Evening star., 1941-02-01

that I would ask Joe not to stay
after midnight. I did this. and now
Joe always leaves early, but I am
wondering II I did the right thing"
We don't blame Margaret's father
for taking this step, since it ap-
parently was necessary. But the
situation could have been avoided II
Joe had had a little better sense
about late hours, or if Margaret had
informed him in advance of her
fathers attitude.
When Dad did finally lose his pa
tience and send his daughter to bed,
her best bet was to take it lightly
and laughingly 1t was quite all
right for her to explain things to
Joe later, and apparently he accept
ed the situation with good grace,
for he is now going home at q
more reasonable time, and still
coming back for more dates.
The next situation is described by
Evelyn F., who writes:
"a boy left a parcel at girls
home-unintentionally, Of course.
While out walking with another
boy a few days later, the girl left
the package at the first boys
home His mother answered the
bell and thanked the girl for re-
turning it, at the same time asking
her If she would come in for few
minutes.
THE girl thanked her, but de-
clined the invitation. and left. The
boy with her then claimed that she
should have introduced him. to the
other boys mother, and was quite
provoked because she had not done
so. Do you think an introduction
was called for?"
Whether or not an introduction
was necessary depends on how long
the girl talked to the boys mother.
If she merely stopped at the door
returned the package, and ex-
changed only sentence or two with
the boys mother, then no introduc-
tion was required. However, there
would have been no harm in intro
QuClIlB ner companion.
On the other hand, If the con-
versation lasted more than few
seconds, and the boy was standing
right beside her, it would have been
courteous to introduce him.
The third situation is outlined by
Lorene r. as follows:
Anne was at the home of her best
girl friend, with three other girls
whom Anne knows very well. After
half an hour Bill, her steady boy
friend, rang the bell and asked tc
see her. He was not invited ints
the house. He hadn't seen Anne
In over a week, and this was hi,
| first day In town.
do you think it was wrong FOL
Bill to ask TO take Anne away from
the girls, when she was willing tt
go2 What was the proper thing
for everybody concerned to do? Wal
Anne's best girl friend justified ir
becoming angry over the matter7'
First of all, the hostess should Ger.
tainly have asked Bill to step intt
the house. And If the occasion wa!
merely an informal get-together o.
few girls, we see no reason why
she should have objected to Anne
leaving with Bill after they hae
made suitable apologies.
OF course, If the girls had beer
attending a small bridge party
where the departure of Anne woult
have inconvenienced the other girls
she should have declined to leave
But we think the hostess took {
selfish and childish attitude wher
she became angry. She should hav,
excused Anne with sympathetic gooe
humor, realizing that Anne wa
naturally eager to see Bill. Th'
other girls could still enjoy them,
selves after Anne's departure.
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