El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-19

Q this as childish and shallow grew
ance- They do not realize the hui
miiation-even trasedy-of girl s
being unable 70 have the friends
she makes downtown in business at
4 her home becaHse Of the demands
Of boisterous and tumultuous
family
Il All Children Together.
Il Perhaps the youngest children join
in the merriment at her expense
threaten and carry out the threat
OF misbehavinE when the company
comes. And the short-siEhled par
I ents. regarding. them as an chill
I cren together aid and abet the
younger fry in their amusement.
A sensitive girl does not repeat
. this experiment more than once or
/ tWice-it is too bitterly humiiiatinE.
Z And it begins 70 get about that her
home life is funny" other girls
with the intiutive sex jealousies Of
youth are not slow in spreading the
report about the eccenrricities Of
Mary's household. and young people
I do not care 20 80 there, even il they
were made welcome
How many tragedies OF a lonely
I or dependent old age have begun in
this way. A certain sensitive type
I Of girl resigns herself 20 the inev-
fitahle and lets youth and onportu-
nifty slip by. when the girl or hard
/ Ter temperament copes with the sit
uaton after her own fashion Out
wardly she conforms 90 the parental
discipline. but actually she carries
on a more hazardous social life on
And who. so deeply amazed when
the dupliclr- is revealed. as 10 fire.
quently is. in an elopemeut or some
thing more tragic. than the parents
who in their blindness have first
connived al the mischief Let par
ents remember their own youth. its
temptations. sorrows and joys, and
realize these things are now the
portion Of their own girls and boys
When the girl IS not employed
the case is different. the results are
apt 20 be morbid in their effects. as
she has more time TO brood over the
abnormaEty OF her situation. Take
me case OF a girl whose activities
are confined to a little homework. a
little reading, perhaps. and a little
church committee work and no
other outside interests Her father
viii not hear Of her receiving young
men. her mother does not disap-
prove Of their society: but IS 100 IN
undated BY the father to attempt
TO alter his views. The following
letter illustrates such a case
shy and Constrained.
Dear Miss Fairfax
As am rather Disconnected with
my present lot and see no chance Of {
improving II. I am writing 10 you 10
see II you can suggest a way out FOR
me.
I have a very comfortable home and
my parents supply me with every /
thing within their power. but deny
me the society OF boz friends. They I
seem TO be nrefudiced against my en- ]
ioyinE the society OF young men. as I
they think a girl should not be ac- Z
ouainted with any man unless ne has ]
immediate intentions Of marrying her z
am 70 and as vet have never been /
10 90 out with any one. Nat I
urally. whenever meet a member OF 4
the opposite sex. act shy. reserved /
and constrained. In the society OF i
girls I feel no constraint and take I
their company as a matter Of course +
7 want 10 do as my parents think hest /
for me. but it IS very hard and hope /
you can find a way ont for
Disseminated t
The reasonableness Of this girls .
plea ought 10 bring on Immediate I
response on the part Of her parents
As she saws. sine wants TO do as they
think best. and it Is not an agreeable 4
thought that a girl who wishes TO .
he 0bedieut and do the right thing I
may drift away from these Ideals {
through pressure Of circumstances.