Evening star., 1940-09-23
Four Books Just Published Should Interest Homemakers and
Presenting
Readers
Queries
Stick to Steady
During Trouble
IfYou Care
BY KAY CALDWELL AND ALDEN
HARRISON.

hh AMI f1LDLlN
HARRISON.
Dear Kay and Alden: My boy
friend lost his job a short while
ago, and now he says he won't
be able to take me out so much.
He says he doesn't expect me to stay
home. and that I can go out with
others, but he will still see me.
We both love each other, and I'm
worried about the whole thing.
Should I go out with others or stay
home with him? eve are in our
early twentiesD PEGGY.
If we were in your place. we'd
stick with our steady" Since you
say you love him, you'd rather have
a costless date at home with him
than a very expensive one with
somebody else
His suggestion that you go out
with other fellows is probably sin
cere. but we're sure he'll think all
the more of you if you don't follow
1t. Of course, if his unemployment
continues for long time, and the
possibility of marriage seems remote,
you'll be wise to make other friends.
But for the time being, we'd concen-
trate cheerfully on helping this boy
ride out the emergency caused by his
loss of job.
Dear Miss Caldwell and Mr. Harri-
son: have read your column and 1t
certainly has given me some good
Information. I was particularly in
terested in the recent letter from a
boys spend lot of money on her.
I go steady with girl who is ex-
actly like that. She doesn't even
want to get a soda after walk.
Please advise me on this situation.
Also, when is it proper, conven-
tional or otherwise, to turn on the
fomance?' GEORGE.
You're very fortunate to have a
girl with such a considerate atti-
tude. But you can be sure that
she'll still be pleased when you buy
her a soda or do any other nice thing
for her. We'd suggest that you gay
1y override her objections when you
feel like spending money, and when
you have it to spend.
As for the romance, we'd certainly
avoid turning it on in public, in the
presence Of other couples. or in any
situation where it might be en-
barrassing to the girl. Also, we'd
let her attitude govern our actions.
If romance wasn't welcome, we'd
switch it off in a hurry.
Dear Columnists:
I understand that it's all right to
dance with fellow YOU don't know
at school dance. Every one says
that attending the same school.
under the same roof, is enough of
an introduction.
If this is so, what is the difference
between that and skating with a
fellow you don't know at a skating
rink? Isn't the principle the same?
KITTY S.
We'd say 1t was all right to dance
with boy you hadn't met at small
school dance. but we'd question it
at large school affair. It would
depend on the formality Of the oc-
casion, and the general custom at
your particular school.
Introductions are always prefer
able, but if boys who were your
schoolmates came up and asked you
to dance without an introduction,
you'd be pretty stuffv if you turned
up your nose at them.
However, there's a vast difference
between this sort Of thing at school
dance. which is sponsored by the
school authorities and under their
supervision, and skating with a
stranger at a public rink.
Literally anybody can attend a
public ring, just as anybody can go
to a public dance. Dancing or skat-
Ing with strange boys under such
conditions is very doubtful pro-
eedure-and we say that in full
realization of the fact that plenty
of girls do it. For one thing, it looks
very much like an invitation to be
picked up" and pickups can be
pretty damaging to girls reputa-
ton.
Our Dancing Dos and Donts"
leaf1et gives you valuable tips on
dance floor department. You can
get it by sending cents stamps
or coin) to Kay Caldwell and
Alden Harrison, in care of this
newspaper.
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