Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

1 am a girl of eighteen. Have
chestnut brown hair, blue eyes, real
fair complexion, am 4 feet inches
tall and weigh 80 pounds. Should |
wear high heels to make me taller? |
have a boy, friend l have known for
quite awhile. He says he loves me
better than anyone else and has asked
him except as a friend. He says he
is waiting for me to say yes. What
should | tell him? A Widower about
thirty years old wants to come to see
me, but I don't like him. He wrote
and asked to come but l did not an
swer his letter. Should I have an
sWered it? People tell me he would
make a good husband for me, but [
do not wish to keep company with
him. How can I tell him l don't want
him to call without hurting his feel
ings? Please give me some advice.
A TROUBLED GIRL.
ANSWER-You are very sensi-
Bile not to want the grass Wild
over to call if you do not like
him. Don't try to imagine your
to marry. Be thankful that you
are young, and that your size
permits you to be younger still.
There's just lots Of time ahead
for love and marriage-some6day
- the right man will come along,
ana you Will De very, very e laQ
indeed that you waited 49,
Medium heels would be best.
When the man wishes to call, all
ways have some excuse to pre-
vent it. After awhile he will take
the hint and stay away. Pay no
attention to the people who try
to urge you to marry. And tell
the boy who is waiting for your
answer that you are too young
to marry, and that you will an
swer him, if he wishes to ask you
again when you are twenty.
decided to marry and loving a
girl about sixteen years old, 1 asked
her. to wed me and she asked me to
wait until she became eighteen. SO
wont be anywhere about within
the next six months, I rave planned
to go to New York soon so II can't
come back until five years from now.
SO what should l do now?
COUNTRY Boy
ANSWER-By all means, go to
New York and spend your five
years, then, if you wish, came
back and marry the girl You
will both be old enough to know
what marriage means. New York
is no place for country boy
to make his fortune, if he is Sea-,
hampered with a little sixteen
year-old child wife Wait uutil
you both grow up, and then be
married. Perhaps neither of
you will be lin love" with each
other at the end of that time.
We are two girls of sixteen, we
are in love with two boys about the
same age, and correspond with them
very often. They tell us they love
us and ask us to be their wives. Do
age do you think would be best?
BLUE AND BROWN EYES
ACKNOWLEDGMENT you are
too young to think of love or
marriage at your age. I'm quite
sure that the boys are not seri-
GUS in their talk about your mar
rying them. How coult; a boy of
sixteen make a living for you,
and take care of you? And how
could girl of sixteen be the wife
every good man has a right to
expect. Be content to be a young
girl, as long as you may-there's
plenty of time for love and mar
riage later.
l am a girl of eighteen. am
Tour feet and five inches. I weigh
lO3 pounds. Am [ too small for nv
height? [ have light hair, blue eyes.
fa1r complexion. I am in love with
a boy nineteen, whom my parents
40 not like He has asked me to
marry him. Should I marry him?
BLUE EYES.
Answer-You most certainly
should not marry the boy of
eighteen to whom your parents
object. You are, in the first
place, too young to marry In
the second place, a girl should
never go against her parents
wishes, when there is some good
and definite reason for those
wishes.
Here comes another seeking ad-
vice from you. 1 am five feet tall
and weigh ia. Am I too low for
my weight? When anyone receives
an invitation to a wedding, birthday
party or school commencement, is
1t proper to answer it? How would
you answer it?
l am corresponding with a boy
whom L met at one of my friends.
DO you think it any harm? They all
say he is fine boy and my friend
wants me to go with him. We just
write friendly letters. l correspond
with several boys, but think I like
this one better. What is a nice thing
to give girl friend for a birthday
present? BIRDIE
Answer-All invitations Should
be acknowledged and answered.
! There is no harm that 1 can
see in your corresponding with
this boy.
A dainty bit of wearing ap-
ace-and-rlbbOn camisole,
q crocheted or tatting night
gown yoke, a dainty little. sew
ing apron, or something of the
sort is always pretty for a birth
day present from one girl to an
other.
am coming to you for a bit of
advice. [ am twelve years old and
welsh ninety pounds. [ have brown
eyes, medium complexion. have
brown hair. What color would be be-
coming for a girl like me? 1 am
not thinking of the boys. How should
l fix my hair and how long should
I wear my dresses? Would it be
proper for a girl to wink at a boy
if he winks first?
BROWN-EYED RABBIT.
Answer-Yellow, blue, rose,
any shade of green except the
e. very dark. shades and bottle
green, should be, becoming to
you. Also golden BROWN y !. 7 $
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