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July 10, 1940
The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Contrasting lives of Sue and Mary: Sue's early beauty leads to complacency and unfulfilling marriage, while Mary's diligence in education and career results in confidence, a successful partnership, and personal enrichment over ten years.
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Head Start Of Beauty Didn't Carry Sue Far Through Life
Any eighteen-year-old girl would rather have been Sue than Mary. At eighteen Sue was pretty-almost beautiful. Sue had plenty of dates. And because Sue went over big with boys, all the girls had a healthy respect for her.
Mary was just average looking. Sometimes when there was a party, Mary had to stay home because no boy asked her to go with him. The girls liked Mary all right, but they didn't imitate her hair-dos or copy her gestures. Sue set all the styles.
Today any woman would rather be 28-year-old Mary than 28-year-old Sue.
In the last ten years Mary has made the most of all her assets, while Sue had drifted along, smug in the knowledge that she was one the most popular and best-looking girl in town.
Sue married just before she was nineteen-a good-looking young man that all the girls were crazy about. But his good looks and his personality haven't taken him very far in business. He is anything but a success. and Sue is nothing but his wife. She doesn't know any more than she did at eighteen; she hasn't matured. And, of course, she isn't as pretty as she was then.
Mary went on to college, where she took part in activities. made good enough grades, and gained a lot of self-confidence. She worked for three years and in that time was promoted twice.
Then at twenty-five she married an up-and-coming young business man she met through business, quit her job, and settled down to make a success of being a wife.
She is sitting pretty today-from almost any woman's point of view. She has a number of real friends. for, not being beautiful, she always put herself out to be good company. She has acquired excellent taste, which has turned her into a good-looking, smartly-dressed young woman, and her home into a pleasant, attractive place.
She reads a great deal, and right now she is taking piano lessons, for the sole purpose of learning how to play well enough to entertain herself.
Her husband spends every minute he can with her, and she gets on so well with his business friends and their wives that she is going to be a real help to him.
Sue had a head-start on Mary ten years ago, but Sue forgot that to win a race a head-start isn't enough. You have to keep moving.
Any eighteen-year-old girl would rather have been Sue than Mary. At eighteen Sue was pretty-almost beautiful. Sue had plenty of dates. And because Sue went over big with boys, all the girls had a healthy respect for her.
Mary was just average looking. Sometimes when there was a party, Mary had to stay home because no boy asked her to go with him. The girls liked Mary all right, but they didn't imitate her hair-dos or copy her gestures. Sue set all the styles.
Today any woman would rather be 28-year-old Mary than 28-year-old Sue.
In the last ten years Mary has made the most of all her assets, while Sue had drifted along, smug in the knowledge that she was one the most popular and best-looking girl in town.
Sue married just before she was nineteen-a good-looking young man that all the girls were crazy about. But his good looks and his personality haven't taken him very far in business. He is anything but a success. and Sue is nothing but his wife. She doesn't know any more than she did at eighteen; she hasn't matured. And, of course, she isn't as pretty as she was then.
Mary went on to college, where she took part in activities. made good enough grades, and gained a lot of self-confidence. She worked for three years and in that time was promoted twice.
Then at twenty-five she married an up-and-coming young business man she met through business, quit her job, and settled down to make a success of being a wife.
She is sitting pretty today-from almost any woman's point of view. She has a number of real friends. for, not being beautiful, she always put herself out to be good company. She has acquired excellent taste, which has turned her into a good-looking, smartly-dressed young woman, and her home into a pleasant, attractive place.
She reads a great deal, and right now she is taking piano lessons, for the sole purpose of learning how to play well enough to entertain herself.
Her husband spends every minute he can with her, and she gets on so well with his business friends and their wives that she is going to be a real help to him.
Sue had a head-start on Mary ten years ago, but Sue forgot that to win a race a head-start isn't enough. You have to keep moving.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Fortune Reversal
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Beauty Advantage
Personal Growth
Life Success
Moral Lesson
Marriage Outcomes
What entities or persons were involved?
Sue
Mary
Story Details
Key Persons
Sue
Mary
Event Date
Over The Last Ten Years, From Age 18 To 28
Story Details
At 18, beautiful Sue is popular and sets trends, while average Mary is overlooked. By 28, Mary has succeeded through education, work, and self-improvement, marrying a successful man and building a fulfilling life, whereas Sue's husband fails in business and she remains immature and less attractive.