The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-08
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 BY IMAGERY REX.
 New York. Nov. D. So ugly she can't get a job!
 That is the vail of a homely wom- an who complains in a letter ITO the Editor that as soon as a prospective employer gets one look at her un- lovely features he decides the "place is filed" and that she need not wait
 A mouth like a huge gash, conSplex- ion pasty green, eyes like oysters. and lumpy face with every known blem1sh-so the lady describes her self. She wishes some jealous woman who does not want d pretty girl in her husbands office would communi- cate with her.
 While we all like comedy people and attractive objects about us, yet it seems hard to believe that capable though unsightly woman is unable to perts have various ways of determin- ing ones suitability for task. and good looks (that is, positively hand some features) do not enter into con- sideration, except in rare cases. In the opinion of woman expert the homely woman is equally as satis- factory as her pretty sister-often more so. Mrs. Alice Barber, who in organization advises employers as to 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 be awful if she l looks like her description" smiled | Mrs. Barber, who incidentally is most prepossessing herself.
 Bad as her appearance must be, if | she is to be believed, she could inn | prove it. If her hair is stringy let | her get a permanent wave. If her l complexion is green she can use harmless cosmetics to cover it up. Powder puffs accomplish wonders. It is ridiculous for a woman to complain l in these days of personal improve ment that she looks awful | "Plainness does not mean unattrac- | tiveness. The neat, well-groomed business woman is always a pleasure | to 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 the fitness of people for jobs. are personal characteristics. There are ! thirty-six of these to be read from 1 the human face The four most i'm discern. The others are of less value and I've of the qualities appertain te | ideals which may not enter into oul | consideration at all.
 | Confidence in ones self, aggres siveneSS, attention, economy, love o1 people, deceit or lack of it, independ | ence, parental cOnSld SlderatiOn-theS l are all in the face, to be read at : | glance"
 What the Face Reveals. Mrs. Barber paused to take in ths writer-and the writer, meanwhile observed Mrs. Barber. She has chest nut brown hair, softly waving, the freshest of color, not induced by mos metics; rounded cheeks, gray eye and a pleasantly direct manner. / navy blue tailored suit, with a whit
 silk blouse is her business costume Severe? No, very feminine, as mucl as the tapering finger tips that eXem
 plify her theory of well-keptness. 'The important things in an em
 ploye, man or woman," said the ex ness-that is, intention to fully carr
 a salary-and neatneSS, which is onl.
 fairness to the head of a business.
 Many women say they can't afford
 to look nice. They really can't affort
 not to do so.
 "A woman who has not much t, i spend must use her head in buying She must study her needs and get a
 good quality as possible instead O ; cheap, catchy styles that vanish owe night
 Ut is important to see just wl1a
 each person is best fitted for. Tn face tells nearly all. Take, for in z stance, the nose. A good-sized nose broad in the centre and high on tn bridge, means aggressiveness. Tn