The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-03
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Dear Miss Grey: What is
your opinion of husband
who doesn't seem to want
his wife to have clothes
enough?
He has always been very
good to me, but we have u
few debts to pay and he
wants me to wait until they
are paid before L buy any
more. l do not care for a
lot of clothes; but 1 do like
to look neat, and l often feel
miserable because feel
cheap.
told him / needed cloth
ing, as l haven't had any
thing new since last April,
and il i wait until all our
debts are paid it will be an
other three months before
can get anything. Hoping to
have your answer soon,
Sincerely,
VERA.
Any opinion of him is that
he is a very sensible man, and
my opinion of you is that you are
either very selfish or do not use
your reasoning powers. If he is
willing to do with his old clothes
until the debts are paid you
should be willing to do at least
this much. Neatness does not de-
pend on fine clothes; a person
can be neat in rags.
Personally, l would much rath-
er look cheap than to be in debt
for what goes on my back.
How Soon Should / Answer?
Dear Miss Grey: re-
quest your advice on the fol-
lowing:
A very dear friend whom
l consider a perfect lady in
manner and actions, when re-
plying to my letters, always
requests me to write soon.
After concluding her letter,
she signs herself-AIice.
am very much in love
with this girl. How soon aft
err receiving her letter should
j write again? Would it be
proper to address her as
Dear ALICE? Please an
swer and your advice shall
be strictly adhered to.
PUZZLED.
Al do not take it that the
girl necessarily means for you to
write as soon as you get her let
ter; but merely to let you know
that she appreciates your letters.
Do not write sooner than two
weeks at the least.
If you have known her for
some time and she addresses you
as Dear - when writing,
/ see no reason why you should |
not do likewise; if not, l would |
write Dear Friend Alice" or
merely Dear Friend.
Only One More of the Many.
Dear Miss Grey: You
have helped SO many others
do you think you could pos
sibly help me?
l am only II, but have
looked much older for some
time, and for the last two
years have had to live life
of shame to help others. L
have sick mother and
sister and three small chill
dren to take care of, as well
as myself to support, for
I'm the only one stout
enough to work.
Miss Grey, will you please
try and think of some way
so / can make this money
and live pure good life?
These relatives of mine have
beautiful, Christian charac-
tiers, and 1 wish there was
some way so / too could be
good; but at present l can't
see any way clear SO 1 can.
Please do not condemn
them for what I'm doing,
for indeed they do not know
as 1 have carefully guarded
my dreadful secret. I'm so
thankful that 1 have been
spared to make their living
for them, but do trust and
pray that very soon some way
will be open so l can again
raise my head and be some
body. Miss Grey, il you
can possibly help me, please
answer soon and ObIige,
FALLEN"
A.-Your case is not an excep-
ton. 1t is only one more of the
many already existing, brought to
light. Just so long as the good
and pious" CD people of our land
close their eyes in holy horror
as these conditions are brought
before them, just so long will
they continue to exist. This dou-
BILE standard has thrived on the
pure souls of our working girls |
until it has grown into huge,
black monster which reaches out
its reeking claws and threatens to
clutch our land.
why should l condemn your
I6ople? / do not condemn you;
but | am so sorry you we're not
stronger when this life reached |
out to take you. If you could |
but have realized then that you