The Washington times., 1916-09-16
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
The Chaperop
Inv THE CHAPERoN.

The Chaperon-I have read
with interest your answer TO q
letter asking whether It IL proper
young S man 70 V w msr S DSs Il not
engaged. l have never seen the
reason, and have often wondered
why this should be considered I'M
Girls think nothing whatever Of
si y fr I'st.re' w e th ssns e
have boy friends and think OF
them only as friends. too5 why
should .. girl. II q boy friend
should ask her, be 20 conceited,
and think a picture Of herself too
good for boy who u truly her
Maybe i seem to be talking in
IKE TO sec some good, sensible.
logical reason for this. or course
know. II Isn't right for a giIl
TO give her picture 10 anyone who
happens to ask for II, but why
h hns she got to be aosnEsfSssSSn!,o
THERE you are. knew Il was
coming. One COULDN'T make q
statement like that OF mine in
a ehaperon reply OF the past week
ana go unscethed, I said. II you
viii remember. that a girl should
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friends and male members Of her Inn
mediate family. A fiance was quoted
as the only exception.
Well. Miss Bothered, there always
mas been q great deal OF sentiment
connected with the giving Of a pie
sure; solaiers golng off TO war have
with them as the dearest thing they
could possess.
Stories They Could Tell.
Many a story could sorne f.a.H
pictures tell II they were miraculous
" granted speech. tales OF white
nights and bitter days. Many an ola
timey photograph case has its vel
VET lining quite worn out from the
saserness OF the owner to look at
the daguerEeotype within.
20 not think, Miss Bothered, that
any one could handle one OF these
old pictures without realizinR the
meaning they possess. do not think
any one would be tempted to give
ner pictures away casually after
hearing some old soldier tell what
such a picture meant to him.
AND when You stop to think of II.
as st y1yr Picture y.t that VIII be telling
you want It to mean You TO the
man who carries Il with him. to
BE- revered and guarded and kept
TIL its fading lines grow too dim TO
tell what you looked like when you
were Q girl, or do you prefer TO
have u tackled up on the wall Of
away somewhere and finally consisn-
ed TO the rubbish heap?
II Is a mans nature to be boast
full. This Ia particularly true OF
young men. Nothing pleases them
better then a collection OF pictures
presented by their various girl
f nsra, i sut do t sss sSnE ts Of Pop
is the pedestal to which You A would ,aid
like YOUR picture eievatedf II he
does not feel some sort Of sentiment
for It. he will not take the pains to
see that II Is awarded tho respect
a picture should command. a. your
representative.
Picture Intimate Present.
The reason why ! suggested that
limited to the male members OF
your family. and your fiance. II you
have one. e that these people win
picture sentimentaiiy. They viii
take pride In II and give II the posi-
tion II should have.
For no present can equal the init
macy Of a picture, Miss Bothered.
Even the tie you knit Tor HIM or
the arts and crafts belt buckle you
carve yourself cannot approach II.
The giving. then. bespeaks a certain
amount Of trust the donor reposes In
the one who receives. II 10 not well
to distribute ones trust too widely.
The intimate quality. that precious
thing which makes q picture what
II is, may be lost.
Strange how the point of view
changes when the picture 10 given to
a grill II II simply a pledge OF
friendship. pure and simple. The
sentimental features are NIL. No one
can explain why the question OF
giving II to q man makes . differ
ence, but II -does-all the difference
in the world.
The Chaperop will answer questions
interest to readers OF this paper. Tn
,houid be addressed TO her, care Of u
,ffce. IueIose q stamped. addressed Q
reIope II a personal reply 10 desired.