San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-19
HON eliness
and Love
By Beatrice Fairfax

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This is a serious question, not q
joke.
For modern girls are learning to
take such wonderful care of them
selves, Of their appearance and health.
that loneliness is the rule, ugliness
the rare exception.
The vast majority Of girls earn their
prettiness as they 20 along by intelli-
gent care of health and appearance.
And this is ever 80 much better in
every way than TO be a born beauty.
Now and then it happens. however,
that a girl who is plain to look at,
instead of trying TO help matters,
mopes over her lack of beauty and
feels that it is sure to prevent her
making a success of her life. especial
ly Of love and marriage. This frame
of mind generally results in her losing
all the charm and attractiveness she
might possess.
As q matter Of fact a girl who's
plain looking but las ambitions and
health is luckier than the girl who's
born beautiful. Do you doubt this
Then doubtless you think boy
born rich is luckier than boy who
has to fight hard for his education
and success. Yet the boy who inherits
a great deal Of money in thousands of
cases grows up with bad habits and
turns out selfish idle and lacking in
ambition. On the other hand, an am
bilious poor boy in earning his educa-
ton, his living and his success, usual
ly acquires broad human sympathies
and sterling character and makes a
good citizen and fine husband.
In the same way, girl who is
naturally a raving beauty is likely
to grow up spoiled rather than helped
by her gift. The beautiful girl too
often becomes shallow, self-centered
and conceited. Her beauty wins quick
admiration and flattery, so she's like
" to rest on her laurels instead of
making special efforts to win success
in business and social life and love.
All she has to do 10 get her way is
TO smile at people. No wonder sub
tie temptations lure her and she re-
quires utmost strength Of character
in order to keep poised and well bal
anced.
You probably know Of any number
Of instances of girls who found beauty
a short cut to fame and fortune, then
later found it still shorter cut to
degradation. poverty and the dreadful
shadow-land Of dire failure.
There's Gwendolin, who became ia
nous in a beauty chorus at eighteen.
not because of ability but because of
her looks. She was overwhelmed with
attentions from rich youths and final
ly married the richest OF all.
But he tired of her hysterical out
bursts Of temper and after few years
divorced her. making a sufficient set
Element of money on her to care for
her comfort.
She had never cultivated common
sense so she promptly lost this money
in speculation. Having nothing else
to occupy her time, she acquired the
habit of drinking to excess. This led
one step further-.o drugs.
Meantime her ex-husband had died.
At As she is in a sanitarium-a
frightful wreck of humanity. This
case is not exaggerated and is only
one Of thousands that illustrate the
cruelty with which fate often treats
the born beauty.
so if you are convinced that you
are very beautiful, you will, If you
are wise, make sure your beauty
doesn't turn your head and lead you
into temptation, mischief and despair.
The best thing a beautiful girl can
do Is to disregard her beauty, make
the most of her character and dis
kalI he Of a
good husband and with him found
family.
A girl whose capital is her looks
faces the fate of growing old and los
ing her looks.
The plain girl on the other hand
is likely to grow better looking as she
grows older. provided she has Guilt
waited serenity and takes sensible care
Of herself. Many a lovely and dis
tinguished matron was an ugly duck
ling as a young girl.
No matter how plain you may
be, don't sigh over your looks nor
pity yourself. Your chances Of hap
piness and success in business, love
and marriage are just what you
yourself make them. The plainest
girl who keeps dainty neat and
sweet, CHEEKY and agreeable is easy
to look at" and her charm grows with
acquaintance.
If people tell you a beautiful face
always wins the men, ask yourself
whether this is true according to your
own experience and observation. Are
all the men you know married to
the prettiest girls they ever met? Are
the happiest wives you know the most
beautiful? Isn't the extremely sue
cessful man of character and position
usually wed to a sweet womanly wo-
man who is pleasant to look at but
not beautiful?