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and that is this: Her mother does not ap-
prove of her going around with me- The only
reason that she has to offer is that / am too
old for her daughter. Now this is lame ex
cuse. The real reason is this Her daughter
has two other fellow friends whose parents are
we'll fixed as far as worldly goods are con-
cerned, and she wishes her to go with one of
these fellows and let me drop. But the girl
does not care for either of the fellows She
wants me, but her mother stubbornly objects,
saying am too old. l tell her to try to obey
her mother, and perhaps later things will come
out all right.
" / do not wish to cause any trouble, but |
love her too much to cease seeing her. | know
she is broken-hearted over the stand her
mother has assumed. SO | write to you to
see if you can point any way out of the di-
lemma. r. j. r.
I think you better let matters drift for the
present feel sure if you are all that you
say you are, and the girl loves you, you can
in time overcome the mothers objections to
your age There really is not such great
difference in your ages.
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Popular Young Teacher.

Dear Miss Libbey: Please answer the fol-
lowing desired knowledge as soon as you can:
"I am young country school teacher, and
am at the present time accepting the company
of all the young boys in my district, some
older than and some younger. | do this, as
l have no preference. They are all good, hon
est young men, and, as far as | know, respect
able. The first one who asks me to place
of amusement is the one accept-sometimes
to show in town, sometimes to a dance and
sometimes it will be only to call on neighbor
where there are young folks and We spend
joyful time in singing and playing games.
This. of course does not interfere with my
school work, as | usually do not go more than
five times a month. but it usually happens
that on the last occasion Of such amusement
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Girls, Read This Letter.

Dear Miss Iibbey: You published let
ter of young girl in which she spoke of hav
ing been invited by travelling man to take
a weeks trip with him, and it is this subject,
the meeting of young girls by travelling men
in the small towns, of which l wish to write.
8 take it that our town is not very differ
ent from thousands of towns all over the
country. Our town is country village of
about 1000 people. There is very little So
eial life here, especially for the young girls
who have the advantages of fair educa-
tion, consequently most of our boys do not
appeal to them in social way. For this
reason, therefore, the average travelling man.
on account Of his city ways, finds it very easy
10 attract country girl. As one of them said
, me: can pick up girls in every town |
make. | do not wish to be understood as
placing all travelling men in the same class
as | know that 70 per cent, if not more, of
them are as honest and honorable as any
class of men. 1t is the other % per cent that
| am alluding to. | am nearly 80 years old
am happily married, and therefore have no
personal interest in the matter. except what
every employer should have in those under
him
:" The case is this: have in the office
young girl. Last summer travelling man
met her at a public picnic and was with her
most of the day and all of the evening.
That first evening he asked her to meet him
some Sunday at Mississippi river point
and take trip on boat. Ii would be inn
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L is the belief of many a woman that IL
she were but endowed with the beauty
OF face and form of Venus she could
win the heart of any man whoever he
might be, and no matter how widely their
tastes might differ
All of which is wrong and based probably
upon that most fallacious of IDEAS that beauty
is material and not in part spiritual. While it
is true that beauty of form and face is a gift
of the gods, it is not the greatest gift that
has been given mortals by any means. Back
of all is the soul, and it is in the cultivation
of it that woman's chief attraction lies.
1t must be remembered, too, that beauty of
face is not appraised alike by all men, The
woman who has fascinated half dozen men
may be considered by seventh as hardly
worth a passing glance. Her type does not
appeal to his aesthetic sense at all
There some men who see no beauty in
a flashing black eye for them the delight of
heaven is reflected in eyes of blue. One man
likes vivacious girl whose spirit bubbles
over in wit and brilliancy of conversation.
Another is attracted only to the demure
maiden who has physical beauty whatever
to boast of hers is rather that Of the modest
violet, but, once recognized, surpasses that of
her more brilliant sister.
Every man has his own ideal of beauty, and
no one set standard to guide the judg-
ment of others. Plain girls have been known
to appear positively beautiful under the ex-
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Beautiful Girl Demands Praise.

The girl who has a beautiful face and whom
every one is praising soon becomes so ego
tistical that her desire for admiration causes
her to be generally disiked. She never misses
a dance or a theater paty-her face is seen
everywhere and she acts as if the world re-
volved about her. She insists upon praise
which she has come to think her due and if
the young men of her acquaintance are not
continually bowling before her beauty she i'm
periously would demand the reason why
1t never occurs to her that beauty of the
flesh is feeting. Incessant attendance at all
festivities soon begin to tell upon her good
looks. The brightness of her eyes vanishes like
a dream that is past; the roses disappear
from her cheeks; the Cupids bow of her mouth
falls into saggng lines-her charms fast
vanishing. When she awakens to this fact
she has no charm of manner to fall back on
it is not matter of inspiration, but of con
stant and long training And so her admirers
disappear one by one. Men find in her any
thing but an agreeable companion. They find
cause for self-congratulation that they did not
WOO her seriously in the heyday of her beauty.
They realize before it is too late that the most
precious jewels are to be found in the plainest
settings, and that man in choosing a wife
should look for beauty of character rather
than of looks.
Thus the beauty whose charms are fast
leaving her will regret that she dallied SO
long in the matrimonial market; her chances
now fast disappearing for making good
match " such as she had set her heart upon,
and a great fear disturbs her former COM
placency-" what if, after all, she shouldn't
marry?" But even if she should find some
one who would offer her his name her chances
for unhappiness are increased by the very
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of marriageable age. These girls are quite
good looking well dressed, jolly girls, but do
not seem to be able to make hit with the
boys. What do you think can possibly be the
matter? Does the trouble lie with the girls or
the boys? myself am one of the older ones'
and have been here for years. and have
noticed that the younger girls attract no more
attention than l do NJ. L."
am sure / can't tell what the trouble is
with them. However, one should never carry
ones love affairs into business. Why not in
vite some Of the young men to your home
some evening? They probably would be glad
to accept the invitation.
4 X
Concerning the Clothes Question.
Dear Miss Libbey: Some time ago n
young man wrote and said that if the girls
would not encourage the fellows they would
not take liberties. Now that is true with Al
few fellows, but with the great majority it s )
hot true. I am girl that goes out with
great many fellows and am a girl that de-
mands respect from all young men, but
great many times a young man meets me he
Insists upon kissing me before he leaves ME.
and / have often asked my brother why that
is, and he tells me it is the way dress thar
makes the young men think wrong Of me.
!" The majority of girls do dress altogether
too fiashy and l will admit do myself, and
the young men form bad opinions OF them b.
their clothes. They say clothes do not make
the man, why should it make the girl: Men,
are so foolish they want girl to dress in the =
height of fashion or they don't want to go
out with her, and yet when girl does dress
real stylish they ask how can she do it, aud
are the first to insult her.
q Now. Miss Libbey, will you please tell me
why it is all young men are always ready
to insult working girl before all others?
think working girl should be upheld before
all others. for she knows where she gets her
clothes and knows how Hurd she had TO wo-k5
for them. NJ. A. @. D."
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possible for her to do so without being away
all night. She was persuaded out of this,
but was Unable to see that any wrong was
intended Up to short time ago she had
been meeting him each week and going with
him for walks in out of the way places, and
in many ways causing unfavorabe comment.
Now, the position | take, and the one most of
the travelling men themselves take, is that y
girl cannot go out with any total stranger,
and especially with travelling man, without
hurting her reputation, and | believe this
fact should be thoroughly impressed on them.
The better class of travelling men recognize
this fact, and refrain from forming aequaint
ances in small towns. knowing the way peo
pie regard and the construction they put on
any acquaintance they may have with local
girls This construction is not altogether
wrong, as it is well known that many travel
ing .men are constantly trying to pick up
girls in every town they make. A travelling
man said TO me short time ago. claim to
be as honorable as any one and would NOT
wrong a girl in any way, and l often have
chances to meet nice girls, but / know that
should take one of them to dance out
walking l would do them great HARM |
have my own friends where live and have a
good time with them when | am home, but
never form any acquantances on the road
+" From what am told by business frientis
and even by commercial men themselves, l
am convinced that large part of the great
est trouble that can come into the life of a
young girl in the country is caused as l have
suggested above, and | wish you would warn
them to have noshing to do with the fascinat-
ing young travellers who come to their towns.
and that the honorable ones are not the ones
that are seeking their acquaintance b."
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Then Tastes Differ

Dear Miss Libbey l have been engaged
for almost a year to girl whom / have
known since | was years old. ] am positive
that she loves me, and l know that love her
more than the usual flippant love affair But
now | find our tastes are different, indeed
She likes dances, parties, and gay times, while
such things are decided bore 10 me, although
| have a good time at such places and take her
10 as many of these as / can. 1t hurts me TO
realize that at times when young men become
too familiar with her | do become jealous.
Our engagement must last for three years
more and it is not now announced.
. She used TO attend certain church dances
and entertainments where dances were held
afterward Also be invited by a girl friend of
hers who had iotv ,'v - g. OYER even
ings and Sunday couple,
or help entertain. tIA not TO mind
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As lamps burn silent with unconscious light,
So modest ease In beauty shines most bright;
Unaming charms with edge resistless fall
And she who means mischief does It all
Thus the poet would extol the virtue of
modesty, showing that, after all is said and
done, it is not the girl who consciously sets
out to win the heart of man Haunting her
beauty before his eyes who really does at
tract No, she is far more likely to repel him
than otherwise. A girls manner far out
weighs her looks. The man remembers that
beauty of face is too often like a rose quickly
faded and strewn y it will not stand the on
slaught of time, and she who is beautiful to-
day may be homely tomorrow.
The dashing girl may attract a lover but
nine times out of ten he wearies of her she
has been accustomed to too much attention
and in her efforts to maintain her physical
beauty has neglected that of the soul.
On the other hand, when girl who Is not
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| meet some other young men and one will
ask me to accompany him to the next place
for good time. | accept. In this way |
have already accepted the company of six diff
ferent young men. Am doing wrong or not?
ESTHER"
No. there is no reason why you should not
go about with the young men of the neigh
borhood if you care to do so.
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Real Life Romances Offered for Solution Miss Lbbey

these things, | find l can't ignore them alto
gether. / hate to begin by insisting that she
must not. [ hate to deprive her of these
pleasures if they are pleasures to her. She
has often said that when we were married she
wanted to have lots of company and go out
everywhere My tendencies are entirely in
the opposite. direction. l would rather have
a home that is home.
" DO You think l ought to throw aside my
love for her under the circumstances? As far
/ am concerned don't care, but do care
for her happiness. 1 don't like to see her 60
ing out anywhere without me, especially any
form of dance or double date. Do l overstep
my rights? Please advise me and also tell me
the extent of an engaged couples privilege |
have given up everything for her. Is the case
altered any when the engagement is an
nounced? Our ages are divided by almost two
years. She has a tendency when meeting
young men on the street to hail them by their
first names or ncknames, and when speaking
of young men, even though she has known
them ouly short time or met them but once,
she calls them by their nicknames. And then
she claims she never becomes the least bit
familiar with any one. ANXIOUS
You don't seem very congenal as to tastes
and YOU do seem bit jealous. l think for
the present | would not insist upon her STAY
ing away from dances and going about with
OIL X men
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element of praise and the admiration of
friends, and when there is lover to spur
them on their beauty bursts forth as does that
of the uncut diamond in the hands of the
lapidary.
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Sad State Of affairs.

Dear Miss Libbey: A sad state of affairs.
In one of the wholesale houses in the down
town district there six girls, all of mar
ria geable age. and about twenty-five boys. also
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Manner Outweighs Looks.

II is not always the fairest face that ac-
companies the sweetest and tenderest heart.
The girl who dresses simply always enhances
her comeliness.
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have two dimples, dark eyes and
- hair, and am considered good look
ing. ! am the image of my moth
or, who famous beauty when she was
young But ! never had beau. All the
other girls have beaux to take them to shows,
dances and parties, and poor sits in the
house all the time. | belong to church, also
to a club, but have not met nice young man
in all my life yet. All the boys want to hug
and kiss you when they take you out, and
won't allow any such familiarities. Several of
the boys have called, and when they found out
that | won't kiss them they do not call any
more, and | am lonesome to meet really nice
young man. LONESOME"
would suggest that you join the Tuesday
Evening club at Trinity Episcopal church,
Twenty-sixth street and Michigan 6Rvenue
Write to the Rev. Mr.. McGann of this church
and he will give you full particulars in regard
to it.
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lMotlier Says He's Too Old.

7--s w OH1cT OuVS zIt % OIU.
" Dear Miss Libbey: / am young fell
low of "a. of good habits, and well fixed 6nap
cially. ] have good position and earn good
money. as my friends could tell you.
" am popular ! have number of young
girl friends. with whom / spend an evening
now and then. There is only one among the
number that | am really interested in and she
is young girl II years of age and is popular
] care much for this girl and | have good
reason TO believe that she likes me.
But there is one thing that bothers me
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Has " Tho Dinlples. "

IIuS i no IHTIPteS.
EAR MISS LIBBEY am 10,
have two dimples, dark eyes and
hair, and am considered good look
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Plain Girls Have Best Chance.

Since time began it has been noted with
much interest that the most desirable men
have most frequently passed by the great
beauties and chosen for their wives just plain
loving girls These the sort of girls of
whom one seldom tires, and after all is said
and done, they have the better chance of win
ming lover than one whose only attraction
lies in her beauty. Wherever they go they do
not arouse the envy of other women, which
is thorn in the happiness of their more
beautiful sisters.
Then, too, the husband of a woman whose
physical beauty is not superlative does not
worry that his wife will turn out to be that
most despicable of creatures, :" the welded
firt ;" nor if she be unmarried does her lover
live in state of perpetual jealousy.
1t is, of course, praiseworthy and right that
each girl should make the best of the looks
which are given her; it is only proper that a
beautiful soul should have an appropriate
housing. But girl should give all her time
to enhancing her physical charms The char
acter should be cultivated until its beauties
will excel all else. Then-and then only-can
she be assured that her charms will never
desert her, and that the man to whom she
gives her heart will cherish it through time
and eternity
No matter how ordinary looking her fea-
lures are, winning smile will always give
them a beauty unsurpassed in its appeal. Sym
pathy is what all men crave and she who
can draw her lover to her with this subtle,
magnetic, gossamer thread need not fear all
the beautiful women in the world None of
these who do not possess this true secret of
attraction c"n draw him from her.
All things considered, let not the girl whos
has not beauty of face despair. A pretty face
is not always girls fortune. The true
wealth is beauty of character.
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beautiful secures a lover, she has done so
most probably by her charm of manner. and of
this ne will never tire; on the contrary, his
admiration will constantly increase and in his
eyes she will have beauty that can never
fade If he has thought her plain in the
early days he will wonder at the mask he must
have worn before his eyes Once more we
will turn to the poet for the true explanation
WHATS female beauty but air divine
Through which the minds all gentle graces shine?
Ihey, Like the sun, irradfate all between:
The body charms because the soul IS seen
Hence men are often captives of face
They know not why of no peculiar grace:
Some forms, though bright no mortal man can bear
some not resist, though not exceeding fadr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-03
RITCH|E To MEET
RIVERS on JULY 4
Lightweight Championship
Fight Will Be Staged on
the Coast.

That Willie Richie and Joe Rivers
Will fight in san Francisco July for
the lightweight championship OF the
world is the dope handed out BY y. T..
Gronlupd. eastern sporting authority and
manager OF boxers, now In this city as
press representative with the ''Hanlsy
Panky' company. the musical comedy
which opens at the Salt Lake theatcr
Monday night for a stay Of three days.
Granlund is a great friend of Billy
Nolan and Willie Rltchie, and for six
weeks this pair were In every city
got TO going back stage In the thea
ter To see his friends among the stars,
and mot practically everyone In the
show. When they carlo TO the parting
Pankv' started west aud Rltchte east.
RitchIe gave a dinner 70 several stars
IN the show. including Flo May, Max
Rogers, Christine Nielsen, clay Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Granluud. Ii was
al this dinner that Nolan told Granhnd
tina; all arrangements had been prac-
tically completed for the big battle or
lightweights at Corroth's arena on the
Fourth.
Nolan had that week turned down an
Cross Mandot Eight In Madison SQUARE
garden. preferring the longer battle and
the bigger money on the coast,
al don't believe in showing CHAM
pion too much, Tor II cheapens him.
argues Nolan. "lf | fight this boy about
once every SIX months or more he'll be
Il greater drawing card and get more
money than II | fought him every week
or so for a few thousand each time.
Nolan believes that Rivers is the best
Ritchic. and, OF course. says Willie can
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-03
WEST SIDE OGDEN
MENACED BY FIRE
Rio Grande Ice Houses and
Freight Warehouses De-
stroyed; Loss $4,000.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special ,o The Tribune.
OGDEN. May "A loss which viii
reach sS5. 900 resulted this afternoon when
tho ice houses, icing station and freight
storage warehouse of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. located between Grant
and Lincoln avenues near Twonty-f1rst
street. were completely destroyed hy fire.
4 larsc residence district WAS menaced
BY the flying embers. which were carried
several blocks by the strong wind. but
the fire loss is confined TO the railroad
property and j. covered by insurance.
Local officials OF the railroad have not
vet determined the origin OF the Hre. but
they believe that sparks from passing
locomotive fired the dry shingles Of the
wind blowing nom the direction OF the
canyon the fla spread quickly
throughout the buildings which formed
continuous structure more than 700
feet In length.
The FIRST alarm was received al the
Central lire station at 2:20 o'clock Lines
OF hose We're laid from the Twenty -hrst
street hydrauts, but a was discovered
that the small water main could not
furnish sufficient water To cope with the
large FIRE Before additional lines OF
hose could be laid from Washington and
Grant avenues VI was necessary for the
wagons TO return 10 the station for moro
hose. BY the time these operations were
completed the buildings were practical,y
destroyed Ilf uEtlllti 'cIlilntu ll'Il
work 10 saving nearby property.
Fearing that the fire would spread. the
residents Of large territory 10 the
southwest of the fire carried household
goods from their homes. More than II
score Of residences were fred by the
falling cmbers. but bucket bTisades. the
liberal use OF water from garden hose and
other methods prevented fire loss outside
OF the railroad yards. Other than the
ice and freight storage warehouses. the
only property destroyed were six box cars
near the Williams coal yard
The property loss outside Of the build
inSs destroyed Will be confined largely
10 several thousand tons of Ice. Several
hundred barrels OF cement were damaged
by water. A near-panic resulted among
the hundreds Of people attracted To the
scene by the ire when the report gained
that a tank car near the burn
ing building was flled with gasoline. The
general rush for a place of safety was
stopped when representatives OF the
railroad announced that the tank had
been emDtied
Before the flremen had completed their
labors in the Rio Grande ycards. the
alarm was received that another ice
house at the rear OF the Reed hotel on
street had been fired by
sparks from a chimney, with no equip
ment at either FIRE station. II was nec-
essary 10 secure hose and liremen from
the scene OF the first fire. The damage
TO the hotel building was confined 10 the
roof, although there was danger OF the
flames spreading to nearby business
structures before the firemen arrived.