Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-05
MlDDLE-AGE. BEAUTIES.
"i"h Must Not Necessa, w yor..
tO be TAscinntinp

Wv *'SSShAHt w NOuu~
:" De Fascinating
history is full Of the accounts of tha
destinations of women who ara olonaa~
young Helen of Troy, was over 40
mneil she perpetrated the most famous
TTlopei,llehC on record, and as the siege of
Troy lasted decade she could NOT Raw
neen very Juvenile when the ilI-fortnnc
OF fars restored her to her husband
Strange as II may seem, the lonc-suffer
ing spouse received the fair Helen so
snys report, with unquestioninr love
and gratitude. WV
feflcles welded the courtesan Aspasia
When she was 30, and vet she nftor-
wards Tor thirty years or more welded
an undlmlnlshcd reputation for beauty.
me beautiful and fascinating serpent
ol olu MIG, Cleopatra, in whose history
every woman is Interested was over
30 whom Antony fell under her smells
ana winch never lessened until her
death, ten years afterwards. Livia was
81 when she won the heart of Augustus.
over whom she maintained her charm
until the end.
turning 10 more modern history.
Wherc 1t Is possible to verify dates more
| accurately, there is the extraordinary
DE Poictlers, who was 36 when Henry III.
then Duke of Orleans-at that time
Just half her age, became attached to
ana fascinated by her. She was held az
the first lady and most beautiful woman
ut court up to the period of the mon
! arch's death and the accession of Cath
crime of Medicis.
described as the handsomcst queen of
Europe, and when Buckingham and
Rlcho!leu were her jealous admirers.
Nlnon, the most celebrated wit and
beauty of her day, was the Idol of three
generations of the golden youth of
France, and, behold, old ladies, take
| courage we who still cling to youth and
emulate its charms. Ninon was ONLY
y whom the Able de Berais fell in love
with her. True it is in the case of this
lady, rare combination of culture, tai
onts and personal attractivenes en-
lowed tho possessor seemingly with
the gifts of eternal youth.
Blanca Capella was IS when the
fell captive to her charms and made her
his wife, though he was five years her
junior.
Louis XIV. welded Nine de Mantle
non when she was AZ years of age.
Catherine III. of Russia was 33 when she
seized the Empire of Russia and cap
tivatcd the dashing General OrloH. Up
to the time of her death67-she
seemed to have retained the same be-
witching powers, for the lamentations
were heartfelt among all those who had
known nor personally.
Mile. Mars, the French tragodicnne,
only attained the zenith of her beauty
and power between 10 and Is. At that
period the lovelinoss Of her hands and
arms especially was celebrated through
| out Europe. The famous Nine. Re-
camier was IS when Barras was ousted
from power, and she without dispute
was declared to be the most beautiful
woman III Europe, which rank she held
for fourteen years. Among all the
examples given there lis no English
woman. They were nearly all French
women, who retain their beauty,
probably, from their bright and lively
dispositions and vivacity of manner.
A few years ago solid but charming
Southern belle visited st. Louis aud
other Eastern and Western cities. She
seemed disappointed at her reception,
and said that one thing struck her
forciblv in the society of Western cities:
it was composed mostly of quite young
girls, and u woman oVer25 received little
attention and was considered pdSSe. She
had had her day and must stand aside.
| Now. the Southern belle referred to was
quite so, and although it was known in
! New Orleans and other cities where she
had lived and regnod a belle, il made no
difference SO long as she was beautiful,
fascinating and youthful looking.
Struggling her statuosquc shoulders one
evening she said: 81 am sick Of the
discussion on age that | hear in West.
1t is the first question that one hears as
soon as girls name is mentioned.
How old is shc?' In the South
woman is Ms old as she feels and looks,
neither more nor less. There girl is
forced to marry before she natures, to
give place to others who will point, at
| her in scorn as an 'old girl one who has
seen several seasons. | am glad to live
where women can enjoy their youth be-
fore they sottlo to the graver duties of
wife and mother.