Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10


woman Of matursr years. whose rympnthies
and experience have developed. BE that az
Il win, men are unmigtakably turning Tor
brides 10 fun blown roses. who have bios
somed season AFTER season, while the buds
sadly and wonderingly remain unpicked on
the bush. That h thu reason OF All good
reasons for women no longer tearing the
rapid strides Of Time and the unwelcome
eifts he B~catters as he goes.
others In plenty DO not fail. The belle Of
70 10 forever 81 q club. a party, or a theater.
"It's always the elderly women that one
hears talking about club work" observed q
Chicago young matron the other day. "if its
no more than a whist club" They have
untold zest In living. There is something
to think Of besides "Reminiscences
Their looks are a match for their zest.
Margaret sangster IN some side talk TO girls
lately told them Of a mother whose com
plexioD outviewed those Of her daughters.
The older women nowadays love their hand
mirrors as dearly as DO the younger. They
shampoo and massage, learn calisthenica.
have their hair dressed by professionals.
their hands manicured, anything to build
beauty and renew youth.
They wear no bonnets- They take to
colors. A charming woman OF all but 60
was offered a tinted hat some weeks ago IN
one Of New York's millinery salons Of re-
pute. But / always wear black" she pro-
tested.
Madam replied the saleswoman. smil-
ing, 80 many women have been wearing
only black until this season. But this year
they change"
The charming woman Of all but 80
changed, too. and took the colOred chapeau.
Age OF Young Men.
The charming man OF all but so cannot
settle his ~Quarrels with Father Time with
q shampoo and a colored chapeau, and he
finds that the gay maxim that "a woman
10 a. old az she looks. but a man is as
old as he feels" plays him melancholy
tricks at the minute he wishes It were
scientific fact.
The clergymen say that their dead line"
begins at 80. II means that after 80 a
minister. despite all his knowledge OF men
and the world. Of books and religion, his
matured judgment ana ripensd counsels,
must bequeath his pulpit to the beardless
Seminole who can concoct flashy lee
lures and charm the young women. The
most dsvout Of practitioners today will
not have the old minister.
A youth Of 20 was negotiating for q POSI-
ton Of responsibility in one Of the leading
stores Of Chicago. He wore a beard and
looked somewhat above his age. After the
first interview the nrm decided he would
not do on account Of his age.
"How old do you think l amir" said the
young man, much amused.
Between 80 and 49," replied his inter
locutor. When the facts were ascertained
the position was offered the 2e-year-old.
Al IS he would have been supposed too
decrepit to assume it's responsibilities.
Hair Dye q Good Tn~vestment.
A man between 50 and 60, as he was
firmly convinced. held his position at an
other of the leading department stores Of
this city purely by virtue Of his devotion
to dye stuifs. His locks had assumed their
snowiness Of age and were submitted to
processes OF restoration 90 their
pa istiao nu5s % y0Gth. rH5 man was 5apa- /
BILE and experienced. but he knew that
capacity aud experience were not what his
employers most highly prized. They
wanted youth. He put himself TO pains
to assume its virtues.
Your heads Of colleges are all so much
younger than ours" an English woman 1T
Wellesley remarked. I'VE plyays look to
men OF experienced and ripened wisdom.
You want snap and activity here"
From the political caucus to the assem-
bly, OF missionary heroes every public
gathering Is under the management and
in the control Of youthful men.
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