Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-16
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old. Several months ago I met a
young man four years my senior who
/ fell desperately in love with me He
took me TO everything worth while
that came to town, and almost every
night we went riding in his fathers
auto or be just called. This spring he
asked me TO marry him and I accepted.
At the time l was not sure that loved
him, but he was such a fine fellow
/ and 1t seemed so good to have some
I one love ne that accepted. AS soon
[ as / got engaged / began 10 dislike the
/ boy and feel that I cannot marry him.
/ And now I have a perfect horror of
| whole life with him He is a fine boy
and my parents are very fond Of him.
I know he would always be good to
me and could make plenty Of money
/ because already he is doing very we'll.
| The worst of it is, this boy wanted
/ to marry this August and I said I
/ would. His father gave him lot
next 10 his own home and he is put
/ ting money that he has saved and
/ some that his father has loaned him
/ into building q home. I don't know
/ whether I would be happier to marry
/ him or to give him up He certainly
would be good to me, but someway
/ everything he does and says Jars.
/ a short time ago I was visiting
/ school friend at their home in the
{ country and while I was there we
went 10 d dance. There were several
/ boys from town there and one of them
/ seemed to like me very much. I liked
him. too, I told him that he might
/ come TO see me, but my mother broke
/ the date on account Of my engagement.
/ The boy has continued TO write to me.
although I am not allowed to answer
his letters. Occasionally we meet on
/ the street and I am very nice TO him.
/ ] told him that my mother would not
/ let me answer his letters. What would
/ you advise me 10 do? I can't tell, my
/ self, what would make me happiest.
LUCILLE.
Break the engagement. You could
not possibly be happy with a man
you do not love. I hope that this ex-
4 perIence will teach you to lie more
! COnsiderate.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you
/ please tell me something that viii re-
/ move bIackheads and something that
will make my eyebrows grow heavier
and my eyelashes longer?
GRAY EYES.
/ To cure blackheads make an oint-
meut of one ounce of soap Iiniment
and one ounce of ether, mix At
night scrub the face thoroughly with
/ hot water, using a complexion brush
I or other soft brush. After wiping. ap-
ply the mixture to each Of the spots
and let It remain on over night Wash
! off in the morning with hot water /
! Continue until the spots have disap-
/ peared. Then twice a week wash the
4 face with this mixture removing the
liquid at once by rinsing with clear /
water. II there are large pores, wipe
I over each with a little alcohol. I
Eyebrow and lash tonic. Red vase /
/ line. five grams; boric acid. 10 cent? /
! grams. Make into a smooth paste. +
and massage into the brows at night, !
also rubbing lightly over the Iashes +
at the roots.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you /
please tell me through your depart /
ment whether it is possible not to have /
ones marriage license published in the +
newspapers?
AN INTERESTED READER,
In some instances the license clerk /
withhoIds names from publication .
when requested. if he thinks the rea-
sons given are sufficient. Official rec
ords are public property as rule, I
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Does face
powder injure the skin? H B. s. +
A good talcum powder does not in
jure the skin unless too much is used; +
it keeps dirt out of the pores. /
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am thinking /
.of giving farewell party the lastI
week in July in honor of one of my
girl friends.
a.. Do you think it would be pro
per to have it on the lawn and serve
ice cream and cake?
~. Also have the yard decorated
with lanterns? We have a victroIa
which we could put out on our porch
to help make the evening pleasant.
81. What games would you sug-
gest?
"a. Please give me an idea of how
to word the invitations
Thanking you in advance, I remain.
Very Respectfully,
BLUE EYES" Il
~. The lawn is more inviting in
summer than close room. Have 1t
there and serve what you suggest with
cold drink as punch iced tea and
lemon, or orange or lemonade. Il
~. The lanterns will be very /
pretty and add much to the affair
49,. The victrola would furnish /
music for dancing You need few
games for a lawn party in hot July.
Progressive hearts or guessing con-
test would be diversion.
There is a contest called Mock Motor
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