| Show N J I I IJ Jul J Q I lovely Dorothy Knapp Explains How She Became Convinced That the Homelier a Girl Girl Is the Happier She Will Be Bes s I s fT t Knapp and F Fe e h hn n e r Chandler the young man she prefers for a husband to any of her numerous richand rich and famous suitors because because she feels sure he doesn't love her for her beauty alone r i u t- t OST girls gals would wish to be beau Vi I if given elven their thell choice but JL Dorothy Knapp Knopp Americas Venus enus doesn't agree They dont don't know what its it's like she fihe sighs The homely girl has all the luck Its It's almost impossible to be en- en entirely entirely en entirely happy if youre you're very beautiful MIss Hiss Knapp ought to know all alt about the disadvantages of good looks for many critics consider her the most beau beau- beautiful beau beautiful girl living in m America to-day to A famous theatrical manager has called het he the most beautiful of all the beautiful girls I have ever seen Her beauty is not of the face alone however Howard Chandler Christy the theartist theartist theartist artist when hen he first beheld her reo re- remarked re remarked marked that she was the shapeliest gal 1111 galin girlin In New York City Miss Knapps Knapp's I career career as a beauty started W when when-i tr slie she was chosen as the most ost gJ girl 1 in a national beauty contest at AtlantIC City But Dut this was only th the beginning A few days later he was acclaimed as Americas America a Venus in a contest in New Yorks York's York s Madison Square Garden in which only y girls already famed for their beauty competed But none of these honors has brought brough t her the beauty sadly declares the hap hap- happiness happiness she che thinks she might have had if Ii she were ere not so 80 surpassingly lovely Being beautiful in her opinion is 1 a dIStinct handicap and materially s a girls girl's chances for getting the mos t content and enjoyment out of life It U i iq even harder to bo be successful I business when you are arc beautiful than thanIn tha thain n In my profession she says saya Wh wants a beautiful girl gal around an office Nobody takes her seriously They thin she doesn't have her mind on business Even intelligence doesn't help th poor beauty Miss Knapp thinks good does docs it do a beauty to have mind 7 she demands People take i ifor for Cor granted anted that a girl who is goo looking is dumb so she has to bo be t live up to their expectations All m In all Miss Knapp finds the lif t C a beauty a lonely very one A gir II ho is very be beautiful cant can't have any rei frIends fiends Women fight shy of her The dont don't want to be seenIth seen Been witha with Ith Itha a who is better looking than they arc ar e You cant can't blame them but its it's a hardon hard on the girl who happens to hay hav tho the good looks As for men they crowd around b beauty auty because dote they on being see sec with witha a celebrity but who cares for th sort of attention 1 After all most ous us have a foolish craving to be for ourselves alone And it is in love and marriage the beauty is most seriously hand handi I Miss Knapp thinks Nobody except a beautiful girl c a says Dorothy Knapp ho i her loveliness males makes the to toof c of c hO a husband huband hus band n S M The ft future e C Mrs Chandler in a pose which gives a good idea of the figure Howard Chand Chand- Chandler Chandler ler Christy pronounced the shape shape- shapeliest liest heat in New York It was soon after she was vos chosen as Americas Venus that Dorothy Knapp began to find out how the beauty IS handIcapped in love She secured an engaGement on the tho stage and as she was talented as well 1111 as ns beautiful she became one of Broadways Broadway's favorites almost al- al almost al almost most immediately Then Howard Chan Chandler Christy sought her as his Ills model and the beauty which had raised her to emi emi- eminence eminence eminence nence on the stage was reflected in hundreds of his canvasses It seemed that Dorothy Knapp ought to be happy if any girl ever was lIer IIer reputation as a beauty was established She was successful as ns an actress and she was the favorite model of one of Americas America's most famous artists She was showered with attentions and deluged with invitations In the first few months of her reIgn as Amerl Americas as a's Venus she received 0 osor o er era c ca a hundred proposals of marriage l 1 I Most of these proposals were ere from men whom eHn a designing mamma would have considered eligible and whom horn most stage beauties would ha e thought too good prospects to let escape But Dut little Miss Knapp said a smart No Nol 1 P to all of them Her ner experiences in the difficulties that beset a beauty began when the manager of an exclusive club intimated that thai he be would be delighted delighted d if she would look m in mon inon on his hia establishment two or three bree times a week A favorite invents is a little like the Queen of England Ingland Her lIer presence adds NewYork to an any gathering In New York a place receives its tone from the smart young women who are seen there It is 13 to the managers manager's advantage that there are celebrities present every night so EO he was especially anxious to secure Miss Mis MI s Knapps Knapp's patronage It is 18 pleasant of course to be bo desired distinction to feel that 3 sour our presence adds flan tion yI to an affair so Miss bliss Knapp readily read y I promised to look in weekly The supper club immediately added to door Its clientele chentele dozens of disappointed I stage door gentlemen as well as lIS wearied gentlemen of finance and commerce I and industry I They all al came because came because the reIgning beauty came and little Miss Knapp L looked about her with those soft eyes L of hers and was amazed d She had been brought up very simply t by an on old-fashioned old mother and when I site sho made her debut at the smart sup sup- per supper club her young eyes ee looked for the first time on New York night life liCe About this time timo she was introduced to II- II a very wealthy gentleman who was wasI wasas I as famous in is his world as ns she bhe was In hers Ills His world happened to bo Wall Wal WallStreet Street There followed many graceful and graceful and c 1 v vM M EFI 1 l 4 1 r 1 J aS r rs s Kr Knapp Little Miss just p pI t being herself I I A r t Jt s tir MY 3 expensive courtesies Lit Lit- Little Lit Lit- Little Little tle Miss Knapp learned what Itis itis it itis is to be bo courted by a millionaire And he seemed to be Je so very ery ery much in love lovo wIth her She Sho was pleased and a little fluttered because after all she was quito quite young rand and and no man had ever been quito quite as devoted to her before One evening just lust about midnight when the two were having an nn after after- theater after theater supper at the smart club the wealthy gentleman leaned forward fOr and spoke what was on his mind My dear he said with that splendId splendid splendid did directness which some critics aver averIS averis averis IS so very American my dear I want you to marry me roe In fact I have hate wanted you to marry me from the first evening we met lIe Ho paused and took a hasty glance around the room The eyes of all were fastened admiringly Iy on the famous beauty Some Somo men in m my pO position ho he went wenton wenton wenton on consider marrying an actress But Dut I am om different I like celebrity I like success Indeed I am successful in my field too A As my wife you shall have a year for pocket money and end two to cars cars-a cars a town car and a smart and roadster roadster and sour our own maId and n a town house on Park avenue anda and II a country place down at Southampton say and and you er-er-you cr cr you will b by bo my wife WICe lIow Ilow soon will y Sou ou be Je able to marry meT me Wh When n n tho the great groat man had bud little Miss Misa Knapps Knapp's eyes blazed Sho She was a 0 1 but Lut t 1 6 4 4 2 tR q 2 v K a pr Jr Yh N Nr r rt y jr it a 1 I r t a apy py r j dY S Sp p 1 r k Y r y h i S Ss s A l sj 9 1 S rt 4 4 r jj v k av i irr rr f- f fk fx x i iP P Ii- Ii J N i Interest J r n photograph i study of the fa fac whose beauty Dorothy Knapp thinks has proved more of ofa a handicap than a help to her happiness 1 she had her hor ideals She wanted ilove love of of the old old fashioned kind kind- kind tJ fand and she he had never dreamed of a 0 proposal of marriage couched like liker a business deal ti r She waited alted just lust a moment then K K concealing her anger she asked es i gently f Why do you want to marry men me Her IIer suitor was quite ready WIth his answer Because youre you're the Lest best candidate candidate Ive I've seen yet And 3 youre you're oure handsome hands me Lo c to look at you Yes my dear its it's your beauty which finally decided me Suppose said Miss Knapp Just suppose I what wasn't-what wasn't what you call beau beautiful Then you sou au would never do for me ho he replied promptly All my life I Iha Iha ha hale hae e hated ugliness in m houses and cars and cities and most of all aU in women I decided long ago that my roy wife e should be beautiful even If f she were a cat cat- cat and dumb besides And so- so soMi so Mi Miss l Knapp rose li f tf J So good by she said I decided something too a long time ago I de- de decided decided de decided that Id I'd ne cr marry a man who loved me mo just for my face or face or a n man who wouldn't love me if my face were different So 1 I 1 couldn't possibly marry y ou on This TIns ended Dorothys Dorothy's first lesson in search for a man who wouldn't be be be- beguiled be beguiled by her good looks alone But It seemed that the little hUle actress hadn't yet realized fully how hard a n beautys beauty's life laCe may bo hc The second man who presented him him- himself himself self was of quite a different type lIe was a distinguished English author with thoughtful eyes and a 11 sympathetic man man- manner manner ner nero And he ho singled Miss J Knapp out for gentle grave devotion lie He listened att attentively to everything she said and at times actually seemed to think that what she said Stud was more important than the ibe way she looked Miss Knapp was flattered Here at last was wasa wasa wasa a man she thought who could see past pasta a 8 pretty face to the real personality behind it She thought this for several months Then one ono day when they were haVIng ten tea together the Englishman began to lisle questions all questions all ns-all all about the tho life and loves and opinions of American girls Miss bliss Knapp wrinkled her forehead What is a this this a cross examination cJ she inquired Not exactly eJ he admitted But Dut I Isay Isay Isay say Ive I've always s 's been interested in your type ty I wondered how the girls over hero here differed front from our English Gaiety gals b I c 1 e been Leen studying you patty closely Jv Ive I've been heel interested to see fee Ce ro rok k t tF tg r 1 YI- YI r f i At- At F t g y yr ys AtI s s a I si I or r fat 1 r l 1 f r yG 4 Miss Knapp dY as a bathing girl V C fJ gL all this admiration you ou get affects your real self rack Pact is I want to put you in a book Miss Knapp was so disillusioned she could not di dl bulse uise her chagrin In Why she pouted I thought you OU liked biked me just for myself I thought we were ere friends My dear young lady Ildy the tired no ehst s said ld I haven't time to like anybody except when they fit into my work ork Ive I've been writing noels no cis for twenty sears ars and Im I'm too tired to know except anybody except ns es interesting mate mate- mate rl-ii rl A beautiful v oman is always s that And Ami Im I'm too busy to be interesting g for anybody Miss 1188 Knapp Klupp ie IC- IC ie forted I tr i is iy 4 x The same story happened happened again and andi a i again agam with yv laria tarn arla ip S St tons ons Stage Stage doorS door r r i id d gentlemen w when hen 1 r T-SSt T cornered admitted y that they loved to i be seen with a n girl vS Q other men admired i 4 worn World-worn bachelors bache- bache bachet c t S lore lors ws explained that that that- sy they were ere attracted by her fresh loveli loveliness 35 i 7 ness Hess but not one of them said he sought her out because she was a nice sweet girl fame and looks aside The Tha poor little beauty began to think that flint nobody really lov loved d her ter One day when she was posing at Howard Chandler Christy's studio he Introduced his nephew Fehner Chandler Young Mr Chandler lingered till tilt the beautiful mod model l was through posing and asked if he might escort her home Ho lie did not ask for permission to call callor callor callor or for an engagement after the theater as most of Miss Knapps Knapp's admirers ha hastened to do after aHer an introduction but on tho the way home he diffidently sug posted that they stop on the way to have a soda This is such a wonderful soda said the he girl who had so often oHen been urged to herThe let champagne bo be bought for her herThe The two partook of other sodas and other treats just as simple The most beautiful girl in America meanwhile was very happy She felt that at last she had found n a really genuine man in spite of the handicap of her looks Then Mr Chandler pro pro- posed proposed and was accepted immediately Broadway Bro stared Here was a gIrl who had hid end millionaires at her feet who had refused one ono eligible party after another marrying an unknown young man Young Mr Chandler hadn't enough money monCy to tp worry about He lie wasn't want fa- fa famous fa famous n nor nor r was he particularly dashing Why should Dorothy prefer him I became engaged to Fehner Chan Chandler she bays says because I dont don't think he cares particularly about my looks Im I'm s so tired of hearing about my beauty I want wont to be lo loved for myself alone I suppose there are aro lots and lots of homely girls who would like liko to be beautiful but they dont don't realize how lucky they arc are When it comes to matri mony matrimony the homely girl has all nil the ad vantage advantage E knows that there arc plenty of girls with Ith faces more durable than who are hapPIly married I nes ne er er hear of a homely girls girl's being married that I dont don't envy her from the tho bottom of my heart Why Because I 1 know she has hils been married for old fashioned enduring love real n iJ I 1 i iIi c m u i t j n 1 l r I y t a 25 i id if d f J |
