The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

l have no way of telling whether you
would be happy should you marry You
| nave not STATE your age, bat | judge
you to be about % years old and the boy
| IL. This Is too great a disparity in your
| ages, and you could hardly promise
yourselves to continue to be Congenial.
| The average 1Syear-ol boy changes
| in ideas and ideals overnight To be
| frank. he is constantly inconstant and
ana there is no assurance Of stability
very slow about this. | do not belieSe3
in long engagements, but if you are
SO much in love with each other, consid-
err yourselves engaged for six months.
At the end of that time If your ardor
has not burned itself out, try the plan
| for another six months and at the ex-
| piratton of this period J think you will
| have sense enough left to determine
what is to be done in the matter. Let
me add, however. that you must keep
! this love affair on the highest plane.
| Allow no unlovely famiiarities or lib
| critics" and be careful that you do not
| arouse unfavorable criticism from pa,
| irons of your school by giving them
the chance to say "Of course my child
is not learning anything when the little
school teacher is running around with
that schoolboy"
Dear Mrs. Thompson--Please give me
| the correct form In. an Introduction.
Should a person say "pseased to meet
your" DELLA.
In making intrcductions say: Mrs.
| A., allow me 10 present Mrs. B.. or sim
! ply Mrs, A.. Mrs, B." man is always
| presented to woman, and young
| woman to her elder. only when man
is very distinguished or elderly should
| ii woman be presented to him. An I'M
married woman is presented to Il mar
ried woman If they are nearly the same
| age, A woman rises to meet another
| i
ones family, say: Mrs. b. / do not
think you have met my mother" or
Mrs b, may present my father"
! or Mrs b, have YOU met my cousin,
Miss t.?' 1t is sometimes convenient
| TO. introduce one person to a number
me present Mrs. D., Mrs. e.. and Mrs.
| T." Mrs B. need not shake hands, but
she should repeat the name of each
person presented to her. EnunClate
| names clearly in making introductions.
The Hostess, unless elderly or an in
valid, rises TO offer her hand TO a
stranger, saying: This is Il great
pleasure, Mrs. b." or II am very glad
TO have this opportunity of meeting you,
Miss c. host greets his guests IN
the same manner. While a woman may
| express her pleasure in meeting anoth
er woman, she may only do so in meet
ing a man who is "A person of some dis
! tinCtion. She should say How do you
dO?' or simply repeat his name.
| Pleased to meet you is not good form.
A woman does not rise when a man is
presented, unless he is her host or
celebrity.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am a girl, is
years OF age and 90 with boys as my
mother does not object. Not long ago
a Girl friend OF mine and | went with
three boys to a dance at one Of the
public dancing paVlllons. My brother
was one Of the boys and we had my
| mothers consent was dancing with
boy and the girl was dancing with my
brother. A stockhoIder OF the pavilion
called down my brother three times in
one dance and called down the boy with
whom was dancing twice. We are
| nice girls and boys and were neither
cheek dancing nor shimmyng. Every
one laughed at US and we left. What
do you think was the matter7 am
| afraid my mother will find out. al.
though was doing nothing wrong.
What shall | do2 NO NAME.
have investigated this and am IN
formed that the reason your boy es-
corts we're rebuked for their conduct
was because they We're not conducting
themselves in the dance as they should
am sorry these boys were thoughtless
enough to be the cause Of embarrass-
ment to you two girls Remember. lit
is not SO much what you do as the way
you do IT," You were not dancing any
Of the dances above mentioned, nut
the innocent form OF dancing was
turned into something decidedly objec-
tionable by the thoughtless boys. By
all means tell your mother-Cr someone
else will Give her full details, in or
der that she may he prepared should
garbled report reach her ears. 1t is
gratifying TO know that there is a place
where strict rules in dancing is re-
quired by the management and whore
thoughtlrss young people viii be held
accountable for their conduct.
Dear Mrs. Thcmpson-What do you
think OF a boy who Will not 90 automo-
bile ridlna with me because he Is dis
pleased over my letting another boy
visit me? had every reason until re-
Gently to think this boy cared for me,
but lately his actions do not seem to
denote any great amount Of love, Car
II be that he is trying to ''Vamp" me b.
belna Indifferent And how can !
show him that his efforts are useless
and his present attitude is foolish?
Others have noticed II and think II Is
very comlesl r. a. D.
If this boy CHOICES to act foolish and
narrow over this do nothing to win him
back II he is the right sort Of manly
hoy he will not show his dispeasurc
because You had attentions from o;h-
ers. no not discuss with other boys
this particular boys conduct hut he on
tirely independent yourself. say moth