The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-05
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

twenty-three years old and have been
going with a boy Of the same age
since 1 was mere child. He is now
in the army and expects to leave for
France soon. do not know what to
has begged me to DO so for the past
year 1 have refused because 1 would
rather wait until he returns. He,
however, insists that he will not have
me wait for him. This means that /
must marry him now against my bet
ter judgment and that OF my parents
or let him go with no pledge OF en-
gagement on either side. l love him
enough to marry him and am also
willing to wait for him, but he seems
to think II unfair to ask me to wait.
1 am sure 1 could never stand for his
going if 1t meant neither marriage
or bethrotha1. Can you please advise
me, H. w.
Yours is really difficult case and
tle only solution which can be made
you must make yourself. You are
both right. It IL as rule unwise to
marry soldier who is about to
leave and on the other hand he 10
showing great unseifishness in not
asking you to wait. Try to make
him understand that you Will only
be happy In waiting and that II Is
really no sacrifice on your part.
Dear Mrs. thompson: Will you
please tell ME something l can do to
make myself Timber. am SO stiff
1 can't dance with ease. EVA.
Gymnasium work at 7. W. c. A.
would help you to become more linn
Der. Every morning you might do
few exercises. Lean over from the
waist ana try to touch the floor with
your finger tips without bending your
knees. Also try standing on the toes
Of one foot and reaching out with the
! arm.
Dear Mrs. thompson: have been
going with 4 gentleman friend for
almost q year and we were engag ed,
but the other night he made me very
angry because I saw him downtown
with another girl and ne seemed TO
be enjoying himself immensely. The
next evening when he called at my
home I broke the engagement. He
seemed to take it very hard and
begged me to reconsider, but I would
not listen.
| since he has been gone I feel very
lonely ana find that I love him very
dearly and cannot live without his
! love. Will you please advise me how
| to win him back again. I also found
that he was in town that night with
q
/ write to him or 60 to him and tell
| him that am sorry?
HEART.BRoKEN JILL.
You might write him a note and
say that you are sorry you were un-
| reasonable and that If he cares to be
| nothing about renewing the engage
| fnent-let him suggest that. Don't
| make your letter too apologize.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have been
! going with a girl for some time whom
1 think great deal OF. am twenty
| four and she is about six years
| younger. The last time went to see
| her she told me not to come again.
but did not tell me why and l do not
know. I have not spoken to her
since, but love her more than all the
| world besides.
What shall do. live in melancholy
and misery without knowing why?
It would be silly to live in melan-
| world might be so interesting and en-
| joyable. Eoth' can be gained by
brooding about your loss and you
might just as we'll try to find pleasure
| with other girls. There are so many
| fire girls frsm whom TO choose your
friends that before you Know 1t. II you
efs; you VIII re In love with some one
1 would try to forget that the girl
turned you down If l were you It
| was so unkind to do SO without an
| explanation that IT, would hardly be
| dignified on your part to seek an ex-
| PLANTATION.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: How old
! should a girl be before she keeps
steady company? MISS BILLY.
She should be in her twenties.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
6irls OF seventeen ana we both expect
to be married In June. would it be
proper to have a double wedding?
FRIENDS.
Yes. It would be proper to have a
double wedding. think both of you
are several years TOO young TO marry.
I A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds OF men in