Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
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Dear Mrs. Thompson; I should like
to have some advice from you on the
matter Of how to treat my gentleman
callers. l am a very pretty girl, so
the young men of our town tell me.
and | am quite popular with the
younger set and have to attend all
the parties and dances and sometimes
entertain young people at my house.
Cd When two young men call me
up on the same evening and want 10
call on me, how should decide when
to allow to come, or would it be all
right for me to have both?
(2l Usually when / lave a gentle
man friend here my mother opens the
door for him and takes his coat AMI
hat and tells him to be seated Then
she leaves the, room and he has to
stay there alone till l come. Is that
all right?
t3) When in a party OF four, two
young men and two girls, how should
they walk when going TO the picture
show-should the young men walk
together and the girls together. or
should they walk in couples. a boy
and girl?
"a How late is it proper to let a
party of young people stay at the
house when having a party?
MABELLE BROWN.
u Unless you have some reason
to believe that one of them is in
tending to call you up for a date you
should allow the first one who calls
the privilege of coming TO see you.
Sometimes it is understood that
more than one boy will call on a
girl; when you wish to have more
than one, say to the first one that
you expect another friend and that
If he doesn't mind, you will let them
both come. then tell the second one
who calls that you have made a date
with the first one, but that he also
may come if he wishes. There are
girls who are clever enough to enter
tain more than one boy at q time.
and you seem to be one of this type.
% | think the arrangement is
quite nice. Of course it might be
well for your mother to remain with
the young man a few minutes talking
! to him, and then when you arrive.
excuse herself, but it is not absolutely
| necessary. The essential thing is TO
make the young man feel at home
until you get there.
I (3l Usually it just happens that
each couple walks together, one hoy
and one girl. but occasionally it will
happen that the boys will get together
and the girls together, and then later
they may change positions so the boys
each walk with their partners. It is
/ generally more dignifed for each boy
to walk with his partner.
"a At a simple evenings entertain
ment, the guests begin going at about
l0:S9, but on Saturday nights, for in
stance. when there is no work or
school the next morning. it would be
all right TO stay little later. There
is no hard and fast rule about when
! to conclude an evenings entertain
ment, but young people should be
careful not to stay up too late al
night as it impairs their health and
they feel it later
Dear Mrs, Thompson u Does
/ walking reduce ones weight? II not
what does. I am Is years old ana
weigh 135 pounds.
% About year ago | met a boy
but I did not like him very well. We
have been corresponding since ther
and he has sent me several boxes OIL
candy. But / have not gone any place
with him. There is another boy | like
a lot better than this first one. but nay
mother won't LET me go with him, be
cause he is much older than I am
Would you drop the first boy and bt
friendly with the older one?
go One time some girls and I Wen
to another school to take examinations
While We were there some boys came
past and one of the boys told some o
the kids that he would like to meet me
but / have not heard anything from
him. Do you think he really wanted
to meet me or was he just talking?
told my mother about him and she saiC
that she had heard of him and he wa:
a very nice boy.
/ (4) When a boy and girl are in
trodueed should they shake hands?.
/ DICKEY DOCK.
% Walking tends to reduce tn,
weight Just as every other kind of ex
ercise. / think you win find it help
fui to eat fewer potatoes and drink no
water with your meals. One hundre,
and thirty-five pounds isn't too mucl
to weigh If you are over FIVE feet tall.
~ You are too young to go witt
any hoy. Since your mother object
tc one of the boys do not consider mn
az all