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

TVIiAf curious advertisement recently
appeared il the New York news.
papers and the astonishing discov-
cry was made that there are no ugly girls
IN New Aork-at least, none who will adj
mt II IN exchange for a 500 bill
lne advertisement was an effort I'm good
1alth TO lind highly unattractive Young
WomHn. person mortally ugly that
There would be no dispute as TO her lacl,
OF charms. And then an experiment was
TO be performed.
The advertisement was nlocod b,, -o,,.o
sentatives Of tho New York miIIiner. and
Inc plan was Ia demonstrate the t,,db of
the old maxim that "Fine Feathers Make
fihe blrds or course. everybody knows
mat woman looks better dressed up
mat Is admitted. But how far can the art
or the nlillincr 20 In making nm ugly
woman seem rather attractive? Was there
list OF tricks and devices. of optical
Illusions. OF color effects, etc. which could
ne applied in practical way to overcome
Natures mean tricks and present TO the
"orid an ugly woman so camouflagcd that
she could pass as rather good looking?
In the great City OF New York little or
no response came to the advertisement A
lew handsome girls sent their photo phs
evidently hungry for compliment Al
few rather homey girls applied and were
happier when they We're told they were
not ugly enouch--happicr than they would
nave been If they had qualified as "the
homeltcst girl in New York" and walked
home with the 500. !
Then the advertisement was unfinished inl
Boston. But no New England girl came,
forward who met the requirements. Thenl
they tried Philadelphia. and there thcyl
secured the prize winner
The annual convention Of the millinors
OF America met in the biz ballroom of the
Hotel Astor and Vice President Mayer all.
dressed the sea OF faces and the gentle
lnurmur Of rustling silks:
! Ours is something more than n trade-
IL is an art. II is well for an artist IN have
natural talent. but even gifted persons,
may learn rom study and from the ex-
pcrienceS Of others
And, like the medical profession and
the Scien,hc cNperimcntor. we have duty
10 the public. The physician safeguards
Inc hca!th The scientist the mechanical
welfare and the milliner The pnrson,, az
tractivencss of the individual And IL tho
doctor and the scientist must study 10 per
iect hlmSelf so. also. must the milliuer
~ IS an old adagc that fine feathers
make fine birds Is this really. literally
true: And If IL Is trne. il is The miliner
who arranges the fine feathers aud Gre.
atcs the fine bird
AS one or the education features OF
our annual convention here we have ar
ranged 10 make a practical demonstration
OF the truth OF the ada"e thai fine feath.
'''' al " hHt'ci 81 lHt'. can De made to
produce tine bird from: "A mos, unpromis.
ing specimen.
And now. fellow members" said Mr..
M"Ecf n"Wng galianty toward the far
edge OF IN" Platform Il Shall present our
Young tricrd from Philadelphia New
YORK ana Boston were unable TO supply
us with the nc"dful material for ouI
demonstration, ana IL is to Philadelphia we
are ihG"b,eG Tor this young lady who
STANDS before Won now. Our Young friend
VIII no" Withdraw 10 the drcssir, room.
ana under the skilfu' ministrations of our
-onr-whai shall call them our Com.
hli'ee OF Transformation will be i'm.
proved III appearance: To what degree OF
improvement We shall very soon know
AS the Philadelphia prize winner
STEPPED from the platform the photograph
"a ahove as taken. And in fifteen min.
utes The Committee Of Transformation"
reported ready 10 bring back their subject
Tor TIE inspection OF the convention. The
zonng woman stepped forward and the
LOU tniliiners applaudcd rs thew exam.
1hcc the transformed" girl and the pho
iogfaph printed above and marked IN
was then made
what had happened behind the s,ape
was NOR" interesting than what the audi.
ence had Witnessed The ugly girl escort.
Gu ny young employc from the Pcnnsvl
wanna station had arrived back stage n,
inc Hotel Astor. The xonng cmp,oyn re.
moved MS hat. ncrvousy passed his yolu
minous handkerchief over his face and
whispered 70 the three millners who