The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
The Hall g. Lyon Co.

! an have ever known was woman OF
| twenty igAt. who after her marriage
| setued down into household ma
| chine, her eyes lost their brightness.
| her face its youthful charms; books
| became a luxury, her dress grew uu-
| tidy and she became a pitiful wreck OF
| what she might have been, While the
many women, older in years, perhaps,
yet younger in heart and mind make
old age appear blessing indeed"
What home is complete she con-
tinIed, without a grandma? Only
few years ago. SO 10 speak, IL was the
grandlnother's place 10 sit quetly in
the chimney corner with her knitting.
Now. all is changed and the grand
mothers of today belong To women's
clubs and other societies and are as
young in thought and interest as their
daughters or granddaughters. Ii is
said the worlu grows younger all the
time and that a woman grows more
charming az she grows older in years
Miss BraZier deplored the tendency
of SO many women TO worry" and
urged the cultivation of Will power
toward the suppression of gloomy
thoughts and the consequent degener-
acy OF the cheerful heart that doeth
good like a medicine
she spoke OF the sensitiVeness, on the
part of many women. about revealing
of the term "old maid" which i'm these
days has far different meaning than
i'm days of yorc.
Referring TO the subject of mar
riage" Nj - BraZier said: The mar
riageable age of women is extending,
a woman now is as liable TO marry be-
tween the ages of 30 and 40 as between
20 and 30 indeed woman is said to be
at her best at %.
Miss BraZicr cited as examples of the
art OF Growing Old Gracefully" Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe who though i'm her
SD year thinks no more OF a trip across
the Atlantic than many of us would a
TRIP To New York Mrs. Howe is also
very active In club organizations.
Dirs Mary a. Livermore. who lee
tured when long past 20. Susan r. An
thonY. who has worked indefatiguably
over 50 years. Elizabeth Cady stanton.
who enjoyed playing the piano at so
as we'll as in her younger years Thonas
Wentworth tliggnson, Joe Jefferson.
Dcnman Thompson and others were
cited as examples OF those who had
learned the secret of perennial youth.
Concluding. Miss Brazler emphasized
the fact that "A busy life not druid
gerry makes us all younger. 1t is a lack
of occupation that rusts the mind and |
sars the energies
"But the real beauty Of youth i'm a |
race ~ Wnelt IL iNlletAN II fnttllQl |
heart. ready smile and with the |
Golden Rule as tho motto no one can |
fall TO grow old gracefully
4 report from the Paradise club OF /
Middletown tells of the continuance Of |
their studies I'm tho geography Of the |
United States a. q meeting on Janu-
ary Path with Mrs =. w. Smith /
the subject WIS Michigan Mrs /
Charles ~ ward presented the first
pauer. treating ~ the general geog.s. /
phv W the state the Industrial educa-
tioral and religious aspects Of the same. !
Mrs. T.. J. Pcckham aud Mrs. Smith /.
No one would ever DO bothered with
consultation N everyone knew how ma
turally and quickly Burdock Blood Bit
ters regulates the stomach and bowels
Cures Group. sore throat pulmonary !
troubles Monarch over pain OF cYcry
sort. Dr Thomas Electric oil. \
No man can cure consumption. You
can prevent 20 though. Or Woods
NORWAY pine syrup cures coughs. colds.
bronchitis. sore throat Never fails.
Everybody liable 10 itching piles.
Rich and poor. old nnd y0ung-tcrrlbla
ih" torture they suffer. only one SURF
cure. poan'a ointment Absolutely
safe; can't fuil.