The Washington times., 1915-01-07

"ODAf letter came from All
i Anetta feels that she is poorly
educated.
She Is ashamed to allow q man to
Call. for fear he will make fun of her.
She writes tragically that he is mot
for her"
She wonders whether there Is any
harm in asking a man to call.
She wants to know if 1t Is proper to
thank a man il he takes her to a place
of amusement.
And--her letter is poorly spelled. full
of grammatical errors, and trembling
with q desire to please a MAN.
Anettas letter is SO much like those
Of many other Annettas, and she asks
questions that bubble through such
number of similar letters. that Annie
Laurie is fo1estalling some prospective
writers with advice that will apply TO
the majority Of her correspondents.
These columns are supposed to be de-
voted to the answers Of questions or
xx neral feminine interest, and, strange
to say, nearly every letter has some
thing to do with one or more men.
Are there no other subjects OF interest
to the readers Of these columns? Don't
have modern methods brought forth ef-
ficiency in every home? Do you ever
wonder how to furnish the living room
of the new house or what to plant in
your garden? Do you ever want to
know what books will help you?
Do you ever wonder how to get q
better position? Where to go? How to
act? Do not family troubles require
40 uyto q times
learn q way Of smoothing domestic
Please don't destroy our high ideal Of
the modern girl of America by making
us believe that everything she does rs
but a step in her sure capture OF that
mcst contradictory character-man.
OF course some Anettas may be ex-
cused on account of circumstances,
and most OF them were very, mScn Scn
met a man. Suppose our Anetta had
a2arted to work before she finished
er grammar school course and came
0ome each evening so tired that n%lsnt %
Game a time when she was introduced
TO some one who listened to every word
she said as If each syllable was I'M
portant. Maybe her tongue began to
iii ip she | stopped bashfully. Then was: the
time when she first began to see her
mistake in shortening her school days.
Then. like all the other Anettas sne
settled back into her realization of ig-
norance without trying to help her
self. She writes a letter with num-
Der of bad mistakes. yet there are
books in the public libraries that Will
ably avoids books by standard authors,
yet these aren't written in foreign
language. and they will help her with
the troublesome grammar:
But just to think that Anetta wouid
never have thought herself poorly ed
ucated If a MAN hadn't sailed into the
horizon! And as soon as ne appears
she begins to plan her trousseau. why
is it that girls of this generation have
been born with the notion that object
Matrmony' is lurking back Of each
prospective caller? And why are YOU
Anettas so tragic when you discove,
they are mot for you?" Naturally ,you
will hesitate in asking men to call J,
You do not feel that you can accep,
them on the dull basis Of friendship
Is calling, such very impressive rite
Your previous life? II that's what 20.
Anettas think Of it. chase all sucf
ideas from your heads. There's M ne
want nothing more than friendly cha'
with nice girl So don't be foolish
all you little Anettas.. even II you de-
feel that you haven't been given mucf
OF an education. Try to improve your
selves and the REAL man when HI
comes. won't need any coaNing or any
special recipe for securing HIS love.
X II. V.-You did perfectly right il
acting as you did to the man. II Wer
YOU. ] should wait a long while before
forgaVe him. Even if he does beloni
to your club. popular opinion will b.
against him when the friends who wer
with you tell the other members abou
his behavior.
S. 7. L-Don't marry the man AZ ye
even il he is your mothers choice. Sh
has no right to marry you off II you ar
unwilling. Even II he does love YOU
=. T. L., both Of you may be made mis-
erable unless you are sure OF yourself
Keep up your friendship with the mar
tell him frankly you do not love hir
as yet, and let matters stay as the
are for the present.
l.assie-I have known quite fey
people who corresponded with eac
other. though they had never me
through the offices of mutual frient
but don't let such correspondence In
Volve you in a love affair. Goodnes!
no: don't send him a lock Of your hail
The day for that sort of Stiffness is pas
Brownie-I agree with your mothe