The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01
MarthaL Lee
Her Column

The art of letter-writing has
changed greatly in the past ten or fif-
teen years. The acknowledgement,
lengthy epistles which once passed
from friend to friend are missing now.
The busy housewife, the hurried
business man, and the "dated-up" deb
utante will not take time for more
than a few lines to their most intimate
friends.
Long-distance calls take the place
of many letters. Telegraph wires are
kept hot with messages that once
would have gone through the mails.
End now-what a shock TO our
st-ictly-proper great-aunts!-typewr
ten social letters are beginning to be
accepted as correct The reason
for their acceptance, It's said, is that
they are much easier to read than let
tiers written in long-hand. The real
reason, Of course, is our desire to save
as much time as possible
Dear Miss Lee: stenogTspher in a
downtown Office. Because I use O type
writer so much and find IL easier. sometimes
I write social letters on the typewriter
Another stenographer and 1 had an argu-
ment and We want YOU to settle it. She said
it was a breach of etiquette to use the
b. typewriter for anything but business core
spondence. but l said you can use IL for
other Letters TOO WI l>- You please tell US
Typewriter social letters now are
accepted" But it is best to send
them only TO friends and TO write let
tiers to acquaintance and people you
Il -
son for this is that the acceptance Of
the typewriter social letter as cor
rect is so recent some people still con-
slider it a breach Of etiquette. And
people are judged by their letters.
Dear Miss Lee: There is boy about Is
years old whom I love. I have loved him
almost four years. but he doesn't seem 10
care much about the girls He did seem to
not nov as he used to- My heart is nearly
breaking over that boy. He is a nice-looking
boy. His name Is Francis.
What would you do il you were to show
the boy I love himt Yet IL seems as IL !
would not care if he would take another
girl home from the show any place else.
as the case has been.-JUANITA H.
II I were you. | should do nothing
TO show the boy I loved him. 1t is
quite evident he wants girls as
friends. but is not worrying about low
ing them for a while.
Be friends with the boy, but don't
try to make him love you. and 1 feel
sure he will like you much better than
if you ran after" him. Although you
do not tell me your age. I imagine
YOU are about the same age as the
boy 1 hardly think you have been
really in love with him for four years,
as you say you have. But even if
you think that, now is the time to
stop thinking about love and to think
about friends for a year or so to make
up for lost time.
Dear Martha Lee; I am a girl % years
old am in love with man Just about
my age We have been going together for
about a year he has never told me he
loved me. but / am sure he does He Is
earning pretty good salary, hut he sup
Now Miss Lee. I work. too and I make
plenty of mOLey to support myself.
would be willing 10 work after [ was mar
ned. if 1 had to. I think this man would
ask me to marry him. but he Is too proud
to ask his wife to work. and he would have
10 wait a few wears. until he was earning
more money before he could support both
his mother and a wife. He is a fine man.
- There o Is shoJnec young n; Nan Who comes
me TO marry him. he has plenty of money,
But I do not love him
Do You think / could say anything 70 the
first man TO show him 1 would be willing
TO work TO help him: Or that I would
wait for hims
Or do you think I ought to go ahead and
marry the other man anyway ANXIOUS.
Of course you should not marry one
man while you are in love with an
other You could never be happy that
way
1 do not think it would hurt to help
the other man along In his courtship.
if his pride will not permit him to
speak. ToU are not so very OLD so
a year or two Of waiting would not
hurt I think it would be better for
the man to get on his feet" before
marriage than for you to help sup
port the family.
Then you could help out anyway
But don't marry too soon. You seem