The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
HEART AND BEAUTY PROBLEMS
BY Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / spent the
evening with friend of mine and
didn't start home until half-past ten.
AS it was very dark and did not like
coming home alone, 1 allowed a young
man that 1 had only met once before
to escort me. He would only go as
far the gate of my home and when
we were there ne asked me to kiss
him. L refused, and he looked at me
sorrowfully and then went away. Do
you think 1 did right and that the fol-
low has any reason to object to me?
WONDERING.
1t was all right to let the young
man take you home. One takes it
for granted that anyone he meets
through a friend is respectable You
certainly should not have kissed him,
and l can see no reason why your re-
fusal should make him object to you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a girl
of eighteen, working in a dentists
office. l have earned my board and
teen years old. Now that am
working in the office 1 board at home.
although / am not home much of the
time, as l do homework for lady
after office hours and also Sundays
My mother is in poor health, and ]
have two sisters younger than myself
whom l am very anxious to send
through school. My father is living
and working IN anOCneT town. ne put
all the responsibility of the family on
my shoulders and expects me to sup
port the family and given in all my
money. / have been doing this for al
most two years and he expects me to
keep it up. | have always wanted TO
be a nurse and still want to be. l have
only been through the seventh grade,
but have friends who say they could
get me in a hospital l feel sure that
if | had a chance / could become
nj hPPn
save a small sum of money, which my
father does not know about. My
friends tell me that if L should take
the nursing course before entering a
hospital it would help me good deal.
What would you advise me to dog
APHRODITE.
P S-If | leave home my father
will take my younger sister out of
school and make her do what nave
been doing
1t is against the law for your father
to put the responsibility of the family
upon your shoulders. He can be
forced to pay your mother money with
which she can send her children to
school or use as she thinks best. See
Judge and have him recommend
reasonable and reliable lawyer. |
think it would be very advisable to
enter a hospital to become nurse
since you are so interested in the
work. But / do not favor your spend
ing time on the course you mention
unless at the HOSpIldl tiISy tAiAiih II
would be a help. Ask their advice
Hospitals differ on the subject.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: L have
sister-in-law (recently married) who
is a perfect stranger to me would
like to send her a card or letter,
something to make her feel welcome
in our family. Would you give me
advice as to what to write and say
MISS SURBAN.
Write her a letter. If you want to
make her feel really welcome, what
YOU say will have to come from your
heart There can be no set form for
such letters.
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