The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-19

stu few days ago he was leaning
over my desk explaining somethinq
when his wife came In and without
waiting 10 ask for an explanation she.
turned on me ard then on her husband
with the most insulting accusations. V
was embarrassing 10 both Of US ana
she now declares she 10 going TO anpiy
for divorce, What must ! de-
INNOCENT GIRL.
Lust such evil-minded, jealous, wives
make an innocent working girls life
miserable. especially II her employer
is the right Kind Many good husbands
have been ruined by wives who were
unreasonably jealous. cannot help be-
heving that this particular wife has an
affair OF her own, and heralded what
she saw as a dainty morsei for her
divorce suit. Men are not angels
neither are women) and the wrong
kind Of a girl has made II hard for an
innocent girl who has TO earn her own
living I would leave the place at once
and be sure that friend wife has no
legitimate excuse for this divorce with
you as correspondent
Dear Mrs. Thompson--As S"is ls leap
year I am going to propose to the boy
! love. What am ! to do " he refuses
me? I am is ard he Is 20. When we
go to show together which one Of
pay Rs tns ssssT' f isat faFe fellow fseigg
makes US wondrous kind" so take
your medicine gracefully; II he re-
rea sport the girl bears all expenses
at a leap year party of any kind.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am anxious
to join the American legion, but !
camp, Am I sIlalbls1 NJ. e. W.,
Apply TO the american Legion head
quarters here in Memphis. and they
win send you all the information you
wish,
Dear Mrs. Thompson--l have read
good many Of your replies TO young
people. and must confess the advice
yeu give 10 very good In the main, but
BEG TO take Issue with you very
sharply In one particular. You say II
Is wrong Tor boy to put his arm
around a girls waist and In the next
breath that there 10 no harm In boys
and plris dancing together, even going
so FAR as to advise a i@.ysar.cld err
to that effect. Now, Mrs. Thompson,
have seen lvery little dancing but In
nearly every instance the boys had an
arm around their partners waist. New,
| Mrs. Thompson, can you not see that
you are guilty OF an lneonslstsney THAT
would be amusing II did not 50 Sc
| rlously concern the morals Of young
peopte7 | fall TO see how your advice
to young people Is going 20 benefit them
| II you persist In such llarln1 lneonsist-
eney, Please publish thls as Wish TO
! ascertain " your young eorrespcn dents
cannot perceive this Inconsistency.
Thanks for your criticism. ] assure
you | enjoyed IT, Now for business,
| | might think you we're an old maid
OF I'VE olden time" type, except for
the fact that you sign yourself Mae,
and otherwise you would have been
consistent and signed II the good old :
fashion May" ] do not associate evil
thoughts with dencing, especially In
children of IL years OF age. 1t Is good
exercise and ! know that their minds
are not dwelling on such things as seem
to be worrying you. Neither DO | he
lieYe that a man or woman who en-
Joys dancing associates evil In any way
with IL. Young people must have some
amusement and cling to my conviction
that there il no wrong in clean minded
people dancing II makes young per
son graceful. There is a great differ
ence in the opinion a man or boy holds
for a woman who would allow him. to
deliberately place his arm around her
and one who allows him TO hold her
properly in dance. wake up--you
are way behind the times.