The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-22
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

neriod of their lives. it would certainly
appear that it is at such time that the
female sex reach the zenith of their
charms Such an assumption, however,
is by no means so correct as many
readers might at first suppose. For
these early marriages are easily ac-
counted for by the fact that the mind
Of the average young man at the age
of % or q lightly turns to thoughts of
love. and he invariably chooses a girl
of the same age as himself, or perhaps
Younger, but rarely older, as one likely
to make him a suitable wife.
Al the age of % or % the ma jority of
women are undoubtedly more attrac-
tive as regards personal beauty than at
any other time of their lives. But
while they have that buoyancy and
youth which captivate and make men
so susceptible to their charms for the
time being; yet a deeper study of their
mower of fascination will quickly show
that their attractiveness is very shall
low as compared with that of an older
woman.
A pretty face only constitutes one of
making a woman attractive and it is
absurd to suppose that her charms de-
crease as time adds a wrinkle to her
face. AS a matter of fact, says the
Philadelphia North American, many
women are far more attractive between
the ages of 30 and 35 than those who
are ten years younger. The latter per-
haps, appears more charming and fas-
chatting to the average young man, on
of RI
vacity, youth, etc.
But although the attractiveness of a
woman between thirty and thirty-five
years of age may not be so apparent at
first sight, it is really far greater than
that OF a younger woman. Her char
acter has been formed, and, we'll know
ing that she can no longer be regarded
as a young woman she makes the most
of the good qualities she possesses and
tries to please the man whose favor she
seeks, as well as those people with
whom she comes in contact.
A pair of large, sympathetic eyes, a
low sweet voice, and an equanimity of
temperament, more than counterbal-
ance any lack of youthful beauty and
vivacity; and it is when a woman
strives TO please a man that her pow
ers of fascination increase. She learns
to take an interest in his daily pur-
suits, be they business or pleasure, and
nothing appeals to the masculine heart
more than the thought that one of the
opposite sex is ready to praise when he
triumphs and sympathize with him in
his trials.
Many young women, of course, pos
sess these characteristics, and besides
being pretty, have truly lovable and
sympathetic nature which makes them
douoly attractive in the eyes of a man.
But, as a rule, it will be found that a
young woman who possesses good
looks is somewhat lacking in those en-
dearing qualities which are to be found
in a woman of 30 or Whereabouts, The
former has to depend mostly upon her
good looks in order to win favor with
the opposite sex. and as the average
young man--and older ones, too, for
the matter of that's very susceptible
to personal beauty, she is, perhaps,
successful in appearing more attractive
in his eyes than an older woman.
But only for a short while. Most men
have a habit of comparing one woman
with another, and it is not long before
they begin to perceive that beauty is
only skin deep, as the saying goes, and
that although a woman of from 80 to
81 is not so pretty as those with whom
he is acquainted, who are some years
younger, yet the former is brighter in
disposition and more interesting and
sympathetic in character than the lat
ter. This is because the older woman
has had more experience of the world.
Her character has developed, and she
realizes that woman needs more than
personal beauty to win and retain
mans love.
l would urge girls to cultivate COM
mon sense. There was a time, says
Dorothy Dix, in the New Orleans Plea
yune, when it was thought cunning
and interesting for girl to be a COM
bination idiot and angel. whose sup
posed virtues offset her lack of sense.
If that time ever existed it has been
relegated into the far and distant
past. Look about you and see who
are the women who are loved and
admired now. Are they the women
who go into Mysteries over every little
thing, or are they the women who can
rise calm and wise to any emergency?
Believe me, little sister, the doll baby
woman has had her day. Men loved
her and admired her, and protested
against any change, but when the new
woman came with her sane, rational
vews-a woman who could be trust
ed like a man,yet loved like a woman;
who could be reasoned with instead OF
cajOled-why, men saw that they had
gotten a companion instead of play
thing, and the~doll babys reign was
over.
Nothing is so sad a reflection as
that most women are unhappy because
of their own free will. They nurse
grievances. They magnify wrongs,
They dwell on unpleasantness until
they spoil not onlys their own lives,
but those of all about them. Not long
ago l was sent to investigate mys-
ferrous case. where youth, almost
grown. had run away from luxuri-
Gus home. The house was beautiful
without and within, evidently the abode
of wealth and comfort; yet the son
had deliberately forsaken it all TO
live hard and laborious life far away.
AS I entered the house heard wom-
am (the mother's) Vocei rising in a
shrill, monotone Of querrulous abuse
and complaint, and / went away WITH
out asking one question. / knew why
the boy had run away from home, ana
my only wonder was that the woman
husband hadn't had enterprise enough
10 run away from 1t, too.
The woman makes the atmosphere OF
the home If she is gay and bright-a
happy philosopher who takes life as
she finds it and makes the best OF
thlngs-there is sunshine in the home,
and everybody goes out of 1t full OF
nope and strength and courage; out
IL she is querrulous and complainins'
she is the wet blanket that chills en-
thuSiasm and kills effort.
This is a practical view to take OF
subject that is generally wreathed
about with glittering generalities, but
n is raaI eide IF life that eVerV