Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-25
RIGHT AGE TO WE'D
The Middle-Aged Man the Best
for Pretty Girls.
SIDE LIGHTS FOR OUR SOCIETY
HINTS sor Houssnold and Personal Acorn
ment-EVsats in ina Polite
WoTld-PeTsonals.


question Ia wnsch every voiaan 10 IN
tsfestsd. Many persons incline 10 the
belief that lt Is the middle aged man
who makes the beet hnshand--tne man
Who settles down after thirty i've years
experience OF life aud OF the the world.
HE = apt 10 use care n the selection of
a vile choosing those qualities Which
eontFoats ~ TIE making OF good
vile. lnyarabiy his ehoiea fails upon
young woman ard Il hrr face DC
pretty she Is apt 10 be blessed WITH
other divine favGrs more enduring.
lie = more likely To keep true 10 her
tnAa younger man would be, and
while rs sentiments Il love are les
romantic thaa those OF a Younger man,
MS attachment Is more lasting anG
more sincere. It's worst fault IS
perhaps the high estimation he places
ca bis own IDEAS and the tenacity with
when De cllngs 10 them alter they
nave once been expressed. lie q dog
matte ald perhaps aUtOcrat.c but a
young and pretty woman need not fear
these qualities q She = AT all clever.
she 3 invested with powers sufficient
10 OVeFtufn any autOCrat. Whatever
may be- said of the fallings OF the
sedtts middle aged husband pesns OF
praise May be sung 10 his virtuTc IN
pfeferring the light OF his Own 10 the
lbuminatOus or any other fiFesde.
Professional men OF wealth seldom
marry very young. Early marriages
are the rule among tue poor and lii
tefate classes the reverse being the case
IN the educated amt Nell-to-do classes
A modern writer has taken u upon
himself 10 defend early marriages.
lie says that man never taxes life
quite seriously until he IS married.
Ambition. patience, industry do not as
a rule form very large part OF y
young man's character until he Is
married so 10 wou q seem that for
himself II - better To marry while his
courage IS strong and his heart Is pure.
Ia putting up guest room the arsi-
Gle most often forgotten IS the writing
desk. There should be little desk NJ
ted up with pens, ink, stationary and
stamps IN every guest chamber. Such
piece OF furniture may De small, not
taxing up much room. IL should nave
key which the guest may take posses
sion OF II she desires. There are many
people who cannot sleep without some
dim light burning ia the ON and for
these nights u lamp should be provided
10 do away with the dangerous and un-
healthy practice Of turning down the
blaze OF n common lamp. Night lamps
are made IN such dainty forms at pres
ens that they are pretty pieces of brio
s-brac when uos IN use. Among the
pFettiess night lamps are the fairy
lamps, which shed clear, soft light
through the room. Other night lamps
are quite like an ordinary hand lamp
with fancy CLONE, their advantage be-
Ing their SIZE, waich is small, permit
tug the wick To De turned up to It's
fullest extent, therefore sending out no
unwholesOme gas. IL should contain
Just OIL enough to las: for night.
These are parsdiacal days for the
vendors of cosmetics. treaties on how To
reduce the flesh or increase the avor-
dupOis. hair restOrers. bleaching pro-
cesses for The hair, and a score OF otner
things, al having for = common aim
the beaunfyIng of women. Many a
pnysc.an who mas made failure OF
legitimate practice has made a fortune
removing supertiuOus hair or blemlshes
from the face, or treating the skin for
q identifying of the cutieule. The
men AID women who run "besutlfy-
iBz" establishments reap large rewards
for httie word. la addition TO these
are hundreds OF patent medicines,
restorer-, heRutiiiers, lotions and wash
-. nearly every one of which contains
enough deadly material To poisoa an
ent 70 family. Prominent on the list
are the washSs 70 restore gray hair to
its pristine color; washes TO keep 81 Q
hair from falling out; washes to make
straight mar curly; washes for every
possible Ill that HAIR IL heir To. Most
81 the washes CONSIST of simple and in
expensive combinations which, when
Inverted with high sounding name
will sell for good round price. AZ
Soon n one wash ~ found 10 toe
perfectly useless smother one Ia substl-
tuted sud IA this way the sharks OF
human ucrsduNtv thrive. There has
even been remedy found for reduc-
ing the size of the feet anu clever
women VINO have introduced IL IN Chi
Csgo are reaping fortune. The list of
absurd aud mp sable remedies for ug
lnsss might te prolonged indefinitely
but lt would avail nothing. Every
voman whose slumbers are disturbed
bv ths coming of q single freckis or
who f-ets d0ueie headed lines OF crows
feet shout her eyes ~ the coming OF
the first gray hair vii bathe her face
m poison aut a deadly mixture on her
hair with the utmost confidence AMI
satisfaction. The iSoel on the bottle
tells her what good results the lotion
vii accomplished what nse TO advise
her differently.
Tbs = the time OF the year when the
at of dancing begins 20 have lts aftrac-
tious and che new dances are speculstcd
upon. Next saturday Miss FANNIE
Wilcox viii epeu her dancing classes