The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-24
Cynthia Grey's
Many Answers


Dear Miss Grey-Win heavy white
skirts be worn this summer? t9
What will remove tan from face and
arms? 90 What will cure a large
knot on the second joint OF the large
toe? (4) What should a girl say when
she accepts an offer from a boy TO
dance? What should she say when
he thanks her after a dance?-Ignor-
ant Sally.
A-White serge is always worn. (2)
Try lemon juice rubbed into the skin
Just before retiring at night. Butter
milk Is an excellent bleach and quite
harmless. CD An enlarged Joint should
be treated by a capable chiropodist.
Sometimes rubbing will help. ca SIM
pie acknowledge the invitation to
dance with a smile and nod of the
head and rise, preparatory TO taking
part. Another smile and any pleasant
remark will suffice after the dance.
Dear Miss Grey: have been gong
with young man for two months,
and my parents object seriously be-
cause | am only 10. How can | tell
him without hurting his feelings:-
Worried.
A.: Tell him the truth. II he Is
the right sort he will admire you for
your consideration OF your parents
and your obedience.
Dear Miss Grey: My sweetheart
and | have quarreled. l fear l was
haI M
to beg forgiveness, as she will not
speak to me. What can do?-Dis-
tressed One.
A.: IL you love her and want to
make up" go to her and tell her 1t
was all your fault, and that you arc
sorry. That's the only thing to do.
Dear Miss Grey: How can you tell
when you are really In love?-T%o
Love-Sick Girls.
A.: This is the best answer know
"a verse from e. B. Browning's
poems:
UNLESS you can muse in a crowd all
On the absent face that fixed you;
Unless you can love as the angels
may,
With the breadth of heaven betwixt
you,
oh, never call II loving"
Dear Miss Grey: My husband
gave ME his photo, taken at Is,
which i wore In my locket IL years
and thought everything Of 1t. ! re-
ceived letter which said he was
running around with a girl. He de-
MED 1t. But since then he has
taken the photo, and another. He
promised to get them back, but /
didn't. That was three months ago.
Now he does not come home as he
should. / would like your advice
M. e. d.
A.: Surprising your husband has
done as you think he may have, 1t
will not help you to accuse him; or
to mourn. Instead, think what you
can do to make yourself more attrac-
tive. Look better than you ever did.
Buy some trifles to brighten up your
clothes and general appearance.
Make the home as happy as you can.
Serve him with the best meals you
know how. But don't seem to be
self to be AFFECT. An unconcerned
manner will do more for you than all
the tears you can shed. Remember
that you are an individual. / am
offering you a difficult role to play.
But try 1t.
Dear Miss Gre: l keep company
with nice girl and love her dearly.
She is very jealous, and she cries
every time | go to see her IL she has
heard that I've even talked to other
girls. What can l do-give her up?
Nothing | say seems to have any eff
fect.--Reader.
A.: A girl of this type will not
make you very happy, fear. II looks
as II she really nourished the feeling,
rather than make any effort to over
come It. Better give her up unless
she has enough strength Of character
to overcome it when she finds she lie
losing you through her silly vanity
and selfshness.
Dear Miss Grey: am In love with
a girl year older than l. Some say
1t is bad luck to marry a girl older--iS
there anything In it?-A Reader.
A.: Nothing at all! II you love the
girl marry her by all means.
Dear Miss Grey: What Is your
Idea of an ideal husband?-X. x.
A.: No two women have the same
idea on that subject, but l think all
will agree that he must be a man who
Is absolutely "on the square"