Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-15
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V Il MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: % l am
rather bashful in a crowd and am
always thinking about what people
will say about me. My parents do
not let me go very often. They do
not remember their young days.
They think l should work and never
play. The more work do, the more
| have to do. How can they be made
to remember that we are only young
once?
90 How old does a girl have to be
before she can marry without her
parents consent?
81 How can l overcome bashful-
ness? When l read before anybody
or do anything like that my heart
goes like a steam engine. l cannot
get my breath and my face gets red
and hot and my hands cold and I
shake as if l had the palsy.
DIMPLES.
% If you are not yet eighteen
your parents are right in keeping
you away from too much gaiety. But
if you are older than that you are
entitled to a good time. OF course.
Judgment should be used so that
you will not get too tired or go TO
undesirable places with undesirable
people. If you cannot convince your
parents. have some respected friend
who is in sympathy with you plead
your case.
90 In most states eighteen years
old.
(3) After you have read before
people number of times you will
overcome your bashfulness. Expert
ence is the best cure. Do not worry
about this condition; it is far more
attractive to be bashful than over
confident or bold.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
girl Is years old. 1 have veen very
intimate with a boy of my age, but
lately he seldom speaks TO me.
l do not happen to be i'll his class
at high school and when they have
class parties he takes other girls.
l do not care for that, but l do
think he should speak to me.
1t seems as though just when a
notion strikes him he speaks to
me. If l meet him on the street
when 1 am with another girl he
will speak to her, but not to me. |
treat him as nicely as I possibly
can. l have done nothing what
ever to make him angry.
Please tell me how to win his
friendship again.
HEART-BEOKEN.
Stop speaking TO the boy entire
ly. Such rudeness on his part does
not deserve consideration from
you
When a friend is once lost it is
wisest to forget all about him. To
wait for reconciliation keeps one
unsettled and miserable. If he
comes back. all right. but in the
meantime enjoy yourself with your
other schoolmates.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am d
girl II years OF age. | went to a
dance about a month ago and met
young fellow. He took ME home
that night. l like his company and
when we we're near home he asked
me to kiss him and l refused.
Would it be all right to do so?
SWEETIE.
Wnen man is interested IN a
girl the first time they are out to-
gether he will not ask to kiss her
because he would be afraid of Of
Tending her. The young man
showed lack OF respect. Do not
kiss him If he asks you again.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am %
years of age and considered good
looking. | do not seem to make
many friends, especially young
men.
] am "A little bit bashful and
never know what TO talk about
when talking to a young man.
Could you suggest something?
What kind OF books would be
good to read in regard TO the
above? NADALE\E ID.
. You need. to cultivate your i'm
: agination. 1t would be impossible
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