Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-15
now TO sArrtr FATHER TIME.

now TO sArftG FATHER TIME.
The only way to slude hls ruinous
touch Il To anticipate him. II YOU Yet
hlm catch you mapping, he Will plant
crows feet, carve wrinkles AMI color
you q dingy, yellow hue before you
know it. lie IL mcrcilcss to people who
do not keep up With HE pace In the mat
ter Of gArb and department, aud wee un-
to the woman Who tries To cheat him
of al. lawful prey by disguise OF Jusen-
lie ribbons aud gigsles. still, he IL not
without conscience. lie leaves us some
compensation for the liberties he takes
with u.. Thus, he often gives us knowl.
edge AZ an apology for digging hlicous
burrows In our foreheads, aud wisdom
to atone for bleaching our beautiful
brown hair with hls frosty hugcrs, be
aide. . great many other gifts which
" develop With age and, perhaps, sui
fering.
When he reaches the twenty -flf,h
birthday epoch In . woman's life, be be-
gins .ubtly aud trcacherously his work
Of destruction; stamps dimly but indel-
ibly the curve. of smiles and frowns,
aud leaves delicate finger marks an fair
cheeks aud brows. The blush IL n little
less frequent and q little less delicate
aud fresh; daylight and the honest sun
BECOME . more Jcrilous test Tor the CON-
plexion, aud faint, almost imperceptible
lIne- indsnt themselves where the skin
VAS once ,el,ety and arm Ike peach.
strangely enough, the mirror seems Ia
throw back much the same fairness ne
that Of ten year. ago; but u IL more a
matter az memory than rficction, aud
besides, which of "a. doe. not wear beau
tifying, ennobling spectacle when We
look al ourselves. either physically or
morally IL IL so hard to scknowlcigc
one. .slf too old Ia be or Ia 40, or Ia
wear anything but II is fatal mistake
Ia ignore birthdays, and the mirror u
deludlng you when IL whispers that you
hoax no older than you dbl year. ago.
The woman whose supreme end aud sim
!. 90 bafiic age, and Who IL painfully ssn-
.lti,. on the subject of natal snnlSer.a-
ric., 4. In lmmlnsnt danger 81 growing
old, especially u .hc IN. nothing what.
ever Ia think about but her youth, ahl
nothing 90 cultivate but fading srsccs OF
person. There I. nothing morv bco'les.
aud pitliuI than IA. attempt Ia RESTORE
Youth. smoothne-. aud bloom. \. we'll
m, 10 renew the blush on . ~iherci
peach, OF change a full-blo~n ro.e tn
bud.
Some Que IA. aid that the two thing.
mo.t fatal Ia woman's beauty are III
tetnpsr and coli la the head. We have
no patent specific Tor the prevention of
ia. Latter, bat th. former IL NJ least OPP
tional. The woman sho !. much given
Ia pce,l.h anger aud quick tears viii
iind these Ia he potent agents In the
prOce.. % growing old. The irosn J.
such a frequent visitor that u finally
take up it, abode ON her brow, Will"
the linc. la her facc take q luguhrious
downward droop, AMI every I-'t, pa
.ion leaves u. soaring .Caf.
Then there are ls.gsri. Who fsll be-
hind In the matter of drc... ia woman
If thirty ~ morr 10 found Ia daylight
I.fled out In crude pink. aud blues,
tbos. tint. 81 lite. Young morning,
which bring out So cNqui.it.ly the fslr.
ne.. % sixteen, aDd which az ffightfully
ac,cntuAie creeping age, II her hair Is
Hanged and ffiSssi aud mus.-,i Ia III.
very agony - fashion AMI .urnoun,ssi
by A sailor hat with u. severe bfim aud
bald outline u her bo'llc- !. drawn down
80 q. Ia expose her throat lneiihsr so
white nor nrm as II used Ia t-), aiouni
shich l. crqu.tti,hly tl-'i string ~
Tad. or a bit ~ gay ribbnn-th"u, !
s.,, IN. insNotablc gentleman With BAL.
cruel .g,ths take. . malicious pleasure
In plainly Indicating Ia Cufiou. Inquirer.
the fall .corv oi summers, aud winter.
too, ~hicl have passed over her brad,
aud .umstitnes, Ia his rage at the eief-
nal uniitnc.. Of thlng., he Will add Ia
them.
Hut he la. only kindly, soft touChc.
for the sunny-,empcr~i woman, Who
keep. Fac, ~ith him brs,cly, nor u'e.
Ia r,ju,euats the youth which !. gone
~ho live. ani loves aud laugh. cOgtcui-
cily the day. through, aud ~ho.r faint
crow. fr,t arr mov the product of
smile. than frovn., aud seem Ia ALL
.ort % Arrhnr.. To her merry eyes.
Nou sill find her gowncd In dim sus.
grsiiy- shades, aud .clglOusly csch.s-
ing ali intens. crrtaintls. aud eNtrvtncs
Of tint. Ike the cihh,gr ross, the but
tsryup aud caruatiun, She delights Ia
.oft tender autumn shade. which ar
only dr,smy shadows 10 the stripe. ~
the rainbow.
she knoN., bless her, hoN lovely she
looks In that demur., golien-hfosn
gosn. With pethsp. touch of ecru, or
biscuit, or dlm guh In IN. ,cst and Gun.
She has found out that iron-clid shirt
frout. shd bifArrv wet. are fatal o. her,
and close. her gown With q dainty col-
lar or a bii of cream ruche. A. for her
bonnet, Il 1. such climax ~ harmony
that IN one can tell ju., What IL !. made
%, bot !, seem. Ia hit the gohien mean
bc,~ccn grave ani gay.
This vonau never grow. old. livery
year that leave. it, imprr.. on chc,k
snd brow bring. renew 81 lu.isr Ia those
graces which de- not Turk In mefc f,clal
loyelines.. They arr gems which the
yonug girl, Ia all her pomp 81 snow aud
roses, seldom boast--th~ pearl 81 wi.-
dom, the ditmoni of Nt, ani all the
rare qualiti-. ot Intellect, sympathy
and tact which war. but -nh,ncc, aud
Which one must have lived more than a
score 10 have learned.