The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02

the elderly woman is taking to herself
husband Sometimes. as tu tho case at
Lady Randolph and Adelue Patti ari
more recently in the enlargement OF Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, Crugcr, the man Us q quar-
ter OF q century younger than his brid".
"a disparity Of years that seems merely
TO intensity his loyerIke ardor.
Her hair IS apr 20 be grey. hcr complex
ion a biz faded. she makes no conceal
ment OF her wrinkles and her ma,roniy
OUTLINES are not strapped into crue, STAFF
nor Is rouge and hair dye clGed 20 the
rescue OF her departing youth. She is not
even sensitive about the number of her
birthdays ana, TO the eye 81 the most par
tial. she is a woman from whom the mid
die age spread, dryness ana bleach has
token the sap. bloom and slenderness OF
her .oug ago young girlhood Neverthe-
Jess she Is loved; not Tor her money.
for often she has not cent neither IS
10 Tor her beauty, because that is either
gone or sadly blghted Even The witch
craft Of coQuetry Is dulled or dead. She
IS loved ardently, steadily AMI truly, ay
the man between % and 20. for herself
alone. She inspires the sort Of passion
talt woman may gladly re-iprocate aud
fako vast credit Too arousluE. When she
marries nor youthfui or middle aged nus
band. he ad0res her ana the young SRI
the while looks on "a blank envy and dir
may. She sees the young man dcfying
tradition. his family. and often his own
best worldly interest "a order 20 win AMI
wear this passc. fai. grizzly headed lazy
81 his choice. aud once married 90 her
he hangs over her with fond foolish in-
fatuation The modern Dora Spen.ow %
10 him a tasteless. c.oyiug, ely sweet.
To her arts and her wlles be is equally
cold while 20 his aged eharmer he pours
out his very soul.
A hundred years ago this young man
would have been pronounced bcwitched.
and his elderly wife would probably have
been taken 10 the nearest mal-pold and
forced 10 explain herself To-day there
is simply the state Of society 90 blame
or praise as one may regard the sltua-
ton.
what Men Want.
Wherefore indeed has the woman fair
TAT ami forty come 90 dominate the STAGE.
the authors brain uud steal tho hearts Of
mem In CREST measure and naturally
because the modern man prefers as a
wife the woman VINO knows her world
FIFTY years ago ana back Of that waon
tho man married young he took a wife VINO
was his JUNIOR and they found ont about
iifc and if ways together. She kept
house and looked after the babies ana be
was her providence her guide ana nor
defender. Distinctly be married help
meet he was the pioneer aad she walked
90 his footsteps.
To-day men DO NOT want 10 marry
working partners bur companions. The
average man waits unfit he has made bis
money. has had bis night With the world
alone ard. having lived as an iudrp nj
eut bachelor has "a dominaut ycarn.ug tor
comfort. the mod m man is 10 ID azy and
selfish when 70 comes 90 weidi g. IA b
8 res the joys and shlrks tie res 90 90 10
ties OF martin ny and this D. whore he
ulns 70 the middle aged " man. She nas
lived long enough .n the world 10 know
its requirements and 10 learn ITS % .ee-
ophy. She Is not easily jcalou.. Is not
whiuis cal and o. never e2actng. she has
found out a greet deal about mon a-1
knows what Ieud Us item ha py, hc 8
rot talk servants. run up b.is 4uArrs
with her husbands mo. her. nor insis.
upon being considered aud entertained
T every moment She keeps house Ike a
veteran. she believes that little absences
make the heart grow fon er and 20 not
I trerefore forbid her nus and annua'
shooting or fishing trip with als mas "a
I llne friends. AS she IA not apt 20 give
T him any children. be can have her COM
3 r-.nlo,t--sn A. Ell mes. With the man %
+ fo.d,, these are the true matrimonial zee
frhts and his heart g laid al me i,ei
I az che woman who. by insunt ne ieels'
/ v-u give him just that sweet sympathy
ana true friendship that leaves hih a4'"'