Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11

ly Journal, Atlanta. Ga.
Dear Folks: While I'm looking for
ward with a great deal of pleasure
to my vacation, which starts to
( morrow, I'll acknowledge that LII
miss getting your letters and qIes'
tons. Please have an extra supply
here for me when l return and re-
member that the reason that your
answers to personal letters are de
layed is that | am taking this bit
Of a rest so that | will be fresh for
| our fall work. for we must get busy
about our Christmas suggestions.
Cordially, AUNT JULIA.
Mrs. Maude Melton, Galliver,
| Fla: Asks the following question,
which, [ say without barrassment,
L cannot answer. If anyone can
and feels sufficiently interested
we'd be glad to hear from them
IF the length of a steel rail in
freezing weather (32 degrees F. is
so feet, how many inches longer
will it be on a day when the tenn
peratIre is 105 degrees F?'
Mrs. S. c. Attaway, Arlington,
Ga, has a n old violin, a Stradivarius,
I believe The mark inside notes
that it was made in 1880 Anyone
interested might write to her. l be-
lieve that you might get in touch
with some one that is interested by
| writing to Mays Badgett. Five
Points, Atlanta, Ga.
c. l.. M: A lady is always sup
posed to precede a gentleman. but
there are times when you are pass
ing through a dense crowd when it
is necessary for the gentleman to
! go first so that he may open q way
for the lady to pass through.
Jim: Here are several dont's for
You il you wish to appear as you
express it, "genteer' when you so
to the city. Don't get flashy clothes.
I Don't wear bright tan shoes, the
kind that "snub up at the toe.
| Don't wear yoIr hat on the side Of
! your head Nothing looks so tough.
Don't, when you go to a hotel o.
restaurant after finishing your meal,
| make a dive for the tooth pick stand.
/ A tooth brush in the privacy Of
! your own room is the remedy for
| that. There is nothing more vulgar
| than the use of a tooth pick in pub
! lie places. Don't think that you are
| showing ease or authority by blus-
| tering about things. People who are
Used to the niceties Of life never
make themselves conspicuous IN
| public
| Mary: Yes, I know a great many
! girls who are sorry they bobbed
You can, by tucking your hair in
and wearing a net, lose a lot of
that look, and if YOU are going into
an office where they object to bob
, bed hair, that is the best YOU can
do. Roll the hair softly back from
your face. Use invisible hair pins,
then tuck the back up, and no MAJ
ter if your hair is very short you II
succeed i'll getting very "done-Ip"
look.
page for some time and l surely do enjoy
| them. think Aunt Julia is so nice, wish
you could visit me this summer Aunt Julia
land cousins. toO), we'd have real good
| time eating melons and fruit and attending
revival meetings. l live on the farm and
! enjoy farm life fine. What do You cousins
! do for pastIme there hot August days? I
read, cook. sew and study music most Of the
/ time. Listen cousins. | have lots of love
songs and will send songs to those who will
/ send me their photo land write me long
| letter. tOol. My age is between eighteen
and and twep S.y1s who cay guess it: Who
not to stay long, l will run along 1Nst
wishes to all. FLORA ESTES.
Fayette, Fla, Route ?.
! Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a North Carolina girl into your happy
band? Have written once before |. want
to say word love. There are different
| kinds Of love. | am taking friendship love.
We had an awful accident TO happen, caused
! by love. Two young men were drowned in
each others arms, enc gave his life for the
! other because he loved his friend better
| than life. How many OF girls and boys
! would give our lives for some friend? If
| we have friend who will give their life
| for us. we have something that ia valuable
and not 10 be given up. want to say I
| agree with some of the hOys and girls about
powder and paint. Any girl that will use
paint and 90 10 extremes with power is
no, lady. Boys you have your faults too.
you will talk about the painted. bobbed-
| haired, short skirt girls, but when you are
seen on the streets or publics places with R
! girl it is one of that kind. That is the rea-
son many are doing so. | want to hea E
from every boy and girl that agrees with
me. and those that don't. Ny age is be
tween seventeen and twenty-three. With
oceans Of love for Aunt Julia and cousins,
LUVINIA PERKINS.
Rockingham, N. c., Box 266.
Dear Aunt Julia allow are you this
morning? Why hello cousins. It's been
quite a while since have been with you
all. But, my, my, it seems SO nice to be
with you all once more. Oh, I'm afraid some
of you all have forgotten me, hut | am
sure some OF my old friends still remem-
Der ME. Say, cousins, amt we having
some warm weather now? Wish so much
some Of you cousins were here with me.
We have lots Of watermelons, peaches, APP
pies and grapes. We would eat fruit and
so in bathing these hot days. wouldn't that
be grand? Guess l lad better go, as
have stayed long enough for this time.
am going TO expect a long. newsy letter
from all OF you. Now listen. cousins. all
of YOU write 10 me and send me your photo,
for all letters will be appreciated.
ORA LEE MELTON.
Leo, $. c.. r. F. D. No. !, Box A.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you ad-
nit disa bled ex-soldier to your band Of
young folks? I have only been taking The
Journal a short time and like to read the
letters, as it's quite lot of pastiCe.
don't go much and get very lonesome al
times and would like to receive letters from
any one who cares to write. My age Is
between thirty-five and forty-tiv l will
N. K. ELLIS.
Round Mountain, Ala.
Tap, tap! Hello. there. Aunt Julia and
cousins! How are You all this fine after
noon? Fine. hope. ] surely hope | will
lie admitted this time. I wrote 10 the Let
ter Box twice before and was not admitted
I nm from the good old state of North caro-
lima. I will not describe myself this time
but will leave my age for You TO guess; II
is between fourteen and eighteen I am a
| TedueT Ol ue JOURNAL, anu line IL Inv
especially the Letter Box and Dorothy Dix'S
talks. If any of You who this have tht
song, "You Wore Tulip and l Wore Bis
Red Rose" will You please send it to me
l will return the favor in any way can
must go. / will bid you a adieu. II any
OF YOU want to correspond with jolly
North Carolina girl. just let your letters ant
cards come to DOLLIE LUCAS.
Dunn, \. c., Route 2, Box AZ.
Dear Aunt Julia and All the Cousins: A.
I have just been reading all the nice letters
Of the Council, thought | would write
too. Papa has been taking The Journal fo
long time, and the Letter Box is always
my first page to read. certainly do en-
joy reading the letters from all the states
because we can learn a lot more about this
great. wide world that God has made Sc
heantifmL for Us 10 live in. We should ht