The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
EXCHANGING PHOTOS.

If the heart of man is oppressed
 with dares,
 His woes are dispelled when a woman ' appears"
 " 'Tis her beauty that often makes her / proud; ,.x
 Iris virtue that doth make her most
 admired;
 Iris modesty that makes her seem o1-
 vine."
 The average woman is fattereid when a man whom she has a secret nKlns for appears sufficiently interested III her to want her photograph. It does not seem to matter to some glris whether they have known the man TOT years, months or if he is but an ac- quaintance of few short weeks ana a stranger in the community at that. She does not look upon exchanging photos with him as any risk on her part.
 If she has brother and happens to consult him in regard to it she need not be surprised if he enters a vlgpr- ous protest He does not mince words with his pretty sister or save her ears
 
 eye-openers.
 He tells her that all attractive young men may not be what they seem; that where one young man may hold young girls portrait as a sacred pos session, there are many others who might not. If he were Q jovial fellow, light O heart. light O laugh, and as light O tongvo he might without one qualm of conscience exhibit it to the |rollicking, reckless crowd of young men he chums with. While one might respectfully, even reverently, admire, the balance of the number would crit icise and even go as far as to make impertinent remarks about the girl to get a laugh from the others.
 If the poor, innocent photograph could speak, it might have many very unpleasant experiences to cry out |against-for instance, of being tackled up on the wall in company of other women, those of the underworld flower among thistles. The indignities such a reckless throng might subject the portrait to are many, all for the one purpo&e of amusement-such as drawing with a lead pencil a pair of spectacles around the sweet, serious eyes, or sticking a pipe in the smiling lips, caricaturing dress, hat or posi- tion. hEf
 Brothers are obliged to speak out plainly that their sisters may compre- bend in 8 measure that it is not best to exchange photos with any young man except the one they, expect to wed. Even those given to the best of young men often come to grief in un- expected ways. giN
 If the lovers agree to part and later yon the one-time lover narries another gitl who is cursed with an uncontroll- able, jealous disposition, she may mar the beauty of hubby's former ideal of girlish loveliness quite as cruelty, even more subtly, by touching up the hair to an impossible yellow, the cheeks and lips mauve and eyes more green than blue, although she be an adept with crayon pencils. E
 Photos are always exchanged with the best possible intentions on wo- mans part It is proof of her good will, friendship and appreciation of her friend. It carries with it the hope tured face it will arouse pleasant thoughts in his mind, and, being a constant reminder of her, he will not be able readily to forget her. It will be seen by the incidents brothers re- late that their sisters judgment in ex- changing photos with a certain class of young men is straying far afield from good sense, to say the least. The young man who is actually smit- ten with a young lady will not be de- terreld by her refusal to give him her portrait, but will be all the more anx- ious to secure the original. All young men are not deceivers, am thankful to say, and would prize such a token of esteem and friendship as a girls photo to the last hour of their lives as the years come and go. Great care should be taken in discriminating which are real, the true, friends, which those who should not be trusted