Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

We are two girl chums, coming tc
you for advice. We are aged thir-
teen and eighteen. l, the thirteen
year-old one, am feet and inches
tall weigh 118 pounds, have light
brown hair, blue eyes, and very fail
complexion. What colors would be
most becoming for me to wear? How
long should I wear my dresses:
How should I dress my hair? What
will remove freckles from the face:
Should I wear silk hose? Am I old
enough to go with the boys as
friends?
I, the eighteen-year-o one, am
feet 6 inches tall, weigh 11S pounds
L have blue eyes, dark brown curly
hair and fair complexion. At pres
ent style, how long should I wear
my dresses? What colors are most
worn this season? What will re-
move blackheads? What will make
my hair long and thick? Should
wear high-heel shoes? 1 have a few
gray hairs. Would you advise me
to get rid of them? Should L wear
ribbons on my hair?
Should a boy hold a girls arm
when walking after night? Should
we receive callers on Sunday after
noon? How late should callers stay
at night? Should we go to church
with the boys? Should we receive
presents from boys?
WILD ROSE AND BLACK-EY Ed
SUSAN.
Answer Miss thirteen-year-
old can wear all colers, though
blue and soft shades of brown
and tan will be most becoming.
Your dresses should be within a
few inches of your shoe top and
you should arrange your hair by
simply drawing it back from the
face in lose waves and either
plated or wound in a knot at the
back. 1 know. of nothing to re-
move freckles. Silk hose are
permissible. You are too young
to receive callers. Eighteen
year-old should wear dresses to
her shoe tops. Brown with
touches of orange color, all
shades of blue and dull green's
are much worn coloTs. Steaming
and frequent washing CT the
face with very warm water fol-
lowed by a dash of cold water
will improve the complexion.
You may wear high heels if you
like. 1 would not worry about
the few gray hairs. You are too
old to wear ribbon on your hair.
If the boy wishes to assist you
over a rough road, it is all right
for him to take your arm. You
may receive callers on Sunday
afternoon. Ten or 1890 Is late
enough for q caller to stay at
night. 1 see no harm in going to
church with boys. 1t is all
right to receive inexpensive
presents from boys.
We are two girl chums coming tt
you for advice. 1, the sixteen-year
old girl, weigh 1875 pounds, am
feet inches tall, brown eyes, blacl
hair, medium complexion. Do
weigh enough for my height? An
1 old enough to go with the boys as
friends? Should I receive presents
from boys?
[, the twenty-one-year-old girl
weigh 145 pounds, am feet 6 inches
have light brown eyes, real blacl
hair and dark complexioned. AS
prefer single life and don't care FOL
boys, is it nice for me to go with
them for pastime? Is it nice for {
boy to ask a girl how much sht
weighs? What should she say? Ant
is it proper for girl to pin a bou
uuet on a boys coat? When a boy
and CIR lgo in a room, which SHOULD
go in first? Should our beaux spent
the night at our house, as we have
no brothers.
TWO BROWN EYES.
A n wer Sixteen-year-
weighs enough. You are rather
young to go with boys, but &C.
casionally it is all right. I
would not make practice OF re-
ceiving gifts from the boys. 1t
is all right for the twenty-one-
year-old girl to go with the boys
as friends. / see no particular
objection to asking about a girls
weight, except that all extreme
Iy personal questions are always
in poor taste. Just tell him
how much you weigh. There is
no improperly in pinning bou-
quet on a boys coat in a quiet
'SLio SIaCCI vi uldliIlSl"ll yOu
know the boy we'll enough to
warrant such a familiarity. The
boy should open the door and
allow the girl to go in first.
Your "beauX" should spend the
night at their own homes.
Will you please tell me how t.
prepare lemons for whitening tn
skin? Can this preparation be uset
on the face? L have an awful com
pleXion. There are purplish spot
all over my face and powder will al
settle in little places under my eye
and cause my face to look brown
speckled. Please tell me how to pre-
vent this? How can L prevent PIN
pies on my forehead?
"OUIDA."
Simply slice lemon and rub
it on the skin. 1t will not hurt
the face. If your skin is SO
brown and bad it is probably be-
cause you have malaria or
chronic indigestion or something
of the sort Consult a doctor
and have your blood analysed.
The purplish spots may be due
| Eito clothing or shoes that are too
tight or to insufficient exercise.
Long walks will help your looks.