Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-12
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
THAT DEPENDS!

While visiting in Los Angeles, met
a certain prominent actor as the re-
suit of a casual accident. He is in
town now and has written me asking
permission to call
My family seems to be of divided
cision will settle the matter, W
OF course your people are not hes
itating to let this man call because
he is an actor. All the foolish old pre-
jurices against players" that pur-
itanical and ignorant world once held
have, in the light of greater knowl-
edge, perished utterly. In every walk
of life, in every profession, there are
people who discredit whatsoever they
touch. But the stage is SO CON
spicuous for its generous well doing
| and for it's growing culture that 1t
stands to-day as one of the profess
sions which we as nation are
proud to join our President in hon
oring. I suppose you know, of its
| that is disposed Of! There follows
only a question of how you met this
man and what kind of an Individual
he is. | fancy a dignified gentlemen
his writing you note instead OF
seizing upon the hasty modern meth
cd of telephoning impresses me favor
ably. SO 1 say: Have him as a guest
at your home; permit your own peo-
| pie to meet him-and then base your
| future friendship upon what he re-
veals of himself in your home.
STOP WORRYING
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am engaged to and deeply in love
turn. loves me. Recently an old
time sweetheart of mine came to see
! me. and, with the knowledge of my
sort Of farewell before starting for
! France. Some people criticise me
severely, This man is nothing to me,
but I believe he still cares; Did do
"Ds't Don't let evil-minded busybodies
annoy you for another second. Love
does not build prison houses, nor yet
Schedules! Anaiyze what you did and
you see at once that it is contemplate
to suggest that it touched upon
wrong. You said friendly farewell
a dangerous Journey. Quite proper:
You did 1t with the knowledge anG
sanction of the man you love and in
tend to maryland who is too sane
and sensible and generous in his esti-
mate of you to suppose you have to-
be shut up in el0ister to & be Kept
:. And now the final touch
which makes me most impatient with
your .self-appointed (and narrow
minded critics):, It was to a soldier
fight for America and her Allies that
| you gave one happy evening before
| he started on his brave mission. Now
that you have thought it all over
questioning the thing which in fine
ness = and decency even = you could
hardly have failed to do?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
| I am in love with a young man,
who in return loves me. He has asked
me to marry him, and | have consent
| ia1 httf T11U rAn nhianf hnnaIea n
is English and am of Russian de-
scent. born in America.
Now, I hate to go against my pa
rents. wisches by marrying him. I
| try to forget him. He is a man of
! good character and has a good posi-
tion. The only barrier is his nation
ality. He knows about this, but says
he will not give me up.
To interfere between parent and
child is difficult and dangerous
thing. But your parents are yielding
to an old world prejudice which does
not apply to the life of to-day. have
never believed in barriers of nation
ality. Sometimes when man is born
in one part of the world and a woman
make them so different that they never
can adjust themselves to each other;
but you two are American born,
American trained. Even if you in
merit lHlH6S lIOh yOuI nus
sian ancestry, and he others from his
English forebears, you have American
training in common. This possible
difference is the only reason why an
Italian should not marry an English-s
man or a Frenchman should hesitate
to wed Spaniard. Civilized nations
stand equal.
PATIENCE!
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
For six weeks have been acquaint-
ed with a young man, whom / have
learned to love. This man, although
he says he cares, goes about with
other young women and boasts of his
good times to me.
Would 1 be doing right by asking
him Just how he feels toward me, as
the suspense of learning the truth is
becoming unbearable?
1t is easy enough for a man to say
he cares for a girl, but merely talking
does not prove friendship. If you ask
him Just what his feelings are, my
dear. he may tell you merely what his
romantic nature suggests. Use your
logic instead. II he has very little
spare time, and spends part of 1t with
other friends, evidently you are not
necessary to him. Perhaps he likes to
tell you about these good times just
to impress you. Don't be jealous or