Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-03

The summer girl, be she young or Old,
likes to consider herself in the matrimo-
NAL market. She may be a girl bachelor.
intending never to marry, yet she is not
averse to knowing that others-iust like
her-have married before her; and she
will really take a lively interest in this
little tale which tells her exactly hat
her chances are in decoying the heart of
the summer man-be he old or young.
The best age for the summer girl to
marry, or the age at which her chances
are the best, is between 20 and %. Then
she is at her most attractive period. Her
form is well developed. though slim, and
her skin has all the softnesS and smooth
ness of youth. Her teeth are white and
firm, her throat we'll rounded. her cheeks
and ear lobes a delicate pink, and her
eyes as clear as sparkling water. If a
woman has any chance in life to be hand
some it Is between the ages of 20 and 25
years. The records show that 36 per cent
of all women marry between 20 and 25.
Men, young and old, are charmed with
them at this time, and the girl who does
not get married before she is % must
consider that her chances are lessened.
But she need not give up-not by my
means. Between % and 80 the girl who
marries does better than the one who
married five years earlier. She has a
more matured judgment and she selects
a man for his mental qualities and for
his financial ability to support her, and
not for his handsome face. A girl be-
! tween % and 30 seldom makes q mistake.
If she marries a man at this time she
generally marrieS a man whom she loves
and who can support her. 1t is a mar
riage at which Cupid, the God of Love,
and Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom,
are both present. Her chances of getting
a husband at this age are fine, and the
records show that % per cent of all wo-
men marry about this age. This is about
one in four, or about a quarter of all the
women on the face of the earth.
Between 30 and IS a woman has fewer
chances. The men nave thinned out a
little. She has lost her chance of marry
ing the boy. Her age keeps her neces-
sarily in the sos as far as men are con-
cerned, and, therefore, the long string of
college boys who were after her up to the
time she was 80. have dropped out, and
therefore only the good, solid, substantial
men travelling toward 10 can reach her
hand About one woman in eight, or
about IL per cent of all women, marry
between 80 and 35, which is very good in
deed, considering how few women can
laugh at 80. A woman forgets how to
laugh after she is 30 years old, the fun
the attractive giggle-is all gone. She
sees the cloud, and not its funny shiny
lining.
Between 81 and 40 comes embonpoint-
and the %suitors gazing upon the stern
front are scared away. Yet. if the truth
were known, a woman is at her best be-
tween So and 40. Close our eyes to the
full bust, the rolling hips and the double
chin and you will find her a most delight
full companion. She has got past the age
demanding attention and she is thankful
for small favors. She has learned her
lesson in life and knows, to be vulgar, "a
good thing when she sees it," There are
very attractive women at this age: wo-
men like Lillian Russell, who, at 50, was
the most beautiful woman in this coun-
try; women, who, like great stage beau
ties. have cherished their charms and
them into full bloom. A wo-
man who selects a husband at this age |
seldom makes a mistake, for she has
learned the art of pleasing n she is
willing to spend her life time in exercis- I
ing 1t.
1t may surprise you to know that 6 per
cent of all women marry between 35 and
40, and that the girl who has been too
occupied to marry before this, too busy
spinning her own life yarn to take up the
thread of another, stands an excellent
chance at 40.
Between 40 and so one woman in 20
marries, or 5 per cent. 1t is said that no
woman ever marries after 40 unless she