Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-10
MARY MEREDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

them look better, but gives them
more self respect Men pre-
fer companionship in a woman
only see on the surface of the
home and it matters very little
to them whether you have clean
ed all the closets out and ironed
all the clothes and ETC., but
when they do come home, they
like it pleasant and a wife who is
a real pal to them. I can readily
see the mans point of view. for
| spend hours II day in busy
office. and have to please others.
Men have the same thing to con-
tend with and when they reach
home, it is very unpleasant to
plants. 1t will drive them from
home quicker than anything else.
And as I have had a bit of eX-
perience along those, lines I
think 1 can safely say that wom-
en- are greatly to blame for their
Do not give your husband up, he
is yours, and if you love him,
try to take a different view of
things, and see first what Is lack
ing in your own self. DO this,
if he is at all worthy of your
love.
appreciate reading the letters which
are sent to you and the advice Iou
give in answer. | am a b@s of
with girl eighteen years old, and
she says she loves me better than
any one else. and says she will be
true to me. Do you think she means
it? 1 used to go with her when she
was fifteen, but not regular. She
always treated me nice and told me
she loved me. But I was not old
enough to think anything about love
at that time. For the last six months
I have been going to see her pretty
regularly, and she says she appre-
ciates my coming very much. I call
that is often enough? How long
should we stay UP if I only call once
a. week? We have known each other
since we were about seven years old,
and have been schoolmates since that
time. My parents don't object to
ents object | know nothing about it.
Do you think it would be all right
for us to marry if we remain true
and love each other till we are old
enough? How old should we be?
I am five feet ten inches tall;
am heavy enough for my height?
Have sandy hair, blue eyes and fair
complexion, What color do you
think would suit me best? Hoping to
see this in print in The >Tri-Weekly
Journal. Thanking you very much
for advice, BLUE EYES.
Blue Eyes: If you have been
going with the young girl so long,
and she declares she loves you,
It seems to me you should not
doubt her at all, but accept her
word against any one else.
think she does love you, to stick
40 c,I,n
will be very sweet and romantic
to marry her in few years.
after childhood love affair and
courtship. Yes, I think you are
heavy, enough for your weight,
You should wear neckties with a
shades of blue is becoming to
blue eyes. Stick to dark colored
suits; they will look best with
your fair hair.
I am writing to you for advice
| am fourteen years old and only go
with boys as friends. There are two
boys, age sixteen, whom I would like
to have as friends, but they go with
two Of my cousins, and l want to
know how to gain their friendship.
BOBBIE.
Bobbie: Why don't you let the
boys alone. They seem to be sat
lSned with your cousins, and as
there are plenty more youths in
the world, why waste your time
bothering about boys who do not
even know you are in existence,
as far as they are concerned.
am boy of twenty-one, and I
want you to give me some advice.
l am going with a girl of sixteen.
whom | love dearly. We are engaged
to be married when she is old enough
out she goes with another boy whom
she says she cares nothing for, but
all the same she let's him have a date
Tor two or three nights a week, and
only nave one once a week. If that
otten,, L would make all the dates
win her she wants if she would but
let me. Please tell me what to do,
as ! love her very dearly, and She
Is the only one will ever love.
BILL.
Bill: l cannot understand whv
the girl you are going to marry
some time will not give YOU more
evenings a week than she does
tne other boy, if she loves Won
ana expects to marry you. I ex~
pect you are taking too much
Tor granted, about that Girl
marrying you. 1t looks to me
IKE she cares more for the other
fellow. eio e'4ef