San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-26
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Love-. Ledger

me a promise which he kept to the let
ter.
This Is my rush season." he an
nounced. "If Santa Claus didn't help
me q bit, I'd never find time to bal
ance my books for 1925. But busy or
not busy, I'm going to take time to
dictate a New Years message to the
girls and road your advice to the love
lorn. For they're my subjects one and
all"
Sure enough q missive was myster.
| iously left on my desk In time for the
December 20 issue. It bore Cupid's
seal and coat of arms and contained
comments and suggestions which l
shall print in full.
You're interested In me. I know"
began the love god. "For what is life
without love? 49,
"But please got over the idea that
love IL blind. Love has and needs keen
sight and foresight 10 avoid the pit
falls in his path. So don't fall in love
blindly.
"Look before you leap applies to
falling in love. Make sure the love
that tempts you in real, true and con-
structive instead Of selfish and de-
structive before you let 1t in your
heart.
1.-THE first entry in my books that
attracts my notice is that Of Alice,
entered there in January, 1925. as a
girl of 20 who was discouraged and
down-hearted because no one loved
her. Like every girl, Alice wanted u
sweetheart.
"Alice decided to face facts and
find out why she was a failure at
love. So she went to a wise friend,
an older woman, who gave her opin-
ion frankly:
"'At this moment, Alice she de
clared, you look too unattractive to
interest any man. Your nose is shin
ing, your frock spotted, your hair
ruffled and rough, your shoes are
down at the heel.
why not feature daintiness! Try
for chic daintiness 30 immaculate that
you viii be fairly fragrant with clean
illness.
"'Your slip-shod careiessnen cx-
tends to your mental habits. Why
don't you study your friends and ac-
quaintances and interest yourself in
what interests them? Try to please
them without trickery, but by patience
and tact"
Alice adopted these simple sugges-
tons. She kept her hair glossy and
curled, and gave an extra hour each
day to good grooming. She studied her
costumes 50 that she brought out her
best points by their coloring and de-
sign. No detail of appearance was too
unimportant for her careful attention.
Then one evening she went with
her sisters to a dance and met Joe. He
asked Alice to dance. Alice found Joe
dreadfully shy and boring. Then she
remembered her new resolution to
study people and try to find the sub
jects that interested them. Shy Joe
was charmed with the unusual interest
displayed in him. He asked to call.
Baseball and history proved to be
Joe's hobbies. So Alice tried to de.
velop an intelligent interest in these
subjects. Joe took her to all the big
baseball games during the season and
this winter they're reading fascinating
historical memories aloud and going to
see historical movies and plays.
Its great fun! Neither Joe nor
Alice has ever been so happy. And
January first, 1925, will find Alice
engaged to Joe, instead Of lonely and
discouraged. Love is more than a
beautiful sentiment-it includes sensi-
Bile practical measures to interest
others and makes the best of oneself.
Il could give a thousand instances
from my Ledger Of Loves profit and
loss, 'Cupid's' memorandum continues
with the cause in each case. But what
is of Importance to you is your own
record. Has it brought you your
hearts desire? If not, why noty
And wherein lies the remedy?
THE rule Of cause and effect gov
ems love as well as every other human
experience. Face facts. Find how
you can win the prize for which every
woman longs; love that is happy and
enduring.
"Here are a few hints that may
help you to happiness in 1926.
IF you would attract the admira-
ton Of men and hold the interested
love Of one man, learn to talk enter
tainingly by keeping minute
in all that's going on in the world
about you; learn to dance well, to
play games, especially the games that
interest the man who interests you !;
try to be a real friend and pal.
Avoid wounding the feelings of others
through tactlessness. Divide your at
tention, never devoting all your COM
panionship to one man until he be-
comes your fiance.
Keep sweet, free from resentments,
hatred and bitterness.
May 1925 bring you the greatest
JOY that life can offer true love lead
ing to successful MARRIAGE