The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06
Advice To The
 Lovelorn
An Authority on All Problems of Girls and Questions of Love
 and Romance.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

asked Allison. crossing her knees in such fashion that I had an unexpect- ed vista of brown silk She was in haling a cigarette nonchalantly her mother ate caramels 20 years gone by.
 -''It's an expensive luxury" I re- piled with an amused twinkle in my mind at thought of the conversation likely to ensue- But Allison was never more serious than when she replied:
 Suppose it is expensive. I can keep up my end I'm earning sixty dollars week at drawing fashion sketches It's delightful work IL takes only about five hours of my day It wouldn't interfere with my being good wife-or mother either. I'm twenty-seven and ready to settle Something's wrong somewhere. Do you know what2"
 "I can guess I replied
 You may fire when ready, Grid ley" said Allison pertly. You're an expensive luxury" began tentatively. gathering momen- tum I went along How many or the men you know earn as much as you How many earn more2 How many are in the position of feeling your equal in the world of work-or your superior You earn sixty dollars | a week. and spend it. You know a lot of rich married I people who like to entertain you 10 | lionize you. In their group are a few men of forty or so who have achieved success and want to share it with a pretty little thing who will | prove restful element in a life of | effort and struggle"
 'Restful," interrupted Allison. l The little sweet and twenties all want to go to theatre or out 10 dine 1 and jazz every night.''
 | And you want to discuss the po-- ! the rent laws and the problem Of | heating the houses Of the poor this | winter" interrupted severely. | ''None of which is half as restful to the tired business man as a bit Of l jazzing that contrasts strongly with | his days activities And. besides he i can discuss such operas downtown with men who know fully as much ! about them as you dol"
 You may be right" conceded Ali son.
 Pm afraid I am," gave back. The man of affairs doesn't take nat urally to the woman of affairs. She-iI
 want to concentrate on her ambitions
 when he's thinking about his. Of course there are happy exceptions 10
 this rule But you have some worth
 while rivals in the debutantes who toll not nor spin- The register with
 the man who has arrived and with
 the college youth whose father did his
 arriving for him. That leaves you
 the young business man who is on
 his way to success"
 And why doesn't he-take to me- It isn't just that I'm earning much
 as he is. and that if he's petty that
 makes him feel-cheap, is it?'' she
 demanded
 | That's one phasa of it." I insist
 ed Another is that there are so
 many girls ready to permit a litle
 cheap and casual and almost mean
 ingless love-making that men don't
 20 around hunting for one big feet
 ing to satisfy the deepest craving of
 their natures. They live a slitterinS
 and restless love-life- This destroys
 their desire for a fine big one You know how you feel about dinner
 when you've eaten half a pound of bonbones before coming to the table, You think I don't hold myself
 dear enoush?' asked Allison in a
 straugled voice.
 cigarettes and painting your lips be-
 tween smokes. Your knees are not
 hidden from me Your blouse en- bles me to make sure that you go in
 much mystery or reserve - have
 you?" dared.
 "Go on," said a stransIed voice You're one of many Nice. square.
 it very perfectly I declared ruth
 lessly- You don't suggest a home and fireside and a cradle. You sus-
 gest a stolen kiss and an embrace in [ a taxi You don't put any very lofty thoughts into the mind of the ob- , server"
 You mean" cried Allison sud-
 denly, that girls like me don't seem
 to demand niarriage-we just look as . if we were more or less in for a
 lark. You mean that we don't look any better than we ought 10 be or
 act so that we are clearly different , ated from the women who are or the
 other world.'"
 bowed my head solemnly- , Maybe you're right" replied Miss
 Allison briskly- Were trying to i'll | what seems to be the masculine de-
 mand today. We're after the dinner and dance invitation we're afraid some other girl will get if We hold ourselves too completely aloof- We're
 the supply in balance of the m2scu- i line demand Now what?" 1 You're the supply to meet the . surface demand" I retorted with con
 viction- You don't try to influence the market It's easier to appeal as
 you do. as you think everyone else Is
 appealing than to strive to lift stand | ards a bit higher You won't take a r chance. You won't hold out Tor your
 ideals. You won't risk a few lonely
 evenings You drift along attracting , | cheaply and obviously You don't suggest simplicity and home and old
 fashioned gardens You're afraid
 men have forgotten to love them It's a vicious circle. Who's going to
 "T wonder -" said Allison slowly , Tommy Meade asked me out to din i ner tonight I wonder-f he'd like ' to come in to my little studio and . help ms cook the dinner I wonder . if Tommy would like to peel Pota- toes2"
 ? so-dffferent that it might stimulate | even this jaded soul. Just try il, Ali
 son. It's newi'
 am wrong. Jack has almost begun 10