The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18


in the fact that IL Is new. Drugs have
long since proved their inefIicacy. Elec-
tricity may not be tempered with at WILL
and such radical measures as a change OF
diet or the adoption OF habits of exercise
are naturally unwelcome TO the woman
who is persuaded she can obtain the same
results by a simple little metal chain. Ir
is true that IL Is an expensive toy, but
that will doubtless be considered only as
an evidence of its value.
Probably the day is not far distant when
these simple chains shall be converted
into ornaments. 1t could so easily be done
and a chain of wrought gold or silver
would be so much more aluring to the
woman of fashion than the plain lnstru-
ment of steel. The magic will probably
have vanished, but one more ornament
will have been gained for the chatelaine,
and the woman of fashion Will be well
pleased.
The ruling woman OF the present day Ia
the mature woman, says the San Francis
co Argonaut The maiden of bashfuI Is.
The bud of Is, the clear-eyed girl of 90 an
must stand aside for their older sister,
who leads the procession. The age at
which women are supposed TO exercise
their greatest charm varies with the vary
ing of fashion and taste In the Eliza
bethan era II was IA. Other heroines as
celebrated In their day and generation az
Juliet were the instigators of tragic loves
and hates at that extremely juvenile age.
Half a century ago, Bazac astonished
his couptrymen by claiming unusual pow
ers OF fascination for the woman OF 30.
Ever since she has held the stage as an
incarnation of coquettish attraction. At
the present day the period OF beauty and
charm has been extended even further.
Balzacs thirty has received an additional
ten years. Women OF forty are no long
"a q " nj
quarian may trace relies Of bygone splen-
dor. With the vanishing Of the term "old
maid" the old maid herself has with
drawn into the place Of departed spirits
In France an unmarried girl of over % Is
looked upon as dead stock, for which there
Is nothing but convent To-day, in the
United States, women Of independent
means, women of society, women who are
self-supporting, rarely marry under Is, and
generally put off that episode in their ex-
istence to five or ten years later.
There are many reasons for the present
vogue of the mature belle. She IL more
attractive, understands human nature bet
ter, than her younger sister. She Is still
good looking. Her youth lasts longer than
II used to, because she has learned how to
take care Of herself. American women
formerly ruined their beauty by bad diet,
no exercise, and too little fresh air. Now
they know better. A healthy, well groom
ca woman, VINO - not ONefWOfked OF over
worried looks about the same age at 40
as she did at %. With her additional
years has come additional wisdom If she
has not the engaging simplicity that was
hers at IS, she has a knowledge Of men
and manners which makes her a more In
teresting companion, a more lOvable hui
man being. Experience has given her the
gift Of sympathy of which the young girl
feels nothing. To men she has come to
represent not only all that is graceful and
gracious and tactful In womanhood, but
all that IS broad and tender and feminine.
Among working wOmen-from the artis-
tic TO the plain working woman-the ma
turer ones are naturally in the ascendant.
The young girl among the workers Is the
novice whom no one knows or cares much
about. 1t Is when the years of endeavor
have been passed. and mind and heart
have reached their fullest powers OF COM
prehension and feeling, that she is at the
pinnacle OF her development. In these
days OF hurry and pressure and Intensity
OF effort, such a creature naturally takes
precedence over the untried girl who Is
waiting with expectant eyes for the mes
sage OF the future. Existence Is too full
the struggle too serious, for the return OF
those days when youth, ignorance, beauty
and folly we're the great requisites OF wo-
men. The times are stirring, the pressure
OF existence desperately earnest, and man
In his struggle demands a helpmate who
can assist him onward not drag him
back. Chvalry, in its downfall, carried
away many pretty myths, the prettiest
the myth OF the chidwife hanging,
frightened and faint hearted, on her hus-
bands arm.