Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-25
| MARY MEPEDITH,s ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

vice. Will patent lodLner mats D6
worn this fall and winter or not:
patent leather trimmed hats We're
worn some last winter. Will wide
or narrow skirts be worn this win.
ter? How long are the skirts worn
now and what colors are more pop
ular for. fall and winter? How are
piece dresses be worn? I have q
dark colored wolfe dress to make
how would you make it? What is
the most fashionable way to dress
ones hair? All the information you
can give along these lines will be
greatly appreciated. Answer by re,
turn mail.
Yours truly,
Matte: Patent, leather hats
are not worn very much this fall.
Those who have them are wear
ing them, but duvetyn, velours
and velvet are the newest ma
terials for the fall and coming
winter. Skirts are shorter and
some suits show the narrow skirt
while dresses seem to be fuller.
Skirts are about ten inches from
the ground, and a few have them
twelve inches. Henna, canton blue,
Chinese blue, brown in different
shades, especially African brown,
midnight blues, taupe and black
are the leading colors. Many
new style frocks show one-piece.
lots of beading and heavy en-
broidery is used. Wooden en-
broidery on satin Is eftectlve.
The pompadour is still fashion
able, a few bangs are worn, but
every one nearly has marched
waves, which is done either by
permanently waved, by elec,,
tricity, or the old-fashioned kid
curler. The hair must form
frame for the face that Is; pull IT.
ed about the ears, which ny the
way are concealed. The new mead
gear demands this.
Dear Miss Meredith: am a CIR.
of eighteen coming to you for some
advice. 1 am in. love with 90!
eighteen years old. He writes, te
me every week, and I write to him
that often. But he has never been
to see me and has never asked tt
come, and he just lives about elgh,
miles from me, Do you tnlnk M
loves me or that he just hasn't ,go1
the nerve to come? met him
this winter while in college. He has
asked me for my picture, and l nave
not sent it, and he keeps on IN,
sisting. Would you send him one
Do you think it any harm FOL
sisters to marry brothers. 3dae concerning
w nat Is yum
Hoping to see this in p. print i Msg soon g
Perhaps you haven't invited
him to come to see you. sup
care to, he will offer many ex-
cuses, and If he does, he will
be delighted with your invitation.
[ wouldn't send him my picture
if / were you. until after ne
has visited your home and you
know him better.
Chaperons are necessary. But
they don't seem to be so much
in demand these days as when
our mothers were girls. But I
think they should be much In
evidence when young girls and
boys yet together. at night. On
auto trips especially. The more
boy respects her. There is no
harm for sisters to marry
brothers of another family. That
has been done, and very sue
cessfully.
Dear friend: AS you give rea
good advice to girls I'm writing. you
in regard to stenoGgraphers+, l have
a great desire to be one. 1 want tc
be useful and make money also: Is
there any required age to be a
school teacher? I'm only IS. The
reason l wanted to teach school was
to raise money to take a business
course. without fathers aid; What
does it cost to take a business
they pay "stenographers? How fa1
advanced in studies does any one
have to be to take a business
course" I've completed the ninth
The reason I want to be a ''stengra-
per" I'm not very stout, but think
eyes. five feet high, weigh 81, am
| small for my age. Is my handwrit-
ing good? Do you think a backhand
pretty? Hoping to get you opinion
and an answer to my questions. Ans
wer as soon as possible, I'm so anx-
ious and thank you. TED.
1 think one has to be at least
eighteen to be a school teacher.
But there are exceptions to the
rule. The course is ten dollars
per month or forty dollars for
some people longer to learn
stenography than others. One
has to have a fair education to
start with, though l know sever
al girls who finished grammar
school and took it up, and "made
good" Stenographers salary
ranges from seventy dollars pc,
month to two hundred and fit
ty dollars. those over a hundre
dollars are exceptionally fine
If you apply yourself, there i
no reason why you can not lear
it. The Isaac Pitman is consid-
cred the best course. 1t is
harder, but you will have learn
ed something and it would be
useful to you anywhere; your
handwriting is very good. The
main thing is to write dis
tinctly and evenly.