BRAIN-DEEP BEAUTY

Shannon News, 12 March 1929, Page 4

BRAIN-DEEP BEAUTY

Occasionally one meets a woman of forty t ah«}ut; twenty younger, not .because, she .resorts, frequently and 'extensively, to the use of cosmetics, but for the simple reason that- she possesses a youthful personalicy. Her secret is much simpler than it appears. She moves about with, a gracefulness that « prompted by an unmistakable sense of lightheartedness 'that, does, not belong to old age. j These scientific days people are beginning to realise how much they are capable of doing for themselves. They, are learning .that it is easy to think misery and ugliness. | Cheerfulness and a joyous expression lift the. facial muscles, t Smiling, lips curve upward and Smiling eyes are raised toward, the sky. The woman, who can smile .often has, indeed,: discovered , one of the greatest natural beauty secrets and one which no beauty expert can give her. / Such a woman is easily distinguished from her gloomy sisters. She never seems conscious of her clothes, and consequently wears her evening gowns and house dresses with the same degree of distinction. People are attracted to her by her radiant smile and magnetic prsonality. * Repeatedly one reads accounts of women who are,doing strong, men’s jobs t and : remaining' perfectly fit. The fact is that youth is resilient find age is not. Youth rises up again as fast as. it falls. When baby is hurt he cries,loudly, but' soon,forgets all about his little troubles. The child at school quarrels and fights with his fellows, but when his quarrel is over it is forgotten and former adversaries become the best of playmates. Then comes a turning in the road of life when we begin to complain and indulge in self-pity. At this point we cease to be good forgetters and begin to grow old. What else, indeed, are worry and' hatred but the remembrance of those things which are disagreeable. If we could but forget them as a child does, we could remain young. Supple muscles belong to youth, and so do supple minds. Undoubtedly, the woman, whose mind and soul possess the resiliency of youth is. young: and what, is more, she .is the delight of all who come into contact with her.