Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-02

the girl in forming proper stand
riage and life.
1 am in deep trouble. My mother
won't speak to me, the cause for
this we cannot imagine. 1 have al
ways been just as good to her as
knew how, and have always treat
ed her right and have done what ]
could for her. 1t is almost killing
me the way she is doing. Would you
advise me to get a position some
where, and try to earn an honest
marry? There are three boys that
are going with me, and every one
has asked me to marry him. [ told
them l could not answer them right
then for 1 thought there wasn't any
place like home to me. All three
are nice, well-to-do boys, and ! love
one of them better than myself, but
he doesn't want to marry now. He
wants to wait until next fall. Ii
seems as if 1 can't bear more. Moth
er was the truest friend in the world
/ thought. l haven't gievn her any
cause to do as she is doing.
WORRIED ONE"
ANSWER: Are you absolute
ly certain that you nave not done
something that has deeply OF
1enued your mother? personally
L feel that no matter how grew
Gus d daughters fault may be
it"does not excuse a mother for
placing a barrier OF silence be-
tween them, but if you have hurt
her feelings In any way you
should MAKE her. see how deeply
sorry you are. II you have not
done anything to really hurt her
feelings, L should say that she
is in need OF expert medical
attention. 1 certainly would not
marry just to escape an unhappy
situation at home. Only one
thing warrants marriage, and
that is a true and lasting love.
Perhaps the boy has some very
good reason for wanting to
wait until next fall. Perhaps he
is not now financially abe to
assume the responsibilities OF
marriage. Ii you are able to earn
your living, and the situation at
nome cannot be remedied, L sug-
gest that you take a position
somewhere.
We are two sisters coming to you
Aor advice. I, Pearl am. 1t Years
old. L am in love with man OF
sd. My parents object to my going
with him because he has been di'
yorced twice. He is very nice anc
l think 1 love him dearly. He says
he loves me better than anything
else. 1 promised him L would b.
his wife. Do you think, L did right
ALI the boys like me, but L like
the old man best because he il
rich. Should I powder and paint?
PEARL.
I, Violet, am .16. I have brown
curly hair, brown eyes and rosy
cheeks. All the boys tell me L lool
like doll. Am l really so pretty
L love a boy of 10. He says h,
isn't happy a minute without me
RE always kisses me good nignt
Do you think he loves me? My peo
pie object to my going with him
horseback on the same horse will
him. Is she right? We are goins
to elope soon. Should 1 wear higI
heels and comb my hair pompadour
Is it right to chew gum? l smoke
cigarettes sometimes. The boys al
ways want me to. Please advise u:
what to do. Our parents are un
reasonable and strict.
Answer: Pearl is a foolish
little girl who ought to have
better sense than to think that
she loves man of 54-unless
it is the kind of affection a
RrdIluud tighter might l6Sl LOT
her grandfather. And are you
silly enough to think that a man
who has already failed to make
two other wives happy would be
any more successful with
third. He is probably a most
distasteful person when you
know him well, and the fact
that he has moMsy would not
make him any less disagreeable
to you if you should be fool
ish enough to marry him. OF
course your parents object to
your going with him. They are
quite right. 1 would not paint
and powder, if I were you. You
are too young yet to need such
aids to beauty.
I think Violet is a conceited
little girl. You cannot be so
very beautiful because conceit
always spoils the charm of a
girls face. That boy of 10 has
probably told a dozen or more
is telling you, and after he
has told them to you and kissed
you as much as he likes, ne
will tell them to several dozen
more before he reaches the
point where anyone of them is
really essential to, his happi-
loves you. I think it is a game
with him that he enjoys i'm
mensely, and of which he will
soon grow tired. If you e1ope with
him and marry him, the re-
suit will be the same in the
end. You should not chew gum
in public; you should not smoke
cigarettes. Both are in bad
taste. Of course you should not
ride the same horse with him.
1t is undignified. Your parents
are not unreasonable and strict,
and you had best listen to
them.
L am middle-aged widower; hav,
two children, ages two and twelve
l am in love with my wife's sister
She has a soldier sweet heart ant
doesn't seem to care for me- Is ther,
any way L can win her love? If so
how? Is it any harm to marry m!
Wifes sister. I love her dearly. Sht
says she doesn't want me to marry