The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Y DEAR BECKY: Has 1t ever occurred to you that while

l we are so appreciative of our soldier boys and are loving and work 1 ing for them so much (which they surely deserve) no one seems to say much for our girls.
 1 You know, Becky, I have always had
 mitch sympathy for the dear little girls; and self-sacrificIng. Especially have they had my sympathy. now that he
 whom they have always trusted and
 who has made the American girl para
 mount in all affairs of the heart, has turned traitor to her. I refer to that artful cupid and you, too will be in- l terestsd In a touching story that was confided to me . few days ago, and which you must not repeat. The girl with the big blue eyes and curly hasr whom you met last fall came running in to see me yesterday. 'Hattie, she said, which way do you think they are prettier with lace and blue rib bons or frills and pink ones?" ''What?"' cried I, you. too. after all you have said about war brides?'' ''Yes.' she replied, "and meant it, too" But" she continued, "after had explained to
 
 lieve in girls marrying soldiers who will
 be going away and leaving them until he had accepted the fact as settled,
 began to have my doubts''
 Well, last week several of the girls
 were around to my house when someone
 picked upf a paper and began to read
 an account of a French town where
 the 'Sammies' had recently arrived and
 were seen walking through the streets
 arm in arm with the village girls, and
 already three typewriter notices on the town hall bulletin board, in accordance with an old French custom, announced that three of these girls were engaged to marry American soldiers.
 You can believe me, we were all shocked. Here was a danger which we had overlooked" Finally" she said, "the wicked creatures don't they know
 the boys belong to us? No. they don't said Mary. unless we marry them before they go''
 T hear remarked Jane, ''that French girls are pretty and vivacious'' Yes, and highly flirtatous,' said Grace.
 "Wel1 Jack came over Saturday for the football game. I went out with him and we were as jolly and as gay as could be and as inlpersonai. This would never do, so at night we all went to the dance. and was as sweet and lovely to him as could be and he began to take notice and the barometer began to rise. Then Billie came up, and while I was dancing around and smiling at him I was charmed to see Jacks scowl Garken and darken. Soon 1t vas his dance with me again and he was so angry he could hardly make !, up his mind to come over to me. Jack, ! said, as laid my hand on his arm. you look like an ogre Huh, Said i Jack, and as they say in the fairy story, 1, stepped out up the balcony into the 1, dusky night and the princess saluted ! the orgre with lriss-and now, Hattie { Highland. you know it all and the we'd | ding will be an event of the near fu- ! ture.
 Society will hear with pleasure that | my suggestion of las, Sunday was re- | ceived with approval by the TutwiIer in i regard to the afternoon teas, to change 1 the day from Thursday to Saturday,i which day will be inaugurated next Sat l urday afternoon. November IT.
 Saturday is the logical day for tea | of this sort. After the matinee people | want to gather somewhere for an hours | pleasant conversation. After shopping | I'ptHii6 IS more ueliSHtlut tnau 10 ufOp i in for afternoon tea Marketing, as | many of our society women do them 1 selves. on Saturday afternoons. 1t is an 1 innovation to be able, to spend a few moments late in the afternoon with n 1 co.crle of congenial friends. So, nlto- | Gether. Saturday afternoon is the most 1 pleasant and convenient day of all sor l afternoon tea.
 At the last Tutwiler tea a number of l fashionable women enjoyed the occasion | and as some remarked, it was real i war time tea-knitting and making l Christmas presents being the order of | the day with the .smarrieds." while the girls not seeming to care if 1t was an i "Adamless Eden,' danced with each | other and Ipade the occasion very de. lightful
 However, a few beaux A(and there are some left in spite of wars heavy de- would be most welcome and I'm aure everyone will usrec with me that