A Lover's Quarrel, or Marion Marlowe's Deceitful Friend — page 32: what you’re looking at

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~% one man. _ tere with the formation of your character and the _ evelopment of your intellect. MY QUEEN. vise me what to do, for I do not like to have any enemies. PEARL BS. K. Cleveland, oO. We doubt whether the gentleman is an enemy of yours. He probably felt that you had ‘‘turned him down,’’ and realized that he deserved it to an ex- tent. Should he speak to you again or attempt to discuss the matter, explain to him plainly that you felt that you were entitled to as much attention at a public affair as at the club dances, I am a girl of eighteen, and I have to go to the dentist quite often, as I am having my teeth filled. The second time I went he put his arms about my waist, and [ said to him: “Familiarity breeds con- tempt.” He said that I must not be so proud, but I told him that I did not like such liberties. When I went again he spoke to me very roughly. Don’t you think I did right? I told some of my friends and they safd I thought too much of myself. I had never seen the dentist before. BEATRICE §. We advise you to select another dentist, who is a gentleman. The man who will take advantage of the seclusion of his operating room to insult a woman profanes his manhood and his profession. Have you no parents or relatives who would punish this scoundrel as he deserves? You did perfectly right to insist upon being treated with respect, and the “‘friends’’ who criticised you for your action are poor friends. I like Marion Marlowe very much, and, oh, I am so glad you have made your heroine an actress and then declared you were endeavoring to" make her an ideal woman. You could not possibly have paid a greater tribute to the stage and its women. But, Miss Shirley, do not make Marion marry any one, not even the fascinating Archie Ray, for, to me (and I have studied the question again and again) an ideal woman could never be anything but an un- married woman. As soon as a woman marries she loses all the chances of being ‘“‘ideal’’ that she ever possessed, India IL. Cleveland, O. “We are very glad you like Marion so much. There are women in all walks of life who closely approach the ideal of womanhood. They exist wpon the stage, as well as in other walks of life. Some of the stage _ favorites to-day have a home life that is unusually Sweet. The ideal woman will not, however, fall from her pinnacle if she marries. There is such a thing as an ideal married life, and both men and women are happier under such circumstances than they can possibly be under any other. It is un- fortunate that these cases are so rare, but, perhaps, as the race progresses, they will increase. - Do you think it is right for a young lady to sit on a gentleman's lap in company, providing there are no vacant seats in the room? jady having an escort to go to ting him know before hand? Cleveland, O. ‘We do not think it right or proper for a lady to Is it proper for a a party without let- R. G. B. sit upon a gentleman’s lap under these circum- _ stances. A true gentleman would give you his seat ‘and stand himself. Such deportment is most un- ladylike, and we hope you will not even consider it hereafter. If you accept a gentleman’s invitation to _ accept his escort to a party, you ought not to go without him, unless he is unable to accompany you, Iam a young lady of seventeen, and two gentle- men call On me regularly. One of them is nineteen and the other twenty. The younger I like best and Paar oe ot keep steady peopeny with me, ow him to? Dy; kk. CG. Cleveland, O. rg ‘You are too young to think of keeping steady com- pany with any one, Have all the friends and ac- _ @uaintances you wish that are congenial and worthy of your soclety, but do not confine yourself to any Such a course at your age will only inter- ' known several years and for whom TI have I am a young lady seventeen years of age, and my parents Sitaot to my having gentlemen callers. Do you think I am too young? I have many acquaint- ances, and when I go to a dance am very popular and it makes me angry to think that every time I go to a dance or to the theatre I am obliged to go with my brother, when I have plenty of offers from other young men. Is it wrong to attend a dance with your brother and then have some one else accompany you home? My mother advised me to write you, and whatever you think best she intends to do. My brother also wishes your advice. He is nineteen years old and wishes to know whether you think him too young to call upon lady acquaintances and take them to places of amusement? Chicago, Ul, Pansy H. We think that it would be just as well if you re- frained from cultivating men acquaintances for a few years more. You are quite young, and, since your brother is so obliging, we would advise you to accept his escort. When you are a little older, you wilk be better able to judge which of the men who show you attention are really appreciative of your society, and this is probably your mother’s idea, An escort to a dance is necessarily the escort from one, and it would not be polite for you to accept the escort of another gentleman to your home unless your brother requests it and your parents sanction such an arrangement. We would advise your broth- er not to spend too much time with lady acquaint- ances. Companionship with the opposite sex should be indulged in with moderation. A young man of his age, as a rule, is quite as well off spending his evenings on a bicycle or at a bowling alley. * I am a young man twenty-one years of age and have considerable money. I am truly in @.dim. Ft have been keeping company with Several young ladies and two of them have proposed to me, and [ have accepted their offers, but I love a third one the best, but she has not spoken of marriage to me. [I have tried in vain to break these engagements, but they both threaten to sue me for breach of prom- ise, and I am nearly crazy over this trouble. Shall I take a jump into the Chicago River, or skip the country? It is either one or the other, and I anx- iousky await your reply to this letter before I de. cide my fate. PETE §., Chicago, Ill. The Chicago girls must be more impressionable than we have always understood they were or you must be a direct descendant of Adonis. We are sorry for you, Pete. It must be an awful fate to be so attractive. Instead of jumping into the Chi- cago River, you might go up in a balloon and from a safe distance watch the fair contestants bat- tle for each other’s scalp and your hand. I go to dances a good deal, and really love a man {I meet at them. He is very good to me, and dances with me a good deal, but never takes me home, There is another girl that thinks a so00d deal of him, but he never looks at her until it is time to 50 home, and then he goes home with her. Which of us does he like the best? EMMA G. Cleveland, O. We would judge that the man in question pre- ferred your dancing, but the other girl’s society. Probably she is not as good a dancer as you are. Do not spend any love upon a man whom you only meet in public and whose actions do not indicate that he desires your companionship. When a man shows you plainly that he thinks more of you at all times than he does of other women it will be time enough to consider whether you care for him. On Christmas Eve a young man whom I have | the great- est respect, came to call on me. A large sorte ot mistletoe hung from the chandelier in feel that he owes me ana r and I shall demand it. If he should call aeaie: fee Shall T conduct myself? This is the first attempt at *“‘spooning’’ he has ever made. and he has lay appeared to be simply a kind, sensible friend. chat ha Minneapolis, Minn. LUCILLE conmicbooks.O