Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

"Polafre claims TO BIO tho unlfest womkM
on tho French stage. think her claim
has not been disputed. We'll, we studied
Mile. Polaire's natural gifts of ugiine,s
and gave it up! We 'transformed' her.
yes, but by the simple trick Of covering up.
blotting out all of her feature. eIceps
her eyes"
venture stirred In her UnconscfousIv a6a
took the pose the dignlfed dress demand.
ed. We put on her hat and draped and
wired her veil. She took one look at her,
self and went proudly out to face the audi.
ence from which she had SHRINK. She had
the deep, unshakeable confidence OF one
who knows she Is looking we'll.
I'VE peeped out at her, as We had donS
when she made her sorry first appearance.
Then She had walked in a huddled ul.
calmly way. That was because she was
wearing too many clothes. Her indiyIdu,
ally was smothered in them
we looked at each other with the air
OF conquerors. For we had helped her.
ny us she had conquered. Had we
achieved miracle? We had. The miracle
Of freeing the individual The secret of
good dressing Is individualism.
IT sounds strange to say that women
can learn lesson in dressing from men.
An ugly man dresses with the utmost
plainness. Only pretty woman can afford
TO wear snowy. muchtrimmed gowns or
gaudy hats"
One little remark had attracted the ear
or The writer-what about Mile. Polaire?
Oh, yes!" replied the visiting French
miiiiner "Poaire claims TO be the ugliest
woman on the French stage ] think her
cain has not been disputed. Well. we
studied Mile Polaire,s natural gifts OF
ugliness and gave 1t up! We trans
formed hut he o;n
OF covering up. blotting out all OF her
features except her eyes"
Much OF human nature was revealed
by the search for an ugly girl Character.
,stc letters were received from the appli.
cants- Wrote one:
am sending, yon the nlctura or mn.
self. the homeiest girl and the handsomest
cat In the world" But the association de-
scried certain marks of beauty in her and
declined the modest candidate Another
glrl wrote: 81 am very plain looking I
nave brown hair and gray eyes. What
couid be homelier? am not DESTROYS OF
the clothing. only the money. for am to
DC student of an art school and do need
that hundred" A BOSTON girl wrote
nasllly: Il think am terrible homely.
nope You will think so. I read your adver-
tlsement for a homely girl to try on hats
NOW. DO you really want homely person
or VIII plain one do? Can you make any
KIND OF person look good In a hat? / find
II very hard TO get hat that improves me.
IL Is mostly the other way. have had the
experience Of being laughed at more than
once. Writes another: This is the first
time have ever known homely girl to
nave chance at any good thing. I am
glad. For surely you will agree that there
may be charms, even though one does not
possess beauty. And we homely girls Ger.
tainly do feel sighted at times.
Pennsylvania country girl wrote
naively al am not exactly ugly, but when
have an old hat on 1 look awful. In a
new hat of good quality look like a an.
ferent girl" Roxbury, Mass. girl writes
pertly: What girl on earth, do Won
imagine. would want to admit that she ia
homely for 800. new Spring gown and
several hats? Not for millions of do,lars
You don't know human nature"
One girl whose offer to pose az ths
ugilest model was declined because She
was pretty went out joyfuly: ~ didn,,
want your old prizes anyway; only came
on bet" 'aiue