Evening star., 1928-03-01
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI,
BY MIMI.
Fatal Obstacles.

why Is 1t that some girls In the
world have all the luck?" walls Tiny
Andrews, dimunative blond person.
with the exquisite features and color
ing of Dresden china shepherdess.
why do some lucky girls have clothes,
looks and brains and every physical
advantage that can be imagined. while
the rest of us have to overcome the
most awful handicaps in order to have
a good time and be popular?"
Tiny has In mind her own great
handicap-her tiny stature.
Long ago. she decided that never In
the world could she attract a nice, tall,
! dark sfeik such as her heart desired.
Why. hero like that couldn't even
dance with her--he'd look ridiculous on
any floor with Tiny clutching him
| about his knees.
She gave up all hope Of making any
thing but the smallest of men and still
her heart aches for the great, tall, hand
some boys who can't even see her, so
far removed are they from her sphere.
Tiny has a lot of self-pity In her
eystem, and she uses 1t daily She
feels sorry for herself because she has
infinite trouble in getting clothes to At
her small frame-and with limited
income she is unable to have them
made for her by perfect dressmakers.
Constantly she complains Of the
bad breaks she's had. Constantly she
envtes the tall. slim Dianas who are
| the favored companions Of her big.
| good-lookng heroes.
Now. Tiny isn't the only gal who's
had to struggle against physical
| handicap. Why. there's hardly dame
in the world who hasn't her own pri-
vate trouble, either about her weight
or the color of her hair Or the size of
her feet or the length of her neck.
| But the difference between Tiny and
| the others Is that she simply walls over
her bad luck, advertises 1t to an I'M
sympathetic world, while the others
get busy and succeed in spite Of their
handicaps.
There is no obstacle in the world
really fatal to success-that Is, no
physical obstacle.
The fat girls in the world who
weep over their enormous size should
take leaf from the pages Of one of
the biggest, brawniest girls in the
country who is incidentlly one Of the
| most popular girls in New York. Any
one with less spirit and courage would
have given up the battle to be popular
| long ago against such tremendous odds
| as faced this huge Amazon. But she
| had her nerve. And she resolutely
stopped worrying about the size OF
bones-and the amount Of avoirdupois.
She made bold play to have
| good time. anyhow. And she did it.
| She didn't keep talking about her un-
| fortunate size; she didn't call attention
| to 1t: she dressed 1t down as best she
could and she came through on top.
And there are dozens of girls in Wash
ington, In every big city. who are having
all the good times one girl can manage.
in spite OF handicaps Of which Tiny
doesn't dream.
She doesn't notice other peoples
drawbacks because they don't talk
about them; they don't push them to
the front.
II Tiny would get over wailing about
her size-her size would cease to bother
her.
Small girls. fat ones. ugly girls and
plain ones. can all achieve the social
success they crave IL they'll keep their
handicaps in the background-if they'll
go ahead as boldly and confidently as
the loveliest ladies In the Follies.
No physical obstacle can be fatal
to success.
Copyright. 1923.
Mimi will he GLAD 10 answer any Inquiries
directed TO this paper. provided . stamped
addressed envelope 10 Enclosed.