Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
HOW TO GROW OLD
lila Wheeler Wilcox Advances
Some Original Ideas
ON HuMAslTYS FRAllNESS
besses1 DssShs~rs And Why GsraA
Cxfy otst women- tsfAsos-
Abie Iyp~s OF Nossea-

To gros old gracefully. ons musi CON
nence sbso very young. 10 Is like dan
eing, SWIMMING. az speaking foreign
tongue- ihing not Va b~ perfectly
sxsuiresi .usisieniy. ar II begun too late.
| ana constantly assu-s.t With sort Of
sorro~t1i amas-msat at hearing the
very lsast criticisms which many young
p-"pis pass Gpoa the disaxrssabl~ cal
p~f-sn- shom they encountrr; While
their criticisms are well founded. they
do MT realize that they are every hour
a. The day forming and solidsfyinx
habits shlch shall eventually render
them ''sil-Asr-aahls oil people
The pr-tty young girl ali tlooa and
dimple-. sEo relates IA a aaGsacal VOICE
the mIsiemesnors q hcr sehooimates,
AMI crisici-ss their eoaduet. dress and
appearance. - called. at worst. nothing
more than discriminating os very
particular | have heard such girls
praised highly by blind parents or re.a
bses Tor their comments upon their
COMPANIONS. iet this same habit in
duls-t "a - some w!th-red grand.
mother. whose face Is hard aud who's.
vac. - harsh. wsns universal disap-
pruyal.
Developments III Crank sne-s.
r'-tsrsusima - 80 hyp-Fcriticai, 50 fault.
inning - r~nsorious, she has 10 gym
patty. with soUng people," cries tie
becoming gTanddaug hter. who. tea
minutes .ater sin tear a. tatfers the
character or costume IL some companion
With her sarcastic comrsents She do.s
not realize that every time IN. INDUCES
tAi- habit she takes one more step To-
~ard that hIs!cuus goal % disagreeable
OF axe
Tie extremely we'll behaved Young
gifi Who mas never teen tempted and
sho cannot understand how another
e'uld commit a folly. ~ certain u be-
cutue mo-t conscious old woman. II
she ,io@S not develop into cruel. mali
ctou- tongue scandalmonger Il ~ill tie
wondrs. Nothing 10 ~ Easy as the
dssccnt from unchsritabl.nesst Ia malice.
A. youLg giFl -he pridcs herself upon
bee love Il morality and good behavior:
al her friends speak II her a. such q
s'rlrt gsrl' IN her ideas. No one would
thiak ~ appealing 10 her for sympathy
ar atyice IL an hour ~ temptation. hut
she - respected sor her high ideas IL
feared for her severity. A. an oh
woman -he il simply held IN adherence.
AMI her name b-com - a neighborhood
synonym for cruel Judgment
Critici-m for Pleasure.
Criucism u our irail fellow beings 10
vice which taxes Possession II us like
stsnulsnt or drug. one. we encour-
aga "a. liz may begin IN our high moral
standard and our hatred - ein. but
once u he0omes "A habit. we indulge Il
~. all. rrt~. IL T..
hsbit IN The young, IN N. obi II ~ intol-
erafis. fpr nothing renders old az. inter
--tt0g or loVahl- save sympathy Tor the
young and charity for the erring. Ii -
strange that We all do not grow charita-
be a. We grow old. "a We learn more
snd more - our own frsiities and more
sai more - the Temptations and illu.
-aon< u life we ought Ia become more
snd more tender and plying. One can
T. sympathetic without encouraging
vice and wrong doing. or cloaking ain.
The girl with no object or aim in life
save o. have a good time" aud outshine
her npan.ons must speed forward 10 q
~ SRA pir old agc. ,or after a certain
t''ar 49, become unsatisfied with. or
grof"~YIe 10. a pursuit for gaycty. and
n So nave tormed 90 other tastes or
irarrs'l no other o. ,upstiun there is q
xretcted outlook for Va
HI. witty G,ri
The witty girl j. one who makes rapid
strides toward uniovshl. odd sge-l
mean the girl whose bright arrows II
2 are almost Always tipped with the
poison Il sarcasm. American soc,-ty
teens With such girls. \ quick brain.
a ready tongue. fonine-- sor rrpar,ee
send= the laughter making re,ort
straight - its mark. no matter what
stirE NAV follow IL NJ long a. the r,c-s-
ss~sor = thu dangerous gift Is young
ard charming she ID a s.cial favOrIta.
Fven those Who are stung by her shafts
a a. forgive her freely hscsnSa - her
youtn snI charm. anil only over sen-l
firr people scruse her % malice The
great MAJORITY ioiu or TIC general laugh,
ard her bright t~n mot- ara repeated
s0t fns@si siout until they tecutn.
uriuhborhss,i prpvrrs~ They create an
occasional enemy and 'hsv cause a grea,
marry htile hurts But The witty girl .
- pleased with her own wit that she
dies not stop - think about that. She
cuifivafe- he gift snd ~erss Or oppo-
tunitins bon v1sch - exercise a. " hen
ever saa meets new person, she studies
hni o. her With me ,iir-ct purpose -
N..''tHi.- -ftff'af.tfk u - WY RNSF. II
@re gs+s-- szfs the prNers - Dlmtcking
shs - 1are ia iniuiEr in ~ behind her
,isareet frien,l~' hack out = sheer love
ufVnE people isngn- IA she grows
oi.ier The tnght ehullitnns turn scii
Rri bitter What sss once sharp W.
becomes hifirg sar~asu People vince
merr sD,i sugh aa=z ii.r friends de
r.res.se fn uisruter ani her enemies uuI
tiniy ~he - sarcastic butter ,oosu~i T
oil somsn. dreaded ant ,hsliked by
sFerr one
rrfsesi Daughters.
The rsffsl daughter anI sosir'y bsre
ueusAf tri'ls sn understandable anI
. li,i a.ssslnx.rs = ug.T 1ld age fr 10y
80 ir her ynuth. AMI sl her frienrs,.
relatives sn,l admirers iend helping
hand
she rules ~ al sava mo biting
v-sather tefer@ fhr lang trr = ant q /
shs,rs cloths There - - -irh thing
e. d~nsrg her anything Way her
rsra wrnd hrirg iuNn the rs.f pter
.-.- haasls 4 80 shag'd refuse her anv 4
sr era s~ks for IA abe grows into /
rr1rg is,ivahir The same 's.s~ siss - /
dstrran governs tho psr~u's Sh- q