Show I i c y I Middle-Aged Middle Frivolity Y i I fr By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON She was 50 and she had raised nine children but buthe she he still stilt had the keen zest for life of a girl of ot 18 Her ler sister alster walked in one day when she was tying covers overson on card tables two in tho the tiny living room one ono in itt the dining room and one ono in the hall hail I Looks like your bridge day said her sister acidly When will wm you ever grow up Or rather when will you settle down With all youve you've gone through the struggle youve you've had and ever everything I should think you'd oud have learned a lesson by this time But you always were different from the rest of ot us All you thought hough t of was parties and you still do Her sit sister r finished d tying on the last cover and turned around indignantly Im sorry to be such sucha a disgrace to the family she said but Ive I've never let et my good time interfere with my work Ive had nine children and Im I'm proud of ot everyone every everyone everyone one of at them Youve You've had Jad tw two If It I still like a party now and then surely no ob one can begrudge me that But there thero Is one thing you may not believe believe Im Im I'm not BO 80 crazy for a good time as you think I am It gets harder larder each time to get the house and other things ready But I wont won't give up When everybody's here the people I know and like I find it is so worthwhile worthwhile worthwhile worth worth- while and it keeps mo me yo young ng It is middle aged lassitude I am fighting I Intend to fight it and to fight old-aged old lassitude too There comes a time in everyone's life Ute when the spontaneous desire for br social things things- ceases to be It is easier to sit in a theatre or a a- movie and be entertained Every man and every woman should struggle against this There There is nothing that keeps one so young as social contacts It isn't frivolous to give parties at 50 60 or 70 ZO It ItIs Itis Itis is the soundest commonsense in the world |