The Detroit times., 1908-09-14

When we are children We regard
fifty as the end OF life.
A man or woman of fifty seems to
US but little younger than one OF sew
enty, but as We march along with the
years We grow TO change our point
OF view and We set the old age stake
farther and father away the nearer We
approach 1t.
In country places men and women
OF fifty are indeed regarded as old
people; but in cities and among peo-
pie OF fashion or genius nifty Is con-
sidered the prime of life.
There is certain element or the
tragic often about this period or hu-
man existence for men and women
OF Imagination and temperament.
The children are grown and married.,
and occupied with their own affairs.
The paternal and maternal cares ami
pleasures no longer absorb the par
ents' time and thoughts, and II the
wife OF fifty has allowed herself to
grow commonplace ana uninteresuns'
while the husband OF fifty has kept
step with progress, he finds more ana
more leisure 10 feel lonely and mis-
mated and TO realize that the Vesu-
vius of his heart is not the extinct
volcano he imagined, but is full or
smouldering fires. and ready to burst
forth in an eruption upon proyocation.
Their Love Adventures.
or course, the more he INDUCES IN
such thoughts the nearer he brings
the provocation, and the daily paper
tells the rest of the story, which Is
frequently the record of the divorce
court.
The woman of fifty, as a rule, waits
until death has made her free before
she INDUCES in romantic analysis OF
her emotional nature Then she Is
oftentimes astonished TO find that she
IS as DESTROYS OF admiration, attention
and devotion from the opposite sex
as she was at twenty; and she does
not seem to realize, despite her long
acquaintance with the sex, that men
are not always disinterested in their
pursuit OF womankind. She Is, in
deed. inclined TO be more trusting and
confding than she was in her first
youth.
The man and woman OF fifty have
been much in evidence the last year
or two as leading characters in amor
Gus adventures. II would be simple
matter TO count half a dozen Lotharios
OF fifty who have occupied much space
in newspaper sensations, and the
mature Juliets are almost as numer-
Gus.
call to mind the tragic death of a
beautiful woman with grown grand
children a few years ago, woman
who had been living double life. UNI
known TO her family and church, and
whose death, under painful circum-
stances. first revealed the tragic facV
In this particular case the Romeo
was OF her own age; but as rule,
when a woman or man has lived half
century and develops a sentimental or
adventurous tendency, ii is at the In
stigation OF young companion.
millionaire whose death brought to
light many sentimental entanglements
had put aside at least two mature
wives in his desire TO enjoy the COM
partnership OF younger charmers, and
a woman OF fifty revealed to the world
shortly afterward that she too, had re-
newed the emotions OF youth In
romance with a man young enough to
be her son.
Many instances have been recorded
by the pen OF the historian where a
man OF Atty won the admiration and
love and loyalty OF young woman.
have known girl OF twenty TO fall
deeply in love with man who had
crossed the half-century mark.
A girl of hero worshiping ten.
dency would be easily led TO place
genuine affections upon a man who
attained TO honorable position and