New-York tribune., 1905-06-12
HOW TO GROW OLD GRACEFULLY.

''one must learn TO grow old gracefully" said a
the other day, who looked as IL she had
stepped from old portrait that had become
etherialized by age, AS she talked with her youth
tul companion she was study IN harmony for
she had learned how 10 make age attractive.
ITO struggle after youth when it is gonei Could
anything be more pathetic? Why it is like trying
TO hold lover that has ceased to love you,T she
added. IN a sweet low voice. "A woman may keep
her power of attraction all her life II she knows
how. Her life is divided into three periods-the
period OF youth of Wit and Of sympathy. Youth
requires nothing but TO be lovabe; middle age de-
rnands wit and charm Of manner; old age
should be touch with the whole world. and have
sympathy for every in It
''As we grow older must turn the searchlight
Of criticism upon ourselves. and cease to look for
faults IN others. It is impossible to be too fastdi-
Gus about anything that our person or our
clothes. One is the picture, and the other Is the
frame and the two must be considered toge'neI'
not separately.
NO I do not have my nails ulantcured; 1t Is
not necessary. When was very small chlo-
my mother taught that soiled hands and naiis
were inexcusable and that a dirty face was noth-
ing in comparison. I not allowed to use q
nail cleaner or anything but q very hne nan oTuSA
for as you know. the nails should grow close 10
the skin. and look if they were almost part Oh
the finger. The only care give them is TO pro
tect them from the sun and cut the nails care
fully once week. A hand that has been properly
attended to from babyhood should not require any
artificial aid
Il must acknowledge however, that my hair re-
Quires q little extra Silver gray my friends
call it, and It is for that very reason. So much
gray hair has = yellow shade, pepper and
salt appearance. But quite celebrated French
hair dresser told that I must always have
bluIng put In the water in which it Is washed
that It be shanDooed every three weeks,
and my hair brush cleaned each time after using.
of old lace as you Ny mother always wore
some and I don't think improve upon our
mothers. besides laughing, Il think It Is very
becoming though 1 have plenty of hair.
II do think spend more money on my
clothes than any other woman, but perhaps l
them It is much nicer to choose beautiful
things than ugly ones" she said quite paintfvely,
and they don't cost any more l agree with
Ruskin that owe Il to one another TO look
as nice as possibly can hunt about until
I find a dressmaker who can dress me. and not
merely make my clothes. I generally begin by
telling her my age. that I forty-seven and
mind at rest promptly to any deluSions 1 may
have on Sutherland from that moment her
creations are q work of inspiration.
dear forty-seven is delightful age. There
is nothing that you cannot accomplish at forty
seven If. you give your mind to II. You may sun
Inspire good deal Of admiration but never again
envy 4 girl seeks you our as a friend and con-
fdaTte: Il would impossible for her TO think Of
you as a rival. To men you possess the added
charm OF experience; you have learnt the lesson
of life by heart and tolerant Of the faults or
others We do not look at men with the dream
eyes of youth. You know them 10 be human with
faults Ike yourself