The Washington herald., 1909-07-15
WHEN AGE THREATENS

There are some women who dread the
coming OF age as they might the approach
OF some great disaster. Youth does not
fear Il, for Il seems Ear OF. and courage
is one OF the qualities Of young woman
hood. writes Kate Nasterson n the Phila-
delphia Press.
! The great secret OF retaining feminine
youth, greater By far IN its power than
al the lotions and creams IL the world.
good as they are. is the maintenance OF
the Unafraid attitude toward life. the
smile for any fate" that --vites and
brings 20 Us the things ,.llch are 10
benefit US
/ II a woman can but keep the youthful
/ spirit by 6ismissiug the worries over
matters that cannot be helped. she win
! always see the star breaking through
/ the storm. the rainbow archlng the slzy
1 after darkness.
We have learned that Il IS folly 70
/ feel old es women used 10. when they
| had entered the thirties. They accepted
7 the role OF middle age and let inaction
and lack Of interest in outside affairs
/ attack them
Above all. they buried romance and
I =
| OF youth as OF something past. q lost Joy
instead OF glCrying in the new pleas
ures and opportunities that maturity had
/ brought them
How glad those OF the present should
| Do that they 1--we IL q different era when
! women DO not allow the thought OF age
1 20 affect them. when the young girl and
/ the bud. although charming. do not IN
I any way occupy the center Of The stage.
Y but are themselves kept young by being
dressed and taught with the good taste
/ Of simplicity.
The woman who breads age as e calan-
! ity goes 70 an extreme that IS pirifui in
counterfeiuing youth by means OF
makeup that. as a rule. defeats her OBJ
/ ject she goes carefully 10 The hair
dressr's every second day 10 have her hair
marceled. although this stacy style OF
c0iffure gives 70 most heads a stiff and
set look that IS anything but youthful
and that none but q youthful face can
stand
Long earrings are the fashion. and she
adOps them. although earrings add years
70 a woman's appearance, and can only
be worn effectively by q piquantly girl
ish fsce. These items are far more aging
in their effect than simple dressing and
an avoidance Of too many decorative
accessories.
Certainly no one would dare 70 under
value youth. but 10 the intelligent woman
the present should be equally pleasurable
Z IN its nlaturer knowledge Of life and the
happiness that comes 10 Us as q reward
for our Efforts toward right living
We play with our youth as a baby does
with q sunbeam on the carpet and To- it Is
gone IN the twinRling or an eye, Then
real life-realizatiOn OF what life means.
begins. Why do We mourn them for the
unconscious girlhOod when existence was
only a playtime.
Women age physically more quickly
than men. only because their lives are
perforce. lived differently. and especially
because they allow the domestic environ
ment 10 become the indoor life Nine
men out OF ten or more. perhaps. must
90 out six days in the week. rain or shine.
travel IN cars, feel the friction OF life and
breathe outdoors for a space.
Therefore, a man at fifty IS not old-nor
does he for moment consider himself so. I
he can even fan IN love rOmantically. and
he gains confidence in himself that is pos
itlvely superb
Some call il vanity. but whatever name
be given II. il is the quality that enables
him 10 look the world in the face, 70 feel
sure OF himself, 20 meet and overcome
difficulties, 20 hght for himself and for
others
His mind does not dwell on age as a /
disaster: quite the contrary. he keeps
putting his limit ahead as long as his 1
health holds out
He argues that while his mind remains /
keen and active he knows more with \
every twenty-four hours. and as ne wins I
success he realizes that he gets more I
power.
Business is a good deal Of a game TO I
the American. and that is the real reason /
why he pursues Il so steadfastly A 4
streak Of gray in his hair does not give I
him the blues. II is delightful sometimes /
70 observe how dauntlessly he refuses 70 /
admit that romance IS no longer for him.
A woman, on the contrary. looks in the 4
mirror and loses heart. forgetting the /
great old ladies Of history who continued /
charming until the end. Il is only when
a woman loses her desire 10 attract ad-
miration that she ceases 10 be admired
She may be vain Of her beauty or her
gowns and jewels II she has them. but
she has not the deep inner vanity o. man.
which lasts long after he loses physical 1
grace and keeps him stin interesting.
The old beau is always charming. for
there is a valor about his 5aunty dress
and his assumption that his years have
only ripened his knowledge and polished
his manners 10 perfection.
So woman. 10 keep her youth alive,
must waken 20 this spiritual belief in her
self. and. as a man does cultivate the
bravery which dispels the ogre OF age.
The only part Of age 70 be dreaded BY a
woman Is that which tempts her 20 mental 4
and physical Incidence and which ban
isheS her sentimental weaknesses. so often
the most attractive charm o. The up-to-
cate woman
Once she loses her wish 70 he loved /.
and admired the brain. that wonderful 4