The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-03
AdOice to Young Girls
Many Friends At Nineteen
Instead Of One Man
By ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie:
I note your advice to some young
girls is: Don't tie ones self down
to one friend, but, instead, have a
number of admirers"
Do you think that a young girl
about nineteen would soon get the
name of being a fiirt If she were
seen out with a different fellow
every time? Not only that, but L
know some girls who seem to have
taken your advice in this matter,
until at the present time they have
nalf-dozen young men taking them
to the theater and other places.
This seems to me to be the final
outcome of your advice regarding
more than one friend u. Z.
NO, I do not think that young
M girl about nineteen would soon
get the name of being a f1irt
# she were seen out with diff
ferent fellow every time.
A young girl of nineteen has no busi-
ness being seriously in love with any
one-she's too young to settle down
and make Up her mind And how is
she ever going to make It up. pray
tell, If she never meets more than one
man
And-teu me true and tell me honest,
G. c., don't you think that a girl can
have a good time with a man and give
him a good time, too. without being IN
the least in love with him? Isn't there
any such thing as companionship or
friendship in your scheme OF life?
Why. I have a dozen friends-men
who would go half across the contlnent
to do me a serious favor, and L Would
make great sacrifices to be OF real
helm to any one of them-and not one OF
them ever thought of such a thing as
being in love with me for a minute.
Can't a man enjoy taking pretty
girl to tie theater without having ner
EXPECT him to be madly in love with
her? Why shouldn't girl have some
half dozen young men take her to the
theater-if the young men want TO ask
her-and why shouldn't man invite
any girl he likes to go to tne tneater
with him, or anywhere else tnat Is re-
spectacle and interesting?
Get the engagement and marriage TAD
out of your head, G. c., and get 1t out
Quickly. 1t doesn't belong in good,
sensible head like yours at all.
When the right man finds the right
girl there won't be any trouble about
the other men and the other girls. IN
til that time it is not only perrectly
right, but perfectly sensible, Tor a glri
TO have as many friends as she likes.
so long as they are decent. self-respect-
ing chaps who respect her and VINO are
nothing but friends.
Brownie-The worst way in the world
to hurt a mans feelings" Is to marry
him without caring for him. From your
letter / don't think you are in love
with any one, except perhaps youIseI.
II I were you 1 would certainly preak
nv engagement, but ] should not en-
ser into another one unless / were pref
~ cure of myself
Anxious-If you enjoy having the
Young man in question come TO see you,
why Certainly let him continue to come.
But YOU have no possible right 10
monopolize his attentions. and II he
wants To go to see other girls, you
may rest assured he will go, and moth
ing you can do will prevent him.
Doubtful-It is distinctly improper TO
dance with a man who has not been
introduced to you. The only permits
sible exception is when, at some pri-
yate house, the hostess arranges a
Paul IJones'' or circular dance, for the
purpose of making those guests &C.
ouainted whose introduction might have
been overlooked. In that case it is per-
r,1issjbIe TO dance with whomever you
chance 10 be when the signal is given.
The fact of being both under the host
ess' roof is taken TO be sufficient in
PRODUCTION.
Irnsophisticated-It seems to me
that your mother is mistaken in TAX
ing such a puritanical stand, in
wanting TO deprive You of Innocent
Measures, particularly as you are
hot q very young girl, but woman
of some experience; but, on the
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