The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02

Philadelphia Telegraph.
Il saw Mabel Simmons to-day. Goodness,
but she has grown old! And she used to
have such fresh, peachy complexion. It's
strange how quickly some women fade"
The man of the party laid down his paper.
There is no need for any woman to fade, -
he said. oracularly. mo woman need begin
to look old until she's well toward seventy.
She should never have wrinkles until after
sixty"
''Oh, fudge said his sister, scornfully.
That's all you know about it,
The man sat up straight, determined
Look at men, he said. do they get old
at thirty? Do you hear of men fading at
thirty-five, unless they are in poor health?"
The other woman of the party admitted
you didn't, often.
walk along the street and look at the
men, went on the exponent of the charms
of his sex. Here comes a fellow of thirty
eight, fresh rosy skin, not line on his face.
There's a man of forty-five; his face as
smooth as a baby's. Why, I've seen men of
sixty with skin as fresh and clear as a
young girls.
Yes, and I've seen men of sixty with a
face as seamy and wrinkled and sallow as
an old crone's," said his sister.
There are exceptions, of course; sailor
won't have the skin Of a banker. But 1 am
comparing men and women OF the same po-
sition.''
what is the secret?' asked the other
woman, anxious for peace, and longing also
to know the lurking place of the fountain OF
youth.
1.-THE barber" said the man. with a grand
Eloquent wave of his hand.
Goodness! But you don't want us to
shaver"
Women always jump to conclusions" he
said with whitening scorn. They can never
work thing out logically. No, what do L
mean by the barber"
Goodness knows they replied meekly.
Just this: A man goes every day and gets
shaved which means a good massage, and
he comes out as fresh as a daisy and as
clear-faced as year-old babe. man will
go into a barber shop tired haggard, look
ing like piece of damaged good
"Oh, then, they do have Wrinkles inter-
rupted the sister.
But he scorned to notice her. Eyes, sir!
What Ponce de Leon was trailing around
for was a good up-to-date barber shop"
Il suppose he thought he'd find TWEEN
tieth century barber sitting, waiting for Gus
toners. in a sixteenth century Florida
JUNGLE remarked the sister, soto voce.
Now a woman doesn't get a good mas
sage once week. If she does go in for 1t,
she sneaks around the back way and locks
the door when she's doing it at home, as if
she were committing one of the cardinal
sins"
you've been reading somebody's beauty
book
Then, there's another thing. When a man
quits work, he quits. He goes home and gets
on some easy togs, puffs a good cigar and
reads something diverting. He doesn't sit
down and darn stockings, or sort over the
wash for tomorrow, or read up on the inter-
nal organs Of bachtrachiates."
What are bachtrachiates?
but let woman have a few minutes.
and what is she doing? Fussing around to
see If she can't get beforehand with the
winter sewing. mending the children S
clothes, or in some way or other working
overtime every blessed night of her life
But the stockings have to be darned,'
said the matron of the party, land clothes
mended.
I'm talking about keeping young said
the man. Women never will keep to the
subject in hand
But, you see, he wasn't married. If it
comes down to practice, he would probably
prefer few wrinkles his wife's brow to
holes in his socks.