Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-03
What She Thinks of klssinu

Dear Cynthia fear that "our dear
girl from old New York state" is not
cognizant as to our objection in kissing
To you, dear New York girl": 1t
was not more than right and Just to kiss
thls gentleman you speak of, in the case
you mention, and there would be no
harm. done whatever if girl always
marries the man she kisses. But what
is really very deleterious is to kiss a
stranger who does not really love you
and whom you dare not trust.
You are very fortunate to find in your
husband faith and constancy. But it
does not always happen so with all,
dear friend.
You are right to say that girls should
not fear to kiss the right man in the
right way at the proper time; but
wrong again in advising them not to
be stingy with them.
The idea is that some girls take kiss
ing as a token of friendship instead of a
token of love and affection, and that
they kiss the wrong man instead of the
right one. Some girls do not know when
they meet their right man and think
that they love every boy they meet;
while it is merely imagination.
When girl meets her right man it is
her duty to love him, and to show him
that she does so she does anything for
him and cannot refuse to kiss him or be
kissed by him when he so desires.
But under 10 circumstances should
she do so before her right man demon
strates his love for her and shows him
self confidential and trustworthy. She
of kiss. This world is full of deceiv-
ing people and we must be very cautious
to avoid such people.
kissing is just habit for some girls.
They think that kissing is fun and rec
reation and do not know that super
tluous kissing tends to ruin their repu-
tation.
Whop girl finds her right man, her
future husband, her life companion, she
is obliged to show how much she loves
him. She will kiss him and him only.
But if she kissed all her life every boy
she likes, she cannot prove to herJright
man that she loves him more than the
others. There are many instances
where a girl meets boy for the first
time. She allows him TO convoy her
home. 1t is not absurd to permit a
boy to escort girl home provided that
she is well acquainted with him, but
wise instead, as it is not secure for a
| gill to go home alone at night, but she
should always refuse when boy asks
her to kiss him.
OF course, it is the boys fault that
the girls are so immodest, for were we
to teach them not to kiss, and reproach
them when they do so, they would be
more true and chaste. But since We
teach them to kiss they foolishly do so
thinking that that is the way they ought
to be.
The wisest way to get along we'll iu
this world is to be very kind to the
opposite sex, but never show them any
special affection before you have found
your ideal mate.
1t is not necessary to kiss every boy
you know in order to maintain his
friendship, and boys are very silly when
they drop girl merely because she re
fused to kiss them.
So, girls, take our "New York girls
advice and kiss your right man in this
right way at the proper time, but for
God sake please do be stingy with the
kisses otherwise and do not make then
so invaluable.
Infinite thanks for printing this
in your column, Cynthia dear.
CARMINE.