Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-18

for tho hotlve woman OF society and Of
affairs, whose middle age l. prolonged In
definitely, but who really believes thoml
! without entering into tho merits Of this
question In which ~ mere luRiuinns they
undoubtedly have the host u the nrgu.
/ ment, wo still ind ourselves unreasonahly
lamonting tho passing away Of serene
and comforting figure frum the back.
/ ground Of our too fcstlcssly progressive
| ago, tho passing away " some ono 10 ~
/ out from, sofno one TO come homo 10, ono
around whom tall sons Aro proud 10 rally
and Ono TO whom married daughters re-.
| joioe TO return with thuir Offspring fooling
sure u q patleut and sympathetic listener
/ TO tho most monotonous nursery details.
Ono day In tho busy crowd upon one "
| tho thorouRhfarcs u great city found
myself following o tall, spare ilguro In
plain bonnet, mhntlllh. rutloulo, umbrella
and all the other almost forgotten para.
phernalia Of old ladyhood. There whs a
strange fascination about those severe and
unadornod outlines which In some indon.
mite manner carried with thom an atinoi.
phero Of faroff childish days, with their
radiance Of simple pleasures and sorrows
dimmod and shndowod by distance
walked behind tho figure. thon beside
old fashioned bonnet 20 ~. whether tho
face Of tho wcarcr was prAndmothorly and
kind, Just NJ tho -pnrkish young blades u
tho last century must often have longod 10,
and doubtless ala sometimes, pucp ut the
pretty Quaker faces beneath their jealous.
y guarding screams Of pasteboard and silk
that, hldOuus In themselves. only served 20
make fair soom moro fair
Tho pursuit II u young and beautiful
maiden d trite enough subject although
Il still forms tho groundwork Of most 70.
manoos, but Il has remained for modern
writer Of fiction 10 choose for his th0mo
tho trials and dlsappolntmonts of m elder.
iy widowcr In search Of an old lady 10 an
his heart and cheer hia flrosido.
Tho chief difficulties Of thu hero Of this
Ingenious tale, which appeared In n recent
English monthly, were tho elusive nature
Of his COLLAR buttons and the irreprrssiblo
and dlsoournRlnR youthfulnoss Of tho Ia
dies whom no met 1T hotels aud boarding
houses, the Encouragement lying Ia tho
fact that they made this modern Cnlobs
appear old by contrast,
ono night In the excitement Of FIRE In
tho hotel whore he WIS stopping thots
emerged from her apartment, In monde.
script costume Of nightonp soant petit.
coat and fur capo, genuine old lady,
with no youthful airs about her. The
progress Of tho fro was fortunately soon
arrested, but tho indys nerves, jarrcd by
the unwontcd stir and anxiety, required
tho gentle stimulhnts OF toa and synpA.
thoiio oompanionship.
Tho former panaocA was furnished by
hor own tea service which she had Brought
into tho hall for safety, while tho latter
oatholioon tho enraptusod wldowor was
happy 10 supply. A blissiul and all too
foeting hour was spont over smoking cups
Of tea, tho presiding genius of the feast
neyor once causing her companion 10 feel
old by contrast ON tho other hand. she
spread about her. oycn amid tho confusion
aud wrcokngo Of the fro sweet aud sat
isfying atmosphere Of middle aged com
fort and homo cheer
The pair parted friends, sho TO enjoy
what beauty sloop" might still DO had, ,
he 10 drcam Of % homo blessed with the
presence Of - oonRonlal and not too youth.
full companion, but alas. when Culeba
mot tho assembled household - luncheon
the next day, his friend Of tho FRO and tho
tea could not DO found. She, focllng son
sitlye or tho score Of tho rather unoonyOn-
tionAl costume md circumstance OF their
meeting, hositAtod TO address him, while
no failed 10 recognize the lady OF his
dreams and OF hi. brief acquaintance In
tho younglsh looking woman before him
In luHurlant frizzos, sailor hat and iaunty
gown
Thus ono happy household failed 10 take
It's place among the homes VI England,
and lonely widowor suttled down 10 tho
cherries life 81 a boarding house, where
tho women were all painfully young, "be-
cause, " a. tho writer OF the story remarks,
while rcaliIing that boys will always DO
boys he failed to gnsp tho more impor-
tant fact that women will he girls TO tho
end OF the chapter "-PhilAdelphls Pres.