July 12
Companions of the Way (Morning)As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
"A COUNTENANCE in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet."
The perfect loveliness of a woman's countenance can only consist in that majestic peace which is founded in memory of happy and useful years,—full of sweet records; and from the joining of this with that yet more majestic childishness, which is still full of change and promise; opening always—modest at once, and bright, with hope of better things to be won, and to be bestowed. There is no old age where there is still that promise.
JOHN RUSKIN
A CHARACTER