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year g 1 began corresponding with
u young lady. We exchanged photo
graphs though we never met person
ally. deduce from her letters that
she esteems me very highly and loves
me very much. AS l do not care 10
! am at a loss what to do. How may
l explain that her love is not recip-
rocated. VEXED.
Arc you quite sure, or is it just your
caution or vanity hat make you think
she loves you? Make your letters very
ally ceasing to write at all. That's the
easiest way, and will save her pride
more than anything else.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: N) l am 13
years old. My bust measure is "a. my
hips 30. My legs are small. What can
/ do to reduce my bust and hips and
ought Il girl be before she goes with
boys? Cd Should a girl wear her dress
In length according to her age or size?
90 I love n young man. We are to be
married in December, 1912. Would 1t
be wrong tor him to kiss me good
night? Grille.
U) Running and tiptoeing will make
you ave better shaped legs and hips.
Don't try to reduce them. The rest Of
you will catch up in time. ca 10, at
least. (3) Her size. IL you are large,
to your shoetops. az You are too
young to marry and cannot marry leg
ally. If he is a little boy no older than
yourself. there is no harm in kissing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have a
sister one year my senior. Every time
a young man calls to see me she does
her best to attract his attention. She
likes to show me she can cut me out.
Shn wants tn On Ga1nno Whom NJ nNpr
ma wants to take me out. though she
is engaged to a young man. CUPID.
Sister tries to hog it ALL" doesn't
she? But don't mind her. Just be nice
to your young men and they will prefer
you, no matter what sister does.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % Is one ex-
pected to respond to u marriage an
nouncement card with a present? (2)
Is it correct to send out the cards be-
fore marriage takes place? II not,
when?
az No. Cd They should be sent out
on the day the marriage takes place.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Have been
keeping company with a young nan
over a year. Would half a dozen linen
'handkerchiefs make a nice birthday
gift?
Yes.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a. boy
1S and there is a girl 10 I would like to
get acquainted with. I see her nearly
every night on the train that goes by
while I wait for my train. Every time
she smiles Or waves at me. I don't
know her names or where she lives.
Perhaps the conductor Of her train
can tell you who she is, IL she is q
regular traveller. Why not board her
train tfvAn ~.~ 81 49,.
spectfully il you may introduce your
self? After you have talked with her
a little you will know whether or not
she is the kind Of a girl that it's good
Tor a nice boy to know.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am going
on IL and receiving 81 a week for
spending money u of which I pay 60
9 carfare. My parents tell me to
Duy my own clothes out Of this money.
Is this fair? I earn Sc a week. My
parents aren't SO poor they can't afford
CONSTANT READER.
Tell your parents that you will pay
them Sc a week board and buy your
W clothes out OF the rest Of the mon
~ you earn. You can't buy clothes and
pay carfare out Of 81 a week.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 live with my
1olks on q farm. I have a good home
am n. l have been keeping steady
company for come time with q young
OF q. but there are a few obtec-
tons on my side as he drinks OCCASION
any. nut not to 2 great extent. He is
Industrious n has a high education.
Had I better continue with matrimony
In view:
Belle.
sometimes q man drinks occasionally
without harming himself. and some-
vWaA0 ONAyN
wh has v touched drink and
doesn't know how strong OF weak he
would be II he tasted It.
II ne IS q moral man and strong
minded. n II you love each other,
why not continue? Matrimony Is al
way u risk. anyway.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Should a
crowd of young people. between Is and
- years OF age. go to a party six miles
"a the country without a chaperone?
(2)-Is It proper for q boy Of Is to put
chair In company? (3)-Is It proper for
Elk young people to go. and Sit in
another room. leaving one alone in the
other o u this person would not 10
with b crowd? W-EIow late should
young folks stay out to q party?
Brown Eyes.
Q)-They should have . chaperone.
one didn't want to 60. the crowd was
at liberty to leave him. (l)-If without
g chaperone. they should be home by
10 p. m. With = chaperone they might
stay until midnight II she thought It
proper.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What 10 the
proper side for Q girl to part her hair.
~. a r. =. 6.
Deor Mrs. Thompson: 10 It proper
Tor q young man to toll a young lady
he will call again. upon leaving