Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1899 — Understanding a Looking-Glass. [ARTICLE]

Understanding a Looking-Glass.

Every girl who is dissatisfied with herself should remember that she is better looking than most kinds of look-ing-glasses bid her believe, says Table Talk. A mirror, it is contended, cannot flatter a face that is in Its natural state—that is, not “made-up.” Even the very best plate glass has a pale green tinge, which reflects a color a trifle less clear than the original; hair also has always a more glossy sheen than the glass shows. If It is wavy, the glass never shows the best of the waves, and If it is straight the glass accentuates all the straightness. More important, and still better to be remembered and carefuly treasured, no one ever looks at the face so closely or so critically as the owner of it looks at the reflection in the glass. Blemishes that are a grief to a non-concelted girl may pass quite unnoticed by her friends. The two or three gray hairs that appear unfairly soon on the head of a girl who overworks her brain, simply have the effect of high lights In a picture and pass for extra gloss. The figure that looks heavy when seen only as far as the waist in a glass, may be absolutely in graceful proportion when seen with the rest of the figure.