The Washington times., 1915-07-29
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Copyright. 1915.
BY Newspaper
Feature Service. }

teer at one of the school play.
grounds. To be sure. you may not
know anything about crocheting or
basketry, but you may be able to
help with the children and manage
some Of the organized games. OF
course you would not have any sa!.
ary for YOUR work but you would
meet other giris who are also vol
unteer workers and perhaps make
some new friends.
II this plan doesn't work. per
haps YOU could do summer work at
one of the settlement houses. or
somewhere else. where YOU could
meet girls your age. Aren't any OF
genial? Why don't YOU call on some
OF them this summer. and they may
prove to be nicer than you thought
them at first?
Dear Annie Laurie-This spring
come men were working near our
house, and among them were two
nice young men. One was con-
tractors son. the other survey
or. One day We were watching
the machine and rope was ex-
tended to tree. so one or the
girls suggested jumping rope with
it. When the men finished work
for the day. we thinking that
they wanted the rope. stopped
jumping, but they told us to go
ahead and turn 1t and they
would jump When they left.
they asssa tiDRss pEsSt.t their caps and said
Now. Miss Laurie. do you think
We should have spoken to the
boys when we met them after
that? 1t has been ootherins US
for quite while.
VIRGINIA AND BETSY.
No, do not consider that there
has been any reason for you to rec
ognize the young men when you
meet them hereafter. You nave
never been introduced to them and
the fact that they did you a court
esy by allowing you to use the rope
does not justify you in speaking to
them If you should meet.
OF course, by now you realize that
you were behaving like a kinder
garten class In jumping rope and
you should have nothing to do with
the young men in the first place.
Now that they have gone away there
Is no further need or you pa9lns
any attention to them II you see
them again unless by chanSe you
introduce you in the usual way.
Dear Annie Laurie: ! am an or
phan with no relatives nearer
than California. ! am IN love
with a man five years my senior.
asked me to marry him have al
ways said Not yet" We are not
engaged, as neither of us believe
In long engagements, but ne mas
always told me that II l ever
made up my mind that ! Woulu
become his wife ne wouiu mary
me, but that until ! was perfectiy
certain that wanted to give up
all that I have now-namely,
freedom and salary that ! work
hard for-he'd rather Ia not.
Now. Annie Laurie, felt certain
two days after he left me
month ago, that I'd marry him
when he came home from his va
cation He's coming next week.
A week ago, however, l con-
suited my doctor about my nerves,
which seem to be running away
with me. and l learned that II
don't stop working ! VIII nave
knowing this. do you think that
could marry? Don't you think 1t
would look as though ! were
doing this because there was
nothing left? What must 40!
know he loves me enough 70
take me even now, but couldn't
20 to him under these circum-
stances, yet ! have no place or
anybody to go to II ! am sick.
and ! am dependent upon what
earn to pay my board.
CATHERINE.
Poor. loyal little girl? So you
would sacrifice your happiness be-
cause you don't feel that you are