The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-24

To Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie.
/ am a girl of nineteen. I went
with fine young man having no
bad habits; an accomplished young
man. We went together for over a
year, but not steady.
We quit as good friends. he went
with other girls, and 1 with other
boys. but mover enjoy myself for
thinking of him.
Five months passed. and he came
back; both being happy again. L
kept regular company with him for
eight months. About two months
ago he was away for three weeks.
and I got acquainted with strange
young fellow that came to our town.
In some ways / like him better.
He made love To me. and / let him.
but he proved to be bad young
man and has left the town. Trouble
came between my old friend and me,
but he says he loves me yet. and
asked me to forSise him IL he hurt
my feelings; but, somehow. l can't
like him as | did SORRY.
~ DOR little Sorry. I should think
- you would be-sorry.
You took a perfectly good dia-
mond out OF a perfectly good
ring an6 threw Il away. and now the
POOR bit of stained glass that you put
IN the diamonds place has gone, and
what shall you do'
What do you mean when You say you
can't like him as You did? Which one?
Your letter is as confused as I'm afraid
your mind is.
don't believe you ever really cared
for the first young man at all, and II
is quite evident that the second young
man never really cared for you. So it
o. tIAk ut
can do is to forget them both as soon
as possible. and the next time you are
lucky enough to be loved by a good,
true man, go down on your knees and
say your prayers and be thankful and
very good-and very happy.
worried-Why don't you send your
friend out of your life for little? The
size OF the hole his absence makes
in your life will be a good measure of
the strength of your love for him. II
you find you can get along without him
pretty well, then, my dear, you are
not in love with him. If you miss him
all the time and long for him-why,
then, send for him.
Your little friend. Rex, is truly a SEN
sible girl and she has given you good
advice. You have no right to ask a girl
to marry you until you can give her a
comfortable home and until YOU feel
that you have broken yourself Of your
bad habits. The chances of making her
life miserable are too great. And IL the
fact Of your love for her and your de-
sire to make good for her don't keep
you straight her actual physical pres
ence by your side will not help you.
Make man of yourself. and, even
II she does not care for you in the way
you want, you will be so much better
on, SO much finer. that you will bless
be hard pull. but it is worth it, for
the cake Of the fight itself, and doubly
so with such reward In prospect
Annie Laurie wishes you great sue
cess, and, between you and me and the
gatepost, it's my opinion that the little
girl must be decidedly fond of YOU to
take so much interest in your success.
Dixie-1f you don't meet pleasant peo-
pie through your church. why don't you
try affiliating yourself with the Young
Women's Christian Association or
some kindred organization? 1 know of
no greater help. to lonely woman.
Anxious one-The only way know
OF 10 get married ID 10 make yOurSel1
So attractive to one person that he will
want to marry you. And the best way
to do that is to forget the fact that
you are anxious to maryland let other
people forget it-also that you are beau
tiful, for the greatest beauty is marred
by consciousness Of the fact.
Perpiexed-Another question that is
purely a question for the individuals TO
decide. Shall Protestant and a Catho-
lie marry? Many such marriages turn
out to be very happy. 1t depends
largely on the nature of parties con-
cerned and their willingness to make
concessions. =.
Jo.-You might write once to your
friend. lest a letter may have miscar-
ried or some misunderstanding have
arisen. If you receive no reply 1t should
be evident that the young man is trying
to be rid of you. Do you care for the
other man? If you do. marry him. but,
II not, wait.
Kate AFTER his interview with
your parents. there was nothing for
your friend to do but let you strictly
alone Your mother and father prob
ably had an excellent reason for the
stand they took. Ask them about it:
You are young. and forgetting should
II Won find that you care more for the
Young man than for your parents hap
pincss, and II you find their reasons
Inadequate, then you might write TO
him and tell him how you feel.
(Copyright, 1914, Newspaper Feature ServiceD