Evening star., 1936-04-16


basement. where there are tubs and
lines, but don't feel like going down
with it. so use the hath room. Is
she being too fussy, or am I being
stubborn? Should she serve lunch 70
me and my boy friends when I hay-
them IN? I'll do as you say.
EIGHTEEN.
Answer-If you will do as say, you
will sit down and for the first time
in your life look yourself squarely in
the face and see what a little monster
Of selflshness you are. Apparently
you haven't thought for the rights
or comfort or pleasure of anyDooy else
in the world except yourself. And
let me tell you one thing, my child.
that selfishness is not only one Of the
most unlovely faults that a woman
can have, but it Is also one OF the
greatest handicaps that she can carry.
You won't believe that, but II Is
true. The grabbers who are out to
get the best Of everything for them
selves and who trample everybody
down who stand in their way think
that they can get away with their
highwayman tactics. But they can't.
They soon find that they are unpopu-
lar, that nobody likes them or wants
them around, and that they are left
out Of things, and that the whole
world Is united against them to balk
them.
Watch out and you will see that the
greedy child never gets the biggest
apple: that the one who won't play
fair is never asked to play at all;
that the girl who holds boys up for
presents doesn't have dates; that the
girl who tries to advance herself in
the Office at the expense of other girls
gets stabbed in the back. 1t is the
generous hearted, considerate, un-
selfish girls who always have some-
BODY plugging their game for them
and helping them along.
AS for your own particular case.
Your IS a week doesn't begin to pay
fair board for the nice room and
food your aunt gives you. Certainly
it doesn't pay for your running her
! furniture and messing up the bath
room, and so the least you can do to
show your appreciation Of her kind
ness to you is to respect her wishes.
Anyway. sitting sprawled over chairs
is an ungraceful attitude and forms a
bad habit. II you don't feel able to
sit up, go to bed. Respect for other
peoples property is merely an indi-
cation of decent upbringing.
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NEAR DOROTHY DIX: lam head
over heels in love with a movie
| star whom I have never seen except
on the screen. think the reason is
that a physical defect prevents me
from all chances Of personal romance
and this singing comedian of the films
fills my need as far as a shadow and
voice can fill any 19-year-old girls
need. know how silly this is and
I am eXasperated with myself, as I
have always been heretofore a sane,
level-headed sort Of person. What
to do? FOOLISH MAID.
Answer-You have plenty Of COM
pany in your folly, my dear. There
are millions of your sisters and your
cousins and your aunts who have
crushes on movie stars, who have
their rooms papered with their heroes
pictures and who would starve rather
than miss seeing his classical profile
on the screen, or hearing his thrilling
voice sing love song.
And as long as women take out their
romance in merely dreaming about
their picture lovers no harm Is done
1t is when they begin pursuing then,
in the flesh and writing them silly let
tiers that they get themselves into
trouble.
Don't worry about your "pash." Your
infatuation will pass. After all. you
can't be permanently in love with q
shadow. DOROTHY DIX.