The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-05
Ignore
Good Points
of Ugly Girl
BY MARTHA LEE


both young and old require almost
above everything else that the girl
they marry be fair of face or comely
of figure, preferably both? I can't
answer that. 1t is as reaSonleSs as
love and hate.
Sometimes, with the proper ed
ucation and clothes and training,
girl is able to overcome the handicap
of having been born "homely."
Sometimes her mentality and per-
sonality cause her to outShine conf
pletely her more beautiful sisters
almost on sight. Those cases are
not rare. Under circumstances
where the girl has the opportunity
to develop her charms, it frequently
is true
The homeiy girl, who has no OPP
portunity to develop her mind, and
no money to dress attractively is
doubly Handicapped if she has
latent charm and beauty Of
character. She is the girl who
suffers most intensely, because she
realizes to the fullest extent that she
has been cheated by lack of OPP
portunity for lettering herself.
Have PotentiaIities
It so happens that girls Of the
type have the most potentialities for
making good wives. They have
qualities that pretty girl never can
have, for the simple reason that she
is pretty. All her life. she has got
ten by on her outward charm. 1t
has not been necessary for her to
exert herself to be pleasant and
amiable. AS long as she was so nice
to look upon, nobody ever cared
much whether or not she was
especially entertaining conversation
ally. No one required that she be
witty or intelligent. But some boy
came along and married her any,
way.
And the honlely girl, who has all
these qualities that outlaSt baby blue
eyes and golden curls and cherubic
faces, sits at her typewriter or her
filing cabinet, longing for a home
and husband and children. There's
no figuring out why men, who use
so much insight and intelligence for
everything else, display so little
when it comes to choosing their life
mates.
Dear Martha I,ee-I am 2s years old.
have been working since 1 was 20 and
have pretty good position. I make fair
ly good money for girl AS I started
to work as soon as I left high school. I
have not had much chance to deyelop nv
mlno since then. Also. when I started to
work 1 didn't have much money.
1 had neglected some of the things a
girl can learn at school, little feminine
things. like the right colors to wear and
the proper styles for my size. You see
I am very unattractive looking and quite
large and I needed all these little hints
possibly could get.
Miss Lee. am 20 and have never had
beau. 1 am fairly intelligent. have a
good sense of humor. love to dance and
go out. and I know am at least aver
age good company to take around. When
was younger. I though it was because
the boys my own age we're silly and liked
only pretty girls.
But men of my age and older are Just
as bad. They come to me with their
troubles and for favors. but when 1t comes
to taking anyone out they choose the
little pretty stenographers in the office.
They are more decorative. but 1 can not
underestimate myself so completely that
I do not believe I would be better COM
pany.
What is there for me to doS want
man who will be friend to me, take me
places and be interested in me. do
not require that he love me. although
do want home and husband and children
very badly. UGLY DUCKLING.
From your letter you are rather
sour on things, in spite Of your own
better judgment. have an idea
that that permeates your converse
tons, that your attitude beSpeaks
what you inwardly feel.
You see, you are rather contemp-
tuouS of these men who prefer the
younger, prettier girls to yourself.
You know, if you have been in
business for eight years, that such
attitude is fatal toward a proSpec-
tive customer. am of the opinion
that it is much more important that
YOU change your mental attitude
than that you learn what colors to
wear and what style OF dress Is
most suitable to you.