| Show I I DOROTHY y DIX m TALKS H II l fin HIX the Iho WorldS World Ild WittO CHEER UP YOU WOMEN WHO DO NOT POSSESS THE FATAL GIFT OF YOU BEAUTY BEAUTY YOU RE NOT SO MUCH OUT OF LUCKAS LUCKAS LUCK LUCKAS AS YOU THINK REMEMBER THINK REMEMBER THAT CLASSICAL BEAUTIES DONT DON'T MAKE THE BEST M MARRIAGES A R R I AG ES ESA A girl has jus ju collected damages from a A youth whose hoe reckless driving resulted In III an automobile accident that ruined her beauty At first t blush bluth It seems that flOO Is 15 a pretty prelly high hith to put ut on any set ot or features ho boo ever classically cla molded howe bowel er cr assembled however artistically tinted j x But things thing are arc worth what they thy will wilt fetch fetchIn fetchin In the market and nd If beauty was wa for sale ule over th the counter there ther would b be no o lack Ick of homely old millionaire c who would not only pay but ten tn tImes time that sum um um for forthe forth the pulchritude that would qualify them for places au as a show girls girl MOREOVER In this particular case c se the loss lo s of or her har MOREOVER II 1 ed the oung woman good looks lOOKa not only of livelihood but of her excellent of o her means ineRtia chance o of making a n matrimonial lulling that soulS auld land l nd her permanently on casy street 11 u I 11 IL ill III v t But this incident 1 raises rales the Int interesting a- a resting n question What I is beauty worth to a an woman I lt is a gorl girls girl's face n in reality her fortune Y A c chorus r of ff feminine rn voices v will answer Yu Yes Women will asks about ut a woman con con- concern con concern ever tion man y say that the tho th first t questIon que a Inquires Inquire if f a strange range woman II is In- In Intelligent In Intelligent cern her h r looks look He never or good or Interesting or r He asks a kt I s 's 1 she he pretty 7 will 11 also call attention to the th fact tact lh tint thit t the beauty beauly has every every- 1 thing presented to her L- L on a sliver silver 11 salver I IA A At At home she hA gets gels tS the ae best beet clothes clothe because the living picture has ha to 10 have h ve a suitable frame She Is i spared from the hard work because her Illy lily white hands must not be roughened and hardened by labor She Sh Is 1 mothers mother's mother and fathers father's pride and joy and nd Is spoiled and pampered while homol homel little Cinder Cinderella Cinderella Cinderella ella does loc the kitchen en ork oTIc anil amI wears wear the he cast off ott clothes clothe Abroad broad the ellY girl gets tet all the cakes cake and ale Hostesses like Men enjoy being seen ten out sith lIh Itha to In haic hae her 01 ointment n ment their a woman vho bo makes ever even body rubber She Sh never has ha to stand In a 11 Street streel car and nd porters porter and bellhops fly to do her So It Is no wonder onder that women omen consider beauty their l one on best bett bet and anday say ay to their fairy godmothers godmother Ghe Give me a peaches cream and-cream com corn corn- com and nd nd K a willowy figure figuro and CO coy cow like e ees ee es and nd I will wll got get the re- re remainder remainder re remainder for tor 10 m sel self But Bul Is beau I after all as 69 much of an all asset asel as women think Ills it is The kind of good looks that makes a woman easy on the eyes Is merely a matter mailer o of good tood grooming tasteful dressing and an nn Intelligent and aud pleasant iou is of or course Invaluable A woman must h ito 0 that or lae cl e hiie he h e tremendous olce and genius to make mike any sort or of success In If ife irp But Bul that sort sorl of rood good looks look Is far Rr a nay a-nay ay from rom real I believe myself that the value of beauty I n is greatly over over- overrated overrated rated rated even where whre it t Is 15 supposed to be most moat mo t potent and that Is II In securing woman a husband huband Of course court every now and then we heat of some tome elderly plutocrat or a lord or r a duke marry marry- marrying marrying ing Ig a peach out of the chorus and also alio of course cour e beauty doe does do fF- fF secure a girl lots lote of attention from men But It IS i notorious that beauties seldom eldom make good matches All Mi of u us know many old maids maid whose who good looks look made them the toast of their day Men are content to worship beauty ab- ab abstractly abstractly ab without showing any sign signs Igns of wanting to possess posse pose II It for their own pleasure Look about you and you will see e that the girl girls who make the best matches are never the bet best be t looking You will also alio ob oh observe serve erve that the cherished wives are not those who would receive even ven honorable mention in a beauty contest Nor are beauties often popular with either sex lex T are many reasons shy hy this should be the th case e not play favorites nearly to so much as ne se accuse her of doing and andi hen she Is I lavish laish l Ih on the gifts she sh bestows s on the out out-I out outside side aide of a n womans woman's omans oman's head she the Is mIghty apt to scrimp on the Inside fur I Many a golden colden tres tress Iresa gross grons on a dome of solid h hory ory Many 1 aJ s a bo boW bov mou h utters on only Iv stupidities Many n a mean and od sordid soul looks out of or a be C cic e Furthermore the beauty if I nearly ala alas self centered only in herself and convinced that Ihal the world exists only for tor her ber pleasure pleas pleasure lire ure and that she khe has a dh ision to the best o of c c Therefore men are content to burn a few punk sticks tick be before before before fore beautys beauty's shrine and pass on to the merely lookIng good good girl who knowing that she the Is I not particularly pretty I Is aware that the sir has to make herself agreeable and who wh Is willing to admire a man some and Jolly him Instead of expecting him tobe to y be on his knees knee before herI her I t would back a real Jolly human girl who was waa bright and good natured and intelligent even if f she did have a snub nose and coty hair to win out over a classical beauty In any catch catch can marrying contest conlest C helpA bt beauty Is a hindrance Instead or of o a help A woman oman must be good looking to 10 get gel and hold a good job that job that 10 I she he must be he pleasant looking But no man would dare hire a living living picture for hIs bis secretary nor except M as a mannequins are at al It a In trade Men Map flirt with sith the beauty beauly Ins Instead lead of or from her and fellow emp hang over her desk and waste asle their time and hers Also beau besot does docs doc not inspire confidence in the th financial ability Of Its possessor So taking it by and large the women who are not with the fatal gift of beauty are not net as al much out of luck as thy they think they are But there isn't a woman living who would not rather be beautiful but ut dumb than Ihan han the greatest that ever lived DO DOROTHY DIX CopyrIght 1924 1 24 by Public Ledger Company |
