Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-19
I BY ROE ~FULkERSON
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Betty Brown, accompanied BY
George Harris, a serious-minded boy
who lives next door. attends a dance
Of her high school alumni. Watch
inS The numerous petting parties I'LL
the dark corners Of The Nerands OF
the clubhouse, Betty wonders why
boys seem 10 have np desire u kiss
her. On her return home she que
tons her mother. who gives evasiye
replies. Betty concludes ID is uhysi-
cal rather than mental charm whiul
attracts men.
(NoW co ON WIZ The sToRY
CHAPTER III
When Betty lett the living room
after trying 20 get her mother TO ca
plain why she was unattracliNe 10
men, she went ID her own room.
Her mother had tried TO tell her
nothing she wanted to know. but this
much, at least. she had learned: She
knew the reasons were physical.
Either she was net pretty, she was
not graceful. or she lacked what she
had heard the girls IN high school
A~AA ~ NAIAENEH - NAEF
She thought Of Lois Hall. the most
popular Girl IN her high school class,
the little. sieek-hcaaed girl whose
every dance had been cut ia on the
night before. Whatever "Ftf wae,
Lois had X plus. Betty determined
To cultivate Lois and see III she cclld
find out.
She decided 10 hsthe. dress and call
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lunch. Like the lilies ~ the field.
Lois toilsd net. neither did she spiu.
but spent most &c her mornings
sleeping ~ D result ~ her numerous
dates which kept her up lre.
Betty took a shower and a hard
rundown. Swimming lessons had
taught her the value III a daily
shower; il had become q part Of her
routine.
When she returned 20 her room
and tossed aside her bathrobe she
glanced az a statuette or her dresser.
the nude figure Of q girl supporting
" bowl. which she used for class pins
and other small articles Of jewelry.
She smiled as she remembered her
mother had objected whcn she
brought II home and spoke 81 u o.
NAKED" The s~tstuette was grace
fully rounded. Betty decided q girl
with A body like that would be al
tractive IN any kind of clothes.
She turned TO the triplieate mirror
Of her dresser and began a point ~
point comparison Of the s~tatuette
with her own body.
She laughed ruefullv when she
licked at her unprecedented hair. IL
was indeed pretty. " had r natural
wave which required no permanent
such as most Of the girls needed
She had not yielded t. the fashion
ara had IL bohbed. ~ u tumbled- an
auburn mass not thoroughly dry.
down her bsck. framing her face
With ringlets.
There was nothing Of pettiurss IN
her face. Patrician possibly. GER
tRfnfv not hnmcly. her nose straight.
her mouth full Tipped md generous
II size. showing strong white teeth
when she smiled
she cxpsrimented with the smile
ara decided to use II more. she was
more attractive when she smiled than
uhar serious. She smiled several
times ~ trv the effect.
Her neck was good. slender. siop-
inc into her chest gracefully. The
bones in. her chest showed objection
ahiv. Ey throwing her shoulders
hsck these disappeared. ho~ever-
Here we're two things she could 10
~ make herself more attractives
threw he- shoulders hack and smile.
she could see no fault with her
hust. Her stomach ~ss flat and her
uaist slim. Her HRS were not too
h;~ and her i-rs-there vsr her
.rcubls, Thsy vs-e too thin ard her
knees were too biz. Looking down
~ realized that her natural attitude
was with toes turned in. She ex-
p~crimented. turning them out; her
position seemed more graceful.
she walked across the room.
~atrhinr .hrr feet and legs IN the
mirror. She could correct her foot
position. but The knohhy knees
seemed there ~ star. They seemed
hopeless: with tho short skirts girls
wore il vas impossible 70 hide them.
Recalling Lois siIk-clad knees 10
TIE rsrtv. she hirksd off crs ~ her
males. pulled = fawr colored stcck-
inz 10 ever nns IAx and lcnksd ~
TIE mirror. The sheer Riik covered
4 multitude n knee evils. She
] pulled ths stocking to it, grestsEt