[Magdalen] New to Me.

[Jay Weigel]

I was in the library one day this summer when my eye was caught by a young
Mennonite woman (in uniform dress and kapp) who was absolutely stunning and
seemed completely unaware of that fact. She was about 20, tall and
brunette, impeccably groomed, makeup-free, wearing a deep pink print dress
that was well fitted (either she or her mother was a good seamstress!). The
only concession I saw to any kind of vanity was that her flip-flops were
pink to match her dress. She was with two young men and I didn't see any
sort of flirtatiousness displayed....of course they may have been brothers
or cousins, but there was no family resemblance. However, I couldn't help
staring at her, and I'm sure others couldn't either. She was a real beauty,
and the best part was that the beauty was so natural.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 9:51 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oooh ... I worked with a young woman who was stunningly beautiful. When I
> first met her, I thought she was going to be awful, but I was dead wrong
> (an early lesson in social wisdom, I suppose). College students would walk
> into the library and stop, still and staring. College students used to come
> to the library just to sit and gaze at her.
>
> Fortunately she was a tough cookie, well-armed by her mother, who was also
> a great beauty.
>
> At twenty-five I learned that great physical beauty is a handicap and
> there's no denying it. You'd have to be nuts to want to attract the
> reactions (and trouble) she dealt with on a daily basis.
> -M, comfortably homely
> and so to church and then to the river
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
>
> > I've wondered occasionally what it must be like to be super  attractive
> > of the type where people stare and go all bubbly/silly.  I've never
> known
> > anyone of either sex in that category well enough to ask for the
> details.
> >
> >
>