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Show TTTV f AKF TRTBFVF SflTVPAY .MOnVTTCO MAY 23 1320. I 'JfF ppp ?y7. Vjfir V 4 The Entirely Unique Experiment to Discover Just How Far the Art of Fashion Can Turn Ugliness Into Beauty and How It Worked Out with the Courageous But Homely Girl Who , 'A Picture of an Applicant and What She Wrote. ! may not be e girt but 1 am a very ugly young woman I mean in looks. My business associates have darod Bit to sand this to yon and ontor my faaturat for your $100 ugly girl prise. 1 therefore enter this photograph ns girl and bandsemest cat in the world. Miss King. st' homeliest girl In New THEwanted to act tea model. York W wish to demonstrate that the millinery art can transform plain young women into beauties. $100 will be given to the young woman selected. Apply Retail Millinery Association of America, Room 8ia, No. izyo Broadway. Volun- -' advertisement recently appeared lc the New Tork news- - THAT curious papers and tho astonishing teered for the discov- ery was made that there are no ugly girls In New York at least, none who will ad-- , mit It in exchange for a 1 100 bill. The advertisement was an effort In good faith to find a highly unattractive young woman, a person so mortally ugly that , there would be no dispute as to her lack ' of charms. And then an experiment was ) to be performed. The advertisement was placed b representatives ot the New York milliner" and' the plan was to demonstrate the tiuth of the old maxim that Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds." Of course, everybody knows' that a woman looks better dressed up" that la admitted. But how far can the art! of the milliner go in making an ugly woman seem rather attractive t Was there a list ot tricks and devices, of optical " Illusions, of color effects, etc., which could . be applied In a practical way to overcome . Nature's mean tricks and present to the world an ugly woman so camouflaged that she could pass as rather good looking? In the great City of New York little or no response came to the advertisement A few handsome girls sent their photographs,, . evidently hungry for a compliment A few rather homely girls applied and were) "r happier when they were told they were not ugly enough happier than they would . have been if they had qualified as the homeliest girl In New York, and walked b home with the 8100. Then the advertisement was published in Boston, But no New England girl came forward who met the requirements. Then they tried Philadelphia, and there they secured the prize winner. The annual 'Convention of the milliners of America met In the big ballroom of the Hotel Astor and Mayer addressed the sea ot faces and the gentle murmur of rustling silks: ' Is something more than a trade ' , It IsOurs an art It is well for an artist to have natural talent, but even gifted persona) - may learn from study and from the ex perlences of others. "And, like the medical profession and ' the scientific experimenter, we have a duty to the public. The physician safeguards the health .the scientist, the mechanical' welfare and the milliner the personal attractiveness ot the individual. And If the! doctor and the scientist must study to per feet himself, so, also, must the milliner. It is an old adage that fine feathers make fine birds.. Is this really, literally true? And If It Is true, it is the mlllineil who arranges the fine feathers and crer ates the fine bird. "As one of the educational features of our annual convention here we have er- ranged to make a practical demonstration . of the truth of the adage that fine ffeath erg, as a matter of fact, can be made to produce a fine bird from a most unpromls-- ' lng specimen. And now, fellow members," said Mr. Mayer, hoeing gallantly toward the far ; edge ot the platform, I shall present our young friend from Philadelphia New York and Boston were unable to supply ' us with the needful material for cpn demonstration, and It is to PhiladelpbfSwe are indebted for this young lady who 3 , stands before you now." Our young friend will now withdraw to the dressing room, and under the skilful ministrations of our f our what shall I call them? our Com-- . mlttee of Transformation, will be lm- proved in appearance: to what degree of r' - Improvement we shall very soon know." As the Philadelphia . prize winner sferped from the platform the photograph (A) above was taken. Aud in fifteen the "Committee of Transformation" reported ready to bring back their sublect for the inspection of the convention. The young women stepped forward and the 1,700 milliners applauded as they exam-- ! lned the transformed girt and the pbo-- , tograph printed above and marked (B) was then made. What had happened behind the stage , was more Interesting than what the audi ence had witnessed. The ugly girl, escorted by a young employe from the Pennsvp ,Z vania Station, had arrived back stage at the Hotel Astor, The young employe re-moved his hat, nervously passed his volu- minous handkerchief over his face and . I hispered to the three milliners who Mile. Polaire. Polaire claim to be the ugliest womU on the French stage. 1 think her claim has sot been disputed. Well, wo studied MU. Pols ires natural gifts of ugliuoss and gave it upt We transformed her, vet, but by the simple trick of covering up, except blotting out all of kor feature her eye.11 - venture stirred in her. Unconsciously aha took thd pose the dignified dress demanded. We put on ter bat and draped and wired her veiL She took one look at herself and went proudly put to face the audience from which she had shrunk. She bad the deep, unshakeahle confidence of one ' Vice-Preside- much-trimme- After! -- ; The Cat in Mary Dean a She Wag Before Being Taken in Hand by the Milliner Experts. B As She Appeared When Transformed. the Eye Wa Corrected by Letting a Little Flap of Veil Han g Down Jut at the Right Angle for That Eye to Centre Itself Upon It and So Be Straightened. We selected for her a gown that something In front of and especially a swatted herr impossible, aint she? It softv7 irinast acqulredeflnttenesa. It cant be done." must be a sharp, challenging point that showed the lines of the figure. That is one little above the eys the vision is cor- A , min-utes- who knows she is looking well. "We peeped out at her, as we bad done when she made her sorry first appearance. Then she had walked in a huddled, ungainly way. That waa because she was wearing too many clothes. Her Individuality was smothered In them. We looked at each other with thp air ot conquerors. For we had helped her. Had we By us she had conquered. achieved a miracle? We had. The miracle of freeing the Individual. The secret ot good dressing is Individualism. "It sounds strange to say that women can learn a lesson in dressing from men. An ugly man dresses with the utmost plainness. Only a pretty woman can afford d to wear showy, gowns or gaudy hats." One little remark had attracted the ear of the writer what about MUe. Polaire? - "Oh, yes! replied the visiting French milliner. Polaire claims to be the ugliest woman on the French stage. I think her claim has- not been disputed. Well, we studied Mile. Polalres natural gifts ot We 'transugliness and gave it up! formed' her, yes, butmy the simple trick of covering up, blotting out alL of her features except her eyes. Much of human nature was revealed by the search for an ugly girl Characteristic letters were received from the applicants. Wrote one: " I am sending you the picture of myself, the homeliest girt and the handsomest cat in the world." But the association marks of beauty In her and declined the modest Candidate. Another e I am very plain looking. I 4 girl wrote: have brown hair and gray eyes. What a could be homelier? I am not desirous of i.the xlothlng-oulthe money, for I am to be a student of an art school and I do need A Boston girl wrote that hundred. hastily: "I think I am terrible homely, t hope you will think so. 1 read your advertisement for a homely girl to try on hpts. Now, do yog really want a homely person or will a plain one do? Can you make any kind of a person look good In a hat? I find it very hard to get a hat that Improves me. It Is mostly tha other way. I have had the experience of being laughed at more than once. Writes another: This Is the first time J have-eve- r known a homely girl to hare a chance at any good thing. I am glad. For surely on will agree that there may be charms, even though one does not possess beauty. And we homely girls certainly do feel slighted at times. A Pennsylvania country girl wrote naively:, "I am not exactly ugly, but when I have an old hat an I look awfuL In a new hat of good quality I look like a different girl " A Roxbury, Mass., girl writes pertly: "What girl on earth, do yon Imagine, would want to admit 'hat she 1 homely for $100, a new Spring gown and several hats? Not for millions of dollars. Yon dont know human nature." One girl whose offer to pose as the ugliest model was declined becaiywshe was pretty went out Joyfully: I 'didnt want your old prizes anyway; I only cam on a hot." -- 5 -- Why not?" asked Miss Miriam Bas- logue, the chairman of the transformation committee. You But her eyes ehes cross-eyed- ! cant do anything about that, can you? Eezee," said a Frenchwoman who was visiting In this country and had lent her aid. "You shall see," said Miss Baslogue, the Now please go away for a chairman. little while." They directed a waiting hairdresser to arrange her hair In loose, becoming waves They helped her Into a rown that showed the lines of her figure. They clasped the pearls about her neck. And then they faced the problem of the crossed eyes. Two pairs of bends met In draping her veil. They arranged It so that it should fall in a V, the point being near the middle point between her eyes. Now, then." commanded the French woman. She Is not as homely as Mile. Polaire. Two pairs of hands busied themselves with the veil. Taste and the Instinct for beauty guided the four pairs of deft fingers. It was not enough that the lace fall la would interfere slightly with the wearers vision and focus her eyes upon it, dently they slapped the lace flat upon the forehead. Eef e cou!4 only peen ltf sighed the Frenchwoman.' Millinery wire will serve the same purpose," said Miss Baslogue. r They twisted the wire and beat upon ones the plain brow with determined palms. It wag as thotfeh they were driving a nail Into her tortured forehead Flnallysthey secured it where they wished it, so close to the crossed eye that the oblique sight focussed itself upon it The model looked straight ahead and slightly upward. The cross-eye- s had been cured, at least In so far as the beholder knew. The illusion of straight sight was perfect. Miss Baslogue, who is the designer for a New York milliner, said: "Wo were not discouraged when we saw the glrL , e saw that her skin was average. That was something to he thankful for. At least It wasn't bad. If It hid been bad we would have dressed her In a color to attract the eee away from her skin to the gown. (Cl 10CO. ImrnUoual FcatumScrTwa. Tr,- -. A of the first principles of beauty In dress, When the ugly girl came to us she was dressed to the chin. Clothes wereboddlod about her neck.- - We stripped away all trs superfluous cloth and bared her neck. Instantly there was a signal Improvement. Baring the neck apd shoulders makes the head look smaller and more aristocratic. We put the pearls about her neck because pearls seem a part of the skin The relation between them Is reciprocal. Pearls are good for the skin and the skin is good for pearls -- It is well known that pearls turn dark when they are not worn. We selected a black hat for the same reason we chose a black dress. It flung the skin Into relief, bringing out Its Ivorv tones. A light weight, filmy hat is more beautifying because more softening than cne of heavier material. To the problem of the cross-eye- s we applied knowledge borrowed of much experience with suiting attire to the person. We had observed that when a person cf normal sight looks at an object placed la front of him, and close between the eyes, he looks and Is for the moment crosseyed. We had all noticed that the reverse is true. If a cross-eyeflerson looks at d - Great Britain ZUahW harud. are rected. For the time the cross-eye- s straight- - So we trranged the veil In a V and pressed it upon her forehead by means of a tiny. Invisible wire. We asked her to loqk at It In that way we removed, for the time at least the most serious drawback to a womans looks. As she stood before the convention her misfortune was temporarily overcome. It was, of course, a trick. Another defect we corrected by psychological means. When the young woman came to ua she was hopless. She thought What's the use? Im here and said: make a hundred dollars and get some new 6pring clothes. But nobody can do anything with me. I know It You know It We combated that Idea. Yon will look very charming. we assured her. We will stake our reputations on it Her poor head lifted a little at our words. Our confidence Inspired her a bit. When she saw what a change had been made by the dressing of her hair her face glowed. No hair is hopelessly homely. It Is a matter of arrangement Dress her hair becomingly and no woman is quite plain. We got her into the dress and put the pearls about her neck. The spirit of ad- - td' - |