Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-05
MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

L am Il girl tWCnLy-Oue years Oh
coming for advice. Two years ago
1 met a young man at a party, and
a few days later received a letter
from him asking if he could come
to see me or correspond with me. Not
caring for him then, l did not an
sWer his letter. Now l am sorry
that 1 didn't, and as L see him quite
often L think he is a nice boy, and l
would like to gain his friendship.
What would be the proper way to
gain it? L don't want to seem too
humble to any boy. Must L write
him a nice friendly letter and ex-
plain why I didn't answer his letter?
Please advise me and 1 will do as
you Say.-A.F.
1 see nothing for you to do
but to be always friendly and
cordial and wait for him to make
the advance again.
I am a girl seventeen years old
and 1 go with a boy twenty-three,
and 1 love him with all my heart
and [ am sure he does me. [ have
been going with him three years, and
my parents object to my going with
him, as a rule. [ will describe my
self. 1 have dark hair and eyes and
dark skin. I am five feet tall. I
weigh 95 pounds. Please give me ad-
vice.-LONELY GIRL.
Perhaps your parents have
some good reason for objeCting
to him. If not, in time they will
like him if he always acts prop
erly. You are both young and
can afford to wait awhile.
am a girl of sixteen. I have been
going with a boy twenty-nine years
old for four months and he has asked
me to marry him and L told him to
wait a while. Should L marry him?
1 am young, [ know, SO hohW long
should I wait? His home is in Flor
ida and mine is in Georgia. He's
nice boy. 1 thank you for ad-
vice-"VIOLET."
You should not marry until
you are at least eighteen years
old.
Here I come for advice, but not
about boys, because L care nothing
about boys at all. 1 am a girl of
thirteen years of age and want to
ask you what will take walnut stain
from under my finger nails and what
will keep the hands from getting
rough in the wintertime. Every
time 1 wash my hands in the winter
time they get right rough. And
what will whiten the skin. I am
going to school this winter and am
in the sixth grade. D. S.
Answer-Use peroxide of hy-
drogen on the stain. Twist a
little bit of cotton around a tiny
stick or hairpin and dip in peroX-
ide and cleanse under nails. Rub =
rosewater and glycerin into your
hands every night and morning
and after washing them. Lemon
juice will whiten the skin.
[ am a girl fourteen years of age
blue eyes, black hair, fair skin.
was in love with young man TWEEN
ty-one years of age. He seemed as
if he thought a great deal of me-.
lie lived very near me, but the other
day he moved away, and I am very
lonesome. 1 cannot get him over the
telephone. Will you please tell me
what to do to keep from being lone
some. PET.
Answer-Study your lesson
and read good books Then you
won't have so much time to think
about boys so much older than
you are, and don't call him up
over the telephone.
I am a girl fifteen years old, dark
complexion, brown eyes, black hair.
weight 125 pounds, feet inches
tall. Am 1 old enough to have boy
friends and go car rides with the
boys in the afternoon, and is it prop
er for a thirteen-year-ol girl to
wear high-heel shoes? LILLY.
Answer-You are too young
for callers, and should not go
riding unless a group of young
people go together with some
older person. High-heel shoes
are in poor taste for so young a