The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-10
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.
Problems of Dress and Jewelry-The
Art of Resting.

Art Of Resting.
Into the task of growing old grace
fully must enter a very large proper
ton of disbelief in old saws n
traditions. There must be no giving
in to such xcuse as lat my age IL
would be foolish to do so and so. or
II must expect" not to be able to en-
ter into this or that pursuit with the
zest of long ago.
Health is the first precious posses
sion to conserve or to cultivate II
it be not already possessed. There
are many women who as they grow
older grow stronger, and should such
be the case, instead of accepting the
altered conditions ~passively, though
thankfully, means should be taken
to make them a source of enjoyment.
It is never too late to travel, for ex-
ample, if there be opportunities Tor
doing so to be seized, and as to travel
is not to rust, but to be kept young
by the sovereign method of receiv-
ing new impressions, it is an excellent
for all who would renew or
|. prolong their youth.
To breakfast in retirement IS to
insure a calm beginning to the day
| and is a plan that is strongly advo-
Gated for the busy woman who is no
longer young as birthdays go, but who
! wishes to remain young in spirit and
in appearance.
There is much that can be thought
out then instead of at night, when all
thought should be abandoned and
"beauty sleep" be sought early.
The woman who loses her hold
upon that which formerly interested
her is not going the right way
toward securing a graceful old age.
| Should she abandon her liking for
becoming clothes, lose her zest for
; pictures and poetry and for concerts
and the drama she will find her life
considerably narrowed in a very
short space of time.
What she should wear is a ques-
ton sometimes despairingly consid-
cred by the woman who imagines
that the dressmakers and milliners
despise any customers save the youth
! full and lovely. AS a matter of fact
age is as satisfactory to dress as
youth and in many cases far more
so, provided the figure has been kept
lissome and graceful by exercise and
by a judicious diet, The result of act
ing Upon the we'll established fact
that less food is needed as age in
creases.
The woman who is growing old
gracefully has an almost limitless
choice in dress, but it must be made
with circumspection. A great author
ity actually recommends his clients
to choose white silk and crepe de
chine for the evening, brocaded with
silver and softened with beautiful
lace. He never consents that the
dark and dreary colors relegated to
age by usage shall fall to their lot,
but finds for each inquirer the pre-
cisely suitable shade of gray, blue,
mduVS, SIGSup ldWu "a iOoO IAeI "At
suit her.
His ideal of graceful age is a white
haired, clear complexioned and slen-
der woman. with coloring like a
cameo. whom he dresses in white and
the most delicate grays and fawns,
touched with tender rose and pale
blue.
The sparkling of jet and diamante
work he reserves for more robust
clients, but to all he gives lace and
! plenty of it, both black and ivory
white.
Hats instead Of bonnets or even
toques, softened with p~rettily draped
lace wells, he recommends as a rule,
and mantles sufficiently definite of
design to be differentiated from the
shapeless and meaningless draperies
that sometimes pass as cloaks.
Concerning jewelry, he suggests
plexion.-London Daily Mail.
very good diamonds, worn away from
the face, where they are apt to chal-
lenge comparison with the com,
plexion.-London Dali Mail.