The Washington times., 1906-05-17

affections upon man who attained p.
honorable position and power and Wis
tentiOns.
Perhaps fifteen years later. when shs
was thirty-fiVe and ne sixty-five or
still later when the wife Of forty. pos
seSsed OF all the ambition and vitality
Of her prime. she found her husband an
Old man, weary OF the vanities OF Hfe
perhaps then she might think her choice
mistaken one That would al depend
upon the nature Of the woman and the
type OF man
More Serious Problem.
But the young husband. and mature
wife problem. is more serious Position.
power. and hOnors are elements which
enter into the ideal Of an attractive man.
with almost any woman or any age:
but no man Of viriIe character pictures
the lady Of his dreams with these
worldly gifts 10 bestow upon him. II
Is the nature OF woman 10 receive. the
nature OF man 70 bestow the external
things OF life, and the moment a man
begins 10 weigh the benefits he will
uerlVe from a marriage with an older
woman, that moment he ceases 10 be
manly In the true meaning Of the word
once IN thousand times. perhaps. q
woman OF nifty retains the charms and
fascinations which render her able 10
capture the heart Of youth NInon de
L 'Enclos was as irresistible al sfxtv.
and even at seventy. II is said. as az
twenty-five But she was wise enough
(even II her wisdom did not lead 70
morality TO avoid marriage with auy
Of her youthful admirers. She retained
the privilege Of being the one 70 tire. in
stead OF placing herself in the position
OF a deserted and neglected old wife OF
a young husband
II is rare. indeed. that a young man
seeks an elderly woman for q wife IN
less he has some OBJECT 70 gain other
than domestic felicity. But in spite OF
this fact. such women are 10 be found
Ia every community who believe in the
protestations Of love made by designing
youths. and resign 10 their keeping
heart, hand and purse without cemur or
question.
There is a certain pathos in this which
should awaken our pity rather than call
forth our ridiCule-
II IS the maternal and the romantic
Impulse, both awakened after a lethargic
slumber 20 a second summer in the wo-
foIlies.
The early romance Of her life. faded
perhaps into a mere memory long before
she douued widows weeds The huS-
band became engrossed in business or
public affairs. or INDUCED In fnf1delities
which she concealed and cOndoned for
prlde's sake; her children grew out OF
her arms and became men and women.
and no longer needed her; she settled
into a rut OF duty. a mere existence; her
afectional impulses in a sort OF apathy.
and imagined she had outlived emotion
when suddenly she found herself a rich
widow men were seeking her society:
they were paying her compliments. and
Up from the ashes Of her youth rose a
new emotional nature.
Young Mans Love
And when the young lover pleaded.
she was both woman and mother in her
affections again, but mingled emotion
and vanity made her forget that she was
an elderly woman. and that the young
man could not in the nature Of things.
be sincere in his protestauons Of love.
Alas. poor woman, May wisdom and
common sense guide her to shut the
door gently but firmly on the young
lovers retreating form. and save her
dignity and self-respect from suffering
the miseries OF G neglected old wife OF
a young man
When the woman Of fifty narries let
her choose a mate OF her own age.
Copyright. 1906, BY Americana Journal Ex-
Ruiner.)