The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-01
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

O,~-l want TO write 10 a boy
friend In my home town. 10 u
proper Tor him or me 20 write
frsti Please suggest a heading.
~ outline and an ending Tor
letter from me TO him. MARY.
At l. customary for young
man TO open correspondence
with Young woman The sub
jet material OF his letter will sug
gest material for her reply.
II she has been accustomed Co
call the man by his given name
she will write II In her salutation.
as My Dear George And she
viii end with Yours sincerely.
or Your sincere friend
Q.--For some time I have kept
company with a gentleman who said
he was wldower. but OF late,
from his actions, I have my doubts,
Not long age he went out OF the
city TO see his es.~.fe and child.
Could you tell me how 10 find out
N they are dlvoreedf know the
name OF the town where his for
rer wife lives. but am not at all
acquainted there.
Kindly advise me at once, as
would not care TO keep company
with a married man. c.
A. I, would be difficult. per
haps impossible. 20 find out II the
man "a divorced. Provided the d.
Sorce was granted IN the county
where his former wife now resides.
YOU could 30 there aud consult the
records
but WHY keep company with
man YOU feel you cannot trust >
These suspicious and doubts viii
stamp out whatever pleasure
might be derived from his society
please tell US, thru your col.
urrs, what 10 do In this easel We
are two girls. and our mother makes
W wear the same amount Of clothes
IN the summer az in the winter.
When u Is so hot. Il 10 necessary
10 remove part OF our eio,ne. on
the sly: but We are In constant
fear lest she Will discover then,
and make us put them back on. and
quarrel al Us the rest OF the day.
We believe In dressing 20 suit the
weather. don't youf
IGNORE AND CECILIA.
Alt all depends upon what you
call dressing TO suit the weather. d"
With the exception OF the past few
weeks. winter clothing has been
quite comfortable this summer
Ordinarily mother displays much
Judgment and common sense r..
garding the matter Of her dauEh.
ter's dress
! will not venture to agree with
you In this case. because you might
have ideas relative to dress similar
TO those Of girl With whom
once vent to school The mother
OF this l5year-old girl insisted that
she wear warmer dresses on the
cloudy or rainy days in summer
The girl thought her judgment au
perior 20 that Of her mother. so she
would steal her lawn and dimliy
dresses out Of tho house on the ally
and change them AT school
The day OF our class picnic was
cloudy This girls mother sent her
from home elth heavy duck frock
and warm coat However. before
she started on the picnic. she had
exchanged this sensible attire for
a dress OF sheer material. minus a
coat or wrap OF any kind. During
the day a thunder storm came up.
the little girltn dimity 20, soaked
TO the. skin. a wind blew and chilled
her 4 few days later she was
taken down with what proved 10
be pneumonia. and within two
weeks she died
This girls experience should be
a warning and a lesson to every
girl who has the notion that her
judgment Ia superior 10 that OF her
mothers. whether II be In regard
10 dress. or other things
a. am a working GIRL In
small town and here there is no
men. the kind nice girls would
care for. am not IN. only one
who feels this way abou, Il. for I
know many girls who feel that
they are missing something by
staying In small towns.
We would appreciate your an.
s~er and opinion on this problem,
as II 10 really serious to US.
MISS rs.
A-The working girls In small
towns miss some very distress.
Ing things that they would encoun.
ter In cities. For instance. the
problem OF strange Young men and
women making the acquaintance of
each other Is much more serious
IN the city than In the country.
Should YOU come to the city to
work YOU would face the same
problem In much larger way. un
less you have friends. relatives or
the means To osta bifgh yourseif IA,