The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-02
Ever Young.
Harper's Bazaar.

Harper's Bazaar.
The disturbances of keeping young rare
ly crosses the mind of those who are now
young. They see-others about them who
have lost their bloom, embroidered their
first wrinkles. showed themselves under
with white hair; but they have always
been surrounded with people older than
themselves; it is a part of life, feature
of the world, for these others to be old;
but for their part they have always been
young. And in some unexpressed way. prob
ably the natural feeling of the immortal
being, they always expect to be young.
Whether their expectation is realized de-
ponds almost altogether upon themselves.
They think no more about it, however, till
the first gray hair comes like an admonish-
ing ghost upcn2 the scene. AT seventeen
they were OF the opinion that the first
thing in the world was beauty. But at
thirty-five they find it is better to be young
than to be beautiful. And it very often
happens, that the girl who was quite
beautiful, with vivid color and sparkling
eyes and fruity flesh and dimples, when
not quite twenty, finds herself at forty
with none of these and neither young nor
beautiful. Yet if she were really fine and
right to be fine and fair still; She should
hardly have gone off at all. 1t matters far
less than you can make her now believe
the line from the nostril to the corner of
the lips may have become marked, that
the color may bes1ess persistent, that the
dimple may show symptoms of becoming
something deeper. under certain conditions
all that is hardly. noticeable. VI she has
kept the spring that used to animate every
motion, so that she moves now with as
light step, as erect bearing, with
quick a grace, holds, her head still like
flower atop of its stem, straight and strong,
yet without the least atfectation OF juve-
nile frolicking Ways she will give only
the suggestion of youth whenever she Stirs.
If she goes slow and wagging, with a
stoop and signs of WEAKNESS, she will have
an arm offered her. and Ii will be under
stood that she bears weight of years
and needs it, If she dresses still in the
tints and stuffs that suit her best not
with youthful frivolities, but with sign
of surrender 10 age. she will have the eff
feet of still belonging TO the forces whose
uniform she wears. But IL she wears sad
and dull colors, relinquishing with reluct-
ance last years styles, and with but little
regard TO styles anyway, she will be taken
at her own valuation More STILL and of
more value than the other consjdera tions,
if she still interests herself in the things
that interest. youth. has saved herself from
the criticisipg and condemnatory manner
which years sometimes give TO ones view
of life SO that~-thel young still find her
companionable. she not only affects others
a day older than ever. If meanwhile she
has taken also to heart practice OF see
ing only the brighter side of things. of for
getting herself and remsmberins others. of
stage of the delights OF this. If she mas
filed her life and her soul with pity and
compassion and tenderness, with love of
Gcd and of her fellew-beings age, even
when it brings white hairs and withered
throat and dropping check, will seem not
to have any trail OF ED, but rather to be
different and beautiful youth.