The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

Dear MIS-. thompson: l am the
same girl who wrote you a letter
last year. / am II now and 1 am
through school / would like to
know if / can make money by GRO
cheting lace. / can do some real
well. l have to stay home and help.
but afternoons l could crochet
| some We have a new baby four
months old and l take care OF him
aud the children afternoons. My
| brother who works used to give me
so cents every week and l bought
some clothes, but he got hurt a
month ago at the factory and so he
has to stay home until he gets
we'll
On my last birthday I invited
| five girls over to my party who
were in my room at school l told
| them we were going to have lemon
ade and cake. My mother baked q
nice big cake. but not one of the
girls came. My mother was mad
about it and it made me cry. The
girls go together, but they always
! leave me out, and it makes me feel
badly and lonesome, for l like COM
pany Why do you suppose they
did that. My mother won't let me
ask them why.
/ always tried to be nice to them
and gave them flowers when I had
some. l wish you could tell me how
to get them to like me. Is is only
because my clothes are not pretty?
I am neat and clean. but l am not
pretty like my sisters l wish l
were, for folks always like pretty
girls best My older sister is beau
tiful and has beautiful clothes now,
for she works. Won't you please
answer soon and tell me how to
get lace to crochet?
MABEL FANNING.
About the only way for you to
get crochet work to do at home is
to ask in a department store if they
can give you work, or to go from
door to door, showing some things
you have made and taking orders.
It is very difficult to secure work
Of that nature.
/ am indignant about the party.
| They used to say that there we're
not classes in America and that a
person did not need TO have money
to be liked A new spirit sprang
up with the war and now money
seems to speak louder than any
thing else. l have noticed, how
ever, that with the trouble that has
come from lack Of employment
there has also come more gener-
Gus and kindly spirit.
The girls who did not go to your
party thought they were somebody
that they were not. In the eyes~Of
the world they may be all right be-
cause they are dressed well. but in
the eyes OF God they are small and
unkind Live so that you will be
beautiful in the eyes of God, and
time time you will be recognized
for your worth.
While your mother needs you. it
is right that you should stay at
home and help. In a few years
when the baby is older il may be
that she can spare you and you
can go to work In the meantime
read and improve your mind so
that you will be able to do impor-
tants things which take intelligence
and education. The librarian can
help you just as she helped your
brother.
l am sorry not to give you more
encouragement about crochet work.
but if you are persistent l believe
you can get customers.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am q
girl IA years old There is a large
family. My father and mother sep
arated few months ago and l went
on the witness stand for my moth
er. l was the only one called on
My mother seems to think lots of
me, and l DO of her.-but she always
gets angry when any of US speak
about father. She says that he is
not worthy of being called d father