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Show Smile amid Scatter u Those Crows' Feet I I J I fMWJiy F a woman would keep fs3j$JM ouns as lnB an possible i ttx5S?ft'feS3 sno must 'carn to laugh, wl&fl EvkwH 10 8C0 n0 3unnv s'dc pffiJ$ffilll things In general, and rc- fuse absolutely to give way to frowns or to scowls. Tho woman who Is a constant patron of the beauty shop Is not as a rulo on very friendly term3 with the great outdoors. Sho sees no virtue In walking In tho open, and yet that is, without question, the best of all exercise aifd the surest means to the end which she wishes to attain. But she docs not realize It. and as a result re-sult the matron docs not have the clear, healthy glow in her cheeks which always singles out the Individual who wisely seeks frc3h air and sunshine. The person whose habitual expression Is a scowl or a frown and who nevcrjicr-mlts nevcrjicr-mlts her features to relax canJjardly hope to look attractive. Trnc. many n woman acquires this habit from the rush and hurry characteristic of our modern American life, but common sense tells us that If wc would ward off or conceal the marks of passing time wc should try to master ncrveB and get Into the habit of smiling. 5 . j Mirror of Moods.- Sho who wisely taboos a tense, drawn expression, no matter what may bo her thoughts, and who endeavors to appear calm may rfst assured that she becomes very attractive to others. Whether she possesses anything In tho war of "good looks" or not makes absolutely no difference. differ-ence. Thero Is a something about her that Is far moro charming, and that "something ' appeals to oven the most disinterested observer. Any maid or matron who foolishly permits per-mits her countenance to mirror her every mood grows old quickly and ungracefully. ungrace-fully. On the pthcr hand her more tactful tact-ful sister, she who has cultivated" the habit of smiling and who makes It a point to keep cool even under most trying try-ing circumstances, carries her years very well. That woman who Is always flurried or unstrung, or who" makc3 no effort to keep her nerve3 in check, simply cannot hope to appear calm or at ease. Granted that such a type of woman doc3 accom-l pllsh many really worthwhile thing?, Eho , sacrifices both strength and energy In 60 doing, and this nocdlcs3 spending of her- , self Is most painful for her frlcnd3 to behold. be-hold. Any ono who deludes herself with the ' Idea that sho can Indulge In all sorts o nerve-racking mood3 and still look her best Is certainly attempting the Impossible; Impos-sible; and If sho foolishly loses her head '. over every wind that blows, or If sho Is 1 swayed by matters that are of absolutely no moment, she may bo quite sure, that )' her mental attitude will havo a dctrl- ' mental effect upon her physically., Self-Forgetulncss. j J' : There arc numberless matrons (and most of us know some of them) who,; never try to look pleasant or endeavor to "keep under cover" tho cares and, tribulations that seem to bc the common lot of humanity In general. As a result mole hills become mountains In their oyes nnd thcy reveal altogether too early' In life the telltale marks of fleeting years. Not onc of us can 3tay tho hand of passing time, but every ono of us can ( do the next best thing. We can master, or at least try to overcome, all ncrvo racking rack-ing moods, and at the samo tlmo forget , thoso trivial nothings, which If wo give In i to them, will assuredly make us mlsera- i able. And If we do this. If wo bring our j will power Into play, we will without! shadow of doubt, feel onc hundred per J cent more fit mentally as well aa phy- J slcally. I If wc hysterically declare that tho day's! cares and worries are too much for us or that the art of looking pleasant Is be- yond our ability, we may be very sura i that a drawn or harassed countenance wjll In no way help to alleviate our woes. But. vlco versa, if wo sensibly endeavor to at least look good natured. and to keep quiet j about our multiplied problems, which ara probably no greater than our neighbor's, j the task of mastering those unpleasant ! realities will doubtless becomo less dlffl- A frowning visage certainly repels tho -l person who must observe It and adds to ; Its owner a careworn look of age- There- , fore, If we would at all times appear at-i tractive. It behooves us to wisely learn tol forget self, and to smile. |