The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
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xoDKRN FEMININITY NOTABLE
FOR ITS ENERGY.


In Hard work the secret OF Etefual
youtb-The Two Things 70 Ne
nr..dcd-yie~s of . woman Physician.
From Paris comes the story that Nine.
o.,ah B~ernhardt complains hat she has not
.,rcisnt work TO do and 10 bored. To
.o,isfv her craving for action q series Of
Thnr-day matinees has been planned by
tsr At her new theatre. At these she win
nrssent the play In which she has made
her greatest triumphs In b past
When II is remembered that the French
.c,ree. personally ana her theatre,
.,udles new roles constantly. reads plays.
..sLss mans with her business agent each
day and entsrtains constantly. II viii be seen
,h., abe possesses not only histrionio genius.
but also a gift for work. She u over TO- a
srandmother and still charming In
and appearance.
Not only on the stage, but also In every
ether field Of work In which women ave
distinguished themselves Of late, 1t will be
found that they have . marvellous talent
Tor hard work and an endurance that grows
With It's cultivation. Certain lines OF work
~pscialy keep them ever youthful In mind,
sppsarance and figure. The emotional work
~ the women Of the stage has been cited
asa means Of remaining youthful, and oer-
tainly this doctrine has many charming
sIemplas.
prudeery and routine, n would Seem,
are the only things that ffsmininity need
dread a. likely TO bring on premature old
are, II u only within the last decade that
women have learned the seorst OF eternal
lace show the lines Of ago.
A woman physician. who has given much
time 20 the study Of her sex. gives II as her
opinion that emotional and physical activity
Is the best means to keep . woman ever
'.Activity and the interest In accomplish
uant and achievement abe said. seem
10 be the secrets Of feminine beauty. Care
and Indulgence alone will not keep the potent
:some of The wealthiest Of women. whose
lives are dreams OF luxury. will 9 rapidly.
But the active body M emotional nature
do much to keep the face young. The
American stage offers some notable IN
stances Of ,this-beanty q lace and form
marvellously preserved although the wear
and tear OF stage lie are great.
sBernhardt Of the French stage n Ellen
Terry of the English drama present two
marvellous instances Of the youth that
remains. not in face and form alone but
years-a youthfulness OF temperament
expressed In walk, manner and converse.
ton that is something beyond the art Of
beauty doctors and masseurs. ..
Take the average farmers wife OF half
the age OF either OF these women N you
will find her ~prematurely old. bowed. her
eyes dim and her hair gray, The reason
Is not that she works hard. but that her
life is without color and witt put change.
The actress and the society woman
work az hard a. the farmers wife, for while
the latter rises early. the former are Obliged
u turn the night into day. But they have
q constant change OF scene. .
Then they value their good looks and
give more attention 70 preserving them.
naturally. Ii cannot be said that artistic
endeavor alone will preserve a woman's
charm or youth. For there are many IN
stances 10 the contrary.
Rosa Bonheur was a tireless worker. but
a close student. She cared nothing Tor
dress OF society. She allowed her hair TO
whiten and her figure TO grow heavy with
out giving them a thought. .
.OIida has grown very old looking In
late years, although she has striven val
earlier life she was very much of q a
y, seems TO be the activity Of life on
the stage and In society that produces
the result, Women writers age. In APP
sedentary. they think much. rather than
feel. and their faces grow lined, their FIG
ures stout and their hair gray and they
frequently value their feminine charms
but little. apparently.
"Yo could name ten OF the most famous
women novelists OF the day and fail 20 find
one who IL not overstout. A man student
gets very thin a. a rule. But a woman
who thinks and reads and paints pictures
OF writes books, nesh as q
rule IL il one Of tbs d contradiction
Of sex -
Then women writers are p~roverbially
careless a. 20 fashion, while the actIe-s
and the society woman CIV much Thought
and attention 70 theiS appeeranoe. AZ "a
the women u the stage their sunenngr
Ia the attempt 20 reduoo fieeh are pitiable
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ons beauty who h. threatened with col
lapse unles- she gives up the heroic MEASURES
III. keeIa 10 practice ~.
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IN rociety, are Non for display more than
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