New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
HOME AND SOCIETY.
rur CONVERSATIONS OF AGE.
-,,r AND HER wOES-A LOVELY COUNTRY
uousE-How TO BE "SMARr''-NoTEs ON
TUE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.


THE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.
an. Of the many kindly provisions of nature
~ ",ya brings the philosophc mind Looked at
:" the right way. there Is goou oe"' Vi 'h.'s
IN ~, 20 be found in grow .ng old. peaceful
ia0" h.ing hors du combat which Is not I'M
ness " Tho years IL they have somewhat de-
p', ,be keener and more ecstatc sense oil en-
SUE have also dulled the capacity for suffer-
P'd have given the patience whlch makes IL
's,ble to bear those inevlaDie u's~'pPo'''.S
?, We which TO the young heart not an" resi-
" -. seer absolutely unenduraD!e
less - tho minor Affections of youth when are
ais,nnear with advancing years IS self
S tousness AS people grow older anu see iio'e
49, world they lose this characteristic WHICH Is
" ing 70 themselves and TO Others ana III con-
~ 80 ,ronrove in both manners ana character
- at Jones' for ns,ance-what an lnsu"ei'pie
Lon V. o,,,re he used to be- What an Adonis ne
niue h,rself and how he bored people wltR
'n.,+ions, His time is over now, he says ne
NE var off trying TO capuvate since MS ha'r mas
10. gray and he has turned into a Kli'u' pam
VIZ coed little gentleman who IS Always le""S
lice and whom every one likes Ihen 'heie
70 oO ,.7sn, moor fellow: how bashful and awk-
ara miserable he was! Now he has gwen
war; =, as a bad Job he tells people. ana
hm - his own blunders. while his good-natured
Aus".,+, makes him popular with every one for
iIn raa tyv, the years certainly have done much'
fnee s0, # does not bring the philosophic MIND
DS ,s, he acknowledged that age is by no means
M , There is Mrs. Grey. who takes her
s..,rs wears very much to heart. and clngs
au'A daath TO her youthful frivolitles. How
ike +, all Is, How can she imagine that she
leaving her world when she puts the roses
-. window which she herself has ordered from
eo-sst and hints. gigslns. at the names OF the
Wv ~ her inQuiring friends VINO Iaugh AT "ei
o'n" har hack And why does Mrs. Sere enameI
and emilia n
o'e rbi.e teeth? Women such as these make
win ... ~ YOUTH and destroy the beauty OF age
O. these are not the only ones to whom age prlnss
e. dignity nor honor. What hypocr1tes 'hese
he o-e'' cries Mrs Stout who prides hersei
w. making no pretence. AID TO whom II is true
w -rorl5 and the devil are no temptation But me
s..s Nh the flesh. it gains upon her da"y. one
HeH' .. ono time she has lost one pound. ana
" ro,bAr she has gained two; and she discusses
80, she can eat. and what she cannot eat ana
.r cook and her avoirdupols ana he' a>o''uuis
y, ~ cook ad nauseanL Even the elderly
NV ..os - Mrs Grey and the vanities or Mrs
60 are better than such stagnaton. Nhat
W. - such as these is that dear saint who
.,o.,,oe natural autumnal and serene, SHOWS
tv ber sweet Old face that Time Whlle 1urro"'ne
~, forehead with wrinkles. mas ironeo o"' al
the creases in her heart!
.,,... s,. has gone on Is the fatal verdict.
S,.,,s for 70 her II means the loss OF every
L., .ho+ she most va,ues-not only the eclat
ona freshness OF her beauty. but the presuse anu
,oxe- which II insures. Nothing is more 'he'"'i-
chov than 10 see woman VINO mas Oeen """' -
known az professional beauty ana VINO hVes
,- socIetv gradually lose her attraction. WINE she
h.,,s a, striving 10 retain. by obvious and pniful
49,. .ho, which was once hers by divine right.
~, s,,,r.rs whose name once was legion. grad
r au5,s,a into a few second-ra;e men, or
cal,ov Youths who still fee fattered ny inc lre"o-
chin ot the once-renownei belle. while TO retain
oven such as these she ls obliged 70 mako an
e~or. 70 cheapen herself IN way, 10 strive am
Aatter. 20 descend from her PEDESTAL and from
goddess to become
"a creature not TOO bright or good
For human natures daily food
unfit finally she grows into an object OF contemptu-
GUS pity to younger generation.
poor old thing" they say. "she was very
handsome oncer What has happened to her?
sssn not 50 very old" mo. but she has gone
o. SUI therefore out. ana her day Is over
rry nothing seems left for the poor worldllng
u whom fattery and admiration has been the
-.-y breath Of her nostrlls. and who feels that
sic cannot live without It. What trite worn
out little sermon nigh. be preached ABOUT such
lie, Only a few years ago the poor thlne was
o, the most brilliant stars In the social con-
ISOLATION Men OF fashion and position swarmed
rended 70 accent their attentions; now they have
one ana all deserted her for newer and brighter
hm.nary At social gatherings she has 10 insist
UPON her old friends speaking 10 her. she IL ophgei
70 waylay them and take possession OF 'hefn' ana
hss frequently 10 rnanoeuvre to &c. near some
PARTICULAR man who will not come 10 her II Is no
uncommon thing for such a woman when she mas
IRA. -he stimulus of her existence Is gone, 70 seek
for something 10 supply the absolute need she feeis
for excitement. and physicians say that OPIUM
eating and alcoholic excess are largely on the
Increase among women OF society
Favor Is deceitful. and beauty Is vain, satin
the preacher: but the woman who looketh well to
.hs wavs Of her household, and whose children
arise I'd and call her blessed. her price Is indeed
above rubies IN this worldly age OF ours
TT takes so little 10 make country house pretty
nowadays" said the GRACIOUS mistress OF charm-
ing little box on the seashore in modest dls-
cla,rner ~ the constantly expressed admiration or
her visitors She quite overlooked the fact tha'
Il her own exquisite taste when maze tha'
little" 90 much more desirable than the costhest
furnishing OF many elaborate manson III -
a house with a green hipped roo1 WIN
dorrner windows brown shngled SIDES. and a
large square porch furnished Ike a room with
rustic brentwood furniture chairs and tables with
paited straw and tops. a low divan with
piles OF large excelsior-stuned cushions covered
With colorei Genins. Mexican hammock ana rat
ia shades; all these. with couple OF long, 10"
LAY windows constitute the exterior OF the cottage
which, built into the side Of a hill which Is COW
efed With tanse Of bay bushes. sweet fern. wild
roses and the bright green. why grass OF the
country, seemed part Of the hill itself
ROW very pretty" is the involuntary exclamation
" every new guest on entering the Dutch
ooor they find themselves in a small square room,
"n'cn Is cur,ained off from a largo living room
beyond. In this little the motif is green;
pVTuerre
Varse green linen canvas, the material simply
"ihsed out a finish. Inside curtains OF white
ehoroidered muslin frame the pretty views from
e''her window. and the mantle drapery is cleverly
managed by pea,ed folds caught up in the middle.
ana on either side by brass-headed tacks stuck