The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-10
ADVICE TO GIRLS


Dear Annie Laurie--I am a girl oil
Is and would like for you 10 give me
some advice, | have a boy friend. Is
who moved away two years ago, We
have been corresponding and he has
sent me number OF presents. Mother
says he is nearly a man. and she thinks
should stop writing to him. I think
OF him. only as a friend. DO you think
should stop writing? What should
give him as my reason? -
-------, Chattanooga.
--: You forgot TO sign your
name, but your letter ia 80 sincere that
want to answer you and so am hop
ing that you read the column faith
fully and will see your answer
The boy is almost a man and you are
for stopping the correspondence would
be II he tried to talk TO you OF love.
II he has continued the correspondence
in a frank and friendly way and has
not talked OF love. then Il would seem
as II there would be no harm In con-
wish you to do so. Your mothers wish
10 the strongest reason for stopping.
You won't have to give any reason
II you are little bit slow In replying
you will find that the letters will soon
stop.
Dear Annie Laurie-I have been read
ing the advice you have been giving
to girls, in the paper but II doesn't
seem TO fit my situation.
\ About htree years ago I went with
A boy whom ! loved very much. In
else, and he told me. the same. But
soon became tired OF him and I would
not see him at ALL when he called.
For time he insisted upon coming, be-
cause he couldn't understand my feel
ing toward him. But finally he stopped
speaking to me and began going with
another girl. This caused me to wake
UP. I at once realized he was the one
and the only one for me. He is getting
q little more friendly now. as he and
this girl have quarreed,
Now. dear Annie Laurie, how must
I treat him? Must | be friendly. as
! used to be, or must be more in
dependent? love him better than my
life and would do anything that is
possible for me to do, to try to win
his love back. My people like. him and
his people seem to like me. / can tell
from his sections that he still likes me
but just won't give up. Do you think
Annie Laurie. he will ever come back
and that we will be good friends again
Should | apologize for mistreating him
Think hard, Annie Laurie. and tell
me just what I must do. am afraid
to do anythng until get I some ny adyice
Blue Eyes, chattanooga-And II he
comes back to you do you think you
will appreciate him more than you did I
Do you think that you will be able
to get along without quarreling with
him?
One does not need to be too anolo-
getic nor too humble, but at the same
time, you know, it takes two to make
a quarrel. so look out, my dear, and
be sure you are not half of the quar-
rel, won't you?
Lebanon, Tenn.
Dear Annie Laurie-I am a girl Of
Is years. viii you please tell me II 1,
is proper when boy is leaving after
a call. to shake hands with him wher
he says good night. And also should
a girl of Is have boy friends.
TULIP.
Tulip see no harm in shaking
hands with the young man when he
is leaving, but it is not necessary.
1t is we'll Of course. to go to the door
with him, but it is well not to lingei
about the hall nor on the steps. The
real goodby or goodnight should bt
said in the living room or the parlol
and then the farewell at the dool
should be very brief
A girl OF Is is too young to have &
beau, OF course, but she is not too
young TO have boy friends-we are
never too young to have boy friends
and girl friends. you know,
(Annie Laurie will welcome letters o
inquiry on subjects of feminine inter
est from young women readers OF thi!
paper and will reply TO them In these
columns. Letters to Miss Laurie should
be addressed to her, core this office