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Show WOMAN ARE BORN ATTRACTIVE. Quiet Observer In Pittsburg Commercial Gazettes. Ga-zettes. A woman who is not naturally attractive attrac-tive to men will hardly be able to make herself so by artificial means. Thi is contrary to the accepted notions no-tions of women on this subject, although al-though many are painfully aware of the fact that with all their dressing, primping and posing they are unable to become favorites in the eyes of men. They spend time and money in the acquirement of accomplishments, get into the best society, and play their parts well, and still remain among the wallflowers. Khers. who seen to pay little attention atten-tion to dress, have no beauty to brag of and few accomplishments, have rrore beaux than they know what to do with. -4- Thoso who study and labor to become attractive and endeavor to please men and fall, are almost certain to dislike dis-like those who bae crowds of admirers. -- "What can tbey see in her," they ask among themselves. "She is dowdy, has a mouth like a Hy-traii, and a nose i like a potato, and what a laugh! Look at her clothes? There is no fit to them. And what taste in the selection of colors col-ors I Men must be fools to rave over the likes of her when there ate so many ladies of taste and culture who are waiting to be admired," Thus they go on about one who has probably made no special effort at ail to attract tho attention of men. Some even go father and say that it is because she is so free aud easy when in company, and society men like that sort of thing; and her she would be ruled out of society, soci-ety, -t -i- -t- If it is neither beauty nor dress, culture cul-ture nor education that render women attraethe to men. what can it be? is it scholarship or social position that makes poet popular with the masses? Is it deep learning or devotion that renders the preacher a favorite? Is it dress or fine education that makes the comedian? Do you admire every man and woman who is intelligent, well dressed and respectable? (if course not, and yet you cannot tell exactly why? The fact is that we can scarcely give a good, or even an intelligent reason for many of our likes or dislikes. We have them, and are governed by them, and that is about all there is of it. -4- -i- -t The woman who i calculating to catch a husband by means of tine dress will catch a gudgeon sure, and as soon as he discovers ihe trick there will be trouble in tho family, even if they are two of a kind. The dressmaker can give a woman a fashionable appearance and tit her up in proper form, but she cannot give quality to her heart. Almost anv printer prin-ter can put verse in type, but he can't give them the jingle and sonlfulacis that renders them popular and secures ' places for them in the memory or even in scray books. Neatness in ' typogra- ' phy adds to the attractiveness of a poem, but it is far from being tho attractiveness attractive-ness itself. Some of the prettiest look- . ing poems in existence lire the coldest ! and most unreadable. |