The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-23
Cynthia Grey's



al have come 20 you to help
me as know you Will. am a
girl 10. ! have everything In this
world TO make me happy. A dear
mother and father. sisters
and brothers, but II is the love Of
boy ! want
have known him for long time
and he has spoken Of love and the
day TO come when we would be
happy with a dear baby Of our
own, and then again he Is so cold
hearted. Miss Grey, would you
waste your time on him II you
were moi You know he is the
only boy | love and my frs, love.
! will wait for your answer.
A GIRL.
A--When the poet said. Love
liz OF mans life thing apart;
It's woman's whole existence" he
put 1t very truly. A number OF
women are growing out OF that
whole existence" idea, and they
are doing so because they find only
suffering comes from making an
Idol OF one person In making a
man ones whole existence.
IL seems very enticing to draw
a picture OF cozy home. an ador-
ing husband and a beautiful baby:
but 1t is wise not to dream too
much. nor TO place the man so
high that he cannot but get dizzy
and take topple.
No sensible man wants a woman
to make a god OF him and worship
at the shrine. for he knows IL he
becomes all in all to her she will
one day be greatly disappointed
when she finds him a mere man.
Then about the home and baby.
II Is fine to have ideals. but don't
deceive yourself that there will be
nothing but sunshine and honeyed
words. We are still In the flesh.
The main thing is to make as lit
tie as possible-to make nothing
OF sharp words and little discour-
agements and much OF the good.
Last, but by no means least, do
not bring a child into the world
thoughtlessly, or as the result Of
selfishness. but remember IL II is
born 1t has the best right In the
world TO be well-born; that the
mother has the divine right-nay
the baby's right demands absolute
privacy during CESSATION.
l am telling you and all girls
these fundamental facts to awaken
you from your idle air-castles to
the great work before you.
You have probably tired the
young man with woman's ecstacy
on these matters and he may pos
sibly feel he is made to keep soar
ing at such height Mans wings
are not as strong as woman's along
this particular line, and l fancy
his pin feathers are not developed
sufficiently TO bear him up.
Drop the subject for a while and
be companionable. IL you con-
slider your time wasted In company
with a good man unless he mar
ries you, you would better give
them all up for time. We should
give and receive good from every
fellow man.
ais II right or wrong for a
young girl at the age Of 10 TO go
to dances with her other girl
friends? And 10 IL right for mo to
dance with a qIri or not? 10 II
friend7 And another thing have
to ask you. How should ! do my
hair up7 Some people think Il
babylsh TO let Il hang down In
braIds. Please answer In tho next
paper as am very anxious.
Thanking you very kindly,
A SENSIBLE LITTLE GIRL.
Al believe you are sensible
little girl. You have proved It by
not taking foolish advice offered
you by foolish people.
Take my word for II that you
will be far happier II you will
spend your time playing games In
the open with children OF your
own age, learning to do little use
full things about your home, and
reading good books than attending
dances.
1t is girlish to wear your hair
In braids, but not babyish.
Read the Rebecca books, espe-
cially Rebecca OF Sunybrook Farm.
The Uncle Pete Series, Anne of
Green Gables, the Louise Alcot
books and others brim full Of
things that interest girls, because
they are stories OF real. live, mer-
ry-hearted girlish girls.
Continue to be sensible, dear,
and be strong TO refuse others who
may try to influence you.
o.-i am a high school girl ex-
pectlnq to graduate. Could you
tell me II IL is correct to send my
announcements before or after the
event.
Everyone have asked tells mo
to send them before. But a woman
who ought to know what Is right
on such subjects says to send them
In after graduation. Thanking you,
A FAITHFUL READER.
A-Strictly speaking. announce
ments are sent after the event
simply as compliment and thus
suggesting no hint of presents. but
IL has become generally the Gus
tom to send them before In case
of graduation. You can decide
which course to follow and feel
perfectly independent In your de-
cision.
al would like to have you set
tie a dispute between young lady
and myself. Are the railroad en-.
aInes In England painted "green"f
! don't mean a bright green, but
dull green. Thanking you In ad-
vance, remain,
A GREENHORN.
A.-Some railroad engines In
England are painted dark green,
others brown, etc. Many, IL not all
the roads, have their distinctive
colors or lettering.
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