Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
Boys Won't Spend Money


Dear 'ynthia-You have helned sc
many others that ! thought I would lay
IiE own case before you. Please don't
tnihk that am silly. but will YOU please
Gm me now YOU can let a boy know
mat Nou would occasionally like TO 20
10 the theatre or out somewhere. with
out telling him outright?
81 am NOT Only writing this for myself
nu, Tor bunch of girls who living to-
Eelher In a town where il isn't So lireIv
nave gotten together to have a good
ilnie' We have given several parties
nul thal is the extent of our good
times cant understand the bows at
n,,, az, ior lh"N like TO come to our parties
HIu seem 10 enjoy themselves, but that
~ the end. | don't know what IN.
IroubIe can be- for I am sure we are
not tp young. The youngest Is seven.
teen ana tn" oldest twenty-one
h,,, W. aren | wonderful looking girls,
nut we aren't homely. either. I don't
mink II Is our dress. for we ali dress
WIN good taste and style. | guess tho
lrouble is were not 1ashy enough for
We do!l use paint and don't dress in
the extreme. Of course, we use noyvder
but YOU can At least see us, and moi
Just the powder. | was under tho i'm
nrcssion that the real fellows or "lads''
didnt care for that stuff, but I must
nave been mistaken.
nave heard quite a few. people soy
on, well, what can you expect OF
country boys il you really want 10
nave good time Just meet few
OF ,nG city boys they're not afraid to
Well, that's just it, almost all the
boys we know are city boys" and J'Il
say they sure know how to hang on 10
| tnelr money. Now don't get the impress
SiDn ahou, una, H. US only the money We care
WN3uldh 1t make YOU mad to have some
fellow say to YOU, and one that CouId
anoTG 10 lake girl any place--they ali
c"n Tor mat matter: Hello, Frances
ggHiihg to the dance tonight? An right
I'll see you there" We'll, il madn er',, p,o
mad the last time some one said II IN
me and that's why am writing.
near and see other girls talking
about the wonderful time they had a.,
their dances and the wonderful shows a.
,hrE see and il makes me feel rather
they do il? INV
AAn9lher thing, cynthia, is tha, | have
u hahlt or blushing terribly Whenever
! am spoken TO by boy. or if am in
a crowd and some one finds me n blush
100 can cut up with a bunch of girls
in,,o ~, let boy appear and ! shut up
IKE .lSe d cam, am If YOU will print an an
iron the bottom of our hearts.
Those who spoke aga INST the countrv
boys were wrong. Young men brought
up in small towns spend their mo6a,,
generously, whereas in our large cities
you will find the condition you describe
repeating itself over and over again
You girls mustn't think you are alone
in this position. Don't believe ali YOU
hear about other girls good times. some,
times ! believe boys do not realize lust
now much they do take from girls with
out making any effort to repay In
mat case II is necessary to wake them
up, Now for your problem. DO the
boys OF whom YOU speak spend money
on any other girls in the town? II they
don't and seem to be entirely dependent
on your crowd | should, suggest bow
cotting them for a bit DO any of the
girls know any out-of-town boys? WHY
not have a weekend house party or
something to that effect: This Would
make the boys who take you SO much for
granted sit up and take notice. Or you
might give little party inviting If
possible other boys than this crowd
There would no doubt be remarks from
the sllghted young men and then a
more intrepid one Of the crowd might
give a few hints In facts speaking of
hints and the situat on you describe. f.
q. W, ! would frankly tell a young man
that he would not sec" me AT a dance
II | was not worth while escorting there,
kranliness wins
/ This is big problem and ! would
! like some of our young men and girl
readers TO help you solve it. How is il
pocketbook or, young men. why do you
keep them closed? Your second question
will be answered later.