The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-07
uomelv Ones at Disad-
vantage in Seeking
Employment.
THERE IS A REASON
n MANY Cases the Counte-
nance Is Index to Intelli-
gence and Disposition.


rom,p who complains in letter.
s,To ihp Editor" that az soon as n
,.os,,rfiv, employer gets one look
~, her unluvciy features he decides
,be "placc Is filled" and that she
tecd not wait.
mouth Ike n huge cash, com
yyteyon nasty green. eyes like oys-
| Tors ana 70 lumpy face with every
toowr h.eu lsn-so the lady de-
scrincs herself she wishes some
,,aIoug woman who does not want
slul1 spuugsnu IeV uI IIfS 6llsId y
would communicate with her.
while we all IKE comely people
and afirar rtivc objects about us, vet
1, socrs hard 20 believe that a cana
HE though unsightly woman IL I'm
able % find work. business eff
cheney experts have various ways OF
determining ones suitability for
task and good looks (that ts. posi-
lively handsome fcatures) do not
enter into consideration, except in
rare cases.
In the opinion NJ n woman expert
The homey woman is equally as sat
is,actorv as her pretty ~ster--often
more so Mrs Alice Barber, who
I'm hor capacity ns head OF an In
duErial organization advises ern-
ployors rs 90 the fitness OF men and
women for jobs, says many plain
women are by far most desirable in
business.
Chance for Improvement.
This woman must he awful II she
looks like her description" smiled
Mrs. Barber, who incidentally is
most prepossesslnR herself.
bad as her appearance must he.
II she is 10 he believed. che could
improve Il, II her hair is stringy lot
hcr get permanent wave. II her
complexion is green she can use
harmless cosmetics TO cover Il up.
Powder puffs accomplish wonders.
Il Is ridiculous for woman to COM
plain In these days of personal i'm
provcment that she looks awful
"Plalnness does not mean unat-
tractiye1ess. The neat. weii-gruomed
business woman is always pleasure
10 look at and compares very well
with the vain beauty who spends
hours Of her employers time fussing
about her looks.
Most important Of all. in judging
tht fitness OF peole for Jobs, are
p~f1nll characteristics. There are
q y.siX Of these to be read from the
human face The four most important
and most visible are easy to disce-n.
The others are Of less value, md
five Of the qualities appertain to
ideals which may not enter into our
consideration At all.
Confidence in on's self. Aggressive
ness attention. economy. love Of
people, deceit or lack of 1t. indie
pendenre, parental consideration
these are all In the face, to be read
at a glance"
What the Face Reveals.
mrs. Barber paused to take in the
wrter-and the writer, meanwhile,
observed Mrs Barker, She has chos-
hut brown hair, softly waving, the
ireshest OF color not induced by cos
meucs rounded checks, gray eyes
ana pleasantly direct manner. A
navy blue tailored suit, with a white
SILK blouse Is her business costume.
severe? No, very feminine, as much
as the tapering finger tips
,nat eNemplify her theory Of we'll
keptness
THE important things in an en-
pIoye' man or woman" said the eN-
pel' are initiative, conscientious
neSs-that Is, intention to fully earn
@lary-and neatness, which is
ng harness TO the head of husi-
Many women say they can't af-
.,u 20 look nice. They really can't
aHord not to do so.
"A woman who has not nucb ~
v"u must use her head in buying.
u must study her needs and get as
E,Ou 01IHtifNr a.
night, ''"' '"''isii over
II Is important to sec lust what
each person is best fitted for The
Iace tells nearly all. Take. for in
stance, the nose. A good sized nose
oroad in the center and high ON
m msne bridge, means aggressiveness
ne woman with n dish nose. flat
1ened against her face. must al
Ways depend on someone else
throughout life.
story ''o"'iS the "hoie
/ concern wants 10 send out
un ur, inc road representative who
WI, wi create good feeling for that or
,aa.i.i''on | would never recon-
w. d man or woman whose upper
r1o,',, Sl'"S no line of red above the
,u.u' ,oi,Iu' such q person IL lacking
s,rM FEELING. He IL mean and
Ms sy even in his thoughts OF other
pss'pls' a long upper lip with a bit
Co. leu showing Is good feature.
p,. p" man is thoughtful of others.
nra'e H.u'e our faces are never out Of
,o, o,PTllon, where there is no room
iaa, ehsth Of lip. the good qualities
th,cLrn5 may be compensated for by
tho tho-NnesS of lip, the space between
mouth ''o ou'siue Oh inc
mat thickness shows that It's
an gives the other man n square
Uoi thlnks about his neighbors as
NJ az himself. But above all n
ceed N'hi'ueHce to sue
lv9n ,r homeliness-why be home
,'s Barber wants to know.
o. views OF DIR. Quackenbos.
,h'o,h her point OF view on the aues-
ie ot homely candidates for work
o.. thSI OF distinguished psycholo-
a." br' John d. Quackenbos, who
= 10y believe homely woman in
b",,.u ulIIce will necessarily free
on ,,Hs ioaie mans wife from the paags
r,Lo' economic reasons n man
rhssnt wish TO hire a homely woman
vi,p wouldn't want as much salary
NJ, which to bedeck herself as a
,btaiiy and vain one. Otherwise 7
NHluE men Nka tn ha,,. -. -