The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
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zAeETH III THOMPSON

because he don't know anybody. And
don't YOU know that If he really careu
and wanted to come, nobody IN thun-
Iteration could keep him away-he
would camp on the door step ana De
underfoot. Ditch him hard. The jar
As for the, other boy. why not use a
little don't care a x on hlm' II
might bring him marching back ran
to see him ever. cease taking 10 youI
chum about him. Fail to see your
chum's friend or casually cause MN ~
ean at your home-provided you only
flirt mildly with him-and do not ASK
him to come. Be sure though, tnat
YOU tell your chum he just dropped py
and don't get her angry with you. You
might play this boy against the otnel
fellow | don't know, but II you can,
go ahead and II you cant Just cut out
both. Don't ever think that you can
get over a love affair-you certainly can
and still look just the same I've seeh
1t done millions of times,
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please tell me
how to walk in a show with boy!
What should the girl do while her eS-
cort purchases the tickets II there Is
a crowd standing around the ticket Of
flee? who should walk in the show
first and who should, select q seal; the
boy or the Rlrl. ON ~ 49, tLo
just stroll along on the inside OF the
sidewalk with a boy. When you reach
the theater-or movie house-waik IN
the little entrance and allow the boy TO
stem up to the ticket window, Wnue
he does this stand aside out OF lhe
crowd nearly as possible. u you nav
nothing to do, look about at the posteIs
or nictures that advertise what you are
IN see that night or what is " be on
the next day or the next week. You go
in front of the boy, entering the the
after. hut after he hands tie tickets 10
the collector he asks If you want 10 SIT
far down or in the back of the mousse.
that Is, of course, when you nave ny
secured special seats, as one Is opngeu
10 in regular theater. You say "tar
down" or "in the back, please ana nc
selects the seats, then steps ASIDE anu
allows Won to enter first. This Is the
correct form, but many boys ana glrls
these days do things rather hlggieIuei
piggledy. 1t is better. though, to SUCK
to the good old rules.
Dear Mrs. thompson am glrl
| Of seventeen and have a friend VINO
| is twenty two. We are the same height
| and our ways are, 1t seems. just allke'
both of lis being very high tempered
We always argue about everything
| Neither of us now has another friend,
| though we did before we began going
| with each other. Do you think We VIII
ever agree, or should we go our separ-
ate ways? y " w..
one Of you must learn not TO i9ss =
| Ouarreling can't be done alone and II
Won would lust be silent when he raves
! he would fling one big fit then settle
| down. Another way to cure him Is 10
| agree to everything he says. say you
| until he gets tired Of trying to argue
| 1t Is fun after while studying per
| son who raves forever SO give MN
| plenty of opportunities and sit back
and see what foolish thing sometimes
| is the way of the human character NO
| wonder YOU have no friends Most pos
| sibly YOU fuss so much that you are al
ways out OF sorts with the world. Peo-
| pie don't like continual grouches ana
| as for regular cat-and-dog scrappers
| they give folks the jimmies. 1t all de-
| pends on you whether or not you agree.
| TRY out my plan and you will, but keep
up the fussing and may the good Lord
| pity you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What should
a girl do when a boy continues to write
to her and tells her he loves her.
| love this boy but am not sure he
loves me. How can find out? / don't
want to commit myself until l know he
cares really, b.
You should be able to reach an un.
derstanding. II he Is sincere he would
not like TO be suspected Of insincerity
Ii he is not on the level the quicker
you find him out the better. His at,
titude toward other girls is . a gooc
test,
Dear Mrs. Thompson: NV STEADY
friend told me the other night that
show too much love for him. How car
stop that? He said he would love MI
more If | showed less love.
A FRIEND.
| You will have to show less love o.
your friend will tire of you and yo,
will lose him altogether. Do not lie
him come so often. and when he doe
come find something to do so that h
will not have an opportunity to max
love- Some girls make the mistake o
showing their affection publicly. The
touch the mans arm affectionately
hold his hand and do many other thing
E which are very disagreeable to him.
{ | should think you would be SO hur
j from being told such a thing that 70
would never want to see the man AGAR