The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-12
KEEPING YOUNG.
wenaen May Retain Their Youthfulnese u
uThey WILL

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w.men May Retain Their Youthfulness
uThey Will
The disturbances of keeping young |
rarely crosses the mind OF those who
are now Young. They see others about |
them who have lost their bloom, en-
bro;dered their first wrinkles, showed
themselves under with white hair; but
thew have always been surrounded
with people older than themselves; ~
IL a part of life, a feature of the world,
for these Others to be old; but for their
mart. they have always been young.
And in some unexpreesed way, PROP
ABLY the natural feeling OF the immor-
tai being. they always expect TO %
vounp. Whether their expectation IS
realized depends almost altogether
unon themselves They think no more
about it. however, till the first gray
hair comes like an admonishing ghost
mon the scene. At seventeen they
were of the opinion that the first
thing in the world was beauty.
Rut at thirty-fve they find 1t
is better to be young than to be Deau-
tiful. And it very often happens fnat
the girl who was quite beautiful, with
vivid color and sparkling eyes ana
trinity flesh and dimples, when not
ouite twenty. finds herself at forty
with none of these, and neither young
nor beautiful. Yet if she were really
fne and fair at twenty, then at forty
she has right to be fine and fair stiil'
she should hardly have gone OH at all
It matters far less than you can max
her now believe that her eyes may %
sunken a little, that the line from .n'
nostril to the corner of the lip ma.
have become marked, that the COLO
NAV be less persistent, that the dimpi'
NAV show symptoms OF becoming
something deeper; under CERTAIN
conditions all that is hardly notice
able. If she has kept the sprln
that used to animate every motion
so that she moves now Win "
light step, as erect bearing, Win
quick a grace. holds her head stiii iiR
a flower atop of its stem, straight an
! ! strong. vet without the least affect'
| tion of Juvenile frolicking ways, 81
I will give only the suggestion OF you'
, whenever she stirs. If she goes $40
, and tagging. with stoop and Signs
. WEAKNESS. She will have an arm of1ers
! her and it will be UNDERSTOOD that 81
{ bears weight of years and needs
If she dresses still in the Inns a.
s stuffs that suit her best. NOT WI
' vouthful friyolities, but with no sis
Of surrender to age, she will have
l. effect of still belonging to the iore
n whose uniform she wears. but II 5
k wears sad and dull colors, relinquis
v ING with reluctance last years styi
II and with but little regard 70 sly
a ANYWAY. she will be taken at her o.
fl valuation. More still, and of more
W ne than the other consideratio
Te If she still interests herself IN
re things that interest youth, has say
es herself from the criticizing and q
Is demnatory manner which years soI
e. times give to ones view of life, so q
IS, the Young still find her COMPANY
s. able, she not only affects others rs
nj ing Young, but feels at fifty scarcei
I'M dav older than ever. IT, meanwh
she has taken also to heart praci
he of seeing only the brighter sac
DIS things, of forgetting herself ana
Mt membering others, of looking into
a NEXT life as into further stage OF
re! DELIGHTS of this, she has filed her
"a and her soul with pity and compass
~ and tenderness, with love OF God
he of her fellow-beings-age, even W
a il brings white hair. and withe
on throat, and drof ping cheek, VIII $
'ou not to have any trail of cid, but raj
'ou to be a different and beautiful 20
er, Harper's Bazaar.