Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-11
tMISSD OUNCE HUDGINS.
Cascilla, Miss, Route >.

Dear Aunt Julia: Will YOU let me come
again into your jolly band of boys and girls?
It mas been about one year since | was with
you all. | wrote and received several nice
letters which were highly appreciated each
and every one, and | thank auntie so much
| Tor printing it. What are you cousins doing
THESE rainy days? / am sitting around read
ing and writing as that's about all anyone
can do, and | think that is the most en- iowa
pie way to spend ones leisure time. don
you? Because through reading one can have
good company and visit attractive scenes no
matter where he is or what the weather may
be. Guess most of You cousins are going to
school now. ] still live in the country, near
Eureka Springs, which is welI-known> min
eral springs and summer resort. We have
neen living here seven years, my home was
near Atlanta, Ga, before we came here.
hope to see Aunt Julia next time visit in
Atlanta. l will not describe myself this
time, only viii say my age is between six
teen and twenty years. How many can
! guess! know | must stop. Now all of
you who read this l hope viii lwrte me-
long letter, as enjoy reading them so much,
Love and best wises
(M1Ss) BERNICE LEE COLEMAN.
| Helena, Ga, Route .
My Dearest Aunt Julia and All The Jour-
nal Readers: I have remained silent Just as
| long as can. | have said that | would nor
worry You all any more but Corene Futch
| from Hahlra Ga, just GOT me mpa tient
| My dear Corene, I Just wish that I could
meet You face to face. I would Just love to
snake both Of your hands good (Your feet
100 IL there would be any way of showing
JUST now munch / agree with you) | agree
win You on every line of your dear letter
am so glad that you wrote to the Box /
must say enjoyed reading your letter bet
yer IMAM any | have read in The Journal
Jof good while, though I enjoy them all
nave been wondering why some good
scflDeS like Corene have not before intro
9 e themselves into our circle. Hurran
tor Cofene' she is an excellent writer Dear
lolhS' IL no one ever does anything any
! worse than bohbing their hair I am sure
mat Heaven will be their future home
II every one will i've mp to other ten com
ua huments | feel certain Heaven will ha We
a good bunch. and there isn't ANYTHING in
| me ten commandments about a persons hair
| | nave my hair bobbed, have had since July
| l923. and if | live to be 123. my hair will
nol ne any longer than it is Il have a
"oEish Doh at present.. | keep NV hair
perfectly sanitary, but / must say when it
was long | did not have time to care for it
! IKE long halr should be cared for So the
| nol'er lheF cut 1T the better | like it, I
nave heard that in the northern cities the
girls ara having their "sideburns" cIinned
"It, ! am just waiting to hear that it is
latts peIore march down to the bari
snop ana order the barber to clip off my pre-
ciouS sldeburns. Now there. Now. nv dca
niue long haired girls, do You think | will
| ever get to heaven? 1t | can't 90 with nv
mead uncovered l will ltr to get me bon
l - t'"VhSH nope 1t Will be in the
sood Ola summer time for do ha tie TO have
| my mead covered Except bv an umhre1Ial
"nth IL so warm and pleasant The boys
me idea. do these long haired sisters 90
anl ASK me boys how to dress their hair?
anu sure did not when I had long tresses
30 II lSn any of the boys business what
we girls do. Not al all Or it isn't with
| hy boy friends. know a boy that has
So eyes VIII say a girl looks better with
her hair bobbbed than she does with long hair
| II mean, If he tells the truth some bovs
might make fun of girls hair to her face
! Just to see if she is fool enough TO 1a+ II
slum our, and indeed | am sorry to say
the mead. so to speak am thankful ~
say mat no man could say or do ANYTHING
| l" cause me to let mine grow out uSe
poNuer p'ehtlfully, some rouge and Ifp-stick.
wear snort dresSesi and believe in having
run IN the right way and ladies and cents
ana klddles, am proud to say. mother has
not raised me M TO he a "flapper so
open your eyes, am no fapper. One isn,t
lIapper Just because she has bobbed hair
uses rouge, powder, lip-stick and ali kinds
| OF eyebrow pencils. As to the dross 1An0tbs
| Ihey are short this sea son and that's hector
guess an the long haired girls are frowning
at me- am sure the dear little short -hs ired
'kulte Riddles" agree with deorast rorann
| ana J. AS for the boys all that do not agree
can wager that their girls" have long
n'It' put come down to Florida, where it's
always June, boys, and I'll teach Won tn
ADORE hobbed haired girls Understand 7 am
speaking only to those boys that don't like
T piI n4Irl' Now. word TO all that do
me II. BOYS IF you like bobbed hair. first
| SEND be card and III tell you something
! funny. | want TO make a list of your names
ana II they do not pass l OO0 I will come agai
ana IehI You all how much fun am having
,., nave a good many snap shots I'd like to
uihstrlpQte among all the cousins who disa-
gree on the hair subject with me 7 have
| some very comical looking ones The beauties
s' We. TO those who see as l see. som con,
my niue dears, let's get your number. We
expect 10 get more 'scooch porprrs', than
'blIlet -douX,' but come on I Iovba IN road
exceedingly. Am sending my bit for dear
H,tIe Inez Thanking you, dear Aunt Julia.
/ IN advance for printing his l will conclude
Am only sixteen. Lovingly yours.
Bascom. Fla.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins. Hero
comes another Georgia kid knocking for adj
mittance' Onr school started September H.
/ am IN the eighth grade. How do YOU
cousins like Latin? | surely don't like =
! nut | like algebra fine | see lots If vor
cousins are talking about your ideals LET
me tell you, there ism t any such person as
some OF you describe You will he old
| maids aud bachelors il you wait for them
! 10 come. Why don't more of Won soldier
( ooNs write? / think enjoy you best Of
/ an. How do you like to work in tobacco? ?
we painted four acres this wear, and | GER
/ 'dlHIF uon see any sport when it comes IN
/ working in it. We had some good times
S.rIh&ihg H. though. 1t was the first wear
/ the farmers in Brooks county had planted
! so You know we didn't know much about ii
/ We 1--we about four miles from the Gaorpia :
| Florida line, [ am as much Florida
! touSin as am a Georgia. Don't we Cousins
| I'VE our naive state: have never lived
! IN any other state than Georgia Ibera
adlucH, we have the same birthday and a In.
! the same age, so we are twins an,
| brunette. brown eyes and dark fhohher,
! na.r: am feet ? inches tall and weigh
/ ninety pounds. am between twelve and
/ twenty. Boys. I think some Of Won, ara
! foolish about the girls bobbed hair. ron
! ana tpStck. l don't use any myself hut
| thInN that is girls own affair IF sbe
/ wants 10 look like a painted china doll. let
/ her look, y on don't helm matters snv nv
| talking. If YOU think long hair is so nrettr
| iet yours grow long and curl it, then Won
! VIII see how much trouble it is You girls
/ h'd better help me ont before / get into
1 trouble. | guess | had better be gofnp ba-
/ fore l break all the rules All Won ronsins
/ write to a jolly cousin. ! would like Ia hear
/ from any OF You from ten to Twenty-Five
All send snapshots that can. inst cousin.
| MISS HELEN JONES
/ Dear Aunt Julia: VIII Won please omen tho
/ door Just wee hif and Iet mo in to ioin
/ |oGr jolly band Of boys snd -frl<s T have
? been reader Of the Letter Box Ion. time
! ana surely enjoy reading the many nice To-
/ te"S from all over tire world oSpectollv
/ from the soldiers AMI sailors - m.st all
{ OF Won cousins describe YOUR IDEAL VIZ
/ trv my luck. ! would IKE for him To have
/ hi3cR hair and ewes aud fair complexion AMI
( he about feet ~ : inches tall ana be
/ real gentleman. ! viii describe myself eni
/ sc; l have black hair and eyes t. match
| have far complexion and nm = feet C inches
/ tail. WEIGH e pounds. Nv WIN ca o.
; to""r : NV birthday. Ny 90 = he-wN0n
! ssvN0tacn and twentr--ne. N~. ~ Ecu
! cousins Ne SIRE 30 write We % long letter.
/ Your now niece and COUSIN
MISS MAGGIE I.'-0cfvs
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