Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
Sensible Girl.

This letter is going to be, well-(sort
of muddled1, for 1 know shall
have difficulty in writing my
thoughts on paper.
I am 10 and engaged to a man 10
years my senior. / cannot tell
whether or not love him. But !,
do know that to me he represents
all that / admire in manhood. When
/ am with him I feel such a curious
rest and contentment that l have
never known with another man, and
know that my trust will never he
misplaced, as it was once before.
(Though not seriously misplaced be-
cause l awoke in time.)
But If I do love him, 1t is so diff
ferent from my first love. However,
I couldn't want it like that, I'm
afraid. He seems to be too big to
be loved the same way.
One reason for my doubt, never
feel absolutely sure that he loves
me, and I can't let myself go I'M
less ] know that he does. And,
Miss Fairfax, / cannot ask him, and
he never told me he did. Perhaps
he thought it wasn't necessary, since
he had asked me to marry him and
1 never noticed the omission at the
time.
As he is in France at present, !
have not seen him for about a year,
but, If any difference, believe l
care more for him than when he
went away.
Both our families approve Of the
engagement, and, as he is able to
provide a good home, I think we
will be married soon after he re-
turns unless you make me feel that
/ do not love him.
] am capable of making a good liv-
ing myself and have a good home, so
it is not for a home that l want
him.
What wish to know is: Do
love him or care sufficiently for him
to marry him?
Please answer in Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday or Thursday morn
ing paper or l shall not see the re-
ply.
Thanking you in advance for ear
ly advice, / am, sincerely,
TROUBLED.
Fulfllment is never reached in this
life and. therefore, if you love this
man, marry him. The fact that
man of his temperament Gas 1 I'M
derstand it) asks you to be his wife
is proof of his love. A great many
men find it difficult to express their
feelings in words and some of those
who express their love freely do so
to many women. Practice makes
perfect, we hear. When he comes
back from France his own character
may be changed. Tell me how you
feel toward him when he returns.
Disagrees With Farm Girl.
Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
have been reading the discussions
on painted Dolls" ! wish to say
to the Farm Girl' that she criticizes
too deeply l love to cook and it
often falls TO my lot. l also like
to look pretty and not make a boy
ashamed of me when go with him.
BY this 1 mean I use rouge on my
complexion. 1t does no harm, as
I see, for girl to take little pride
in herself, do you?
OF course, little Farm Girl" you
probably have natural rosy com
plexion and I envy you, but why
criticize your less fortunate sisters?
Of course. many girls overdo paint
ing their faces, and these I think
you have reference to in your town.
Do not judge others by few. My
mother is a cook of the "old school"
and 1 have been told that l am, too,
1 have also been told by my boy
friends that they respect me be-
cause I am a good girl. Can a man
pay a higher compliment to a
woman than that? To me mo"
Miss Fairfax, am very anxious to
hear your argument on painted
dolls" Before closing wish to say
that there are boys here that
paint" 1t is not wholly woman's
fault, or whatever you may call it.
A GIRL.