Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

Dear Mrs. Thompson: ] am
girl 18 years old and / am the
Youngest in a family Of six chill
dren. | am very sensitive ana /
am not understood by anyone at
home. My father and mother ana
brothers and sisters say things lnat
hurt my feelings very much. ] am
made so unhappy at home that
am thinking of taking civil ser
vice examination and going 70
Washington to work. AS / grad
uated from high school this year
think | could do government work
as well as anyone. Would you ad-
wise me TO leave home under the
circumstances? Ii. NJ. ~
l would not advise you to leave
home and go to Washington. Win
out previous experience you could
probably not make very much
money there and the living eX-
penses are so high that a girl needs
to earn more than she would or
dinarily earn. Girls should answer
their country's need just as much
as boys, but they should be girls OF
experience who can handle their
work with the greatest possible
efficiency. The government u pay
ing such girls well.
Very often when I hear people
say they are sensitive l wonder II
their sensitiveness is genuine or
mere loneliness. A truly sensitive
person is as careful about the
feelings of others as she is OF her /
own. When you are hurt stop 10
think whether or not you have been
unkind to the person who is hurting
you. Genuine sensitive people can
be very much loved because they
are so thoughtful of others.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % How
should a young lady dress when
travelling during the extreme sum
mer days?
(2) Is it necessary to wear a
suit?
90 Should she wear gloves?
THANKS.
~ It is wise to wear something
dark that will not show soil. 1t is
a matter of choice whether a suit,
a one-piece dress or waist and
silk skirt is worn.
% 1t is not necessary to wear !
suit.
go Gloves should be worn in
going to the train, but after the
train has started it is customary /.
to remove the gloves.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Last sum- |
mer l met an out-of-town boy at a |
dance and he seemed to take a lik- |
hn hnoyinnfnoy 7
gave him my address and we cor T.
responded constantly and everytime !
something was going on he would /
take me. He was very good look |
ing and attentive, too.
Not long ago l met another
young man not half SO good look /.
ing who could not compare with /
him in any respect. Just because /
danced with him a great deal the |
former got jealous and would .
not say goodbye, and now he does /
not say anything in reference to /
our company.
Do you suppose he is waiting for I
me to apologize? Is it proper for /
me to ask his pardon, for l love /
him? r. H. |
You have done nothing to apol- ,
ogize for. The boy had not asked .
you to marry him and so he had |
no right to object to the attention
you permitted the other boy to pay |
you. 1t would be a mistake to say |
you are sorry for something that /
was not your fault. A boy who is
so jealous that he is willing to give !!
you up would make a most unsat-
isfactory husband. Try to forget
him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
of 10 and am keeping company
with a young man 81. ! have been
made acquainted with him through
my sisters friend and have been
going out with him ever since, sew
eral months. He has always treated
me nicely until of late he seems in
different to me.
l was out with him Saturday