PLAIN WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 5

PLAIN WOMEN.

" Plain women exist; and form a definite factor. in our social economy. Not all of us'are' blessed with good' feature's, soft eyes, a fine figure, : and a clear complexion. ' Somo. of us are born-with dull skins, wido mouths, and snub'noses, and not .all the arts, of dress and, toilet can make us pretty, or even present-' able. But all the same, plain women live and ;and now and then make brilliant marriage's: '. / . Eternal , vigilanco" is' , the price of 'being born plain. ! But somo of us can. work out our own salvation. Wo live in an age when the cult of beauty has become a science; figures. are trained, • faces are "treated," and diet, and rest cures ..are practised with much • exactitude. _ The .modern health craze works wonders in this direction; women go in for the "simple life," for tomperance, and for so-called vegeterianism. Then the Bushido doctrine,: which hails from Japan, has now many disciples. This instils the creed of calmness, and teaches.that important things are too big for anger and worry, and that anger and worry, are too big and suicidal for small affairs. The "don't worry" dogma has sense on its side, and the practice of it no doubt keeps off wrinkles/ creates-smiles, and bright eyes, andj improves one's general appearance. In a word, the plain woman of to-day must not only study her dress and tho arts of the toilet, but'also her Voice, manner," movements—even the .way she talks, smiles, and comports herself generally.'—The Hon., Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart, in the "Strand Magazine." '