Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
Paint and Powder


Dear Cynthia-This long. lasting
question on sincerity is still in ex-
istence, and as Helen II. asks me to
please let her hear from me again | take
great pleasure in writing in.
Miss Helen H., ] still hold TO my own
words on sincerity and | shall once
again say you can never tell when a man
is truly sincere unless YOU know from
straight facts that you are the one girl
to whom he is giving his attention. How
You can manage to learn this | explained
III my previous answer, You say it is
even hard in that way TO know. for Won
knew or a couple who ven together four
years, Yet the man was not sincere Well
Helen H., | am very sorry to say that
the girl in this case vas pretty stupid
al not being able to read a mans char
acter in four whole years.
Most naturally "A man would feel
somewhat hurt when having an engage
mont with a girl he vas Discontinued
but remember YOU said if the girl made
the date. OF course, such a girl Is NOT
worth while wasting u thought on.
Now, Helen II, when a boy disap-
points a girl most likely hon hn ]runnjpc
UP 10 hen next day or 50 viii an excuse
sometimes an absolutely silly one. and
th"n again a very good r,a on ana
| am almost positive she will forgive
and forget,
Well, now let's say she misses a good
tlme on account of him she could have
gone elsewhere, supposing. We'll. before
she made the appointment with the
Young man and said yes she should have
been thoroughly satisfied with the fact
that She knew he was going to keep In.
date. IT she has to think to herself and
ask the question whether or NOT she
thinks he is sure Of keeping tho .ngage-
mcnt she should rather refuse the Young
mans offer of leaving her escort for thar
evening She should not wonder
whether he keeps promises, but should
Know, aud il she does not should try to
find our. "
When uslng paint and powder. don't
you mini the girl is deCeiying the man
absolutely, y mar can easily recognize
when a girl has rouge, on or not, and
you will find that the better and more
respectful men greatly object ia IFS use
When ! stated It is plain footing The
men ! ana not mean playing, but ordi-
nary Cheating,
Why can't girls be exactly what they
are instead Of something else? That's
not the way to be sincere on the girls
part ana, a. you say, some girls think
the way to get the men and TO please
them IS by using paint and loads of pow
Ter, They'd better alter their mind and
find out tho truth. oh, my, those moor
girls They do not realize how they are
being ~"kidded," '
Helen H., dear, YOU misunderstood
when you said ! objected to powder .
paint, OF course, but powder is nothing
1t should be used only for taking off
the shine, for YOU know some girls have
very oily skins, n a little powda r
would not harm.
All through what | have written YOU
may think / I'M taking the mans part
] am not, and never viii. | am lust
speaking from my own individual ex-
perience.
Helen II, did you read "Blarney's"
letter about two weeks ago? II not YOU
missed knowing the truth about all men
as they are. all of them, until engaged.
always kidding and fooling the girls
But you need not become a man hater,"
no need at all. When a man does iollv
the girl she should do likewise. Yoi,
know two can play al the same game,
and why not? Tit for tat, that's #.
There's much fun in his game.
EXPERIENCED.