This type of personality we may all cultivate if we will.
Magnetic personality is intangible.

This mysterious something, which we sometimes call individuality, is often more powerful than the ability which can be measured, or the qualities that can be rated.
Many women are endowed with this magnetic quality, which is entirely independent of personal beauty.

It is often possessed in a high degree by very plain women.

This was notably the case with some of the women who ruled in the French _salons_ more absolutely than the king on his throne.
At a social gathering, when conversation drags, and interest is at a low ebb, the entrance of some bright woman with a magnetic personality instantly changes the whole situation.

She may not be handsome, but everybody is attracted; it is a privilege to speak to her.
People who possess this rare quality are frequently ignorant of the source of their power.