Ny rel
alive predicted that the man would
cut his throat in despair. The IN
happy husband finally did this. He
simply couldn't endure the sight OF
his wife
Beauty Is Preferred.
Vow many business men do not
aspire &c have an office /
blooming with beauties, but realize
hat beauty does not necessarily mean
badness where uEliness might The
male, though. would like 70 I
rave the woman who works for him
It least somewhat comely, a nice Z
oolting steuographer, nurse or office (
helper 4 woman who Is so homely
II unkempt that she gets into a
mans eye is a disturbing thing 10 /
rave about, really annoying.
1t is also quite true that when q /
plain girl makes less mistakes than /
! pretty one. the fairer girls lapses I
are more likely 10 be overlooked. :
Unconscious favoritlsm may some D
lines cause men 10 have good look l
ng girls 70 work for them
But they are safer than the ugly I
woman with a strong attraction or /
iesire for attention She is not TO be i
and her lovely sister may be /
entirely lacking in these dangerous !
Qualities There are many love-loose /
men who cannot be trusted with any
woman, but in my statements I am 4
lealing with the average decent man 4
md the unusual woman, the ugly fe-
male"
The pretty girl. It seems. might be
more worried about meeting her beau
liter work than flirting with men