Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-10
THE. INtF E.LI,ItIENcER.
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on FEMALES GROWING Old.
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ili "ln this matter of dress, a word or tao---
There two styles Of costume WIIieh7latliess
past their premiere jeuHeSse aTe most prone to
fall into: one hardly knows which is the worst
PeTlIups, though, il Is the ultra ,juveHileesneh
as the insane jnXtapOsitiOn of yellow skin and
white tarlntune, or the anomalous ndoi Ming, of
gray lair with artificial flowers Il may be
questioned whether at any age beyond twenty
n ball costume is really becoming: but after
thirty, il is the very last sort Of attire that Ia
dy can assume with inPpnity, II is said that
you can never make yourself look younger by
dressing a little older than you really ajc; and
truly have seen many aTUmhn lOulI lFithered
ana ON IN the=elssst -lu,s liTic
being unmarried, she thinks necessary to silivcr
in, who would have appeared fair n sunshiny
October day, if she would only have done nnture
the Justice to ASSUME, in her autumr-tin,ei an
autumnhl livery. II she should only have-the
sense to believe that:gray hair was meant toSOft-
en- wrinkles md brighten faded checks, giving
the same effect for which our youthful grand
mothers wore powder; that himSy light-cOlOTed
gowns fripperied over with trimmings only suit
airy figures and active motions; that n sober
tinted substantial gown and pretty sap, will any
iay take away ten yers from lady's appearance.
Above all it she would observe this one grand
rule of Ihc toilet, always advisable, but after
yOntlI Indispensable that though good person
al points are by no means a warrant for undue
exhibition thereof no point that is positively nn-
or Custnn, to be shown
''rho other sort of dress, which, il must be
owned, Is less frequent, is tiIc dnwdy style
People say-thOugh not very sOOn-'Oh, hn
not young woman NOW; it does not signify
what wear Whether they quite believe IT, .
is another question; but they say it-and act !
upon 1t when luziness ur iUiitercnce prompts -
Foolish wOuenl they forget that if we have
reason at any time more than another TO mind
our locks, it Is when our looks are departing
from Youth can do almost GHythiag in the
toilet middle,age cannot; yet Is none the less
bound tO present to her friends and society tho
most pleasing exterior she can. Easy is it 10 do
this when we have those about us WHO love us
and take notice Of what we wear, and in whose
eyes VIC would like tn nappeaT gracions antllove-
ly TO the last, 50 far rs nature allows; not easy
when things are otherwses This perhaps, is
the reason vhyfwe seGlsO Innny unmarried NO.
men grow careless and old fashioned inltheir
dress-'What does it signify g-nobody cares
81 think woman ought TO care little for
hersci-a very little Without, preaching up
vanity, or undue waste of time over that most
thanEless duty of ndoruine ones self for no
body's pleasure in pnrticular-is is it not still u
right and becoming feeling to have some respect
for that personality which, rs well as our saul,
Heaven gave us 10 make tue best Of? And
is it not our duty-considering the great nufi-
bcr oC uncomely people that are in the world
to lessen it by each Of us making herself as 1T
"Beeause lady ceases 10 dress yOuIhfiilly,
size has no excuse for dressing untidily; and
though having found cut That one general style
suits both her person, her taste and convent
enee, She keeps TO IL and generally prefers
moulding the fashion 10 herself rather tl,an
hetsclft0 The fashion. Still, that Is no reason
Why She should shock The riSible nerves oI One
generation by showing tP 10 them the out-of-
dale costume Of another. Seatness Invariably;
hues carefully harinonized, and rs time advan
ces, su6siding into general unity of tone, soft
ening aud dai ikcping ia color, until black white
and gray alVre remain, as the suitable garb for
old age, these things aFu every wo,.ians bOun-
den duty 10 observe as long as she lives No
poverty, gtie6 sickness or loneliness-those
mental causes which act so strongly upon the
external liie-can justify any one Ito use
phrase probably soon To be Gbsnlete wien char
ity and cominnh sense have left the rising geae-
ration $40 tiItl of November) involuniarily ma
King Guy Of herself
'"Ilat slow, lins, and yet peTcepti6le chanee
Of niich and behavior, Istur,i std proper 10
advancing years, Is scarcely Teducible to role at
all. Il is hut the outward reflection OF an iu-
ward process Of the mind. We only discover
its fnll effect by tlie absence Of it, as Noticeable
ia a person who has such very young man
iieIs, vino falls into Taptures OF enthusiasm,
and expresses loudly every emotion Of her ma
turc- Snch character, when real, IS unohiec-
tionable, nay, charming, in extreine youth; but
VI iAa ANstt
il rather lndicrous, II not disagreeable, in ma
ture age; then the passions die out or are quiet
ed down, the sense Of happiness itseIfis calm,
and the fullest, tendereSt tide OF which the low
ing heart is capable, may be described BY those
still waters 'Nhcli run deep f.
TO grow old graeefnlly'-as one, who truiy
exernPlitiefi her theory, has written and express
setl its a good and beautiful thing; to grow
old Morthiiy, better. And The fist effort TO
that end, IS not only to recognize. bnt 70 he.
conc perfeetly reconciIed TO the fact of youths
departurt; 10 see, or, If not seeing, 10 have faith
in, the wisdom Of that which we call change
yet which is in unth progression; to fDilow
openly and iearIessly, in ourselves and our own
life tie SAME Law Which makes spring pass in
tosummer, summer into autumn, autumn into
winter, preserving an especial beauty in each or
the four.
"Yes, u woman could only believe IL, there IS
wonderful beauty even IN growing old Tie
charm Of expression arising tFom soitened teiu-
per or iipeiied Intellect oilen amply atoTles for
the loss pr Iorm and colorilg; ami, consequent.
ly, to those who never boast either ofthese lat,
ter, years give much z.nSse than Giey take
away. a sensitive person often Tequires halfa
lifeline TO get thoroughly used to this corpore.
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