The Washington times., 1914-06-13
Advice to Girls
Dear Annie Laurie:

Dear annie Laurie.
Your answers to girls, questions
are so good that 1 thought I would
write to you.
The girls around my own age do
not like me, although they are al
ways nice to me when I am with
them. / am eighteen. a stenographer.
and live at home. People older
than myself seem to like me. and
old ladies and gentlemen do like me,
7 know.
Boys Of my acquaintance all tell
me their troubles and ask my ad-
vice: they tell me about girls. al
though. Of course. I do not let them
mention any names. and do not let
them run girls down. The girls do
not approve OF the friendly way
talk to the boys who, they think'
belong to them.
do not care particularly for the
companionship of people. and when
I am home in the summer | get out
to the woods or away by the beach
where ] can be alone.
What will ! do? Am I not sup
posed to hold any conversation Win
any one that my girl friends do not
wish me to talk to. or will just
be natural?
Nv brothers. friends talk to me in
the same way as any other friends
themselves.
ALMOST HOPELESS.
row. Almost Hopeless, what are
N you so hopeless about? Nothing
Of the least importance tha, l
see. II you do not care for
conpanionship. why do you worry when
you do not get it?
You like the woods and the beach
and "al1 outdoors" better than you do
people, and you show it, and people
don't like II. that's all.
You are probably cleverer than the
other girls you know, and you are
deeper and have more sentiment and
more heart. and they don't understand
you. You're like hen with a red rib
bon around her neck: all the other hens
want TO tear you to pieces.
But don't you let them do II. Never
mind whether they like you or not; you
like them, and be nice to them and
don't let them see II they bore YOU, and
they'll like you all right.
You'll probably MARY some man
older than yourself and be happy with
him and make him happy.
In the meantime just go on and be
natural and wholesome and agreeable
and you'll be happy.
Only don't think too much about your
self That's fatal
Black Eyes-Why should you think
because a young man asked permission
to call on you that he had any idea or
keeping steady company" OF course
you are too young to think about falling
but there Is no reason IN the world why
you should not have this young man
or a dozen young men coming TO ses
you once in a while, so long as your
mother approves. Tell him, II you like.
that you would be very glad to have
him call 4 girl is always privileged
TO ask any man who has shown her any
attention to call upon her.
Despair-Beyond writing again to your
friend and asking him II there is any
reason for his silence. do not see that
there Is anything you can do. IN any
case, there Is no reason IN the worid
why you should not have lots Of other
friends among the men and have Just
as much fun as you can.
Fannie-why don't you once in a
while ask your friend to come to See
I you? 1t wouldn't do you any harm, and
It would tickle him to death But don't
count too much on his being in love
with you, for 1 believe that II he were
he would tell you SO, besides seizins
every possible opportunity to be with
| YOU. II l were you-advice Is always
| easy to give. isn't 1t. and not al
| ways easy to follow-Id try to think
| of him tust as a good friend, unless
| he tries to make you care for him.
Trixie-So a strange young man ha'
been making sleeps eyes at you anc
you like him very much? Please
tell me how you know whether yot
! like him or not, II you don't know him
! He may be a nice sort Of a chap and
merely silly. but, on the other hand
| have no way OF knowing. To say thu
| least. getting acquainted witt
| strange men Is most unlady1tke. L
| YOU really want my advice / shoulc
say to you. let the young man strict
| ly alone, and II he continues to pres:
attentions upon You tell the orincipa.
| of your school about II, and let hel
deal with him: that isn't very palatasblt
| advice. is it? II he is really a decent
! straightforward sort. has his wits aoou
| him. and really wants TO know yol
| badly enough to take a little trouble
about It, he'll hunt around until he finds
| some responsible person to give him &
proper Introduction and vouch for tn,
| fact that he Is the kind Of boy yoJ
! want to know. II he can't do that yot
are better off without his acquaintance
Blue Eyes-No. shouldn't say tha
| II was very wrong" TO kiss you,
! friend good-by. Only some day yot
! viii be going TO marry some man yor
! care for very much. Wouldn't yot
rather save your kisses for him?