The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-31
THE MATURE M
Her "soul Value" Superior 70 That
Of "the Younger Set"

Her "soul Value" Superior 10 Tha'
Of "the Younger Set"
To THE EDITOR OF THE sur-str'
Woman most certainly has found her
self and she has also found q panaces
for that irritated vanity and indigestion
which was at one time termed q
broken heart" This prophylactio Is
art: and when used intelligently. mis-
cry fles forth from the window az
music opens the door. The only dis
agreeable thing to her to-day Is the
horrible war with its hideous results.
Having noted that 30 many mon
seek the companionship Of mature
women. l was ied to investigate and
found that in several instances under
my observation. where such friendship
resulted in matrimony, the interesting
fact was developed that the unions
were relatively happier than those of
the ordinary marriage. And why?
More and moro are mon apparently
seeking and approaching personality In
women. Love affairs and marriag es
between young mon and women their
seniors are becoming rather numerous,
~ . result. perhaps, OF . charm the
women have preserved and q mutual
love. which, by the way. the younger
women often appear to lack, and 1t Ia
no uncommon thing to 500 a man en-
terrain an ardent love for a woman q
dozen years his senior. Apparently
tho little blind god takes no note of the
yeas when souls are truly mated. In
looking backward. also. one finds man
remarkable women who married quite
late In life men much younger than
themselves. and who lived remarkably
haDnv AuAa TN. TlIzahoth narrf
Jenny Lind. tho Baroness Burdett-
Coutts. for examples. and many others
too numerous to mention.
The couples above referred to are
unselfsh: they travel together every-
where with the exuberance of children
they seem to love with tho loftiness
and Wilderness of their nature: the very
air glows with tenderness and is as
manifest as the warmth of the sun. HOY
can the soul. then. help but fnd or
gain Its peace. the mind its eauilib-
rum and the spirit It's elasticity, CIV
Ing n tho fullest capacity for thor
ough enjoyment? The women mem
TONED seem to have a sincerity and
pure tenderness and genuineness which
are appealing, together with developed
personalities they seem TO have that
which takes the men from their loneli-
ness, and they possess the living com
prehension OF the unique n individual
in the soul: there IL that atmosphere of
intimate understanding which all soul
ful persons dream of and seek In friend
ship and love. but do not always fnd,
but which when found transports them
into a sort of paradise where the air
10 mild and dreamlike an the dus,y
highways are turned into the messy.
sun kissed and perfumed woods. Their
very influence seems TO penetrate and
transform and bring out all the good
In the men. And the world Is full of
good. mature women. with lofty char !
noble. whole souled. who appear |
to live on the theory that they only
live who are lavish OF themselves:
they give and in the giving receive.
Genuine love Is a force OF the heart.
a hbre of the soul, a unity of the
spirit and purity OF the whole being. A
very capable woman once remarked
her greatest talent was her power
loving.
But the women of the younger set
appear 10 be in a state OF unrest. Their
seem to be a chaos OF con-
propensities. feelings and de-
sires: many OF them are ~listless and
preoocupied and appear to suffer from
arrested personality and are In want of
~ ihHci courage, seII-re!ldnco ana
penetration.
Who can read the Browning letters
a glow sufusing the heart?
word, every letter, seems to be
l living human being vi moves along
with dear. beautiful, tender hands and
little feet and ruby godlike lips.
One must have faith in this world.
faith is a state of mind. Purely
people are rarely. II ever.
There seems to be nothing In
lie for them worth while. Materialism
a blending OF the imagination
$ pure trash. A happy combination of
10Th. however. is untold riches. Blessed
ire they who possess the combination!
Perhaps II is the completed personal
character, the soul value. refinement
ma culture, that the young men find at
ractiVe In the mature women and their
ability TO raise them 10 a
higher plane. Then. too, the women
o-day preserve their youthfuiness, in
Sardly and outwardly. much better
nan formerly.
Behind every great invention, every
achievement, can he traced
power n initiative. Woman
las always been the dominating factor,
God bless her. she viii! always he
~ there are iifty-seven varieties OF men
here are OF course some among them
Who are devoid OF chivalry, so selfish
destitute OF ordinary affection as
o scof at the bare mention OF woman's
spiritual force, yet It re-
uires no great powers OF discernmcrt
o perceive this truth, and those who
all to do ~ are evidently in the same
lass as those who do not realize THAI
song In the heart Is much better than
reasure in the purse. The well bal
need, strong. wholesome and courteous
nan IS the one who has Some under
he bewitchment OF the beauty and
harm OF mother. sister, wife or sweet
cart. EDWARD j. ANTHoNY, Jr.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, May IS.