The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-15
How to Be Beautiful.

AT whst age II woman nntt at
trsctiye" Tbis was The sui ct II
uriE- contest held r.cenily Ia INT
II lhe big Paris dailies.
There is nothing new about con-
t,sls on this fui CT. |, j. mu, b
debated question. and crops up
periodically, 10 fact this same CIV
% ..sr b, la one some ears ago.
Tb- only point OF i"trrest j. thi-.
Ten years 40 the di.cus ion
showed at least to the satisfsclion
81 t,s reading public that woman
wss ~ ih' z-nilh Of her powe's nt
aasaction between the age II thirty
eid lmry'fiVe.
Tbi. year il 0as from thirty five
I" ioIts.
Yes" remarks the cynic,
that's becsuss they've al grown
older lhems, I've.
Net entirely, for We en The
reign OF the mature woman in TIE
current drama aud tue heroimes of
mary OF our most popular novels
are old enough 10 be the mother OF
sweet SIXTEEN.
Aid hy the way, where does
sweet sixteen come ia? She used t.
be the lovely, fainting goddess of
the uovelist's idesl bat now she's
iu tue nursery. OF at schooi, wher-
she beloi gs, learning those arts
and graces which later srs b make
1sr worth while as soc'al factor
Books dealing with the lives Of
very young girls are written as be-
fore, but they are written for other
young girls and 10 touch of love
making. no problems cf real life
are permitted 10 steal into their
page. The heroine OF real romance
prows older evsrv day. George
Meredith was the first man brave
enough tosay that single woman
Of twenty seven was still attraction
enough to have book written
about her, aud he merely started
ball rolling. Bella Donns, the
somewhat lurid lady Of N Hitch
eps' brain,w over forty thee, aud
recently other Leroines quit as ma
iure have appeared before whose
cham, beauty or with the young
girl pales and vanishes.
Sarah Bernhardt, at the sgs OF
seventy still commands attention
and admiration Several Of our
greatest singers who combine beauty
with there other tslents are close
on to fifty, and very few stars who
shine either in society or on the
stage are less than thirty.
The French newspaper in its
lsng discussion Of the subject dwelt
especially cn the charm Of the older
woman cultivated, refined and
polished charm Of manner, mind
and conversation which the youag
sirl lacks, but which the old wo-
man has evolved and which com
pensate for the l,ss OF the fresh
PHYSICAL beauty OF youth.
This beasty Of youth the French
cal the DEVILS Beauty, because it
is already condemned to fade. No
woman can hope to retain il in
definitely, though with ell our ,
modern methods Of beautifying the
lace and figure she need never sue.
cumb to the dis6gurements which
used to accompany old age
AS TO the charm OF maturity you
Willtee for your self that those wo-'
men at forty and beyond that retain /
Their power Of attraction are all wo- {
men OF brain and heart.
Nothing will wither a fa,s 80
quickly as tried up, selfish heart
and no woman can exercise charm
oi manner or fascinate and interest
otners II she hss not kept her mind
oopsn and active to the events Of the
ames. II you feel yourself grow
ing old stop thinking Of yourself
,nd get interested 10 something
But first Of all stop thinking OF
Yourself as old. The age limit is
se'dIly going up. No m-ilr T how
Ola you are It may rec youyet
A ne man wha 10 N ,ol toIot, xvsil