The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
Sense of HumOr
May Go Farther
Than Beauty
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority ON the Problems OF
Love and Marriage
CT WISH I were beautifulr'

Love ana marriage
CT WISH I were beautiful
= 1t Is safe to state that
every girl not born beauty has
echoed this remark at some time.
Since the days of the first re.
corded beauty contest in ancient
Greece, physical loneliness has
been held up as woman's greatest
enchantment and source of power.
But is it?
We're the best loved, most ire
eistible women Of history. invari.
ably beauties? Is physical beauty
an open sesame to success and
happy romance today?
Good looks in the sense of care
ful, dainty grooming, wholesome
appearance, the symmetry and
poise that result in fine health
ana taste in dress are an asset
TO any woman. They make her
easy to look at, easy to remember,
easy to love.
But in our modern adulation of
physical beauty, are we not in.
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portance as part of a girls equip
ment for success?
The great Queen Elizabeth was
plain, red.haired woman. Many
able antiquarians dispute the
beauty of Cleopatra, claiming she
was not good-looking, even &C.
cording to the standards of her
DAY. But no one doubts her ir-
resistible charm.
Helen of Troy was beautiful.
But how much happiness or sue.
cess did her beauty attract to her
or her country? Her love invari.
ably brought tragedy to herself
and those dear to her.
Among artists, Sarah Bern
hardt was not beautiful. Duse
had only the loneliness of a beau.
tiful spirit. Ninon de LencIcs,
who it is said was the only wo.
man in Paris during the reign of
Louis XIV, who had no enemies,
was not rated a great beauty.
Think of the women you know
who are supremely successful, su.
premely charming and loved. Are
all of them beautiful?
l am sure that il you recall
those women of your own &C.
quaintance who are most happily
married, most loved by husband.
children and a great circle of
friends, you will note that extreme
personal beauty Is not their lead
Ing characteristic.
The fact is, when we love a
woman we forget whether she is
beautiful or plain-and we don't
care. Beauty counts for favor
able first impression-that's all.
1t is said that the following linn.
erick was a favorite with Presi-
dent Wilson:
"As a beauty I'm not great star,
There are others more hand.
some by far.
But my face, don't mind it,
Because I'm behind it,
It's the people in front that I
Jar"
It's just the jolly. human atti.
tude expressed by this limerick
that often helps a homely girl to
win success in business and ro-
nance, causing her to distance her
complement, beautiful rival.
Nine times out of ten, beauti.
full girl has grown used to think
ing of herself as a picture, and she
always tries to keep in the pic.
ture-in other words, she is self
conscious and self.satisfied. She
Is a bor".
She may receive a great deal Of
surface attention from men be-
cause they are attracted by her
loneliness and are possibly proud
to be seen with such a cookbook.
ing woman.
But when it comes to. lasting
friendship, love and marriage, a
man turns to the girl who is nat.
ural and sympathetic, responsive
and capable girl who may be
quite plain, but can laugh at her.
self. That laugh counts for
charm.
Forget your beauty If you are
beautiful. Forget to envy the
loneliness Of others II you are
plain. Character and charm will
enable you to enchant the right
man throughout a lifetime of
ha nuv marriage