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Show Personal Magnetism. "J'crsonal Magnetism" Is a subject that holds considerable Interest for all for the icason that Its power Isof such ! limitless extent; jet Is vouchsafed to but few in any remarkable degicc. I "Success" in speaking of the matter isajs: "There Is something In n magnetic mag-netic personality which cannot be icxpressed. It is Intangible, Jtolnrtes I biographers and photographeisnllko. This mvstcilous something, which wo sometimes call Individuality, Is often more powerful than the itblllty which can be measured, or the qualities that .can be rated. It makes a man popular popu-lar and successful far beippd one who, thoiib'li having more ability, Is lacking I in this Indefinable power. Politicians and statesmen know its value. James G. Blaine had it in n lieniaikable degree. The meio mention men-tion of his name in a convention oi , an assembly would be gieetcd bj an I outburst of applause, while the names ! ;of other men, as able in many vvajsas lie, would not arouse the slightest j enthusiasm. Henry Clay, also, had this wonderful gift of a magnetic personality. Calhoun, on thu other I hand, although Clay's equal Intellectually, Intellect-ually, uttcily lacked it. I Many women aro endowed vvitli this I magnetic quality, which Is entirely Independent of personal beauty. It Is often possessed In a high dcgiecby a very plain women. Tills was notably the case with some of the women who ruled In the French salons more absolutely than the king on his thionc. At a social gathering, when conversation con-versation drags, and Interest Is at a low ebb, the entrance of some blight woman with a magnetic personality may Instantly change the wholo situation. sit-uation. She may not lie handsome, but everybody Is attracted toward her and considers it a privilege to speak to her. People who possess this rare quality arc frequently ignorant of the source of their power. They simply know they have It but can not locate or describe It. While It is like poetry, music, or art, a gift of nature, born In one, it can be cultivated to a certain extent. Much of the charm of a magnetic pcisonallty comes from a line, cultivated culti-vated manner. Tact, also, is a very important, element, next to a lino manner, perhaps the most Important. One must know exactly what to do, and be able to do just the right thing at the proper time. Good Judgment and common sense arc Indlspensablo to those who ate trying to acquire this magic power. Good taste is also one of the elements of personal chaim. You cannot offend the tastes of others without Inn ting their sensibilities." |