The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
BY Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.

the singers at a funeral, or is it GUS
! tomary to pay them?
CD Also does the widow lay aside
her ring? A SAD WIFE.
Cd The pallbearers are generally
friends of the deceased and their SER
vices are freely given. Any member
of the family could pay the singers.
CD No, wear your ring. 1t will
help you in your great bereavement,
my dear.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: "a Would it be at
all the sensible thing for couple to marry
know your opinion and reason for it.
of s Il sG for Ser to ge
to her boy friends, if they ask for them?
go How will a girl know when she has
met the right man? 1 had thought several
times that had. but when it came to the
point, of proposal and marriage I was
shall H not Af FEEL that way Il really love-
a. 1 met a young man some time ago
at a gathering and he walked home with
interesting i to both of us. Know w he was
interested because of the way he brought
the subject up and talked of it. We were
quiet in our conversation and / did not
linger to talk to him upon reaching home
Since then 1 have seen him number of
him to ask for my company. but he hasn't
He is very courteous to me and a perfect
stand his lack of interest. He made a
special effort to be introduced. | was
him on the street and various places but
thought it best to let him act first If he
you'd would t o Ike e to 6I9w him bet r.
know that was anxious for his company.
Why is it that he lost interest SO suddenly?
1 have a good name and am proud of it,
and so it can't be that. 1 can think of
nothing unless that someone has told him
some untruth about me and he was foolish
enough to believe 1t. B. E.
% If they allow themselves to argue
about religion and become angered by each
others opinions, I think it would be un-
wise for them to marry. But If they re-
fuse to stir up, friction by talking about
happy in that respect.
(2) A girl makes mistake by allowing
her picture to be common property, and 1t
becomes so If she gives it to all the boys
who ask for it.
holds her back from marriage. Even hap
piness is not considered. She marries the
"a | cannot say why the boy dropped
you when he showed so much interest at
first. There are certain topics of CONVERSE
ton that it is unwise for young people to
touch upon Although he INTRODUCED the
been wiser. for you to change it Not
knowing what you talked about, 1 cannot
say. Let him take the next step toward
further friendship.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: There is fellow
whom l dearly love and he thinks a lot
of me, too, but there are other girls who
are trying to break up our friendship. Do
you think they can get the boy to drop me
and go with them? He says that he will
wait until / am of age to ask me to be
his wife Please tell me what to do.
BEAUTY.
You are too young to do anything. Trust
the boy and In a few years, II you still love
him and he loves you, it will be all right
to become engaged. The other girls will
not gain anything by running after him.
Tear Mr. Tboo0son. am fiftenn Years
old and will be sixteen in November. 1
very tall for my age and people take
me for seventeen and eighteen.
~ Do you think 1 am too young to go
to parks with boys and girls in the after
noon?
(2) And would 1t be all right to go to
the show about once a month in the even