Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-20

hood. and quite look down upon the
gushing married sylph OF 20 as very
much akin to the HindooN There -
certainly no time in a wonahs life when
she is so delightfu-married or sings"
said a critical bachelor friend the other
day, las when she Is from . to 10 years
of age "Is II not also a hard age TO NIL 4
In it's requirements" asked lady lis.
tener of 26, who heard him, but who was
fortunately and happily married
''She is yet charming enough TO run all
risks" was the reply. "A girl OF that
age has both the enthusiasm OF youth
and the tolerant sense of middle life.
Tho shyness and tlmidlty OF her girl.
hood have passed into a polse OF maus
ner and a gracious dignity that places
her friends at once at their easy best.
Her opinions have weight. and her esti-
mates and criticisms OF life are from
some degree of experience usually to DO
trusted, because she has no theories yet,
TO bolster up and no illusions TO live
down."
TACT NEEDED.
Granted, chmed In another ono of
| the small circle, that gradually drew
nearer. "And IL may sound like very
| smooth sailing. One can have but Ut
| tie idea until experienced how much tact
| It takes TO sheer straight in the narrow
| five years that lie on tho sunny side Of
| that fatal 30. A single woman OF that
| age hardly knows where to place herself.
| She IS neither young nor old. Let her
| take the coy and kittenlSh-r role. and sho
lis Immortality ridiculous ana edeservedly
so. She may sometimes even fear 10
be her own natural and spontaneous
self. The most horrid Of old naidens-
| sofd ,,atJct-ea pirlf9h nl1 GIRL
To be older than her years Is just as
bad. 1t makes n prig Of her at, once.
She IS somewhere between Sylla and
Charibydis, and men and gods will shun
her.. Beside, she must be all things
TO all men.
"To the spoony young she must be
motherly. without hurting his dear little
vanity by patronage. 10 tho middle
aged she should respond with the ma
turity that matches his own. and to each
and all she must continually suggest the
innocence of sweet 16." With the man
| between the two, she may fall unwisely
In love, out OF sheer gratitude. because
he is nearer her natural self and main
stay. Cleverer, It may be. than he Il.
she must yet conceal 1t. She must fol-
low him always, but. like little Inlus.
| with unequal footsteps" or his pride Is
| wounded. From % to 30 a woman-un-
married-has the most difficult part Of
her life to live"
MY goodnessy' shouted n voice from
| the cherry tree above us, what SER
| mon. Tell me. Is 1t thou?"
And the other answered mournfully,
PERHAPS"
The most brilliant affair OF the out
going week was the reception given on
| "Wednesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
e. Hall to their son, Mr.. Zeke Hall, and
his bride, nee Lumsden. OF Richmond.
! A large and elegant circle OF friends were
present, and gladly welcomed the new
addition TO the society Of Alton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Cloud. OF Char
IottesviIle, are the guests Of Mr.. T. w
Goodloe. at Locust Dale"
Mr.. w. r. Meredith and wife and chill
dren. OF Richmond. Va, are at Noun
tain Top Hotel
Also. registered there Is Mr.. h. D
Maury. OF Richmond.
Rev. NJ. London, OF Hiilsboro', VIII M
: Appointments at fIebron during the con.
: yalescence Of the pastor, Rev. -. n
, Hawthorn.