The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-27
When Youth Fakes Flight

tCopyright. 1914. the Mcclure News-
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 There comes a tirrles soneW11ere be- tween youth and middle age, when a woman discovers she has reached the passe stage.
 It is impossible for another to state definitely at just what age this transa- tfon ooehra, because all women do notg ifsweafa alilesss xst issszf aEF 5sS tfEsf | One may retain her good looks at; the age Of forty. while another will have faded--that is, her charms are no longer fresh, but passe- before her thirtieth birthday arrives, Whether naaturely old is often largely matter | Of temperament, Women of a cheer full, bright disposition never seem t0-- to their friends. anyway ito grow any |folder as the years pass " nile there. are others we could never regard as being actually young at any time. These are the women who are inclinsd to look at life sadly. N However, the passe period comes to Eus aIiaalike fat Some time whether we. are goiag thr9ugh9 life Ischeerfrally or not, and 1t is only natura1 that every
 mothers daughter Of us should fight it off as long as she possibly can, for it is not a pleasing sensation we ex-s parience when fine mirror reveals to; us for the first tinae that our youth
 
 approach Of middle age. especially when we are in heart and feeling as young as ever. In fact, we are often inclined to become rebeliious and to look around for weapons with which to ward off this disagreeable enemy.
 s Some women make the mistake of adopting a more youthful toilet. be- lieving that by this method they can deceive themselves also others,5 itso. believing time has not touched tn eEn- But girlish styles and fresh, genuine scolors really only challenge c0mpar- ison with the faded hair, eyes that have lost their 1uster and skin no long ser fair, but, perhaps, saaqw, lightly lined. or possibly coarse. <
 Age cannot be warded off by wear ing the kind of hats and gowns so youthful in style that even the weare- herself might have refused to wear when ten years younger, but it is evil dent that there are many. who think it can. Any number of women who see the hand of time reaching out and actually lightly touching them fly as a. refuge to Juvenile modes and the cole rings suitable only for those in their first youth s fls
 Now, be it not fresh coIors and girl ish fashions are forbidden only som Der hues may be adopted and up-to-s date modes be passed by. Not at all, for the woman who has reached the passe period will look her very worst, say, in bIAck, dull, sober browns, and the neutra Ieshades. She needs color, more than ever now, but 1t must be I,1 the right tones.
 Take blue. for instance. This IS known as Q cold color; so@no matter how becoming blue has been in youth, the shade: must be chosen with discre-s ton now, because the hair, eyes, and ! skin need warmth. So while the va rious shades of navy were formerly all more or less becoming, now only. indi- go blue should be chosen. This has a. touch of red in it, something gen. uine navy blue lacks. Baby blue is entirely out Of the question, but the pretty. soft, light pastel will be har- monious, if pale blue has been becorn- ing in youth, because it. too. being slightly faded, will blend with hair and complexion. Just in the same way pale old rose is one of the best colors the preu1aturely passe woman can wear. because 1t is what might be termed an echo Of pale pink, the color of youth. Gi
 Brown is another color that should be approached with caution. Person. ally do not believe there is one Wo-sl man in thousand over forty to whom brown is becoming, but when it is worn it should be only in a rich go1dv en or a chestnut shade. The seal browns will besatoo cold unless in the actual fur, which by the depth of tone is almost universally becoming, like velvet The lighter tones of brown should be avoided, also pale tans and ecrus, unless there is good