Evening star., 1926-12-14
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
She Doesn't Need Advice.

That's what Rosemary writes me
that she'd like to have some excuse
for keeping up a friendly correspond
ence with me--but she honestly
doesn't need any advice.
She can't understand why so many
of her friends are constantly per-
picked about this and that problem.
Everything seems to her so beauti-
fully simple. She does what she
wants to do-and everybody is pleased.
She is pretty, well dressed, with
host of admirers. She doesn't trouble
her head about all the grave morall
problems Of the day--for she finds
that by following her own inclinations
she gets the best results.
Other girls fret about whether they
should smoke or drink. Rosy finds
that by doing both she makes just as
much of a hit with the boys as she
would by abstaining from the two
habits completely.
No matter what comes up in her
life, she Is supremely confident of
her own ability to settle the question.
She assures me triumphantly that
so far everything has worked out
beautifully for her. The boys like
her-her mother disapproves of her,
but sighs resignedly. She has more
good times than any other girl in
town.
She hopes I'm not going to preach
at her, and tell her that she's headed
for an evil end. / am not. Only I'm
worried about her future. For I can't
help wondering whether she's really
going to have as much fun in the
years to come as she has had already
You see, she is SO supremely con-
fident now that she is due for an
awfuliy hard knock.
She takes no ones advice-and yet
at sixteen her judgment must lead
her into plenty of mistakes.
For instance. she may have decided
that because her smoking and drink
ing haven't detracted from her popu-
larity, those two little pastimes
haven't done her any harm.
judge-she's too young-she can't see
things all around. For those two
habits may have got her in wrong
with older people-hostesses and
mothers of eligible boys
She may have built up reputation
for being bit speedy-a reputation
which will give her hard time when
she yearns to step out socially in the
right direction.
All the little things which she does
now, and which seem to be successful
experiments, may be leading to trou-
bic for her in the future-trouble
which she's too young and self-confi.
dent to think about.
l am not wishing to be kill l-joy-I
am not ANXIOUS for her to ask my ad-
vice, just to show how wise and old
] am.
But I can't help thinking that other
older people may put her wise to
few things which she can't see clearly.
blinded as she is by youth and popu.
larity and the dazzling Joy of having
dozen admirers.
If any one of you has come to the
conclusion that you don't need any
advice on any subject-having salts
factorily solved the problems of the
universe all by yourself, it's time for
you to take pen in hand. and ask for
help.
Because it's likely you have got into
that dangerously confident frame of
mind where you'll commit some folly
that will spoil things for you in the
future.
Don't take any risks. Even if you
think you're the wisest kid under the
sun, ask somebody to o. X. the idea
before you go too far with your own
plans.
Copyright. 1926)
;. Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed TO this paper. provided stamped.
addressed envelope is inclosed