The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
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married woman and l love my hus-
/ and. Also / am sure he loves me.
That isn't the trouble--it's his mother
and sister. Always they try to make
| fard Il elings and recently when my
husband was in Knoxville on business,
they wrote him a letter trying to cast
reflections on me. | can't understand
1t, because | even let them choose the
furniture in my own home and choose
the house itself when l married.
Still nothing seems to please and
lately | stayed at my house when my
husband was away. A sister came and
stayed with me and a woman friend OF
mine. We entertained ourselves in per-
fectly harmless ways-they wrote
though and said, the mother and Sis
ter, that we visited indecent places.
| don't want to give my husband up,
hut some day he will believe some OF
the things they say and then what am
| to do? Once a man believes sofne-
thing you can't get the idea out OF his
head and finally it would mean nagging
until we became enstranged-probaoly
divorced.
Then lately ] have found out some
| things about the mother and sister that
make me believe they are not quite
respectable. ] am almost positive they
are not. / came Of plain country peo-
pie and immortality Is not one OF our
traits. l cannot seek my mothers ad-
vice-it would break her heart to think
| was married into a family who had
| anyone who was not moral-then, too,
the fussing of the sister and mother
would worry her to death. What shall
| do-pease advise me. SARA.
Poor girl, you have quite a bit or
trouble. There is nothing in the Worlo
as hard to get along with as a set OF
hard to-pleasc-in-la laws. Sometimes, too,
it seems as II ii can't be done n II
it seems that way the best thing to
do is to say candidly to your husband,
your mother treats me very uncivllly
and I cannot bear 1t any longer. froln
now on call on her when YOU IKE, but
do not expect me to accompany you.
I have tried and tried to be nice to her
until | am through. She may say any.
thing she likes, but one. Let her pot
reflect on my character. RemempeI
this and advise her TO be careful. AZ
for you, when you distrust me- Just
i mean to stand on fair treatment
from here on. Your mother is no long
er a friend of mine, and she no longer
visits in my home
Stand up for this and then II you
finally split-go your way awniie. ~
wocld not be for long, because sooner
or later the real truth "oulu pecohie
known to your husband,
Don't be afraid. As long as a woman
stands on her own worth n II IS goou
she can get along in the World Dc
sides, IL the mother and sister are pau.
l would he glad, TO make mem amstts
so | would not be forced 10 associale
with them. BY all means, though, keep
your temper-talk calm II you see
everybody else tearing their mar anu
shouting. Should you need any furtn-
err advice please let me near from Sou'
DEER Mrs. Thompson: | am invited
to a Halloween party and am expected
to mask at same. viii you kindly sug1
gest something that ! can make as
| sew myself and shouldn't ike 10 puS
something ready-made.
had thought of dressing for the
party as usual and wearing a hall raise
face. covering eyes and nose. what 90
YOU think of this ideay l know | would
be known no sooner since this dress
has not been worn here. Thanks tor
an early reply. M, L. w.,
Your idea Is good, or you might do
this. Purchase several yards of some
cheap material the color OF a pumpkin
and make yourself a little KIDS apron
only in your length-with sash n
then fashion a cunning little sun
bonnet Of the same shade of material.
Wear a bead necklace of golden corn
strung and braid your hair and tie
with pumpkin colored ribbons. AFTER
ward the apron can be used as a house
dress.
Weren't you at some time a bust
ness girl? Your letter says so both in
words and spelling.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you please
tell me what Is good for bad breath? |
am is years OF age and in the IA
grade. Is that high enough for one OF
my years? | rave never gone with boys
and am a little bashful, what will cure
me? b. q. +:
Yes, the IA grade is very good for
you. 1t is average for your years and
it Is better to be average than under
it any day. Being over the average
is sometimes dangerous to the health
OF a young girl. too. as she is liable
to study too much. Bad breath may
be caused from unsound teeth, visit
a dentist. AS for the bashfulness-
can't you play pretend. II so. do 1t.
Play that you are a beautiful princess
and that everybody wants you to be
particularly nice TO them and that If
you will some day 1t will mean worlds
to your kingdom. Play 1t always and
play it hard and o you will come
to your birthright-the kingdom of
rgirlhood-one of the most beautiful
things in the world. Something that
one can make almost anything out Of.
Make your ambition high.