The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-03
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
pY MRS. EL1zABnrn rHoGPsoy.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: My fiance
is in France and may be back any
time now. Before he left he gave
me a ring and made me promise that
l would wait for him. One day after
1 had washed dishes and thrown the
water away L noticed that the stone
to my ring was gone. 1 looked every
| where for it and could not find IT.
l work but do not make much
money and it hardly reaches when
my clothes and lunches with the rest.
1 expected to buy a new stone and
have it put in the ring. but now that
| the war is over 1 will not have time
to save enough money: Do you know
mond and only pay IS down on It?
MARY G. -
Do not try to replace the stone.
When the boy returns, tell him of
your misfortune. He cannot blame
you lost it.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am keep
ing company with a certain boy and
1 can never be sure that he Is going
/ to keep a date. He asks to come come
over and the evening he is oScome
he phones that he Will not be able to
do SO. He always has some good e-,-
cuse- At first 1 believed him, but now
/ think he wants to do something
else and puts me off. l care great
deal for this boy and do not want to
give him up. What do you think
ought to do in such case?
! The next time the boy asks for an
! engagement tell him that he makes
and breaks his engagements 20 often
| that you do not find them satisfactory.
! Say that you will expect no EXCUSES
in the future and unless he is s1fe he
can keep his engagement you No not
! want him to make 1t. II he Breaks
his word again. drop him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson When 4 went
| to school / uced to be very chummy
with a certain girl We exchanged
Christmas presents and have con-
tinued to do so every year since. AZ
and she stayed ut home with her.
mother. She wants to talk about
dances and sweethearts all the time
now, while 1 am interested in my
each other. Do you thini, it Mould
be all right for me to tell hAr+ that
this year would rather not exchange
| Christmas presents? s-r
Yes, it will be all Fight Is ten her
that. you would rather not exchange
gifts-this year. You might send her
Christmas greeting instead.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Last night I
went auto riding with a fellow who
has been to see me three times.sN
! we got out of town he put htGs arm
around me. I told him he sitenidn't
and he said that it was ali right and
anyone who said it wasn't wal old
fashioned and prude. Why isn't Il
all right? BIELY.
! A girl who permits love-n1aking
4 with any man and on short acquaint-
| ance soon becomes common and hard
looking. Boys can tell from thavsry
sight of He. what her character is.
II you want to be respected and loved
. by the best class of young men, you
will not permit such actions. -,
(; Dear Mrs. Thompson: My seentie-
| man friend in France will be coming
home soon, / think. would8rk be
proper for me to go to New York to
meet him. I am of age. Is 1t neces.
sary to have, my parents consent?
| BLUE EYES
your soldier friend unless you are en-
gagged to him, and even so you should
not go without your mother. or some.
one she recommends. az chaperon.
You should most certainly have
your parents consent before going on
such a trip. myself would NOT adj
wise you to go. -
/ Dear Mrs. Thompson: About seven
! months ago / met boy thYee years
my senior. He is now in the service
ana mas written me several nice let
tiers describing his trip and ASKING me
! to write. have written him 4 num-
Der of letters ~
Do you think 1t would be All right
, for me to send him a little booklet or
card for Christmase
Yes, It would be all rieht' a. s.na
him booklet or card Tor Chfistmas.