The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-07-25

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theme 80 delicate and delightful, tina
we are fairly forced to answer a
length. This Is what she writes:--
"Sm-Will you he kind enough 3,
tell me II young ladies are considered
more lovely aud thought preferable a
the ages from eighteen 10 twenty-five.
or from twenty-five 10 twenty-five OF
twenty-sixi You will understand me
! mean do men most admire them 2
"B."
Before proceeding to answer, let us
thank our lively friend for refraininl
from any attempt to bias our judg.
ment by giving even a hint Of her own
age. She probably thought IL she did
50, natural gallantry might lead US
away from a cool Judicial view Of the
subject and tempt us to give the pref
crence to the types Of maidenly beau.
ty which appear in young women Of
her confessed years. And we do not
deny that such might have been the
case. As il is, we are lefl entirely in
the dark as to the class to which she
herself belOngs-whether she is be
tween eighteen and twenty-five or
twenty-five and twenty-five and so we
are able to answer her question on its
intrinsic merits.
Lovelines in woman, though it may
vary in it, character and manifesto
tons at different periods Of life, is not
the property Of lite only. There is a
great deal Of undeniable charm in the
fresh beauty Of eighteen, TO which in
experience and early romance lend,
perhaps, additional fascination. A
pretty girl Of that age, who has been
untouched by care, and who knows Of
the world through imagination only {,
is very delightful object; and many
men wish they might take captive her
first affections.
Between eighteen and twenty-five
the changes Of a girl, so far as the
charms other person go, are not like
ly to be great; but in that time, by
longer intercourse with society and by
natural development, she may grow
more companionable for men Of matu-
rity, and her carriage and self control
become better and greater. Those are
important years in young woman's
life, the years during which. in our
climate. the majority OF the sex are
married. And yet from twenty-five
to twenty-five or six, a maiden may,
and generally does, still further adj
vance in attractiveness and add to the
store Of her charms. She is still young.
Int she has outlived many youthful
iancies, and feels some Of the dignity
Of womanhood. No better ages than
those in a maiden's life. and never is
she lovelier.
But why stop at twenty-sixG What
fairer women are to be found than ma
ny Of those between twenty-six and
and thirty. and even older? Girls of
eighteen may look on them as unsought
old maids. and yet they are in their
womanly prime, and may capture
hearts which have been steeled against
girlish fascinations. Ohentimes they
make the best Of wives and men find
a sOlacc and companionship in their
society which immaturity cannot give.
They have the advantage of expert.
ence, and they have learned the lesson
taught by longer contact with the
world, while still they may not be
averse to falling in love.
No. assure our fair friend. 1T is moi
that a woman is eighteen, or twenty,
six, or thirty which makes her lovely
in the eyes Of men. She may be just
as lovely at one age as the other; but,
inasmuch as most marriages of women
occur between the ages she mentions,
il is safe to say that the majority Of
men prefer to take wives who are moi
older. But all men Of taste and dis
cernment admire feminine beauty and
loveliness whether they show them
selves in budding youth or ripe matu-
rity; and we will dare assert that II
our correspondent was really charm
ing at eighteen, she will be more so al
twenty-six, or If she is now lovely Al
eighteen she ought to be lovelier Al
the greater age.
But let her give no further though
to the subject. The beauty that L
unconscious is the most alluring, AMI
loveliness which exercises its SWAY
without apparent effort is sure to max,
the best conqnest.-[N. Y. Sun.
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